the music elite - justified or snobbish

I have met alot of people through music and alot outside of music,but music inevitably comes up and that's where i find some common ground.

Now for me, i am eclectic, i know everyone at some point has uttered those words, but then follow it up with i don't like..... if you say that you're not eclectic.  I enjoy every form of music,be it sang or instrumental, i don't like every song i hear, but i don't immediately dislike said performer which leads me to the so called music elite.

i have a friend who we shall call Dave for anonymity, he will only listen to 80's metal bands, metallica, megadeth etc, i personally don't enjoy said bands but i can't pick faults with what he likes. The reason i mentioned Dave is because he refuses to even contemplate listening to a different style of music, immediately dismissing it as awful and an offence to call it music. My view is he's being too elitist, there are countless bands out there that  don't get said recognition because they aren't liked by the ever increasing music elite.

I may be described as an elitist, I own and will continue to own every pearl Jam record released, regardless of how good or bad it is, and believe me they have released some pretty bad albums, but i continue to support them because i am a fan and if yure a true fsn then you wouldn't stop supporting them because they're last album wasn't of a standard you remember.

I rarely buy whole albums anymore, not because i have a problem with the price, or i prefer downloads,but because its been so long since ive heard an album where every song on it isliller. I have maybe 50,000 songs by thousands of artists, ranging through the entire music spectrum, all bases are covered, i didn't set out to make sure i had at least one song from every genre of music, it just happened that at that moment i liked thst song.

In conclusion, in my personal view there is no room for the music elitists, they may think they're views are warranted, of course we live in a free society where you're welcome to your opinions, but to ridicule someone who happens to enjoy music you would deem "offensive to music" is wrong on so many levels.


If you would like to share your views in the comments section,please do.



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like a phoenix

It's been a while since I've posted, there's been a few.... personal issues, and for a while i lost my muse, but very recently, i was inspired, you know who you are.

hopefully tomorrow or Saturday there will be some new reads!

next title..... Music Elite.

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