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Thread #149377   Message #3475415
Posted By: Jeri
03-Feb-13 - 06:09 PM
Thread Name: [Formerly BS:] Musical snobbery
Subject: RE: BS: Musical snobbery
Does she have perfect pitch? That could really make some music tough.

I like what I like, and there may be many reasons why. I first heard Cajun music on the folks show out of WRPI in Troy, NY (Jacqui Alper hosted, back in 1973 or something). I thought it was the most horrible, gross, uncool music I'd ever heard. Disgusting. Cut to 1987, and I was trying to learn how to play it, because it was the most amazing stuff I'd heard. (Totally irrelevant 'BTW': this was about the same year I heard a show and wrote down the name of a group I'd really liked: "Steel Ice Band".)

Music I don't like --IF it's well done-- is usually music I don't understand. I don't understand rap, but there's one song I love. I don't understand jazz, but I'd never say it's all bad just because I don't get it. I'm not a big fan of bluegrass, but I can get into it sometimes. I can't think of anything I loathe 100% of. Bad musicians are closest.