backstreet boys..duh??

Recently read some stuff on another blog which sparked this off.. The guy had a friend who used to listen to Backstreet boys and was now listening to Metallica and the kind.. and was wondering why his friend was behaving weird all of a sudden..

I found that a little "weird". .. cause it somehow felt kind of personal.. even i listenend to backstreet boys and the kind when i was in college..seems like a long time ago though..well lets face it ..almost 99% percent of the fan base of all pop stars(what many like to call poop stars)are teenagers..at that age MUSHINESS sells big time.. next to the sex sells theme of course..
So when all your hormones are acting up..you do tend to listen to music that these poop stars make..and the music has thus served its purpose..They anyway consist of lyrics which the singers themselves don't seem too convinced of..anyway my point was that that is the age when you listen to such stuff.. at least it serves as the gateway to other good music..
a lot of this choice of music even depends on your peers..when most of your friends are doing something..you are not too keen on taking the path less trodden..at least that was how it was with me.. whenever we went out the car stereo was at full blast with Nick carter or some such singer in the same league crooning out love songs..
Slowly you do realise that hormones and your reactions to it are not the only things in life.. you do tend to sit up and notice other facts of life .. and that is when your music tastes also take a turn for the better..i believe that you can tell the mindset of a person by knowing what type of music they listen to..as long as they don't fake their tastes just to fit in..
So getting back..you tend to then look out for songs that you can relate to and they become your favourites..and what better outlet than this for your emotions..most of all people turn to rock(and metal of course) cause these somehow hit the target with their lyrics.. if you pay attention to what these guys are belting out..you will surely appreciate them more..and that is when you truly outgrow the pop music scene..It does not make you "weird"..it makes you wiser..or at least reflects that you are wiser..
If you listen closely every song has a story to tell..unlike the pop stuff(which was nothing more than "love sells")... take for instance Eric Clapton's "Tear's in heavan"..this was written as an ode to his dead son.. and what a beautiful song it is.. if you listen to it with all your heart i am sure it will leave a mark .. There are so many more songs which will leave a mark on you.. and when you have such songs my friend.. why would you want to listen to people wanting to know if they can hold their baby tonight or can touch them and do other things which i can't type here for obvious reasons'...