Derwood

As my thread "inspired" this rant, I feel that I should reply.

I agree with most of your points. However the one argument I would make with you is this:

Why the fuck should you care so much what other people listen to?

I mean, my wife listens to Matchbox 20 and other bands I don't much care for, while I listen to a wider variety of music. Do I wish that she could enjoy Radiohead, Sigur Ros or Godspeed You Black Emperor? Sure. But I don't get all pissed off when she tells me how much she likes the new Justin Timberlake single. Why should I care? She is open to some of my music (she's been to several Reverend Horton Heat shows with me), so I don't complain.

So what I'm saying is this: Yes, pop music is a product created to sell the most units it can. But not everyone cares about music as much as you or I do. And not everyone should. I don't hold my own standards of music as the bar that everyone in the world should meet.

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