If you could manipulate your child to like certain music...

... which would that be and would you do it?

Me, I'd try to expose the yet unborn or at a tender age child to as much of Zappa as I possibly can.

Yes.

I am that evil.

'It's gonna rain!'

If you really wanna be evil, make them listen to Merzbow instead.

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!

I'll be nice to my child and have him listen to Gorillaz.

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat.

Put them in a coma with some Dirty Love (tm)?

There are snakes in the grass, so we'd better go hunting!

Probably some nursery songs, uh, some kid shows, you know, The Wiggles... ...Confield...

Zappa would be one of my top choices too. Also, Rush, Kyuss and Sunn O))).

That oughta keep her/him away from [name of crappy teen pop sensation]

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I shall have my child listen to the entirety of the Merzbox! Hahahaha!

"I could eat a knob at night" - Karl Pilkington

Um. Good music? I dunno. It's not like I think my own musical tastes are superior or something.

I guess it is.

You are just denying it to seem humble.

'It's gonna rain!'

My hypothetical child will have heard Dream Theater's entire discography before ever leaving the womb.

Because I choose to.

Lots of Rush, Depeche Mode, and ancient European shit.

Banned entirely for telling FE that he was being rude and not contributing to the discussion. I shall watch down from the goon heavens.

You all may have to consider your spouse/partner/baby-daddy:mommy not wanting the kid exposed to your shitty taste.

For instance, my girlfriend hates roughly 99% of Metal so I doubt I could get away with that.

edited 24th Mar '11 12:50:58 PM by xexyzl

Any woman who disapproves of progressive metal is unworthy of accepting my seed!*

Because I choose to.

If there isn't one Gorillaz song that appeals to her, the only dick she's seeing is me as I slam the door in her face.

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat.

My sentiments exactly!

'It's gonna rain!'

All of it.

No. Really, all of it.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....

I'd rather just bring the kid to a music store and let them pick out which they'd like to learn (if any).

^ But what do you do when they hold up a Justin Bieber CD with a wide, loving smile?

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If my kid asked for Justin Bieber C Ds, I'd punch them in the face and give them the entire discography of The Beatles as a consolation prize. Oh, and their new copy of My World 2.0 will be either completely wiped off from defragmenting their hard drive or smashed to pieces.

If they ask for Lil Wayne or some other horrid rapper - same thing, but replace "The Beatles" with "A Tribe Called Quest," "Cypress Hill" or "Beastie Boys".

Tiesto? No, they're gonna listen to Wax Trax!-era industrial, British rave, and the entire discographies of Kraftwerk (not including Kraftwerk 1 and 2) and Depeche Mode before they listen to that shit!

But they're gonna get good musical taste early, since they'll be listening to Gorillaz, The Prodigy, and The Fugees in the womb.

edited 24th Mar '11 4:43:46 PM by troperwithoutaname

"This grass feels funny," Kirby thought. "It feels like...pants."

Wanna have my babies?

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat.

This. And a lot of early Rush (2112 and A Farewell to Kings, especially).

My brain is clogged with magic.

Really now? He sounds like a grade A asshole to me.

I've already established I'm a dick.

...

Yeah, I'm aborting this joke like... no, that's just tasteless.

edited 24th Mar '11 8:57:19 PM by KitsuneInferno

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat.

Also, That Came Out Wrong...I meant to say the womb of my future spouse. I'm a dude. XD

But hey, at least 4 out of 5 people like The Beatles at least a little, right?

"This grass feels funny," Kirby thought. "It feels like...pants."

Only if you're doing crap like putting speakers over the womb. Really, as long as you keep the volume down and make sure that there aren't too many piercing frequencies, babies can really adapt to anything... If they like it.

Babies are weird.

People are weird.

I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.