I used to listen to THIS?

I'm sure there's been a point in everyones life where we've fallen in love with a particular artist or band and thought they were the cats pajamas. Years on, however, have you just felt ashamed of what you used to listen to? Was there something specific going on in your life that made you like it?

For me, My Chemical Romance and The Used spring to mind. I knew they were emo at the time but god damn...I don't know why I was so obsessed. Oh yeah, I was an emo kid, that's right.

Not sure if this topic belongs here, apologies if it's best suited to the Media Centre.

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Originally Posted by Tentacle Rapist

I never really listened to anything I am ashamed to admit now. I mean bands like Korn and Linkin Park I pretty much stopped liking, but I can still listen to the songs I enjoyed then and see why I liked them.

See, I thought this too, but what made me start the thread was because stuff like My Chemical Romance played on shuffle and I thought "...wow, I used to love this?". But for the most part, I too aren't ashamed of my 'mini-mosher' upbringing. IN THE END, IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTEEEERRRRR.

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Originally Posted by Timberwolf8889

Though, you've begun to revert a bit down to teeny pop again and are listening to Miley Cyrus =p

Hey! I'm ashamed of my emo music, not my teeny pop collection. Catchy stuff = awesome. I have no shame.

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Originally Posted by Muzza

I think the darkest page in my musical history is liking Linkin Park.

But wait there's more.

Linkin Park music in fan made Final Fantasy X montages.

I may have won this thread, I'm not sure. =/

I'm with you on that one >_>

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I think in general with everyone I've spoken to about where their rock/metal roots stemmed from, Linkin Park were like a bridge into better music. At least they're good for one thing!

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Denicalis

Your friends have shitty taste and must be around 10 if linkin park was a bridge to good music.

They were around 10/11 when Linkin Park came out. So yah .

Originally Posted by Muzza

I think it's more that people begin to realise just how crap Linkin Park and the rest of the music they listen to is at a certain age. Definitely not a bridge to better stuff, but it provides a good basis of what NOT to look for when exploring the realm of music.

I'd still consider it a bridge. The way I've seen the Linkin Park scenario play out is at the age of 11-13 the hormones start kicking in and no one understands you man and no one will ever get you...but wait...what's this? After flicking through music channels there's a blonde hedgehog singing words that only you understand. You and a million other mini mosher teeny boppers. But then once you grow up and start mingling with the rock crowd, you hear of other bands of the rock/metal genre and whoosh - you're off into a better world of musicdom.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Kishin

I'm sort of embarrassed about still mostly liking Metallica's four first albums, only because of the complete shit they have been since 1991.

See, I don't understand what you mean by this. Just because you don't like what they've done since 1991 doesn't mean you should be embarrassed by the fact you really liked their earlier stuff. Don't be ashamed of what you like man!

I know a lot of people who love earlier works of bands but then ditch the band off because of their current work. I think that if you love something then you can carry on loving it despite what material you dislike from that band.

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Originally Posted by Kishin

Yeah, I didn't explain it. Two scenarios usually rise from saying one likes Metallica. People usually reply with

-"WOW YOU LIKE METALLICA TOO. BLACK ALBUM IS SO AWESOME AND I TOTALLY LOVE RELOAD AND ST. ANGER." or

-"Such an overrated band. They're a total sellout."

Both cases would require me to explain further, which is pointless, since I don't care and people who reply with either of those are usually retarded. =( I'd like an easy cop-out from situations like that - no need to embarrass them further... unless the conversation happens on the Internet.

Maybe I read too much into things.

Yeah I try not to jump the gun when people tell me what kinda music they like, especially if they mention a band I love just incase they only like a particular album or something.

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Originally Posted by Timberwolf8889

Classical is one of those things that I find would be hard to grow OUT of really. I've only appreciated it more as I've gotten older. Which makes sense to me I guess...

That said I HAVE grown out of some the scores I used to like, or at least, listen to them much less now.

Such as?

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