"What do you listen to?"

jackhammer · 02-15-2012, 07:02 PM

I usually say 'all sorts of shit but you wouldn't had heard of half of it'. Most people just think I'm a metalhead and I can't be bothered to correct them. People are more intrigued when I put on the other 70% of my music collection. Keep 'em guessing.

Wayfarer · 02-15-2012, 07:17 PM

I usually just show them my library of music, then wait for the inevitable, "....so do you listen to anything recorded after 1975?"

Laser · 02-15-2012, 08:15 PM

I never waste time with that question anymore. I made a list of bands at a forum once and they were like "Who?".
So now I just say 90's to 01's punk, metal, alt rock, and hard style. Or I give them the phones on my Sansa but they usually hold them away from their ears cause I keep the volume maxed out, lol!

Unrelenting · 02-15-2012, 10:20 PM

"Mostly electronic music and metal, but my favorite artist is Tom Waits."

Blarobbarg · 02-15-2012, 10:57 PM

I dread that question. I usually say, "Oh, jazz, metal, rap, folk, psychedelic, punk... or a combination of those. Or something different. I dunno. Everything."

People usually get bored at jazz, and if not, assume "everything" means "everything popular in each genre." Rarely do I ever get to have a discussion on good music, and it's usually only when I notice a metalhead with a band shirt on.

sopsych · 02-17-2012, 01:02 PM

I usually say "mostly 80's pop-rock." I don't get asked the question much, and I'm hesitant to say much. Both because I'm an aloof person.

starrynight · 02-17-2012, 01:25 PM

I listen to everything, though obviously I will have my preferences, as does anyone, which get more airplay (classical, and pop slanted music).

**Frownland** · 02-17-2012, 01:46 PM

One comment I made to an annoying girl who liked to talk at me was that "My favourite bands consist of the band members banging their heads against a wall while they kick their instruments and yell. Pretty much anything along those lines I like." The annoying bitch quit her at-me talk.

slatesphanboi · 02-18-2012, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conan

I'm not asking you what you listen to, but rather how you respond to that question that so often arises in small talk.

"I listen to Alternative Rock and Heavy Metal"

Here is what I listen to, even though you stated you don't want to know I just want to post it:

Soundgarden
Dinosaur Jr.
Pixies
Juliana Hatfield
Nirvana
Helmet
Rollins Band
Audioslave
Danzig
Descendents
Fiona Apple
Flyleaf
Seether
Morrissey

Unicr0n · 02-18-2012, 03:53 AM

I really hate this question. Generally, thankfully, at least one of my friends is present when I get asked this, and they start to ramble about how I have 'a million' (232,000, thank you very much) mp3s on my computer and blah blah blah. It get's the point across and I don't have to say a word.

In the rare situation that I'm not with a friend when this question is asked, I usually just tell them that that's a loaded goddamn question, and that I hope they have half an hour to listen to me ramble about bull**** they don't care about.

02-15-2012, 07:02 PM	#21 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I usually say 'all sorts of shit but you wouldn't had heard of half of it'. Most people just think I'm a metalhead and I can't be bothered to correct them. People are more intrigued when I put on the other 70% of my music collection. Keep 'em guessing. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

02-15-2012, 10:20 PM	#24 (permalink)
Unrelenting True to username Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,100	"Mostly electronic music and metal, but my favorite artist is Tom Waits." __________________ My lastfm

02-17-2012, 01:25 PM	#27 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	I listen to everything, though obviously I will have my preferences, as does anyone, which get more airplay (classical, and pop slanted music). __________________ non-cliquey member of every music forum I participate on

02-17-2012, 01:46 PM	#28 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	One comment I made to an annoying girl who liked to talk at me was that "My favourite bands consist of the band members banging their heads against a wall while they kick their instruments and yell. Pretty much anything along those lines I like." The annoying bitch quit her at-me talk. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

02-18-2012, 03:53 AM	#30 (permalink)
Unicr0n Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Steilacoom, WA Posts: 100	I really hate this question. Generally, thankfully, at least one of my friends is present when I get asked this, and they start to ramble about how I have 'a million' (232,000, thank you very much) mp3s on my computer and blah blah blah. It get's the point across and I don't have to say a word. In the rare situation that I'm not with a friend when this question is asked, I usually just tell them that that's a loaded goddamn question, and that I hope they have half an hour to listen to me ramble about bull**** they don't care about. __________________ Go ahead, pick apart my tastes. I know you want to.

02-15-2012, 07:17 PM	#22 (permalink)
Wayfarer Registered Abuser Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 573	I usually just show them my library of music, then wait for the inevitable, "....so do you listen to anything recorded after 1975?"

02-15-2012, 08:15 PM	#23 (permalink)
Laser Music Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 64	I never waste time with that question anymore. I made a list of bands at a forum once and they were like "Who?". So now I just say 90's to 01's punk, metal, alt rock, and hard style. Or I give them the phones on my Sansa but they usually hold them away from their ears cause I keep the volume maxed out, lol!

02-15-2012, 10:57 PM	#25 (permalink)
Blarobbarg Do good. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 2,065	I dread that question. I usually say, "Oh, jazz, metal, rap, folk, psychedelic, punk... or a combination of those. Or something different. I dunno. Everything." People usually get bored at jazz, and if not, assume "everything" means "everything popular in each genre." Rarely do I ever get to have a discussion on good music, and it's usually only when I notice a metalhead with a band shirt on.

02-17-2012, 01:02 PM	#26 (permalink)
sopsych Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: indoors Posts: 722	I usually say "mostly 80's pop-rock." I don't get asked the question much, and I'm hesitant to say much. Both because I'm an aloof person.