Comments on: #108 Appearing to enjoy Classical Music

By: sam adler

sam adler — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:02:41 +0000

I just finished Stuff White People Like and it was mis-titled. It should be called Stuff Liberal People Like. e.g., “white people don’t like republicans.” and I suppose blacks do?

And, conversely, curious that”white people like guns” isn’t on the list, considering how snow-white the NRA is.

Anyway, I zeroed in on this classical music post because I knew that Chris would be speaking from ignorance as his post reveals. Not only is it unfunny, but speaking as someone who loves classical music and speaks of it often to white friends who are not into it, they don’t seem the least apologetic about the fact. Moreover, if appearances were so important, they’d be attending (and nodding off) at classical concerts, but as attendance figures show, they’re not attending in any significant numbers, and from my own observation, those who are attending are totally absorbed in the music, certainly moreso than the clubgoers for whom the band of the night is just background noise.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:52:15 +0000

ragtime is actually fun though

By: brendan

brendan — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:08:50 +0000

pretending to like?i’ve always loved it…but it is an acquired taste…usually arising from being forced to play an instrument as a child…you go one of two ways about the music;you either end up hating it forever or eventually it grows on you once you gain a larger perspective on musical theory and gain some insight into the lives of the people who wrote the music.it’s still very relevant today and serves as inspiration for many musicians of all vernaculars.

By: Jay S

Jay S — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:45:42 +0000

Chrisgiraffe – let’s form a club and beat these phonies over the head with it. These folks are fundmentalists – like the religious versions, no sense of humor in their DNA. Ostentatious to the point of no return. I appreciate your cadence – you must be one of the tiny minority who actually feels something for all music and doesn’t just use it as wallpaper for your ego.
Vanitas.

By: Jay S

Jay S — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:36:53 +0000

WTF?

By: Jay S

Jay S — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:33:22 +0000

It cracks me up how many people in their comments get their hackles up as though there wasn’t a great deal of truth in the humor – no one likes to see themselves taken as a joke – and of course, they’re missing the joke. Hipsters, oldsters, every kind of poser – in my 45 years as a professional classical musician, I more often than not regret my audiences, for their ability to leap out of their chairs at the most mediocre performances. But worse – classical musicians themselves – almost uniformly clueless about anything but “high culture”, gardening, upper management and new kitchenware. Oh, and their new music director’s sex life. I’m a curmudgeon clinging to the great classics because I still breathe the damn stuff but you can’t blame people if they find their balm in other sounds, other joys. To pretend that things have become so adulterated as to be meaningless is…pretty funny.

By: lindainaus

lindainaus — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:06:47 +0000

Nobody, I mean absolutely NOBODY ever said only white people need music. Good God what is WRONG with you Hannah?

By: Yolanda

Yolanda — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:55:56 +0000

I found this funny and sent it to my mom who is a music buff of all kinds – and yes classical! As I write this the radio is set to Wisconsin Public radio and classical music plays all day!

By: Paige

Paige — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:47:54 +0000

I work for a symphony and find this hy-sterical!

By: Nyansu

Nyansu — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:39:53 +0000

lol erik satie’s probably one of the worst composers to bring up as poser defence

“i like gymnopedie no. 1″ is one of the quickest outings you’re going to get in these situations