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piss me off isnt the right phrase but i often get frustrated or dissapointed with people who have a very narrow scope of what's acceptable music.
it's common with young people... i remember when i was 'sort of' the same way - but thank god i have a diverse array of friends therefore broader influences.
one friend introduced me to early Queen,
another to Genesis and other british prog-rock
I found Punk on my own when i bought a used copy of the Sex Pistols Bollocks album (and it blew my socks off)
i was into electronic (tangerine dream - synergy)
i got exposure to burt bacharach via my parents via cover versions done by herb alpert, etc ..
I guess i was always open to most things ... but the older i get the longer i've been exposed to music so i find i have more appreciation for the 'origionals' and less for the copycats.
i think music for the most part sucks today ... not the reasons MY parents gave - quite the opposite. I thinkmost of it is pussy-rock ..
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attempts to sound 'hard' that just sound impotent to me because most of it was done better before ..
but even now i still check everything out ... i'm not dead yet ...
one word of advice to the younger guys .. learn your roots ... check out the influences of the guys you like - and the guys who influenced the influences .. you'll be suprised to see where the trail leads.
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