The Objectivity of Musical Taste

My latest obsession that warrants an entire blog post in its honor: The Hold Steady. They have monopolozed my music playlists for the past two weeks. If you have a dollar to spend, please spend it on the song "First Night" on iTunes. They are an incredibly original band of whom talent is dripping off of.

As an aside, I don't ever want to make completely subjective or agenda-based posts...but this is. I want you the reader, whoever you are, to have a great, up-to-date, innovative in some sense, music library. Which translates to listening to artists like The Hold Steady, Pinback, and Tap Tap, as well as classics such as Jimmy Eat World and Death Cab for Cutie. I cannot allow another incident to happen as did the other day, when my friend, who shall remain nameless, told me I had poor taste in music. Then she proceeded to play me "real" music, which in her opinion, was: Carrie Underwood and Celion Dion. Uh oh. I feel like I have failed her.

I do not wish to indoctrinate, but I must admit, at the same time, I kind of do. I am very objective and understand relativism in so many aspects of life, yet not in music. I do not know why. Hmm.

Does this mean I am too prideful in my music taste? Quite possibly. However, I am currently trying to process if this is a good or bad thing.