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Old 11-06-2012, 04:25 PM   #17 (permalink)
Cuthbert
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Originally Posted by Trollheart View Post
I get what he's saying. A lot of young 'uns these days are distancing themselves from your Nicky Minajs, One Directions and Lady Gagas (should that be Ladies Gaga?) and trying to be so mature and "above it all" by saying they like the Beatles, more or less because that's what they think people older than them think they should be listening to. We see it a lot: oh this group sucks, listen to the Beatles, from someone who's probably heard a few hits and (like me) never a full album. It just comes across as posing I think.
Completely agree with this.

The Beatles weren't even that good anyway.

Doing what you've described is as bad as liking Jay-Z or Kanye West because they're popular though. It's the same behaviour just a different generation of music.
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