and say unless you like the same stuff you wont of heard of it

then they say "like who?"

so you reel off some names and their response is "oh, weird bands then" or something similar cos they've never heard of them.

these people are mainly "people at work", and they think Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys are the pinnacle of alternative!

On telling someone once that I was off to Reading, they asked me if Toploader were playing... My response of "I fucking well hope not" seemed to surprise them...

and then reel out some genres...

i used to say indie untill i realised everyone thought i was a huge kooks fan.
now i try and explain further.
i say a few band names untill they look confused, wink, and then walk away looking mysterious.

'better music than you' coz its true

...that I liked a lot of German stuff from the '70s. They thought I was taking the piss.

and I asked her 'what kind of music do you like?'
and she said 'all kinds of music'
I said 'like what?'
she said 'Linkin Park and Evanescence'
I almost ran out on her. True story.

Thats how much this question annoys me.

and say "oh, i dunno...like...eh, indie-rock and twee-pop and hardcore punk. mostly. what do you like?"

i ask them back because then, if they know what i'm on about, then i can be more specific. which, in all honesty, is generic white boy indie-rock, played loud with bad vocals.

then i tell them they have to name at least five bands in the genre or i can't be friends with them.

It was the only question i found hard to answer.

that makes bleeding well sure they don't ask again.

...rock, punk, metal..." Which is enough to make most people go "...oh" in my experience. Maybe I'm meeting the wrong people.

If they ask about bands then I say Smashing Pumpkins, Ash, New Order, The Pixies... Something there for everyone!

I don't. But I say that anyway.

Pound on them a little. And then GIVE AN EXAMPLE..... Works like a charm.

spin them round, slam them against a wall pinning their arm behind their back and say "Now who's asking the questions, huh?"

I'm a plagiarist.

I seem to remember getting this about a zillion times in freshers' week. Initially saying 'loads of stuff' led people to think - as mentioned - I was really bland and didn't like music at all or, rather, that I was remarkably eclectic and very well versed in world music or something, which wasn't really true either and made me look silly and ignorant when I had to point out that this unfortunately wasn't the case.

Since then I just say something like, 'you know, totally AWESOME stuff!!' which still makes me just look like a total wanker.

but i normally just say "punk rock". because i think that best encapsulates my DIY spirit. yeahhhhh. i can pass it off as vaguely ironic too if the person turns out to know a lot about the musics that i know about.

Followed by confusion when it transpires that I really do not like Snow Patrol under any circumstances.

that I'm an albums man. that I like focused music with a clear purpose and understanding of itself. music that was constructed with a great deal of inspiration and effort. that's all I can say without listing my favorite albums, of which there are hundreds.

hate this question
i just sigh and say 'err.. a whole mix of stuff really' but that normally makes you sound like a complete idiot

Or whoever I was listening to last. Usually does the trick.

Recite my LastFM link cloud.

is people who say "oh I like everything" when they actually mean "everything that's played on Radio 1", so I feel your pain at not wanting to use that as a response.

I usually say something vague like "indie and rock stuff", unless I know they're into music too and then I'll be give a few band names.

worst comes to worst, they see my ipod, go 'oh so weird shit then...'

my response 'aye, weird shit...i'll be going now'

worst comes to worst, they see my ipod, go 'oh so weird shit then...'

my response 'aye, weird shit...i'll be going now'

Blues, Soul etc."

Eazy.