Things you get snobby about
I’m actually not snobby about much when it comes to music/movies/etc. I mean, I might act snobby about some movies and tv shows, but the truth is I know that most of the stuff I enjoy is completely stupid and lame (that’s the main reason I like it–you should have watched Battle:Los Angeles with my family the other night–it was hilarious).
And music wise, I like pretty much everything–including (and in many cases, especially) ultra cheesy syrupy stuff, so it’s hard to call myself a snob. But I do get snobby about some artists and/or albums. I feel like if you consider yourself a real fan of music, you should have an appreciation for certain artists/albums, even if you don’t necessarily find them to be something you want to listen to. You should at least be able to recognize their genius. And if you can’t, well, I admit it–I’m going to think snobby things about you.
An example? Van Morrison’s album Astral Weeks.
Genius.
What do you get snobby about?
Posted on July 5, 2011, in Movies, Music. Bookmark the permalink. 18 Comments.
Susan, I agree with you on Astral Weeks.
Another genius album is Joni Mitchell’s Hejira, widely considered the favorite by her fans. I could get snobby about it!
Rice and beans?
Sugar in my Dr Pepper?
I get snobby about food, news and books. I feel guilty when I act snobby about books just because I love reading so much and think that at least people are reading, right? I have a hard time controlling myself when someone says Twilight or DaVinci Code is the best book they’ve ever read, and after three chapters I want to rip the book in half because it’s so poorly written.
I don’t feel bad about being snobby about food. Please do not tell me how great that Big Mac tastes, especially when there is another place 2 minutes away that uses real hamburger.
I’m really snobby about news, if your only source of information about the world is CNN or Fox News, you really need to pick up a magazine or newspaper. Do not repeat word-for-word what you heard on Hannity last night and think that means you know what is going on in your country, state or community.
A few songs on Astral Weeks were part of my shuffle when we drove Yellowstone last month, great album.
So am I the biggest snob here? Please tell me I’m not.
aRJ, when they put sugar back in Dr. Pepper for a limited time, I quit my year-long soda fast.
I can’t even imagine someone saying that about Twilight, unless they were 14.
What if my only news source is The Daily Show and Colbert Report? Oh but I don’t pretend to know about what’s going on.
My scale goes something like this from worst to best.
Cable News
Local News
Everything else.
Anyone who hasn’t seen the local morning news shows in LA is seriously missing out. There’s a reason the Soup is always making fun of them.
Funny, I was just listening to that album.
Susan, is it just me, or is every weather girl in LA a former stripper? I sure looks that way. Freaked me out first time I watched news in LA. (Sorry for the sexist language, but if you saw one of these shows you’d realize it’s the news team that’s sexist – these ladies aren’t being hired for their skills in thermodynamics and meteorology)
What, you mean because of the thigh high boots and huge fake boobs? And every news caster is a really old dude who’s had tons of plastic surgery that looks like he should be a soap opera star. So L.A.
I can be snobby about certain artists I appreciate that few others do (at least in terms of sales). Thomas Dolby, Was (Not Was), and Mike Oldfield come to mind: these guys write thoughtful music, as well as produce and arrange it in unusual and quirky ways. Their music stands up well to many repeated listenings. I’m rarely disappointed in their work, and yet they go begging for distributers and people to buy their product.
At least Oldfield has been consistently popular in Europe, but in the US he’s basically known for 30 seconds of Tubular Bells that was used in The Exorcist. A shame people are not more familiar with his albums, especially his output in the 70s and 80s.
I couldn’t begin to list all the things I am snobby about….
…but I’ll start with the news.
Good Mormon boy that I am, I am pretty much without vice (lack of modesty, perhaps?), except for the extravagance of my daily home delivery of the New York Times, 1800 miles West of NYC.
I agree with William F. Buckley, Jr., that the official editorials read like they were written by a bunch of sixth-graders, but the rest of the paper…. Oh, my, such a treat. There is usually even better coverage of The West than in the local papers.
I haven’t watched any TV news in twenty years, it is so annoying.
Hejira? [thumbs up]
I’m snobby about most things. I once broke up with a girl because her favorite Aerosmith song was “Pink.” I laugh at people whose favorite book is “The Work and the Glory.” I laugh at myself because I really like the “Dirty Dancing” soundtrack.
Beer
A shame people are not more familiar with [Mike Oldfield's] albums, especially his output in the 70s and 80s.
Side 1 of Ommadawn rules. And anyone who doesn’t agree with me is a……
Seriously, I have more Oldfield songs on my hard drive (my MP3 player bit the dust) than anyone but the Beatles.
But I also have songs by Neil Sedaka, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the 1910 Fruitgum Company to keep me humble.
“I laugh at myself because I really like the “Dirty Dancing” soundtrack.”
I laugh at myself because I like Britney Spears.
@Lemming: Agree with you on Ommadawn. But then, I even love Side 2 of Hergest Ridge!
Do you by any chance pick up Mike’s 5.1 remix of Ommadawn and Hergest Ridge that he released a year or so ago? If so, what did you think of them?
Do you by any chance pick up Mike’s 5.1 remix of Ommadawn
No. Thanks for the heads-up.
Foreign films!
My family and friends will not believe they could enjoy a story if actors are speaking another language other than english!
…and their total acceptance of the fake pop syrup junk version of corporate country music
…and scriptures plus vampires is the total sum of their reading
…but they seem so happy
My smugness remains…