Comments on: Your musical taste sucks… and so does mine

By: Colin Horgan

Colin Horgan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:53:35 +0000

I’m actually really jealous of this story.

By: markjamestaylor

markjamestaylor — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:41:08 +0000

I used to be a turntable jacker. At a party in London once I found a turntable set up in a basement, everyone was at the pre-drunken chat in kitchen. I found some good tunes and started spinning, people came down and started dancing.

About an hour into my impromptu set the ‘dj’ arrived mightily pissed off, threw me out from behind the decks, started spinning with the same collection, cleared the floor and received booos from the formerly dancing party. My ego is yet to recover.

By: markjamestaylor

markjamestaylor — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:36:09 +0000

Love this article, very perceptive on many levels. Best line:

‘Survey the music collections of some of your best friends (or your spouse or partner). Guaranteed you’ll be reminded of some reason why you kind of hate them sometimes.’

Actually laugh out loud funny.

I think there is scope for more writing around this topic!

By: Colin Horgan

Colin Horgan — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:10:09 +0000

Thanks! For the record (no pun), Air is fine in the right context. Virgin Suicides was an amazing album. New one’s a bit flat, but yes… has a lot to do with the setting…

By: oaneto

oaneto — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:16:12 +0000

Colin, this is a really funny post and well written. Ill pass it along. I found your blog while searching for something.

Also, since it seems relevant here, I also wanted to give a plug for a site Ive been working on that helps people share songs and discover music with their friends. http://www.myradeo.com Its free, easy and there’s no account signup. Login with Facebook. If you have a chance, check it out. Hope you like it!

By: andygeiger

andygeiger — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:19:41 +0000

@Short: I like your style! (throws horns)

@Colin: Great Article (i love Air but it has no place at a party – unless it’s a seance.)

By: Bob Cook

Bob Cook — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:25:39 +0000

A long-distance dedication from Trafalgar, Ind., for this thread: Sloppy Seconds’ “You’ve Got a Great Body, But Your Record Collection Sucks.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Mr6WxX0lc

By: Shortbus

Shortbus — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:42:37 +0000

I live by the quote (and I don’t know who 1st coined it)
“There is only 2 kinds of music, the stuff I like and the crap I don’t”

@Nick: Back in the day we used to bump the Turntable and make the needle slide across any Bruce Springsteen or Steely Dan that was playing, then replaced it with Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd or AC/DC

By: Colin Horgan

Colin Horgan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:36:13 +0000

Well, the road to recovery is fraught with personal anecdotes, I suppose. It’s not like iPod hijacking is really ill-intentioned… I’d be annoyed if someone tried to do it to me, but I get the motivation. It is nice to share something you like with people. And occasionally it sparks a different conversation altogether.
I like the idea of a book hijacker. I’d be annoyed, but sort of impressed if someone managed to do that to me.

By: Nick Obourn

Nick Obourn — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:27:34 +0000

My question is who were the iPod hijackers before there were iPods? Did they hijack record players? 8-Tracks? Or were they dealing in another category altogether, like switching out the magazines and books at your house so you had to read their stuff. It’s brave to admit that you were once a iPod hijacker. You welcome a onslaught of critics in doing so. I usually do not iPod hijackers because I get the sense that not only are they eager to prove they have the best taste in music, but they think deep down everyone else in the room is unaware of how unhappy they are at that moment.