I’m not big fan of anal music lovers. They don’t even love music, they love cataloging shit. I hate watching people roll their eyes like Comic Book Guy when someone doesn’t know the date their favourite song was written on, because later in the day you’ll be watching TV and say “Oh, hey that guy has a movie coming out and I think it’ll be neato.” And then they deadpan “Yeah? Huh. I don’t really pay attention to celebrities…” like you’re a crazy shut-in when they know exactly how many hairs can be found in Son House’s long dead asscrack. —Ah, It Takes All Kinds I Guess
This article appears in Mar 11-17, 2010.
Dick and anal in the first ten words. Is someone trying to tease me? Lol.
Seriously though, I agree with the poster. What’s wrong with just liking music for the sake of it? I don’t care when or why a song was written, just as long as I can shake my ass.
I hate anal music lovers too, but I don’t think it’s fair to say that these people don’t love music. Of course they love music, they just also happen to love feeling superior to people who know less about it than them at the same time. They are music lovers who just also happen to be assholes.
Wait!
Son House is dead?!?
Seriously, everyone gets something different out of music. Some OCD types will get their rocks off arranging the albums/CDs/whatever in an arbitrary “order”. Some people I know who have no musical talent or ability whatsoever will derive meaning in collecting bits of trivia and dates and so on.
As a musician I love music. I also enjoy knowing a bit about the artist, to help me try and understand the creative process, etc.
But being so competitive about dates etc seems like a jock thing to do. The idea that someone is a douchenozzle or dickmitten because they don’t know what kind of microphone was used on Ringo’s bass drum stinks of elitism. And dickmittenism.
Meh. Wonder what’s in the fridge…
If it ain’t Show Tunes or Glee, it ain’t shit.
I love music, and although I do find it cool to know some of the “behind the scenes” stories of songs, I suck at trivia shit.
And I completely fail at naming actors. It’s really pathetic, but I am familiar with some directors.
i just finished asking my ass, what kind of music it liked, it told me bugle music. you know the kind i mean, the tooting kind. seriously o.p., what kind of assinine is this? do you really think that some of the shit around today, even remotely passes for music, if you do, then there is not much hope for uou.
I look at music the same way I look at books. I love enjoying it, I love certain types more than others, but don’t make me analyze it. Just like I hated book reports in high school, I hate people who analyze every song to the point where it can’t be enjoyed any more.
Oh yeah, and LS, I was flipping through the radio stations recently and I gotta agree, I can’t believe the shit that passes for music. However, I don’t really think that has much to do with the OP’s argument…
everyone has a certain category they do this in….
and if you don’t, then you really haven’t invested any time in something you’re passionate about.
I personally don’t give a shit about how much time someone else invests in something their passionate about. I don’t understand why anal music lovers take offense to someone just because they don’t know a lot about the music they listen to. I don’t get why it matters to these people at all.
I much prefer oral music lovers to anal music lovers.
I love anal songs!
I wanna fuck you in the ass song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIfUo91ZrFQ
Ass to Ass song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15aapKYekV4
fizz, perhaps they’re sharing their knowledge because they have it to provide…
now yes, if they take it as a personal attack or insult… then they’re fucking bonkers…
but there;s nothing wrong with knowing a ton about a subject and sharing it when you have the opportunity. unless you’re in the jeopardy audience… they hate it when you shout out all the answers.
Oh I agree, there’s nothing wrong with sharing your knowledge with others, just don’t be an asshole about it and roll your eyes if they know less than you.
precisely…
because really, acting like a prick while trying to inform people on a subject you excel at…
probably not going to get them to want to learn any more.
The only anal songs I know are certain tunes that come out of my…..ummm…. I know this one.