tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post1054450800435549713..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Why nobody can answer the "what kind of music do you like?" questionDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-6631852854928611602016-06-11T21:54:45.064+01:002016-06-11T21:54:45.064+01:00There are a lot of Answers here, i guess the title...There are a lot of Answers here, i guess the title is void now?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234889158821662654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-1278417532825925462015-03-11T09:29:11.793+00:002015-03-11T09:29:11.793+00:00If you're feeling brave, you could say "M...If you're feeling brave, you could say "My own, which 'tho' not musical, I craft from Musescore software."<br />Sort of an X-Ray of your interloculor's ability to think on their feet, ditto for yourself.<br /><br />I remain, etc.<br /><br />Hummin Humanflannobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812478348412872023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-52228390154378423482014-12-30T16:18:44.938+00:002014-12-30T16:18:44.938+00:00Always late for the bus, I’ve only just spotted th...Always late for the bus, I’ve only just spotted this gem.<br />Some great answers. Love 'em all.<br />"The Beatles" has been my standard response for ever, so "Snap" on that one. Although I sometimes substitute "Anything with a decent guitar solo." This isn't true, because all too often the guitar solo is the only thing about the thing I like.<br />One question. Surely there's a book of “suitable” answers waiting to be compiled.<br />Or have I Missed that particular bus, too?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493567800389632669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-17327966891627907932014-01-30T18:32:27.302+00:002014-01-30T18:32:27.302+00:00Brilliant! I suffer from the same question with EV...Brilliant! I suffer from the same question with EVERY new acquaintance im introduced to. its awful. I usually go with "dont worry about it" or "fuck you" and walk away.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009247605600560303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-21914969143702006002012-05-10T06:14:59.581+01:002012-05-10T06:14:59.581+01:00I respond the same way as I have since I was 15, &...I respond the same way as I have since I was 15, "Hard rock and melodic heavy metal". They look at my clothes, haircut, age and job, and think I'm pulling their leg.<br />I'm not.<br /><br />However, I also like most things melodious that have been created with attention to production, containing a good hook, riffs, harmonies, a fun chorus and high energy or hypnotic ambiance. So, lots of things from Air and ABBA to ZZ Top and Zebra. Of course, I can't name-check ABBA, because as much as they represent a song-writing and production style I adore, it's totally daggy to admit that in public. I can't name-check The Sweet, although they're a huge part of my musical life, because almost everybody thinks they're a glam pop group, and can't/won't/don't listen if you attempt to illuminate them.<br /><br />I like presenting an image of head-banger in a businessman's body. It's kind of true at the very core, and I do enjoy people leaving with the impression that I'm not like them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04920400995678809810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-39580022301413536852011-07-12T08:34:45.848+01:002011-07-12T08:34:45.848+01:00Generally, I say '70s rock. Tends to stop the...Generally, I say '70s rock. Tends to stop the conversation dead but, hey ho, that was going to happen at some point anyway so why delay the inevitable. And it's honest.wildbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950667229550446538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-75998076297623358912011-07-08T18:26:23.878+01:002011-07-08T18:26:23.878+01:00Some version of Office Pest's "Lately I&#...Some version of Office Pest's "Lately I've been listening to..." seems like the perfect response to this aggravating question.<br /><br />I wish I'd thought of that.Little Johnny Jewelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558411111310661753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-7408028219781664852011-07-07T10:00:45.110+01:002011-07-07T10:00:45.110+01:00I tend to say "well lately/last night/in the ...I tend to say "well lately/last night/in the car" I was listening to x (or more likely "something really good that my daughter played, can't remember the band/song etc") and that generally gets the conversation going.<br /><br />Then if it keeps going a bit longer you can say "well actually there hasn't been any good music since xxxx" and off you go againpeterdasenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447796220502879207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-7921136637507581272011-07-06T17:22:23.247+01:002011-07-06T17:22:23.247+01:00I'm afraid I've used a variant on the good...I'm afraid I've used a variant on the good/bad music response which, with hindsight does make me sound a touch up my own backside ("there's no good and bad music, only music one likes or does not like").<br /><br />My favourite response is to say, "my wife says I have a very catholic taste in music".Nick Sydenhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021353448090904838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-67943784883868792552011-07-05T12:00:04.288+01:002011-07-05T12:00:04.288+01:00Or...I like mostly everything but never entirely h...Or...I like mostly everything but never entirely happy with my own....Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467630407914812378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-20601607594298173102011-07-05T07:49:17.217+01:002011-07-05T07:49:17.217+01:00I usually say I love all *types* of music, but I h...I usually say I love all *types* of music, but I hate most music.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714495241234439852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-25252362858579162292011-07-04T16:46:42.657+01:002011-07-04T16:46:42.657+01:00Don't really see why you have to give an absol...Don't really see why you have to give an absolute answer, for all time. <br />Just say 'lately I've been listening to a lot of (Bob Marley) or (whoever/whatever) again' or something like that. <br /><br />If reggae or reggaeton is your thing, say, steer the conversation on to the relative merits of visiting Jamaica, or Cuba. I've never been to either so if it was me I might learn something.office pesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15516888180507856752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-54291932819266137702011-07-04T07:53:59.988+01:002011-07-04T07:53:59.988+01:00At my first school dance, struggling to make conve...At my first school dance, struggling to make conversation with the 13 year old girl I had invited to the floor, I popped the dreaded question. <br />She looked at me almost with fear, grimaced and said, "Pop music?"<br />Now it sounds as good an answer as any.Chris Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00778690327406325923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-66376962416159273702011-07-03T20:33:10.935+01:002011-07-03T20:33:10.935+01:00I usually say "I like everything" but th...I usually say "I like everything" but then they mention a band and I have to say "but not them"londonleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431179744928331353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-69502358048879931382011-07-03T19:23:56.790+01:002011-07-03T19:23:56.790+01:00I hate that question with a passion. For some reas...I hate that question with a passion. For some reason 'pan pipes' come to mind whenever I'm asked it. But it never seems like a complete answer so I don't say it. Plus I never listen to pan pipes.Emily Benethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889594625649397804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-46958214915148438062011-07-03T08:54:50.942+01:002011-07-03T08:54:50.942+01:00Opera is a good idea. Something that people know, ...Opera is a good idea. Something that people know, respect but aren't comfortable talking about.David Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541581777824775884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-26629250664211862162011-07-03T07:59:35.935+01:002011-07-03T07:59:35.935+01:00I say "opera" which has two advantages: ...I say "opera" which has two advantages: 1) it is true (though not exclusively so) and 2) people leave me alone after that.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-51887444168064252042011-07-02T22:06:02.733+01:002011-07-02T22:06:02.733+01:00It's a question that my son tries to avoid too...It's a question that my son tries to avoid too, for much the same reasons. He learned some years ago, if someone mentioned a band he liked, not to ask which was their favourite album. Most people don't listen to whole albums, just the hits, so the question embarrassed both of them.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-29930819766809294212011-07-02T17:27:45.341+01:002011-07-02T17:27:45.341+01:00From now on I shall answer that question with &quo...From now on I shall answer that question with "Mahavishnu Orchestra!" and see where it gets me.Patrick Crowtherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972921325799990915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-53832525609974151702011-07-02T15:35:58.095+01:002011-07-02T15:35:58.095+01:00I think you'll find it was Ellington, not Arms...I think you'll find it was Ellington, not Armstrong. Punch me now.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.com