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Music For a Twelve Year Old Brother
MusicScribbles:
My wittle brother is having his thirteenth (oh boy!) birthday in a few days and has no idea what kind of music he likes. He isn't into the Beatles, doesn't care for mainstream music at all (Including rap.), and has listened to a bit of Modest Mouse and Broken Social Scene and liked the latter a bit better, but my problem is that I need to get him some music to introduce him to the pleasure of listening. I need to get him something he'll like, which presents a problem, because I can't think of anything. Help? (What do you get for a kid who is on a soccer premier team, is turning thirteen, and hates the music that such a minority is generalized as liking?)
Ally:
GET HIM ISLANDS
EVERYONE LIKES ISLANDS
(Or, y'know, burn him a mix of lots of things. That way he can say, "Oh! Wow! I like this song, even though the one before it was awful. I'm gonna ask my older brother/sister to burn me more of that.")
Gryff:
Plus, then you don't have to spend any money!
MusicScribbles:
Hah, that would be nice, but I don't have any cd's I can use to burn right now, and buying a pack is tedious, as I'm not sure I'll use the rest of the cd's. Hmm, would Guided By Voices make the cut?
BeoPuppy:
'Oh, just wait ... Khar will sort you out.'
'Anal cunt!'
There. Did the standards.
13. I loved Bon Jovi when I was 13. And Europe. What do they listen to these days ... rap, godawful dance shyte ...
I would get him something I am passionate about and see where that leads. It's hard to recommend music that you don't believe in. So, I'd say: get him what you are absolutely frantic about. At least then you can present it to him with genuine enthousiasm.
But: save the receipt.
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