I can't stand people that are narrow minded when it comes to music. It's fair enough to have your niche, people that say they like everything seem to think they've heard everything, but I draw the line at people so isolated as to label other music talentless.

Take this barmaid at my local the other day. Pretty safe, even gave me and my chums free drinks. I ask her what kinda music she's into. Kinda went like this:

Her: I love heavy metal. It's my favourite.
Me: That's cool.
Her: Yeah, I can't stand talentless music, I hate it. I hate talentless music.
Me: Umm, ok. Like what?
Her: You know, blues and stuff.
Me: You think blues is talentless.
Her: Yeah, it's awful. Jazz too.
Me: Jazz too, ok. You understand that you'd have no heavy metal if it wasn't for blues?
Her: I don't care, it's rubbish. I hate hiphop too. All computer music is talentless.
Me: I see, you understand that all music production involves computers.
Her: But there's no talent in sitting at your computer like a nerd, thats not music.
Me: But that's exactly how all music is made, even metal.
Her: I don't think so.
Me: I know so.
Her: Well then your just not a fan of heavy metal.
Me: ....

She then went on to say the beatles are the worst band in history and all jazz is nothing but random notes. If she hadn't provided me and my friends with free booze and had a pretty safe goth image going on, I think I would have beaten her to death with a chair.

It's all about eclectic taste and respect for all forms. No matter how much they might grind you the wrong way, there was always an inspired musical mind that came up with it. Least you can do is respect it, or write something that will please everybody, and we all know thats not possible.

Rant over
B.Basher Reviewed by B.Basher on . Narrow minded music "fans" I can't stand people that are narrow minded when it comes to music. It's fair enough to have your niche, people that say they like everything seem to think they've heard everything, but I draw the line at people so isolated as to label other music talentless. Take this barmaid at my local the other day. Pretty safe, even gave me and my chums free drinks. I ask her what kinda music she's into. Kinda went like this: Her: I love heavy metal. It's my favourite. Me: That's cool. Her: Yeah, I Rating: 5