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[docsquid]

I got DH an iPod nano for Christmas. He hasn't got time to fiddle around importing all his CD's into it, so I'm putting them onto iTunes and loading stuff that he'd like onto his iPod for him.

 

Now, we do have a fair crossover in music appreciation although he stopped buying CD's in about 1990 and hasn't really listened to anything new since.

 

Nevertheless, we both like Genesis, The Who, Yes, Michael Jackson etc etc. I can cope with Country-inspired American Rock such as ZZTop, BoDeans and Bon Jovi. I like a huge range of other music too.

 

But...I am seriously worried in case anybody looks at my iTunes library because it now contains...

 

...shudder...

 

Real Country and Western (NOOOOOOOOO!). In all its twangy horridness. At least I don't have to put it on my iPod and he can twang away to his heart's content in the garage.

 

The things I do for love. Is this dedication above and beyond the call of duty?

[sadietoo]

I got OH an i-pod for his birthday...up until then we had been sharing mine...so I know exactly what you mean...thankfully now Seasick Steve has been moved to his own library!!!

[docsquid]

I haven't set up a separate library as the iTunes library is shared on our network anyway, and will soon be linked up to our TV and HiFi downstairs.

 

To be fair, he probably feels the same about The Editors and Porcupine Tree and stuff on my iPod.

[Egluntyne]

 

Real Country and Western (NOOOOOOOOO!). In all its twangy horridness. At least I don't have to put it on my iPod and he can twang away to his heart's content in the garage.

 

The things I do for love. Is this dedication above and beyond the call of duty?

 

Erm......Stand By your Man!

[docsquid]

 

Erm......Stand By your Man!

 

I like it!

[Ms Marple]

OOh Docsquid, I love Porcupine Tree too! (and the Editors!). Went to see PT with my YS back in December as he got me into them quite recently.

My OH's musical tast seems to stop at the end of the seveties which was before he met me

[docsquid]

My OH's musical tast seems to stop at the end of the seveties which was before he met me

 

Yep, pretty much the same here, except he has picked up on Shania Twain, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears and Atomic Kitten and Beyonce. And twangy American female country singers with mis-spelled names. He occasionally listens to some stuff of mine and says "That's nice, is it Coldplay?" - yesterday he was right, but I suspect he says "Is it Coldplay" knowing that inevitably there will be something by Coldplay on the playlist

 

The overlap on our venn diagram of musical tastes gets smaller as I listen to more new stuff and he, well, doesn't. We'll see if the iPod makes him realise music has been made since 1980.

[Ms Marple]

Well I hope you are luckier than we were. Here it is served to push him further into his time zone. The kids and I hate going in his car as his cd changer in in the boot and we are not allowed there ha ha. so it is the same cds over and over- some of which are ok- Bob Dylans greatest hits but not on constant repeat!! The Beach Boys- aaaargh....

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

There is no shame in proper country. Shania however...

 

I'd be more worried about peoples seeing late Genesis, ZZTop and anything post-Slipper When Wet Jovi!

[chick wiggle]

 

Real Country and Western (NOOOOOOOOO!). In all its twangy horridness. At least I don't have to put it on my iPod and he can twang away to his heart's content in the garage.

 

The things I do for love. Is this dedication above and beyond the call of duty?

 

Erm......Stand By your Man!

 

Brilliant

 

And err.... I love Dolly Parton , there is nothing better than singing away at the top of your voice to a bit of Dolly when ALONE in the car!

[docsquid]

I actually like some of Dolly Parton's stuff. It is just the never-ending twangyness of Country that puts me off. I like almost every other type of music!

 

I'd definitely have to be alone in the car to sing along to anything though - "Ooops, word censored!"ody else would put up with it!

[chick wiggle]

I know what you mean docsquid, to me, I am pitch perfect, it is only when other people hear me that they dont seem to be able to hear how lovely I sound

[Ms Marple]

I do a mean Jolene!!! Just for me when I hear it on the radio.... like you ChickWiggle I too am pitch perfect

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Country is often all about the lyrics. The quickness of the wit, the sharpness of the barbs, the verity of the observation, the dissection of the relationships - all hidden under schmaltzy fiddle, tune and slide guitar. Things in proper country are never the tweeness they seem on the surface. Poppy Nashville country can be vacuous, but there's some brilliant stuff out there.