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aapatsos 
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 Topic: Are we snobs?
Posted: March 18 2006 at 18:13 |
DEFINITELY YES, AND I LIKE IT... 
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MajesterX
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Posted: March 18 2006 at 13:53 |
There are snobs for any kind of music. I don't listen to anything but Prog at this point. I had to face a friend of mine saying he heard some Dream Theater and looked at me and said "it's like not music"  . He listens to alternative music like Wheezer  . I was about to kill him, but I managed to control myself. I replied saying that the reason he thought that was becuase prog hasn't been popular since the 70's, instead of saying Wheezer was terrible,which is my opinion "beverly hills, that's where I want to be.." I will say it now- There is no type of music that is better than any other genre, eveyone's thoughts of the best is thier own opinion. Our view of course is that prog is the best. If a rap fan came here and started telling us rap was the best, we would laugh and scorn, and same vise-versa, is one of us went to a bunch of rap or pop fans. We are snobs as much as any other bug fans of any other genres.
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FragileDT
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Posted: March 18 2006 at 13:23 |
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Of course we're snobs.
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One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless Compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity
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Chicapah
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Posted: March 18 2006 at 13:20 |
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If being a snob is another layer of insulation from all the RAP that's being shoved down my throat by everyone from the Oscars to McDonalds, then I am proud to be an effete nose-in-the-air musical blue-blood!
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"Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain
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Space Dimentia
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Posted: March 18 2006 at 09:21 |
We are snobs and should be proud of the fact we seek out interllectually chanellening music, Im having an argument with my local rock night about this sort of thing.
They "cater for a wide range of rock" where one requests tracks, Im not bothered that the stuff I request gets played my goat at the moment is that they do not " cater for a wide range of rock" all they are playing is emo and pop punk to get the new emo, punk fraternity who have just turned 18 in and in turn are losing the old staple lot who turned up to listen to a wide range of stuff from Pantera to Primus to Blink 182 to Funeral for a friend.
They have played prog, they played Money one night at 7.30 when the place was opening so was pretty much dead and have also played Korn's cover of another brick in the which is rubbish, RATM did a better version! Im sorry but Korn don't count! If you play a Pink Floyd song you Play PINK FLOYD!
sorry everyon Im just really really angry at the moment!
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sleeper
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Posted: March 18 2006 at 07:55 |
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No, and I dont consider myself or many of the people that I have had civilised conversations with here to be snobs. Everybody thinks that the music they listen to is the best, its why they listen to it (its rediculus to listen to a genre if you dont think its any good) so no were not snobs, we just know exactly what we want from our music.
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Manunkind
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Posted: March 18 2006 at 06:45 |
No, I'm not a snob.
A snob is a person with an inferiority complex, plain and simple.
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"In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun
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Zargus
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Posted: March 18 2006 at 06:31 |
Yes im very snoby when it comes to music i only want the best nothing else is good enougt for me. 
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surfdaddy
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Posted: March 18 2006 at 02:03 |
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If snob means a close minded arrogant jackass.... I think you
have that in any genre. I've gone to many music forums (different
genres) and this one is not much different than the others. You have
some people that don't have a clue as to how to be polite, and sorry,
musical taste has nothing to do with that. That's just a
character flaw.
But if you mean snob as in "in love" with their music. I haven't
seen to many forums that have that more than this one... :]
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::Just Sittin here chillin::
Robby
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chamberry
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Posted: March 17 2006 at 23:48 |
Yes I am a snob and proud of it  (if we are talking about music with my friends).
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Meddler
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Posted: March 17 2006 at 23:34 |
I don't see how anyone can leave a Fall Out Boy concert and be satisfied.
...yes
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clairvoyant
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Posted: March 17 2006 at 22:45 |
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I like prog, but I also love punk, and some metal, and a lot of plain old rock...
I notice a lot of people here really seem to hate anything that was slightly poppy from prog bands.
ie, Genesis, Yes...
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walrus333
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Posted: March 17 2006 at 22:40 |
yes I am a snob in the sense that I look down upon music that is less comlex and such, I have no tolerance for punk etc. But to be honest I think its objectively FAR more snobbish if someone who listens to music with little to no artistic merit, looks down on me or anyone else who likes prog, jazz, classical etc. because we listen to "nerdy music."
At any rate Im trying to be less of a snob, and be more chill about others musical tastes
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If anyone knows where I can get a copy of some Flute and Voice (Indo-Prog/Raga Rock) albums please PM me! Many thanks!
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Chicapah
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Posted: March 17 2006 at 13:48 |
I was reading through this thread and was reminded of the great line from "Broadcast News" and I paraphrase:
Network big shot - "It must be nice to think that you are smarter than everybody else in the room."
Holly Hunter - "No, it's hell."
I kinda feel that way about my prog music.
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KoS
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Posted: December 25 2005 at 01:59 |
 Eddy wrote:
i have to say yes. i always wonder why people listen to such crappy
music. Alot of times i say direclty into people3s faces " why do you
listen to that sh*t?"
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same thoughts here
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Eddy
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Posted: December 25 2005 at 00:29 |
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i have to say yes. i always wonder why people listen to such crappy
music. Alot of times i say direclty into people3s faces " why do you
listen to that sh*t?"
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Norbert
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 01:53 |
Rosescar wrote:
I've found that most people listening to popular bullsh*t are the worst snobs of them all, because they think their music is best and can't be any further from the truth. |
I have some similar experiences.
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troy
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Posted: December 22 2005 at 16:31 |
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It's best to be a snob without being a dick. It can be done.
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SUNSET IS AN ANGEL WEEPING
HOLDING OUT A BLOODY SWORD
NO MATTER HOW I SQUINT I CANNOT MAKE OUT WHAT IT IS POINTING TOWARD
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Empathy
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Posted: December 22 2005 at 13:52 |
darren wrote:
I don't think prog has any more snobs than any other
genre of music. I have a friend who is really into country music and
country fans can be snobs. We went to a country bar and talked to
a few people. Any country song made before 1979 is a classic.
Period. No discussion. Anything popular is not cool. There were more
rules but they were so arbitrary that I couldn't keep up.
It's very much like some on this board can be; either you
like x, y and z or you are not truly into prog and any song released
that may have become popular means the band isn't really prog... etc.
etc. etc.
I know there are some into punk that have their own set of exclusionary rules as to if you are truly punk or not.
I know that hip hop is fairly rigid, either you have "street cred" or you're a poser.
Yes, we are snobs but it's just like any other genre of music... except our music doesn't suck.
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They have country bars in Canada? Wow.
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Pure Brilliance: 
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FragileDT
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Posted: December 22 2005 at 12:49 |
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We are absolutely snobs when it comes to music but rightfully so.
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One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless Compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity
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