Official Music Elitists Club, To be used in conjunction with Official Film Snobs Club Options

[AThorpedo]

Come one, come all! In the same vein as the Official Film Snobs Club, exclusionist attitudes come free with every top 20 favorite albums or artists list posted! If you feel like you should be entitled to tell people to never listen to music again, then apply. As someone that has been telling people to listen to better music for years now, I will let you know how qualified you aren't to push your taste in music onto others. I hated your favorite band before you knew they existed; I know what I'm doing.

If I like the cut of your jib, you can tell people what bands to listen to and why the music they listen to is just recycled, trite bullshit. We can also exchange soulseek usernames. <3

So, as I said, post your Top 20 favorite ALBUMS or ARTISTS. I'm not terribly interested in hearing about your favorite songs. Chances are those change all the time. Artists and albums offer something a bit more consistent.

We will be like a bowel irritation with a dope record collection. 1 2 3! 1 2 3!

ALBUMS
1. Death to False Screamo compilation (N/A)
2. Pretty Hot / Ghost Mice split (Anti-Creative, 2005)
3. Andrew Jackson Jihad / Ghost Mice split (Plan-It-X, 2007)
4. Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains - All Power to the Wingnuts! E.P. (Spare Change, ?)
5. I Hate Myself - 2 Songs (No Idea, 2000)
6. Ghost Mice - The Debt of the Dead (Plan-It-X, 2004)
7. Circle Takes the Square - As the Roots Undo (Robotic Empire, 2004)
8. Mischief Brew - Smash the Windows (Fistolo, 2005)
9. Orchid - Gatefold (Ebullition, 2000?)
10. World/Inferno Friendship Society - Just the Best Party Ever (Chunksaah, 2002)
11. Anti-Product - The EPs of AP ( ?, 2002)
12. Defiance, Ohio - Share What Ya Got (Plan-It-X, 2004)
13. Raein - Il N'y a Pas de Orchestre (React With Protest, 2003)
14. Countdown to Putsch - Ideas for the Living and the Willing to Act (Ebullition, ?)
15. I Hate Myself - 10 Songs (No Idea, 1997)
16. Iskra - Untitled (Profane Existence, 2004)
17. Saetia - A Retrospective (Level Plane, 2001)
18. The Devil is Electric - I've Never Trusted a Revolutionary That Was Afraid to Dance (Plan-It-X, 2001)
19. Soophie Nun Squad - Passion Slays the Dragon (Plan-It-X, 2003)
20. Michael Jordan Touchdown Pass - Cash, Money, Etc. (Spare Change, 2006)

[*CowerPointyObjects*]

No, kids, no. Taking the time to explore different types of music and more obscure artists is a GOOD thing, whereas assuming that something is good simply because it's popular is certainly not. Why settle for mediocre music you only think you enjoy just because it's easy to come by? If you only listen to mainstream artists, and when you do try to find new music, you only pick up on bands that sound exactly the same as the stuff you already listen to, that isn't taste. Being open-minded enough to find music you genuinely like is a great thing, but if you pass it off as pretension then you're pretty much hopeless.

You can't assume that something is good or bad from whether it is popular or not. Yes, listen to what you like, but put effort into finding the music that suits you best, and don't settle for something simply because it's catchy and easily accessible.