Instead of an end-of-the-year top ten albums list, here are some of my parents' thoughts on various bands I've introduced to them:
On The Drums: "These guys sound very South African." -my dad
On Oasis' "All Around The World": "Who is that song by? Razorlight? Oh, Oasis. I get them confused... I listened to it twice on the way home." -my mom
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette: "I love me some Alanis. Wow, someone did her wrong in that song ["You Oughta Know"]. Bitter much? Hahaha... Can we turn this off now, there's only so much of her I can take." -mom
Bloc Party, Silent Alarm: "It sounds like noise." -dad
Maximo Park, "The Coast Is Always Changing": "I love this song. It was playing in Pegasus [a local bookstore] when I went in, and I told the guy behind the counter I liked it. I think I confused him." -mom
On Billy Bragg: "There's only so much of this guy I can take." -mom
Cat Power's "Diamond Eyes": "This song makes me want to fall asleep. It's pretty though." -dad
Klaxons, Myths of the Near Future: "I don't get it." -mom
The Wombats: "They remind me of Buddy Holly and The Crickets. Is that a good thing? Are these guys from the 50s?" -dad
"Modern Girl" by Sleater-Kinney: "This song is so stupid." -mom
And the one quote that started it all: "Yeah, I like Depeche Mode. What? Why are you looking at me like that?" -mom
(Maybe I should start a twitter feed of these to rival Shit My Dad Says.)
Yes you should.
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