Everyone start buying lots of Led Zeppelin, Queen, R.E.M, and Nirvana albums!

[Hogan2000]

I just bought Metallica S&M and CCR greatest hits. What more do you want from me man.

[instantdeath999]

Kids are, well, sorta stupid. They like what they're told to like. We all did when we were kids. (Just admit it)

Not guilty . Only exception for me is I really had a thing for Linkin Park when I was 11. I think my saving grace was that I really didn't even listen to music until I was, like, 16. Not having older siblings that can tell me what music to like is an asset some times.

I've seen Ke$ha live and enjoyed the hell out of her performance, but I also have a Swans album cover as my avatar because they're one of my favorite bands. People like what they like and no one should try to force their musical opinions on anyone else. This guy's just a boring dad-rocker.

I would agree... if you replaced "Ke$ha" with about any other artist . Except for possibly Maroon 5. Ke$ha is currently my least favorite person making music.

[SheSaidSheSaid]

Not guilty .

Yes, you were.


No, really. You were. We all were.

Only exception for me is I really had a thing for Linkin Park when I was 11.

See, there you go ;p

[Cipher_Peon]

I would say I'm not because I don't know any outlets that tell me what to like o.o

[LiveHomeVideo]

This is a thing?

I never cared for the pop charts. If I wanted any genre to get popular it'd be progressive rock/metal. That isn't gonna happen, so I'm not even gonna try buying several copies of every Dream Theater, Rush, Yes, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, etc. album ever released. I have better use with my money.

[instantdeath999]

Yes, you were.


No, really. You were. We all were.



See, there you go ;p

But I just liked Linkin Park because I thought One Step Closer was badass all on my own! Honest! XD

I actually don't even hate Linkin Park these days. I seriously thought I was unique for listening to them, when everyone else was listening to Usher or Britney Spears.

[SheSaidSheSaid]

Whatever the specific example, somewhere along the line you were a sheep. YES YOU WERE. So was I. So was all of us.

I actually don't even hate Linkin Park these days. I seriously thought I was unique for listening to them, when everyone else was listening to Usher or Britney Spears.

Nonconformity for the sake of nonconformity... that kinda makes my point too

[FlyGuyLXI]

The biggest non-conformists are often the ones who are capable of relying entirely on their own mind really.

[instantdeath999]

Oh yeah, I was a total tool when it came to lots of things. The best example I can think of is that I would never read anything when I was a kid, because I thought it was boring and never attempted to verify whether that was true or not. For music I was pretty safe though. I actually wasn't not-conforming-for-the-sake-of-non-conforming, if that's at all believable. I just happened to hear this "nu-metal" thing one day, decided I liked it, and wore out all their records over the next few years. At about 15 or 16 I decided to give this "music" thing a try.

Only later did I find out that I was listening to bland music that angry teenagers rage to

[LiveHomeVideo]

I listen to the music I listen to because I think it sounds good. True, throughout most of my life I came to know of music thanks to pop charts and popular YouTube videos. But I didn't listen because everyone else did. I listened only to the songs I liked. Same still stands today, with all the genres I listen to. I like music for the sound and the feel. I listen to anything from pop to black metal.

Am I saying that I never listen to music out of conformity? No. I usually discover new songs via suggestions or links and such from other people. But what I am saying is that I listen to music for me, not to fill myself into some sort of clique or anything.

Thus is why I'm not going to stock up on classic rock albums. I don't care if the stuff I listen to is as popular as the stuff I don't listen to, I listen to it for me.