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Ro · 09-18-2005, 08:27 PM

OK, a little background info.

My little brothers (ages 8 and 11) both got mini IPODs or IPOD minis or whatever last Xmas, and I was able to browse through their music collections while I was out there during the summer.

They suck. My Dad has simply synced all of his music onto their IPODs, so they are basically full of obscure Jimmy Buffett music (now I love Jimmy, but when you're 8 years old, you don't get the same enjoyment out of "Growing Older, But Not Up" that you do if you're 25+), crappy stadium/jock jams music (Rednex, that Pat Benetar song I can't think of right now, etc.), and your basic 50 year old parent's pop music from the 80's (Huey Lewis, Dire Straits, Phil Collins).

The music I listened to when I was that age helped to shape me into the person I am today. Probably not as much as the music you listen to as a teenager, but it means something. And as the big bro, I basically just want to spice up their music collections and give them some more diverse music.

But at the same time, they're only 8 and 11. So the stuff they really like is Weird Al, catchy pop-punk tunes (SImple Plan, or Sum 41 kinda stuff), corny hip hop (Skee-Lo, Coolio, etc.), music from video games (Tony Hawk, NHL, etc.), music you'd hear at hockey games (Basement Jaxx, Queen), and I guess just pop music in general.

Now I am pretty much a hip hop junkie. I never listen to the radio, hardly ever, ever watch Muchmusic, and primarily listen to non-mainstream records/mixtapes/LPs that aren't all that accessible.

So CPuck to the rescue, I humbly ask thee for thy help. I need some song suggestions, given what I've described above. Any genre, anything. As long as it's not offensive, and swearing is almost non-existent (Dad and step-Mom are OK with the occasional 'creative context' cuss, but NIN's "Animal," for example, would not go over well).

Some I have thought of over the weekend:

-Ugly Duckling - Taste The Secret LP
-Jet - whatever that album is called (might have to check for explicit lyrics...Carter (8) likes this kind of catchy guitar rock)
-Basement Jaxx/Daft Punk songs
-Some classic Weird Al stuff
-some classic soul/funk/r&b tunes (Aretha's "Respect" is one of theor favorites)
-music from popular movies they would have seen

After this though, I am drawing blanks. Any suggestions would be VERY, VERY helpful.

09-18-2005, 08:27 PM	#1
Ro #1 Goaltender Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Kelowna Exp:	OK, a little background info. My little brothers (ages 8 and 11) both got mini IPODs or IPOD minis or whatever last Xmas, and I was able to browse through their music collections while I was out there during the summer. They suck. My Dad has simply synced all of his music onto their IPODs, so they are basically full of obscure Jimmy Buffett music (now I love Jimmy, but when you're 8 years old, you don't get the same enjoyment out of "Growing Older, But Not Up" that you do if you're 25+), crappy stadium/jock jams music (Rednex, that Pat Benetar song I can't think of right now, etc.), and your basic 50 year old parent's pop music from the 80's (Huey Lewis, Dire Straits, Phil Collins). The music I listened to when I was that age helped to shape me into the person I am today. Probably not as much as the music you listen to as a teenager, but it means something. And as the big bro, I basically just want to spice up their music collections and give them some more diverse music. But at the same time, they're only 8 and 11. So the stuff they really like is Weird Al, catchy pop-punk tunes (SImple Plan, or Sum 41 kinda stuff), corny hip hop (Skee-Lo, Coolio, etc.), music from video games (Tony Hawk, NHL, etc.), music you'd hear at hockey games (Basement Jaxx, Queen), and I guess just pop music in general. Now I am pretty much a hip hop junkie. I never listen to the radio, hardly ever, ever watch Muchmusic, and primarily listen to non-mainstream records/mixtapes/LPs that aren't all that accessible. So CPuck to the rescue, I humbly ask thee for thy help. I need some song suggestions, given what I've described above. Any genre, anything. As long as it's not offensive, and swearing is almost non-existent (Dad and step-Mom are OK with the occasional 'creative context' cuss, but NIN's "Animal," for example, would not go over well). Some I have thought of over the weekend: -Ugly Duckling - Taste The Secret LP -Jet - whatever that album is called (might have to check for explicit lyrics...Carter (8) likes this kind of catchy guitar rock) -Basement Jaxx/Daft Punk songs -Some classic Weird Al stuff -some classic soul/funk/r&b tunes (Aretha's "Respect" is one of theor favorites) -music from popular movies they would have seen After this though, I am drawing blanks. Any suggestions would be VERY, VERY helpful.