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How Young is too young?

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BrittanyMarie:
My uncle (currently age 25) has been forcing his music on me (currently age 19) for pretty much my whole life. I've been listening to the Pixies (not by choice at the beginning) since I was in about 4th grade (I got a ride to and from school with him everyday, and all we'd listen to was the Pixies), but I HATED it. That is, until my friend Jessica played Where is my Mind? at her going away party when I was 12. I was blown away, bought an album, hated it, then decided to listen again and love them. He did this with Jane's Addiction and the Violent Femmes too. The positive to this is that I bought him a ticket to what was supposed to be the first Pixies show in 12 years last April in Winnipeg. So hopefully your cousin returns the love!

Anyway, even if she ends up not liking it at first, if she eventually hears it again, it'll sound familiar to her and has a better chance of being adored.

Kai:
basically, POUND IT INTO THEM OVER AND OVER.


On a completely unrelated note, every time I see this thread I read 'Neil Young is too Young?'

trill:

--- Quote from: Tartar Martyr ---She listens to Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Greenday etc. and it hurts me when I have to refrain from giving her a verbal bitch slap for her offenses (offenses like having different tastes than her 20 year old cousin!).
--- End quote ---


Now... and I somewhat hate to say this... but sometimes that can be a good thing. They're like a musical gateway drug.
What you need to do is say "you like (XYZ)? Here, this is one of their influences." Have them listen to a band that the first band is a cheap ripoff of, and just move progressivly backwards.

I'll second Skiba on Alkaline Trio, I got a 14-year-old (my boyfriend's little sister. I don't hang out with 14 year olds on a regular basis.) to like them right away. Another one that worked on her was "You like The Killers? Then let's listen to The Faint."

Also, look at anything Zach Braff has been in's soundtrack. Scrubs and Garden State have incredibly accessible, yet listenable music.


This was never a problem with me, I was into the Clash before I could walk.

yipjumpmusic:
I hate forcing anything on anyone but as skibas said, I wish like hell someone had shown me good music when I was young.

Robbo:
It's not impossible for kids to find good music on their own. But then as I've noted before, fans of different music get into it in different ways. And most Indie types seems to get it from friends and parents rather than free self discovery.

Leave her too it, who says she has to like Indie? Thats why I made the comment about indoctrination. The suggestions of just playing stuff while she's around sound far better.

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