One of my coworkers told me once that she gives vague answers like “I listen to everything” because she doesn’t want to talk about music with people. She was like “no one knows the obscure Korean pop I’m listening to so I just don’t want to go into it”.
Which I kind of get. She put some thought into it and it was a tactical answer.
This is similar to my strategy when I was little, like 4-6 years old, whenever anyone asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. The truth was I didn’t know, but if I said that, the asker would keep pestering me with stuff like “what about a policeman or a fireman or doctor” etc etc etc and I knew I didn’t want to be any of those- so I would say “a chicken” and they would assume I was brain damaged and leave me alone.
I’d love to hear about her obscure K-pop, or your strange south American alternative, or whatever really, I’m never gonna say no to at least learning about it and hearing it out, if I don’t like it I’ll just not listen to it again.
I just say “all kinds of stuff. Depends on my mood.” Sometimes I like wacky metal, sometimes I’m over it. Same goes for outlaw country or hip hop or punk or whatever.
Yeah, same for me. I listen to a little bit of everything. Indie songwriter, post rock, Finnish folk, post metal, speed metal, Japanese pop, Japanese folk, the list goes on. So I usually just say “depends on my mood”.
Finnish folk as in Korpiklaani?
No, Värttinä: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvnDbkIgrpk
Finna change that “everything” to, “everything with a legible logo”
Some times the classics are the best.
I like metal. I don’t like discussing metal. I tell people I listen to everything, but what it literally means is I’m not offended by anything you play.
I like very specific metal and can’t even discuss metal with metal heads, because my taste is too basic, so I get you.
I just want intense music with a story.
So… Sabaton, right?
Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Testament, and some Pantera. People online shit all over them for whatever reasons. Megadeth and Pantera, I get. Lead singers are both assholes.
You might like SymphonyX - The Odyssey.
Checking back definitely love Symphony X now!! Going to check out Odyssey today.
I’m very jealous… wish I could listen to it for the first time again :)
You’re just… into heavy metal. And that’s fine. And I’m surprised you can’t discuss of those bands with fellow metalheads. In my experience, they’re often liked and held in great reverence.
TIL pirate metal exists. Thanks.
Dwarf metal too
I got to see Wind Rose live last month. Amazing show!
in the car:
“what do we wanna listen to? name a band!”
“whatever’s fine”
“no seriously! just give me a name!”
“ok. goatwhore.”
“what?”
“GOAT. WHORE.”
“…”
“…”
“…i’m gonna put on some nice ambient electronic…”