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Originally posted by occrider Dare I say that most here are independant and adult enough to not care about what others think about our own personal music preferences? I have to say that the reason why I stopped participating in MD in 2002 is because most of what everyone had to say simply didn't matter. There are some threads here in the PDD dealing with musical preference, however, they are all curiosity "I wonder what you listen to?" threads as opposed to actual discussion threads.

+1. If you like to bang pots and pans together and call it music, then by all means bring the kitchen down. Just don't do it around me!

Occrider, I believe you are absolutely right. I have become disenchanted with the music discusion, although I will still probably post and have already today, for one major reason. In the past couple of weeks I have done three threads naming a song or a couple of songs, while trying to describe what I like about the sound of the song(s). I then ask for songs with the same or similar sound. I believe in a forum of alleged music afficianados, my replies should be exactly what I want. Each time the suggestions, for the most part, are not even close to the sound I want. I realize its not a tangible thing to try and judge, but when I ask for similar songs to Sander- The Fruit and Locodice- Cellar Door, I believe I am asking a for a very specific sound. Instead, I get these suggestions that are not even close and seem more like personal favorites, rather than the best suiting songs. For this reason, I have little use for the MD other than entertainment for my most bored hours of the summer. Its actually sad to think that in a place where people who allege to be true fans and take pride in the extent of their music knowledge, I cannot receive any good information on music.

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