Question for over-25s

GeneticKiss · 11.15.2008, 09:44 PM

Do you ever feel that you shouldn't get into a newer band simply because most of their fans are in high school or college and it might make you look immature?

LifeDistortion · 11.15.2008, 09:53 PM

Not really, I still listen to many if not most of the same bands I listen to when I was in high school and college. Isn't that the audience that much of the indie, and underground music is trying to appeal to anyways?

gualbert · 11.15.2008, 09:54 PM

I hate most bands with members under 30.
Because they suck.
( not sure it's a relevant answer to the question )

hat and bread · 11.15.2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GeneticKiss

Do you ever feel that you shouldn't get into a newer band simply because most of their fans are in high school or college and it might make you look immature?

What an immature question!

ruinedbyharps · 11.16.2008, 12:40 AM

If I narrowed my listening down to bands of my age I'd be stuck playing my old Wedding Present albums.

11.16.2008, 04:31 AM

I really do not care how old the members are. you could turn that over and say SY are older then my parents...except steve

PAULYBEE2656 · 11.16.2008, 07:28 AM

short answer---no
long answer- no, why even ask the question.. age means fuck all in the greater scheme of things.... im 33 and i am beginning to get these guys who are 18 coming up to me and saying "yoou like that aincent band pixies dont you"!!! fuck that shit, its life, get over it!

11.16.2008, 08:13 AM

I'm too cool for any band, so I don't have to worry about such things.

narlus · 11.16.2008, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by GeneticKiss

Do you ever feel that you shouldn't get into a newer band simply because most of their fans are in high school or college and it might make you look immature?

never. a band's fanbase is of little consequence when i am determining if they are worth my time and money.

i'm 42 anyway, so i'm used to being older than most people in the room (obviously depending on the band, but for that Deerhunter/TNV/Vivian Girls show last week, i was an extreme outlier).

ruinedbyharps · 11.16.2008, 01:38 PM

Never mind about band members or fans, it's when you discover you're older than your local MP that anxiety really starts to set in!

Glice · 11.16.2008, 02:01 PM

I've noticed that the musicians I like these days tend to be a fair whack older than me, but I've got no worries with listening to stuff by bairns. Seems a bit of a ridiculous question.

ihateyouth · 11.16.2008, 04:59 PM

You feel musical insecurity. Your self-esteem is low. Listen to whatever you want, fuck!

I feel ashamed I like Franz Liszt because most of his "fans" are over 60.

Toilet & Bowels · 11.16.2008, 06:38 PM

it's when people say stuff like this (first post) that leads me to assume that they listen to music to fit in rather than because they like it, and it makes me want to slap them silly.

MellySingsDoom · 11.16.2008, 06:39 PM

To OP - bollocks to that, if you like said band, then who cares about who listens to them? Granted, it be a tad problematic if said band is Skrewdriver, mind...

Toilet & Bowels · 11.16.2008, 06:45 PM

people who listen to skrewdriver need a slap n all

MellySingsDoom · 11.16.2008, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

people who listen to skrewdriver need a slap n all

Word.

Everyneurotic · 11.16.2008, 08:23 PM

i hardly have stopped listening to most of the music i liked since i was little.

i don't shed, musically speaking.

This Is Not Here · 11.16.2008, 09:31 PM

GeneticKiss · 11.16.2008, 11:56 PM

I guess the short answer is, "no".

Dead-Air · 11.17.2008, 01:11 AM

I LOVE when I see young people making music, and am likely to be much more tolerant of it than music being made by older people, because they are being brave and trying things out. Of course most of my favorite musicians have been around the block quite a few times though.

I could give a fuck what age an audience is. Last time I saw Sonic Youth, the crowd was broken up between the all ages section by the stage and the drinking section in the balcony. Those kids in their 20s and 30s looked like fucking bloated dinosaurs sitting up in the balcony while I was down rocking out right next to the band with the high school crowd. There was a 12 year old not far from me.

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GeneticKiss expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,666	Do you ever feel that you shouldn't get into a newer band simply because most of their fans are in high school or college and it might make you look immature? __________________ https://handinthefates.bandcamp.com<--music
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LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	Not really, I still listen to many if not most of the same bands I listen to when I was in high school and college. Isn't that the audience that much of the indie, and underground music is trying to appeal to anyways?
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gualbert the end of the ugly Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,088	I hate most bands with members under 30. Because they suck. ( not sure it's a relevant answer to the question )
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11.16.2008, 12:40 AM	#5
ruinedbyharps little trouble girl Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 69	If I narrowed my listening down to bands of my age I'd be stuck playing my old Wedding Present albums.
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11.16.2008, 04:31 AM	#6
al shabbray Posts: n/a	I really do not care how old the members are. you could turn that over and say SY are older then my parents...except steve
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11.16.2008, 07:28 AM	#7
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	short answer---no long answer- no, why even ask the question.. age means fuck all in the greater scheme of things.... im 33 and i am beginning to get these guys who are 18 coming up to me and saying "yoou like that aincent band pixies dont you"!!! fuck that shit, its life, get over it! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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11.16.2008, 08:13 AM	#8
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	I'm too cool for any band, so I don't have to worry about such things.
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11.16.2008, 01:38 PM	#10
ruinedbyharps little trouble girl Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 69	Never mind about band members or fans, it's when you discover you're older than your local MP that anxiety really starts to set in!
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ihateyouth children of satan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: in dreams Posts: 322	You feel musical insecurity. Your self-esteem is low. Listen to whatever you want, fuck! I feel ashamed I like Franz Liszt because most of his "fans" are over 60.
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,282	it's when people say stuff like this (first post) that leads me to assume that they listen to music to fit in rather than because they like it, and it makes me want to slap them silly.
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MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	To OP - bollocks to that, if you like said band, then who cares about who listens to them? Granted, it be a tad problematic if said band is Skrewdriver, mind... __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,282	people who listen to skrewdriver need a slap n all
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GeneticKiss expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,666	I guess the short answer is, "no". __________________ https://handinthefates.bandcamp.com<--music
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11.17.2008, 01:11 AM	#20
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	I LOVE when I see young people making music, and am likely to be much more tolerant of it than music being made by older people, because they are being brave and trying things out. Of course most of my favorite musicians have been around the block quite a few times though. I could give a fuck what age an audience is. Last time I saw Sonic Youth, the crowd was broken up between the all ages section by the stage and the drinking section in the balcony. Those kids in their 20s and 30s looked like fucking bloated dinosaurs sitting up in the balcony while I was down rocking out right next to the band with the high school crowd. There was a 12 year old not far from me. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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