Authoritarian Music Taste Chart

Authoritarian These posters, I hope Qing made for Mao. Types "Red Army Choir" into Spotify That one Ditty app in June of 2017 Eastern European rappers Most of what Tidal is on The Voice Burzum/Taylor Swift Gregorian Chants Being an elitist about classical music Ja Rule Real Emo/Skra4mZ Playing "The Internationale" in a bar six times in a row The sound of you applying literary analysis to Maroon 5 Gold School Boom Bap Jazz Former indie bands that got onto a major label Foo Fighters The Sound of Music Marxists who like pop music that never got that popular 20th century Celtic folk music Airhorn only joke remixes Lofi bandcamp project Lol Pusha T apparently I imagine the people who like G-Eazy go here Of Adult Contemporary, "Dark Horse" with the Justy Verse removed. Non-judgemental Karaoke Not embarrassing edm like pre-2000 club or french house something Vine parody songs Fake and Midwest Emo Everyone who still listens to Fun. Everyone who still listens to Train Classic Rock Radio Secret warehouse concert Classic punk band that reunited for Riot Fest Best New Music Jam Bands Also Jam Bands Pop Punk Dudes Unfortunately, a lot of Americana metal. Pop Country The music Adorno composed Indie bands before playing on late night tv. Indie bands still playing college basements Kanye in 2004 Bob Dylan fans then Bob Dylan fans now tbh probably Migos Aaron Carter but as an adult Danzig and Johnny Rotten Pop Country with a hip hop beat The Chainsmokers Good Hardcore Run The Jewels Bad Hardcore EDM Festivals Hot Topic Cotton-eye Joe The Mazda "zoom zoom" jingle from the early 2000s. The community singing and playing music together regardless of skill level Godspeed You! Black Emperor The folk punk you furtively enjoy Guy covering Phil Ochs at any rally John Cage /mu/ people The Bionectigation Loops Vaporwave Soundcloud producers Gaming playlists on Spotify People on Youtube trying to get famous off of cover songs I like this ideology but it's actually real but probably like Zuckerberg's private musician/serrant Music copyright violations can name only one, so Peter Thiel Banned all music sorry.

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• @jeppa420 / 10523 2020-12-05