Why is it with most teenagers nowadays?

DT-PT wrote: I am 15 years old myself, and I've noticed every band all of those I know like are either on the radio all the time or its some screamo band that everyone has heard of. I've noticed no one ever goes beyond these things or expand their horizons. They sit there listening to the same stuff and never think to check out anything. Also, you try to introduce them to prog. If it's over 5 minutes, I often get complaints of it being incredibly long and get asked how I can possibly listen to something that long. Then they don't even give it a chance. The rare times they DO give it a chance, if the first minute has no lyrics, they complain that the whole thing is instrumental and say that a song without vocals is not music. What is that supposed to mean?   What are your guys' thoughts?

As a matter of fact, it's not just teenagers that will have such reactions to long instumental filled songs. Most people of whatever age won't try anyting besides what they believe to be their "good pop stuff". However, I do believe that pop is reaching a rather low point; not that I'm very good to give that opinion since I don't really bother much listening to modern pop anyway, and I'm biased from having grown with other times pop which I did like quiet a bit.

Oh, by the way, if they like those screamo bands so much, you should just show them Careful with that axe, Eugene, by Pink Floyd... now that's screaming.

I'm 19, been listening to prog since ages ago. Only person I know who does, really. Sept a few mates who like some prog metal. But I prefer it this way, it lets me have passionate debates with them - and I usually win. Besides, as far as I can tell, alot of people will feel that way about music at any age. I have just as much trouble introduing an adult to, say, King Crimson as I do a teen (and in some cases, thr adult is harder... Strange as it may be)

I have a 16 year old friend - who although she listens to the likes of Nirvana, Slipknot and even Lady Gaga - also listens to more obscure stuff like Crystal Castles and Combichrist (I say obscure... they're not that well known compared to the majority of stuff people her age listen to).

She's not into prog though, really.

Anyhow, the reason they listen to what they do is due to a short attentio... oooh cookies!

Tarquin Underspoon wrote: WalterDigsTunes wrote: Y'see, the kids, they listen to the screamo music, which gives them the brain damage. With their screamin' and their scrammin', and their bippin', and their boppin'... so they don't know what the prog is all about! You see, prog is like a Jello Pudding pop — no! Actually, it's more like Kodak film — no! Actually, prog is like the new Coke; it'll be around forever! Heh heh heh...   I had an uncle named Stewie, and he used to sell prog albums.     ....yeah teenagers have always been stupid and stubborn and closed-minded and followers of fads. Now here's a question for you: would you prefer that every teenage dolt around the world were real big into VdGG, Can, and Meshuggah? I sure don't, that would take half the fun out of it

WalterDigsTunes wrote: Y'see, the kids, they listen to the screamo music, which gives them the brain damage. With their screamin' and their scrammin', and their bippin', and their boppin'... so they don't know what the prog is all about! You see, prog is like a Jello Pudding pop — no! Actually, it's more like Kodak film — no! Actually, prog is like the new Coke; it'll be around forever! Heh heh heh...

Dude, people have probably been saying that since the dawn of time.

"What's with these teenagers nowadays? Have you heard that new polyphonic music they're playing? Absolute rubbish!"

I am 15 years old myself, and I've noticed every band all of those I know like are either on the radio all the time or its some screamo band that everyone has heard of. I've noticed no one ever goes beyond these things or expand their horizons. They sit there listening to the same stuff and never think to check out anything.

Edited by DT-PT - June 05 2010 at 22:21