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lol anyone else really insecure about their music taste?

pleaseinsertdisctwo

pleaseinsertdisctwo

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I'm not really picky when it comes to genres I enjoy. Really. I can even enjoy some country songs (although I have to say there isn't a single rap song I like).

But if I have to be honest I love listening to video game music, orchestras, JPOP, and pop and contemporary R&B. Oh and Daft Punk lol.

I just prefer saying "oh I don't listen to music"

I just get insecure because I pretty much never know what anyone is talking about :p

Anyone else?
 

BAD

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Oct 25, 2017
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I have the privilege of loving pop and not worrying about my conventional masculinity
 
SatoAilDarko

SatoAilDarko

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Oct 25, 2017
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Personally no. My music is obscure and I just dislike the vast majority of current popular music. I just know that I like what I like and don't care what anyone else thinks.
 
Midnight Lunch

Midnight Lunch

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Oct 27, 2017
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Yeah I turned off the sharing what I'm listening to thing in Apple Music. I don't really know what I like at all so I just try different things and feel weird about my friends seeing it for some reason.
 
angelgrievous

angelgrievous

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Nov 8, 2017
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I used to when I thought it meant the difference between me being cool or not. I grew up listening to punk music and thought everything else was shit. I still love punk to this day but I'm more likely to be listening to Lady Gaga or Cher before the Dead Kennedy's or Bad Religion. I don't care who knows it either.
 
joe1138

joe1138

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Oct 28, 2017
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When I was a kid and going into Tower Records to buy CDs and music videos, I felt a little embarrassed or shy going up to the counter, especially considering I listened to music that was not fashionable at the time (R.E.M., Talking Heads) but now I couldn't give a care.

Like what you like, love what makes you happy. That's all that matters when it comes to music.
 
MortosDer

MortosDer

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Oct 27, 2017
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I try to be polite and not go too hard on my stuff when I'm with people . But it has to something I know and enjoy so... no. I'm not
 
Sai

Sai

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Oct 25, 2017
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i judge people who don't listen to music (or say they don't) more than i judge people who just listen to video game music or w/e. at least they like something.
 
Kapryov

Kapryov

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Oct 27, 2017
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Music is just a bunch of tones arranged into various melodies. It's all noise depending on who you talk to.
Don't let culture or fads keep you down, be yourself and enjoy what you enjoy. As long as you're not being obnoxious about it, who cares?

Also it sounds like you have really diverse tastes, be proud of it.
 
Kevers

Kevers

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Oct 29, 2017
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I was until a few years ago and then I completely stopped giving a fuck.

edit: I guess I didn't really begin to care until late teens early twenties since I bought a lot of shit as a kid.
 
CaptainBojangles

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Oct 25, 2017
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There's music in just about every genre that people will enjoy. Some people just have to dig deeper in certain genres than others.

Often things like video game music have just as many sub-genres as traditional music, and can be a sort of gateway into exploring more of other genres.

There isn't any real reason to be ashamed or insecure about music taste. You might get weird looks from others if you only listen to K-Pop, and will kind of just refuse to listen to any other music like a friend of mine, but most people aren't extremely well-versed in music. The only thing I'll say is that you should probably try to be a good sport if you're with friends and they're playing music they like, exceptions include blatantly not beginner's friendly music a la Death Grips or Danny Brown or something.

Final point is that if you're insecure about maybe not having much to say about certain genres, sites like Rateyourmusic have just about any album or song you can think of cataloged, and many users who will put artists you like into lists with similar artists for you to try out.
 
ItIsOkBro

ItIsOkBro

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Oct 25, 2017
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i like a little but of everything so no

i do 'cater' what im playing to the crowd tho.
 
pokeystaples

pokeystaples

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Oct 27, 2017
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Not at all insecure, but I am also old enough to have hit the "I don't give a shit what people think about ____" level.
 
nemoral

nemoral

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Oct 25, 2017
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Nope. I like what I like, and that ranges from Peter Paul and Mary to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, from William Orbit to the Mountain Goats, from Kacey Musgrave to Low. I don't really care if other people like what I like.
 

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Don't be insecure! Music is super subjective and your taste is absolutely fine. When you break it down, the foundations and patterns found in tend music to be pretty similar regardless of the genre. The people that try to put you down for your taste are likely just miserable inside. There's no reason for it. I avoid most music-related discussions as a result of that. Someone's taste is not bad because they like 'x' album or artist over the other.
 
Westbahnhof

Westbahnhof

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Oct 27, 2017
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Nah, I like the obkectively best music. Mountain Goats, TMBG, Austropop, J-Rock, Talking Heads...

But seriously, no reason to feel insecure. Its all good.
 
Classicrock78

Classicrock78

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Oct 27, 2017
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Me i dont know why ,like when im at work i have my earphones very high so i can hear them without having them in my ear and when Hall and oats or micheal Jackson song comes on i skip.
 
Unspoken90

Unspoken90

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Oct 28, 2017
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Used to be, but now I don't care.

When I was a kid I was ashamed to admit I liked stuff like Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears, and for the longest time I would refuse to acknowledge that I still have a soft spot for corny late 90s/early 2000s Nu Metal.

Now I just listen to whatever makes me happy.
 
Spiritreaver

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Oct 26, 2017
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I used to be. I like a lot of niche artists and bands. A lot of them get shit on despite pumping out great music over the years. I stopped giving a fuck though. I like what I like and someone disliking it isn't going to change that.

One thing that helped me quite a bit was going to concerts. Being around people who like the same music you do is empowering.
 
Conciliator

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Oct 25, 2017
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You sound like you have a relatively diverse taste in music.

Now I will go toe-to-toe with someone to argue about music, it's pretty much the only kind of internet argument I still go all in on these days. But really it's just because it's fun to argue about music.

I have been known to shit on Jpop and Kpop on occasion, but it's really not even the music, which is always well produced(sometimes too well produced, but eh that's modern pop music) and usually smartly crafted enough. it's more the business model/lack of artistic agency from the stars.

I'm much more dismissive of people who try to explain why X song is objectively trash, and it's clear they don't actually know shit about music and instead just have some beef with the artist or aesthetic(i.e. "rap isn't real music"). Or someone who's trying to tell me that taylor swift is actually a god-tier composer or something. If you just like a bunch of different music because of how it makes you feel...well, that's pretty much the whole point of music.
 
thesoapster

thesoapster

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Oct 25, 2017
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Maybe a little. Whenever co-workers or some friends ride in my car and nobody's talking, I usually end up putting music on. Sometimes I get the confused reaction.

Edit: Scratch that. Any time I play heavy metal or industrial at the hardcore/metal bar, there's always one fucking asshole who has to say, "You don't look like the person who would listen to that."
 
Zeshile

Zeshile

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Dec 22, 2017
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Yes, very. Probably doesn't help that weezer is my favorite band and everyone constantly talks crap about them.

inb4 "Only Blue and Pinkerton are good"

I think a big part of my insecurity was judging other people's music taste and thinking they were doing the same to me. I've been getting a lot better about it though as I embrace more genres and start listening to different stuff.
 
Daysean

Daysean

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Nov 15, 2017
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Fuck yeah I am, if (and i really dont want to say this but dont know a better way to put it) "normal" people get in my car or ask what I'm listening to, I just hit them with something that can be accepted by everyone.
Will switch from what I'm listening to some top 100s billboards shit in a flash
 
activepassive

activepassive

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Oct 28, 2017
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Mine is impeccable. Just kidding. I am super into music, but I try not to be a jerk whenever someone is into something I don't really dig.

Don't worry so much about it.
 
Silver-Streak

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Oct 25, 2017
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I do not listen to music for recreation or get any enjoyment out of it.

Normally when people find out (after asking me what kind of music I like), I get a bunch of questions and reactions on "how?!". I'm used to it, so I feel pretty okay with my feelings on it.

In general, OP, I would say like what you want to like. You're listening to music for you, not for someone else.
 
EvilChameleon

EvilChameleon

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Oct 25, 2017
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I love just about every genre. If a song is good, I don't care who performed it. Mozart, AC/DC, the Spice Girls, Tupac, doesn't matter to me.
 
Admiral Woofington

Admiral Woofington

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Oct 25, 2017
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I largely listen to synthwave but keep away from most radio hits music nowadays. So while people won't necessarily call me over to discuss music, they won't complain when they ride in my car and I crank out some perturbator
 
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