Familiar with the phrase "Holyer than thou"? That might explain it.

That, or the fact that alot of people here are like 13.

I get like that when someone in the flat puts on one of their CDs in the lounge... to them, it just plays in the background, making them feel relaxed and at ease. For me, no matter what volume it's at, if it's shit then it will thump it's way violently into my skull, driving me to within an inch of an embarassing outburst. I normally become very antisocial/go for a walk/try to avoid 'whose stereo is the loudest' competitions...

I get this all the time, when people whose taste I generally like and respect say something like "oh the Fast Crew are really cool" and I'll be like what? Huh? How? I don't understand how you can be so cool in every other respect and yet like them. And yes, I have no problem with being holier than thou, although normally I'll try to repress it a little.

On a similar note, I got into a huge fight with my friend last night about politics, and I was thinking on the inside "I don't understand how you can be someone that I'm friends with and yet think like this".

Haha, my speakers just went "Bitch, is you smoking reefer??" - that's the response I push down. :D

Annnnnd about mix CDs - a year or two back a friend organised a big swap. Everyone interested made a mix CD and copied enough for all the other friends involved. Then we all met at a pub, swapped CDs and had some drinks. I think there were 7 of us doing the swap, so each of us left with 6 cds of stuff and a better feel for what the hell we all listen to. My friend who was a hip-hop DJ came through with stuff by the Kinks, Yes (??) and Teenage Fanclub. The friend who organised it is someone I could enthuse about Iron & Wine with and he came through with a dancehall mix.

I can relate Jet and possibly help :)

I used to get really angry about what I thought was silly music too, but then I became tired of fighting it, so I decided to attended the Parachute music Feasterville to try to get a real feel for what I was... dare I say it missing out on. It was a mind-blowing experience and has given me a whole new appreciation for music. I have since been switched on to other obscure yet great bands I had no idea where out there. Last week when I went out to soundz to hunt for an album by this underground punk band called Goodnight Nurse (Great band BTW and really nice guys too I’m sure) I found a single in the bargain bin called Danger Zone by this cat named Kenny Logins. FANTASTIC!! I am really quite stoked with the efforts I’ve made and inturn it's given me a whole new positive outlook on music and on life in general.

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anyone who thinks the white stripes are an exciting band for instance.

i get frustrated with people with no particular taste in music, the ones that go: "i like all sorts of music" or "i don't really care"... even more than people who like music i don't like, 'cos at least with those people you can talk about why they like the music they do

I don't usually get THAT frustrated when people are on the crap music trip... because most of the time I know I'm right (KNOW I'm right) and they'll eventually succumb to the shame of wasting their money (see: ex-flatmate purchasing Pink CD). Usually I just make no comment... or in the case of this current flat, hide in my room listening to my own music while my flatmate watches Bollywood movies all day long.

And I take this politeness further when presented with mix-CDs. A boy at work has made me quite a few and while some of the bands have been taste changers (I'll be forever in his debt for giving me the gift of Interpol and Wilco)... some of them make my ears bleed. And I never say anything. Yet when the mix-CD is thrown his way he'll mention the stuff he hates and then I'll feel like I need to tell him ... "oh? yeah...I thought your friends band was SHIT mate..." and then walk off muttering "stupid motherfucker.. how can he say such hurtful things about eddie vedder??"

Heh.

My ex-boyfriend was one to criticize first...and it's like getting blood out of a stone to get him to admit he enjoyed anything. Actually I've found that with boys in general.

Why is that?

WHY!!?

I love mix-cds and i looooooooooooooooooooooove discovering new bands so i'm all for jo's idea.. .though I have seen some questionable cds in her collection.

I think I'm immune to it all now. I work in an office where you can usually hear about 4 different p top 40 pop radio-raped songs blaring around each corner of the office. i just zone out put my discman on.