i'm starting to think music is like politics...it's one of those things that shouldn't be discussed.

people are all different and look to different ways to express/involve/understand themselves. music is sometimes one way to do that. we all have strong feels towards the music we like. jen has fondness to hardcore and the like regardless of popularity etc., i (i can't speak for my other friends here) tend to go towards music that involves introspection and thought about what's going on around us, scott likes music that he enjoys, whether it be pop punk or carribean. would all of us agree to love each other's music? more than likely not. jen would you listen to buffet all week long? micah/gabe would you listen to godsmack all week long? scott would you listen to Sunny Day Real Estate or fugazi all week long? the answer is a resounding NO.

i find no joy in listening to dance music, i find a trying task to even come within an ear's shot of it, but that's MY taste and MY choice. i want to reiterate micah's one point too: "a good story, novel, or film can show us some truth of human existence, so too can a good song."

this debate could easily stem out from music even, to books, poems, movies, etc...all of which are part of our lives and make up our own individuality.