a) no
b) that's a rather silly remark, no?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 12 May 2009, 16:38, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Whilst I was being a bit of a twat
I do think GH and it's ilk are partly responsible for an increase in the popularity of old rock music, that and people wanting to know what the band on the t-shirt they bought from top man sounds like.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Tue 12 May 2009, 16:41, Reply)

Maybe...
But we all find out about music from somewhere. And if they hear a few Iron Maiden tracks on Guitar Hero and then get into it and love it, I fail to see the problem. Plus, the more people who do that, the more people we can feel musicaly superior to!
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Tue 12 May 2009, 16:43, Reply)

The feeling superior bit is the most important bit.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Tue 12 May 2009, 16:49, Reply)

Oh absolutely.
Of course, music snobbery is the best bit about being into music! There are even key phrases to help you! Such phrases as "Yeah. I saw them before they got too mainstream" "I prefer their earlier work", "Have you heard xxxxxxx? They where a real influence on xxxxxx, but they never realy got as much critical acclaim".
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Tue 12 May 2009, 17:01, Reply)

I was into The Beatles before they formed.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Tue 12 May 2009, 17:04, Reply)

Yeah?
I'd already got over them way before they formed. They totaly sold out before they formed.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Tue 12 May 2009, 17:09, Reply)

I liked them before biological life had evolved anywhere in the universe.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Tue 12 May 2009, 17:15, Reply)

I kinda liked them....
Sometime around the big bang. They where cool back then.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Tue 12 May 2009, 17:17, Reply)