"Oh, me, sure, I could do classic rock." Not his absolute first choice, but he wouldn't say no to it. "The Stones. AC/DC. The Who. Definitely."
Always a safe bet to start with those more conventional, less embarrassing options — though Cassidy was just relaxed enough to dip a toe into other waters.
"You know who's great in pop now, though, is Carly Rae Jepsen."
The look Matthew gave him could only be described as confused horror.
"Savage," he accused dramatically before laughing. "Further back, ya heathen. I don't even know what that means, 'pop'. Most recent thing I can say I've listened to with purpose is.. One of the Billies. Joel or.." He wiggled a couple of fingers absently, "Idol."
"Honestly, I could not tell you," he said with another chuckle. "Music is the least attended to of my tastes. Now Theater - that's a different story. I do love to catch a show or three. At least their names tend to be memorable.
Oh, Elton John isn't bad either, though I think of him less often then I should in this subject.
"Pop. Rock. EDM — that one's a bit like classical, eh? Not too many lyrics."
Okay, so that was a pretty bullshit comparison, but it was the sort of bullshit that'd make an entertaining argument.
"I'm not all that bothered about genre, really. But I love goin' to concerts. The way the crowd has its own sort of energy. Speakers turned up so loud you can feel it in your chest, like... plus, these days they got all the lasers and pyrotechnics. Makes it quite the spectacle."
Although the level of enjoyment in things like lasers did depend on the substance being taken.
"Music to smoke opium by," Cassidy mused. "Maybe jazz? Some smooth saxophone... brushes against drum heads. Solo female vocalist singin' about the days gone by — I reckon that could be just the ticket. Whadda you think?"
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Date: 2018-02-04 07:32 pm (UTC)Always a safe bet to start with those more conventional, less embarrassing options — though Cassidy was just relaxed enough to dip a toe into other waters.
"You know who's great in pop now, though, is Carly Rae Jepsen."
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Date: 2018-02-04 08:54 pm (UTC)"Savage," he accused dramatically before laughing. "Further back, ya heathen. I don't even know what that means, 'pop'. Most recent thing I can say I've listened to with purpose is.. One of the Billies. Joel or.." He wiggled a couple of fingers absently, "Idol."
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Date: 2018-02-05 12:18 am (UTC)And those were two very different artists Matt was name-checking. Cassidy let the laugh roll into a chuckle.
“Well, what was he singin’ about? Was it all about dancing and rebellion, or was it about bein’ a New Yorker, or possibly a fisherman?”
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Date: 2018-02-05 06:45 pm (UTC)Oh, Elton John isn't bad either, though I think of him less often then I should in this subject.
What do you listen to? Just.. 'pop'?
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Date: 2018-02-05 09:06 pm (UTC)Okay, so that was a pretty bullshit comparison, but it was the sort of bullshit that'd make an entertaining argument.
"I'm not all that bothered about genre, really. But I love goin' to concerts. The way the crowd has its own sort of energy. Speakers turned up so loud you can feel it in your chest, like... plus, these days they got all the lasers and pyrotechnics. Makes it quite the spectacle."
Although the level of enjoyment in things like lasers did depend on the substance being taken.
"Music to smoke opium by," Cassidy mused. "Maybe jazz? Some smooth saxophone... brushes against drum heads. Solo female vocalist singin' about the days gone by — I reckon that could be just the ticket. Whadda you think?"