What would an insufferable music snob definitely NOT have in their collection?

or Low's, for that matter.

Vamos!

Goo Goo Dolls
Counting Crows
Matchbox 20
Material Issue
Fastball
Gin Blossoms

But as for the actual QUESTION, I'd say Yes' 9012Live: The Solos is a pretty good contender. Even huge Yes fans tend to hold that record (obvious stopgap product) in contempt.

TRY HARDER. Wouldn't a real music snob not have a fourth or fifth album by some one-hit wonder eighties artist? Just asking.

Cracker? Kenny G? Nah. A snob might buy Kenny G. just to hear if it's really that cheesy or not. If you make fun of something enough, someone is going to pick it up out of the used bin just to hear if it's that bad.

im scared to listen to any kenny g just in case i enjoy it as much as i am clannad's atlantic realm album at this very moment

I don't know if he'd be insufferable for that, but he'd definitely not have New Kids On The Block's debut album in his collection.

What worse, he'd mostly stay away from the entire soft rock genre and all the great albums that have been released within that genre too....

NKOTB's breakthru album I mean, which was their second one, "Hangin' Tough".

he'd mostly stay away from the entire soft rock genre and all the great albums that have been released within that genre too....

Beatles, Revolver

Was gonna say the likes of Enya...although I'm sure plenty give it plenty to ''Orinico Flow'' and the HITS these days.

Late 80s middle of the bill Reading festival types. Grebo merchants.

Depends on what an insuf music snob is, really.

I mean, I'd add "James Blunt" but you don't have to be an etc.

XXXP: I don't see "Musos" as insufferable music snobs though. For me, the most insufferable music snobs are those who stick strictly to the values of punk as an ideology, and they absolutely cannot see any kind of value in any soft rock.

A snob might buy Kenny G. just to hear if it's really that cheesy or not.

i've never known anyone to to this

...Capitol Records 11-track edition, that is. (xxxxpost to myself) Unless they just think the album cover & swirly rainbow label look nice as wall decorations (like me.)

Really, though, that's the only kind of answer I can think of right now: A blatantly inferior version of an album that the bulk of music snobs WOULD have in their collection. I tend to agree with zebedee upthread, in that I can theoretically imagine practically ANY album appealing to a certain sort of music snob, even if only ironically or as kitsch.

Garden State soundtrack

Q: How many music snobs does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: It's an obscure number, you won't have heard of it

Enigma
Era
Enya
Deep Forest
Adiemus
Those albums where Gregorian Monks sing rock tunes or whatever.
Il Divo
Helmut Lotti
Pretty much any "new age" album made after the 1970s.

Surprised not to have seen the Dave Matthews Band mentioned. I saw Phish upthread.

How about Primus?

otm, 90s Modern Rock is still poison. Hootie, Bush, Blues Traveler, Sugar Ray, Korn, Rage, Bizkit. Woodstock 94 & 99.

but Contemporary Christian ftw

No you didn't... J0hn D. to thread...

Yeah, there was more than one ilxor gabbing about Amy Grant the other day.

i don't think cracker is a good answer cuz dude has 80s indie bonafides from camper van beethoven

Otherwise, I guess the lowest rated albums are RYM are an answer as good as anything. RYM is pretty much dominated by snobs.

I played "Songbird" like five times in a row one night and my husband was like, "How fucking long is this song?"

How about Primus?

― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:44 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

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Any Tarantino Soundtrack is a spot on choice. A music snob would get the original french 'chick habit' album, then pretend he didn't even knew it was used in a Tarantino film and get annoyed because people refer to it as 'that song which was used on the end credits of death proof'.

xp:.You like Primus, Whiney? I'm not saying I hate them or they are bad - just that I wouldnt think insufferable snobs would have their records.

Also: Every album Geir Hongro has purchased in the last 20 years.