If My Kid Plays That ONE MORE TIME...

Trilby · 01-30-2006, 03:07 PM

...I'm going to jab fondue forks into my eyes!

My 14 year-old son has played System of a Down's "Hypnotize" every day after school for three weeks and I'm pretty sure it's whiney tonality is designed to make you jump head first into the television set. Why can't he listen to Fleetwood Mac like I did? What songs are your kids grating your nerves with?

Griff · 01-30-2006, 04:42 PM

My kids are in ear buds.

The little one is listening to Offspring and U2 the older one listens to... Mozart

SteveDallas · 01-30-2006, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

the older one listens to... Mozart

Sounds like me ... you're right be be worried.

footfootfoot · 01-30-2006, 06:38 PM

Ladysmith Black Mambazo-- Fudugazi Something about a tortoise who knows everything about the history of South Africa.

Actually it is pretty cool, especially hearing the incher say fooodooogazi

laebedahs · 01-30-2006, 10:55 PM

I love that song, Brianna.

wolf · 01-31-2006, 12:36 AM

Maybe it only makes you crazy if you're over 30?

Elspode · 01-31-2006, 04:01 PM

My 24 year old listens only to Classic Rock...adamantly. He is totally unaware of and uninterested in anything recorded after 1985. The 19 year old plays a lot of anime soundtracks, which are mildly irritating, but at least they tend to be Electronica, which has redeeming qualities for a synth head like myself. The 15 year old has the most varied taste of the three. Last night he came into the office and announced that he was going to go put on some Miles Davis and surf the 'Net. He is also a pretty big fan of Linkin Park and Gorillaz (I rather like both of them myself), plus he is much curious about the broad range of stuff I play, so he is the least annoying musically of the trio.

glatt · 01-31-2006, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

My 14 year-old son has played System of a Down's "Hypnotize" every day after school for three weeks and I'm pretty sure it's whiney tonality is designed to make you jump head first into the television set.

I had no idea what you were talking about, probably because I'm 38. So I mosied on over to Amazon.com to listen to a bit of it. That song is horrible! You have good taste in music if you hate that song.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-31-2006, 06:16 PM

Aw, get off my case. You old farts don't know what good music is, with your rock 'n roll and Disco and Folk songs and, and, and CRAP.

djacq75 · 02-09-2006, 11:17 PM

My kid is 18 months, so no problems yet! When I was a kid, I liked the same stuff my mother listened to mostly, but I tortured her with "Sweet Child O'Mine" a few times.

lumberjim · 02-10-2006, 12:17 AM

you know, Spencer is 7 now and has the best taste in music. some of his favorite songs have been...: rob zombie's living dead girl; I alone, lightning crashes; civil war by GnR; desire by system of a down; pretty tied up( again GnR); big chili peppers man.....scar tissue, soul to squeeze, under the bridge; something by ladysmith black mambazo unomata something; paul simon.....dont remember which one....metallica-nothing else matters....~chills~

he made a cd with jinx's help before our NY trip this winter, and we liked his mix better than the one we made, so we listened to it for mmost of the ride. he has an ipod shuffle that he is wearing out.

monster · 02-11-2006, 08:42 PM

My kids get pissed off with me playing the same track over and over......current hang up is "ghost of you" My Chemical Romance. Often, they share my taste, but they tend to get fed up before I do

Granola Goddess · 02-14-2006, 09:51 AM

My 13 year old is also living with ear buds in her ear. But what blew me away was what she was listening to - "Afternoon Delight"...and actually liking it. My God I liked that tune when I was 15 years old! She also likes Queen. But then she'll do an 180 degree turn and be listening to the Gorillas (surprisingly I like them too).

My 9 year old, on the other hand, likes Crazy Frog and the Notorious Cherry Bombs. But that's my husband's fault.

BigV · 02-14-2006, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Granola Goddess

My 13 year old is also living with ear buds in her ear. ...

I don't want to harsh your groove, but the extended earbud wearing and especially the volume is a recipe for HEARING DAMAGE! Not kidding. It's sooo easy to but the volume a couple of notches, and it doesn't take much to make it too loud to be safe for extended periods of time. I don't have my facts and figures at hand, but you could look it up yourself. Deafness is a challenge, one that can be avoided.

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wolf · 02-14-2006, 12:12 PM

I courted hearing loss the old fashioned way. Standing right in front of the speakers.

I usually shoot with ear protection (when I'm outdoors, I make a point of doing a clip or two without, since under a pressure situation, I won't be given time to put in the earplugs, and I don't want to startle myself).

01-30-2006, 03:07 PM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	If My Kid Plays That ONE MORE TIME... ...I'm going to jab fondue forks into my eyes! My 14 year-old son has played System of a Down's "Hypnotize" every day after school for three weeks and I'm pretty sure it's whiney tonality is designed to make you jump head first into the television set. Why can't he listen to Fleetwood Mac like I did? What songs are your kids grating your nerves with? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

01-30-2006, 04:42 PM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	My kids are in ear buds. The little one is listening to Offspring and U2 the older one listens to... Mozart __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-30-2006, 06:38 PM	#4
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Ladysmith Black Mambazo-- Fudugazi Something about a tortoise who knows everything about the history of South Africa. Actually it is pretty cool, especially hearing the incher say fooodooogazi __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-31-2006, 12:36 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Maybe it only makes you crazy if you're over 30? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-31-2006, 04:01 PM	#7
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	My 24 year old listens only to Classic Rock...adamantly. He is totally unaware of and uninterested in anything recorded after 1985. The 19 year old plays a lot of anime soundtracks, which are mildly irritating, but at least they tend to be Electronica, which has redeeming qualities for a synth head like myself. The 15 year old has the most varied taste of the three. Last night he came into the office and announced that he was going to go put on some Miles Davis and surf the 'Net. He is also a pretty big fan of Linkin Park and Gorillaz (I rather like both of them myself), plus he is much curious about the broad range of stuff I play, so he is the least annoying musically of the trio. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-30-2006, 10:55 PM	#5
laebedahs Abecedarian Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 172	I love that song, Brianna.

01-31-2006, 06:16 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Aw, get off my case. You old farts don't know what good music is, with your rock 'n roll and Disco and Folk songs and, and, and CRAP. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-09-2006, 11:17 PM	#10
djacq75 Rational Anarchist Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 79	My kid is 18 months, so no problems yet! When I was a kid, I liked the same stuff my mother listened to mostly, but I tortured her with "Sweet Child O'Mine" a few times.

02-10-2006, 12:17 AM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	you know, Spencer is 7 now and has the best taste in music. some of his favorite songs have been...: rob zombie's living dead girl; I alone, lightning crashes; civil war by GnR; desire by system of a down; pretty tied up( again GnR); big chili peppers man.....scar tissue, soul to squeeze, under the bridge; something by ladysmith black mambazo unomata something; paul simon.....dont remember which one....metallica-nothing else matters....~chills~ he made a cd with jinx's help before our NY trip this winter, and we liked his mix better than the one we made, so we listened to it for mmost of the ride. he has an ipod shuffle that he is wearing out. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-11-2006, 08:42 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	My kids get pissed off with me playing the same track over and over......current hang up is "ghost of you" My Chemical Romance. Often, they share my taste, but they tend to get fed up before I do __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-14-2006, 09:51 AM	#13
Granola Goddess I'll Have Sprouts With That Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North of You Guyz Posts: 61	My 13 year old is also living with ear buds in her ear. But what blew me away was what she was listening to - "Afternoon Delight"...and actually liking it. My God I liked that tune when I was 15 years old! She also likes Queen. But then she'll do an 180 degree turn and be listening to the Gorillas (surprisingly I like them too). My 9 year old, on the other hand, likes Crazy Frog and the Notorious Cherry Bombs. But that's my husband's fault. __________________ Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things...

02-14-2006, 12:12 PM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I courted hearing loss the old fashioned way. Standing right in front of the speakers. I usually shoot with ear protection (when I'm outdoors, I make a point of doing a clip or two without, since under a pressure situation, I won't be given time to put in the earplugs, and I don't want to startle myself). __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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