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Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Se7en on 01 Oct 2005, 09:59
I'm babysitting my 16 month old nephew, and he loves music. Im introducing him to some GOOD music. He likes the shins, and seems to like the new pornographers too. I just put on some broken social scene, and hes staring at the speakers, enthralled. He totaly ignored the flaming lips though!

So what do you think i should play for him next?
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Stifled Dreams on 01 Oct 2005, 10:21
He is going to thank you so much in 15 years.

That said, maybe Bjork? He might think it is interesting, but I'm not sure.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Good Charlotte on 01 Oct 2005, 10:24
YOU'RE RAISING A DELINQUINT! PUT SOME OF OUR MUSIC ON BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Se7en on 01 Oct 2005, 10:28
I just put on the clash, and the ungratefull bugger ran off!

I dunno.. kids today.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: sjbrot on 01 Oct 2005, 10:40
All of my younger cousins have always enjoyed Grandaddy, especially "Stray Dog and the Chocolate Shake" off of Sumday.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Merkava on 01 Oct 2005, 10:45
Quote from: Se7en
I just put on the clash, and the ungratefull bugger ran off!

I dunno.. kids today.


Put on Bear Vs. Shark just to spite him. :D
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: saturnine1979 on 01 Oct 2005, 10:45
The Brunettes - "Dancefloor"

I imagine some Architecture In Helsinki, Kanda, or The Boy Least Likely To would work, too.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Merkava on 01 Oct 2005, 10:51
Oh, oh! Mabe Mind is Not Brain by Mock Orange will work? He may like the squeaky guitars and high-pitched vocals.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Se7en on 01 Oct 2005, 11:13
It turns out he loves the beatles. Im having trouble posting because he also loves my optical mouse.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: KharBevNor on 01 Oct 2005, 11:16
Give the boy some classics man! Dylan, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Simon and Garfunkel, these all made me happy when I was small. Also, sixties pop in general. And Culture Club. Give him the basics, but please don't indoctrinate him. The kid's gotta have a bit of individuality.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: La Creme on 01 Oct 2005, 11:18
The Sugarplastic. Do it 9 times.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: mediocrity_wire on 01 Oct 2005, 11:32
Anal Cunt by Anal Cunt
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Se7en on 01 Oct 2005, 11:46
Okay, dispite the little tyke chewing my fricking memory card, i got some rather blurry pictures of his reactions. This lad knows what he likes!

(http://www.peterbarnard.com/pics/sammy/1.jpg)
Sam's reaction to simon and garfunkel


(http://www.peterbarnard.com/pics/sammy/2.jpg)
His reaction to bad religion


(http://www.peterbarnard.com/pics/sammy/3.jpg)
Led Zepplin: stairway to heaven

(http://www.peterbarnard.com/pics/sammy/4.jpg)
His reaction to after forever. Not a prog rocker this boy.

I tried to get a picture of him grinning like a maniac when i put on lucy in the sky with diamonds, but he was wriggling around so much every picture was a blur.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Switchblade on 01 Oct 2005, 12:27
All together now.... AWWWWWW....
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Stifled Dreams on 01 Oct 2005, 12:29
...AWWWWW...


(PS: Your beer is about to fall out the window!)
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: KharBevNor on 01 Oct 2005, 14:19
Yes, the drugged up Beatles songs are for the win with children. I am informed I used to sing along, doubtless cutely, to 'I Am the Walrus' from before the age of 3.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: shrimp on 01 Oct 2005, 16:11
My nephews like the decent music... thank the gods. Three year old Finn sings Pixies and Five year old Jude sings Sex Pistols and The Clash (despite his dad constantly singing Hey Jude at him).

Actually the boys and their dad are quite musical, finn has great rhythm and Judes learning to play guitar, so Jude and Dad play guitar and finn plays Drums. Its quite cute, until finn gets all punbk Rock and proceeds to DESTROY the kit... :)

That is ONE cute KID by the way!
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Post by: Johnny C on 01 Oct 2005, 16:44
Architecture In Helsinki is probably the best suggestion thus far.

Also try some of the more cutesy Wilco stuff.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: 1patheticloser on 01 Oct 2005, 17:06
Perhaps Air?
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Post by: sjbrot on 01 Oct 2005, 17:07
Be careful with Wilco; "War on War" could scar the kid for life.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Stifled Dreams on 01 Oct 2005, 17:10
Only if he's listening to the words! Wilco-wise, I'd stay away from "Less Than You Think," if he's into listening to the whole song.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: sjbrot on 01 Oct 2005, 17:11
"Less Than You Think" would be like being trapped in Tim Burton's version of Purgatory for an infant.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Johnny C on 01 Oct 2005, 17:15
Yeah, it would be all laughing skellingtons and deep, ominous blues.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Valrus on 01 Oct 2005, 17:28
Quote from: Stifled Dreams
That said, maybe Bjork? He might think it is interesting, but I'm not sure.


Hopefully he won't catch on that all the songs on Vespertine are about fucking.

Quote from: Johnny C
Yeah, it would be all laughing skellingtons and deep, ominous blues.


And you'd have to be all "Hey! Skellingtons! Get out of my house!"
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: 1patheticloser on 01 Oct 2005, 17:35
Touche Valrus. Touche.
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Post by: La Creme on 01 Oct 2005, 17:45
The blue represents Purgatory?!?
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Stifled Dreams on 01 Oct 2005, 17:59
Quote from: Valrus
Hopefully he won't catch on that all the songs on Vespertine are about fucking.


Hopefully - especially because if he did, he'd be a very advanced one year old.

EDIT: I love how I just noticed that I messed up the quote. "No more posting past 8 o'clock for you, young lady!"
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: La Creme on 01 Oct 2005, 18:05
Play him Les Claypool & The Holy Macerral. Great album for teh kids.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Merkava on 01 Oct 2005, 21:22
Quote from: 1patheticloser
Perhaps Air?


Now why didn't I think of Air Supply? Win.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: practicality on 01 Oct 2005, 21:54
Jade Leary.
Don't know who that is?
GO FIND OUT.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: McTaggart on 02 Oct 2005, 02:36
Muddy Waters.
My parents never played me any blues and look how I turned out. *twitch*
Ben Lee.
If he's into The Shins, The Beatles and the New Pornos, theres a damn good chance he'll like Ben Lee. Or Kweller. Or Folds for that matter. Hell, try all three.
Air.
Not Air Supply. Put on Moon Safari if he needs calming

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He totaly ignored the flaming lips though!

Was this early or recent?
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Switchblade on 02 Oct 2005, 05:51
Quote from: KharBevNor
Yes, the drugged up Beatles songs are for the win with children. I am informed I used to sing along, doubtless cutely, to 'I Am the Walrus' from before the age of 3.


Dude, you were never cute. You were Krieg in the womb.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: KharBevNor on 02 Oct 2005, 05:53
I leapt straight out of the birth canal and headbutted a trainee nurse in the face for being a poser!
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Switchblade on 02 Oct 2005, 06:03
That's how metal he is, folks.
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Post by: stevethepirate on 02 Oct 2005, 09:54
does everybody here remember when they went Metal for the first time? I think I was 11 or something like that. I haven't liked listening to Metallica since, but if my friends ever play it I can sing along to all the lyrics.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Se7en on 02 Oct 2005, 11:55
Yeah, hes a smart one alright. He can speak 3 languages (english, hungarian, and baby babble) and he is amazingly dexerous. He can thread a shoelace!

Anyway, just in case he copies anything, ive been keeping him away from music with bad language.

He really doesnt like anything too heavy. He puts his fingers in his ears.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: KharBevNor on 02 Oct 2005, 14:13
My children will be played Prosthetic Cunt whilst still in the womb. By the age of three they will be so metal they will flip the finger at nuns spontaneously.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Se7en on 02 Oct 2005, 14:46
Sure, but as soon as they hit their teens, they will start listening to ska just to piss you off.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: ASturge on 02 Oct 2005, 14:53
I like Ska.

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Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: KharBevNor on 02 Oct 2005, 15:03
I plan to use Brave New World style indoctrination tapes whislt they sleep.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: sp2 on 02 Oct 2005, 16:29
My kids' first words will be "California Uber Alles."

After that, it will be "Dada!  Make the mean man stop singing!"

And then "Dada, what do you mean by "adoption?"
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Sythe on 02 Oct 2005, 17:17
Yar! Dire Straits for the child!

Some Taproot song was on the radio a while ago, and my three-year-old cousin was moshing by himself in the carseat. It was disturbing in a way...
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: ComfortEagle on 03 Oct 2005, 17:49
This should be interesting in the future, he will eaither A lead a life knowing good music, or B be sucked into pop culture, forget these songs and start listening to the Simple Plans of tommaro.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: oceansaway on 04 Oct 2005, 00:24
Babies and young kids don't like loud/sudden noises, so I guess that might be why he's not a big fan of metal, so you should probably stick to the poppier, chillin' stuff. Maybe some Feist, if he liked BSS. Iron and Wine will probably put him to sleep.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Unosuke on 04 Oct 2005, 05:35
Mogwai is for nap time
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Post by: sjbrot on 04 Oct 2005, 14:10
If you're looking to indoctrinate the child into completely non-commercial and borderline unlistenable music, it might be best to get it started on Sonic Youth right now.

Otherwise, you're doing a fine job on your own.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: IronOxide on 04 Oct 2005, 18:49
Quote from: Unosuke
Mogwai is for nap time


I'd choose Jack Johnson or Iron and Wine for nap time as well, I mean that's what I use.

Give the kid some Queen and Cream, and after that, slam him with some Deerhoof. Preferably Milk Man, because it's awesome.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Grumpus on 05 Oct 2005, 07:53
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Trippy music was written for little kids.

Is it just me or does that boy look possesed or at least realy sadistic...
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Grumpus on 05 Oct 2005, 07:53
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Trippy music was written for little kids.

Is it just me or does that boy look possesed or at least realy sadistic...
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Grumpus on 05 Oct 2005, 07:55
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Trippy music was written for little kids.

Is it just me or does that boy look possesed or at least realy sadistic...

Also get him onto The Cat Empire (aussi band)
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Grumpus on 05 Oct 2005, 07:55
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Trippy music was written for little kids.

Is it just me or does that boy look possesed or at least realy sadistic...
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Grumpus on 05 Oct 2005, 07:57
Sorry my bad. I'm a newb you see and my computer was being a penis brain.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: somewhat_removed on 13 Oct 2005, 01:05
Quote from: mediocrity_wire
Anal Cunt by Anal Cunt


actually, he could probably get away with playing "Picnic of Love" by Anal Cunt. like, the whole album.
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: Jenno on 13 Oct 2005, 01:57
Try the Katamari Damacy soundtrack... my flatmates nephew looooves it.


P.S. I forgot this forum existed... i have no idea how zomg
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: sjbrot on 13 Oct 2005, 11:34
My five-year-old niece was enjoying Sleater-Kinney and LCD Soundsystem the other day, but that was about ten minutes after she declared Hilary Duff the "first queen of rock."
Title: Indie rock for babies
Post by: keyoung on 16 Oct 2005, 20:59
My parents' dog absolutely FLIPS OUT when I play Spoon.    Little kids are kind of like dogs, right??? (Kidding, kidding). Still, try Kill the Moonlight.
Seriously though, I suspect the whole dog-flipping-out-phenomena is due to the human-beatbox thing on "Stay Don't Go".