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Does this make me a bad music fan?

Posted over 2 years ago
I understand that she's a legend and all, but I really can't get into Patti Smith. I don't know why. I tried to listen to Horses again today, and it just didn't work for me. I can respect her contribution, but I guess at the same time I don't have to listen to it.
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Comments (16)

  1. SatisfiedMind614
    SatisfiedMind614 says NO way...i feel guilty for not loving her too! I don't despise her stuff, i am just not in love with it...
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  2. gympumpkin
    gympumpkin says That's sort of how I feel. If someone puts one of her albums on I won't run screaming from the room, but I'm never going to choose to listen to it on my own I don't think.
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  3. Dale
    Dale says Nah, just means you don't like Patti Smith. I don't think there are any absolutes, as in bands that one MUST like to be considered a fan of good music.
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  4. gympumpkin
    gympumpkin says Thanks, Dale. Sometimes I just wonder if there's something wrong with me. But there isn't. :)
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  5. celtichris
    celtichris says The amazing thing about Patti Smith, I've found, is the Emperor's (Empress's?) New Clothes thing around her. Almost nobody I've found actually listens to her or likes her, but few are willing to admit it. And so everyone keeps talking about what fine new clothes the empress is wearing. But she's sort of the musical equivalent of Brussels Sprouts -- everyone says they're good for you, but no one can stand eating them. Give me a few more minutes and I can think of some more metaphors to mix in there.
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  6. gympumpkin
    gympumpkin says celtichris: those are great metaphors!
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  7. deanajean
    deanajean says I listen. And I love some of it. Horses in particular. "Gloria", "Redondo Beach" and "Land..." are some favorites. I like Easter too; "Babelogue/Rock N Roll N*****R and "Because the Night" are highlight there. I have also have Gone Again, but only listend to the "Summer Cannibles" track which reminds me of Tennesse Williams, but then maybe it's supposed to. Here's a tidbit - the song "Land: Horses/Land of a Thousand Dances" was used to great effect in an episode of the Fox show, Millennium. The Apocolyptic imageey and all you know. I can't remember if they used all 9+ minutes of it, but I was still impressed. Things I know are good but don't really listen too include, Sonic Youth and (gasp) Joy Division.
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  8. gympumpkin
    gympumpkin says deanajean - I feel the same way about Sonic Youth that I do about Patti Smith. I don't hate them, but I don't really love them as much as others seem to either.
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  9. Cody B
    Cody B says There are many threads about not liking critically acclaimed bands, including this one about Joy Division, that was fun- http://mog.com/wdog/blog_post/33498 I think it is fine to not like or not get or not care for a band. You give em a shot and move on. As long as yer ears are open maybe a bands status will change from time to time and depending on the context that you hear a record. Cheers
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  10. lemontwist
    lemontwist says I agree. There are lots of great bands that I respect but wouldn't sit down and listen to on my own. At least you give 'em a try and find out what you like and don't like.
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  11. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says I like "Dancing Barefoot" and "Because the Night," I don't mind "Redondo Beach," and I don't bother with the rest. It's all about the song, because I'm not so big on her voice or most of her poetry. (There goes my hip, urban cred...)
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  12. ROCKNROLLPIMP1
    ROCKNROLLPIMP1 says easter is my favorite try that
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  13. debi
    debi says I like Patti Smith - (my mog shows that she's #1 in my digital collection) BUT I know she's not everyone's taste. When my daughter was 20 I took her to see Patti at the Fillmore in San Francisco - she definitely didn't see the artistry that I do...but then I don't understand much of her emo tastes either ....
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  14. Lester Jonze
    Lester Jonze says nah, she's not that great.
    Permalink posted 01/02/2007
  15. dermahrk
    dermahrk says Never heard anything by her that I liked. Plus, she's ugly. :)
    Permalink posted 01/03/2007
  16. mktackabery
    mktackabery says gympumpkin is a great music fan and everything she does is the coolest thing evah. I don't like the Pattster either. you can come hang in my treehouse anytime you want.
    Permalink posted 01/03/2007

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