Ha! Trying to make me jealous again???

I got into good music thanx too my dada, so he likes about everything I listen to. My mum is different. She doesn't know a lot about music, sadly

Neither of my parents know a lot about (pop) music... My mum is quite into classical stuff and opera (I despise opera), but I know now probably more about the pop & rock music of their time than they do...

I was listening to Eintruzende Neubauten's The Garden one time during a road trip. my father said that that song was interesting. but he didn't like or care for any other songs I listened to during the trip, except that chinese rap album because the rappers used a lot of swear words(which is very very rare until recently). my father loved that chinese rap album so much that he made me burn him a copy.

My parents are too close minded about music. They both refuse to listen to anything they didn't know growing up. I don't get it.

Then there is my sister (yes I am going to cover my entire famly-immediate anyway) just listens to all pop music and thinks everything I listen to is either just plain weird, or scary and weird.

My yonger brother... well, lets put it this way, he listens to nothing but Insane Clown Posse. And I do mean nothing.

And my youngest brother listens to such bands as Korn, Slipknot, Evenassence, and Linkin Park.

I think you get the picture.

Well, Mother dearest likes Celine Dion, Dido, Delta Goodrem, Joan Baez, Faith Hill, Shania Twain and Sarah McLaughlin. That kind of says it all, really, doesn't it?
Not that those ladies don't have talent, but when that's all you hear when Mum's around, it gets rather annoying.
So it's kind of hypocritical of her to whinge about me playing my music all the time (that is, when I get the chance!).

However, Dad's a bit easier to persuade. But only a bit.

I played a Red Hot Chili Peppers CD and he likes "Under The Bridge", but he walked out of the room when "Give It Away" started playing.
I don't think he really liked it, somehow.....

Yuh I know the feeling.



I wish I could play my parents some post-rock, but I don't think they have the patience for it.

The worst of it is, my dad was a professional musician for the first part of his adult life, and yet is so closed minded about music. If it isn't immediately accessible and melodic, he won't give it the time of day...

...no way I can play any Industrial, Metal, Avant-Garde Jazz, Noise, or Avant/Experimental Rock with my parents around...

...they primarily listen to "classic rock/pop", "southern rock", some acoustic folk, some celtic and bluegrass...

...they haven't heard a good 85% of my collection...I know it's too extreme for them to consider "music" at all!

I never let my dad hear it, but he let ME hear it. One day he gave me three records Autobahn, Radioactivity and trans europe express by Kraftwerk. I still can't believe my dad evr listened to that!! No way he's that cool

who doesn't love Kraftwerk? :tongue: