I was listening to OK Computer by radiohead in the car with my mom on a 2 hour road trip home. I tried to make her like the music I was listening to, but she deemed it to strange, even though I thought it was the most stunning music ever. Do you ever try to convince people to listen to your music???

I don't like it when people listen to my music.

i've tried to do it before, especially with radiohead. never again will i bother trying to convert people to my music :lol:

 

^ i see what you mean though, it feels like a bit of an invasion of privacy, its strange, when someone else is able to listen to your favourite music in the same space as you. a bit exposed.

reminds me of when I try introducing new bands I like to my dad. When we go out to lunch I'll bring along a carefully assembled mix. And even though I choose accessible songs that I'm sure he'll like, all the little dissonances seem much more prominent when I play them in his car.

I don't force them, that's completely up to the person.

reminds me of when I try introducing new bands I like to my dad. When we go out to lunch I'll bring along a carefully assembled mix. And even though I choose accessible songs that I'm sure he's like, all the little dissonances seem much more prominent when I play them in his car.

 

same here.

 

at least my dad is getting into Radiohead which is awesome!

I don't like it when people listen to my music.

 

Same.

I like it when my family has similar taste to me, but with friends it's pretty weird. Unless we're friends because of our music tastes.

Not really

 

Ive pretty much excepted how hard it is to find other people who adore Coldplay and the Weepies as much as I do

 

And Coldplay is something so special to me... I ......dont want to share it, i want to hide it away and keep it safe from stupid people who cannot see its beauty.

For NINE years, it's been a place where I can escape to, I put on my headphones and I can seal myself off from everything around me, no matter where I am and nothing else exists

 

I would never want to let anyone invade that... unless I knew they felt the same way about the band that i do, and thats something that seems exclusive to people on this forum

 

I remeber once my mother picked up my ipod and liked green eyes and Viva La Vida and then she downloaded it onto hers

 

I despised it so much because they had always been an escape from her for me and it felt like such an invasion

 

I went and deleted all their songs off her ipod.

she never noticed.

I thought this was just another Radiohead thread, but it's actually a good topic.

 

Yes, I do try to open a person's mind up to new music. The music I listen to is not always as accessible as mainstream pop, however, I find that you are often rewarded for spending the time and listening to it. Plus, whereas pop music (the disposable variety) tends to get worn out the more you listen, good, clever, and innovative music only gets better. So, again, I try to encourage people to put in the time because it's usually worth it.

 

Also, good music has opened my mind up to so many things and shaped many of my life perspectives. I want others to have the same experience. It's often a battle pulling people away from the type of music they are comfortable listening to, but I think it's good for them.

I don't like it when people listen to my music.

 

that.

 

but i like proving that the music i listen to is unique and awesome.

I've tried exposing my family (my parents and two younger brothers). The closest I've gotten to really getting them involved is when my older younger brother wanted to make a mixed CD of his life, and I helped him pick out the songs. It ended up including numbers like "Little Acorns" by The White Stripes. (He liked the introduction.) It was pretty cool.

 

The rest of my family is pretty much narrow-minded when it comes to such things. My father in particular firmly believes that the music of his era is superior to mine, and he's pretty much basing this on what he believes he's heard of my generation's music. (Which isn't really much of anything at all.) I let him listen to Muse once. WORST MISTAKE EVER. He told me that my ear must be screwed up. Given that I have perfect pitch, this was a bit offensive to me. I tried Coldplay afterwards, and he said, "Well, it's not as bad as the other guy, but it's still terrible." I finally had to play Josh Groban to get some sort of compliment for my musical tastes. GAHHH. :dead:

 

With friends, it's not so bad. The one person I show my music to right now is my best friend. She likes a lot of what I have given her so far. From what she's told me, she's particularly fond of Bon Iver. :heart:

that is what i sometimes hate is the ignorance and elitism that my parents have done before with their music. Yes... music from the 60's and 70's was great, but there is a lot of great music out there today. Of course it's not under the typical pop scene as bands like The Beatles, Beach Boys and other bands were, but a lot great music you have to find on your own.

I try it every single day !!!!

 

I try to convince everyone !

I've made

- 4 people Coldplay fans

- 1 Oasis fan + 1 Kasabian fan

- 3 Mumford and Sons

- 2 Pearl Jam fans !

 

:dance:

that is what i sometimes hate is the ignorance and elitism that my parents have done before with their music. Yes... music from the 60's and 70's was great, but there is a lot of great music out there today. Of course it's not under the typical pop scene as bands like The Beatles, Beach Boys and other bands were, but a lot great music you have to find on your own.

 

Oh, you wouldn't believe the ignorance of my best friend's father on this topic. Somehow, a music discusison started, and he was telling me how much more he knew due to all the live shows he's been to of bands like Pink Floyd and such. This is a man who listens exclusively to classic rock. I tried to tell him of all the intricacies of music and such, and he dismissed my thoughts as "youth" and "enthusiasm." He proceeded to say things like, "It's OK, Violet. It's OK to admit I'm right," even though I disagreed with him completely. He came off as quite rude, really, and he flustered me so much, I felt like a failure afterwards because I couldn't effectively express myself due to his persistence.

 

ARGH. :bomb:

The car is the best place to share music. :wacky:

 

I occasionally share music with my dad because we have quite similar tastes (we even go to concerts together at least once every year). My mom frequently asks for new music but doesn't always like the stuff I give her. She likes Damien Rice though AND she has OK Computer. :D

 

But I've pretty much given up on most of my friends. :tongue:

^ me too!

 

I tried to get people into radiohead..I dont bother to try again. The worst part is im not even talking about music anymore because i know i cant convince them.

I try to ALL the time. . . unfortunately I succeed roughly 8% of the time. I suppose that's better then 0%. But I always love it when other people introduce me to music (even if I don't like it all that much) so I will continue introducing people to Coldplay. :smug:

I hate how when you finally let someone listen to your music, and then become aware of every single flaw ad such about it. :bomb:

Good story Kansas.

I do :wacky: It rarely works, though! :P

 

My mom + Sam's Town = :sick:

 

But I've pretty much given up on most of my friends. :tongue:

 

yeha i have also. my policy is basically there is nothing i can do if they have no interest in my music outside of the top 10 and what they usually listen to. i have much more musical-respect for people who do open their minds to other types of music and actually make an effort to listen to it properly.

 

and people are still being "introduced" to coldplay??!??!

I was listening to OK Computer by radiohead in the car with my mom on a 2 hour road trip home. I tried to make her like the music I was listening to, but she deemed it to strange, even though I thought it was the most stunning music ever. Do you ever try to convince people to listen to your music???

 

Doesn't help that you started with Radiohead, something that takes several listens to get used to

I don't like it when people listen to my music.

 

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Do you ever try to convince people to listen to your music???

in the past may be a tried, but i don't remember.

normally i just do tell about the music i like if we share any other band of our likes or have some other common interest with that person, but i don't make they listen it if they don't want to (although once i played radiohead's hail to the thief on the kitchen and my mom made me stop it saying it was just creepy :uhoh: ), if they be curious about the artist i may send them a youtube video link. :thinking: or put some of the artist music on for them to listen.

 

at high school i had to suffer the other way almost constantly, though. :\