Urban Hat€monger ?

Strengths

Open Mindedness - I've checked out everything from emo to prog rock , metal , electronica , jazz , folk , hip hop & many others by way of people's recommendations on here. I like it that I can go from listening to Napalm Death to James Brown to Lemon Jelly & not notice any difference , only that it's all music.

My pop upbringing - I loved it that none of my parents weren't classic rock bores & that we didn't have a single Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin album in the house. It made appreciate all those other genres & ensured I was never going to grow up to be a classic rock bore who talks endlessly about guitar solos.

Ruthlessness - I happen to like the fact i'll never give bands like U2 or Red Hot Chili Peppers another listen ever again , these people have nothing new to say and have not had for some considerable time now and anytime spent wasting my time listening to that middle of the road crap just takes time away from listening to something interesting. And that goes for the current crop of new British guitar bands , I know what The Jam , The Smiths & The Libertines sound like already , can you do something different now please?

Excitement - I'm always genuinely excited to listen to something new , makes no difference to me if it's some brand new electronica album or some garage psych band from the mid 60s , I just love the buzz of listening to something for the first time ever & the expectation I may grow to love this band as much as I like I do with the likes of The Fall or David Bowie.

Weaknesses

Time - I actually feel guilty listening to my favourite records because I wonder if I could be finding something new during that time.

Lack Of Knowledge - I HATE not knowing stuff , I think one of the reasons it took me almost 10 years to get into The Fall was that their discography and the huge amount of material scared me off , i'm worried i'll listen to the wrong album & get a false picture of what that band is like , or that I may listen to a bands best album , not get anything from it & wonder if it's just me that doesn't get it.

Ruthlessness - If a band releases 2 albums in a row I dislike, then that's it. No more chances. In fact I never listen to bands like Snow Patrol & Ash anymore , even though I used to like them at one time, because their current material is so awful , I get the impression it taints their older work. I would be like this with the Manic Street Preachers & Oasis too but the fact those bands first couple of albums were wonderful save them.

Greed - if I hear one song I like I want their entire discography , used to cost me a fortune , thank god for downloading. Last band I heard this has happened to : Black Lips

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