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Posted: 02.13.2002
Is this your CD collection?
Another interesting link snagged off Daypop... Todd and I are musical snobs. We'll be the first to admit it. Top 40 makes us break out in a rash and always has. We'd rather do Olympic pairs skating butt naked then be forced to listen to any song by Creed. Yes, I said any song by Creed. Although we don't usually listen to the same exact music -- thankfully I like what he likes, and vice-versa. Occasionally we'll trade new finds and both get hooked. And occasionally we'll revisit old loves and both get hooked. That said, this article really cracked me up!

"You like to think that you are cool. And, hey, let's not be snobbish - maybe you are. You wouldn't have any rubbish like Sting or Dire Straits in your CD collection. Enya? Clannad? That's all for old farts, right? And you know that you are culturally aware...But music is a bit of a problem. Are you as hip as you were, or at least as hip as you used to like to think you were? Not really...

You're middle class, in your thirties or thereabouts, and, even though you don't like music as much as you used to, you still want to be part of the scene, even if that only amounts to having some CDs that won't disgrace you when friends leaf through your collection.

Here's how to find out if you are part of the Dido demographic. If you have 12 of the following albums among your CDs, you're a Dido. If you have any more than that, seek help. We're not sure from whom, but seek it anyway.
"

Want to know our score?

  1. Dummy by Portishead: I have just been informed Todd is guilty as charged.
  2. The Joshua Tree by U2: On cassette tape somewhere under one of the beds...
  3. Jollification by the Lightning Seeds: Not sure, but probably a #2.
  4. Play by Moby: Todd broke down and bought this at the Virgin store at Disney World after it drove him insane one weekend.
  5. Is This it by The Strokes: I have most of this downloaded in MP3 format. Sue me. "Last Night" is one of the best fucking songs I've heard since leaving college in 1995!
  6. Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morrisette: Even Dave Coulier not withstanding, yes we own it.
  7. Graceland by Paul Simon: I'm pretty sure Todd has this on cassette somewhere. I claim no responsibility. I think I was the only one in the entire Honors Dorm during college that fled the premises screaming when someone put it on.
  8. The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem: I had this one burned before it even hit the shelves!
So that gives us a grand total of 8 out of 25 -- 4 under the "Dido" label. Phew. We're still hip and cool like dat. Go here to see how you score!



Hey boy take a look at me...let me dirty up your mind...



I only got 4. What does this all mean? How does it affect my existence? Agh!!

¤ ¤ credit: andrea | 02.14.02 at 12:05 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

yeeeee-hawwwww!!!
Zero!!! None!!! Zilch!!!
I was so worried that my Slim Whitman was going to be on there.
Honestly, none. And I've got a boatload of CDs and LPs. Now I can rest...

¤ ¤ credit: hoopty | 02.14.02 at 12:29 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

LMAO -- my mom can back me up that Slim Whitman infomercials on TBS when I was little would always result in an hour-long rant session, even at a tender young age. ;-)

¤ ¤ credit: robyn | 02.14.02 at 12:39 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

4 for us, although we already fall into the 'old fart' category by having not Enya & Clannad and have tons of 'rubbish' by Sting. Ah well!

¤ ¤ credit: Nikki | 02.14.02 at 02:47 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

The only one I had was "The Joshua Tree," and that's because I really LIKE U2, wildly popular or not. I have a couple of other albums by them also. Incidentally, I also own a few by Enya and Sting. Hmm... actually, that makes an interesting mental picture... Enya and Sting collaborating? I bet it would be heavenly.

I'm allergic to top-40 meself. Although for some reason I do find that Pink song "I'm Coming Out" catchy.

¤ ¤ credit: revolution9 | 02.14.02 at 07:50 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

I am psyched I only had one of those albums. It was the legend of bob marley but I sold it and all my zeppelin collection back in college when I need some quick cash.
As for you and Todd and that Ice skating thing that would be a funny site but one I would not like to witness. :-)

¤ ¤ credit: sam | 02.14.02 at 09:32 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

Oh god, I have 11 of those albums and have downloaded some songs from all of the rest of them. I'm so ashamed.

¤ ¤ credit: Meredith | 02.14.02 at 10:54 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

I have but one..."Solitude Standing" by Suzanne Vega. And it's on a tape...let it be known that I have not purchased any music on a cassette tape since 1992.

But our CD collection screams *old fart*. Mike doesn't even know who Dido is!

¤ ¤ credit: Christine M. | 02.14.02 at 11:15 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

I'm actually shocked that I only have three on the list. Dido being one of them. :-)

¤ ¤ credit: Rachel | 02.14.02 at 12:30 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Only 4!

¤ ¤ credit: Stephanie | 02.14.02 at 03:56 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

I heartily agree: will someone shut Creed up?!

¤ ¤ credit: Ashley | 02.14.02 at 06:03 PM | link--this ¤ ¤




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