Quote:As its not aimed at you, I suspect you have no idea how many different options kids of today have when deciding what genre of music to like or what fashions to follow. Are you an expect on current hip hop trends? Do you know whats going on in the 'growl metal' world? I'm 29 and I don't have a clue.

 

I'm the father of a 16 year old who holds a high level of disdain for the manufactured pop music that grinds out the Bieber type "artists".  The options she has at her disposal on a daily basis run the gamut.  She has just as many, if not more options to chose from musically than I did when I was her age. 

 

Like her, I was never a fan of the top 40 stuff.  She'll like a band all the way up to the point where they start getting a lot of air play on the radio.  Some bands endure, but once they start becoming popular with the kids at school, she's usually moving on to the next thing.  From hip hop to Indie, and all points in between, I hear it all.  I've been dragged to Skrillex concerts, and I've had to endure death growl metal (awful stuff).  She will listen to alt rock, punk, and even some "oldies" from the 80's and 90's.  The kid's musical interests are all over the place, probably because she grew up in a house where there's a wide variety of options.  She's definitely expanded our catalog considerably.

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