When I was much younger, there were two pieces of advice, whose sources I can no longer remember, which dictated my opinions of music up until I was about twelve or thirteen.
1) All popular music is manufactured. Never listen to any of it.
2) Never listen to any music your parents liked. You will never live it down.
Before I go any further, I have to stress that number 1 is not completely true. The truth behind number 2 is really dependent on your peer group's tastes, their tendency to bash tastes conflicting with theirs or not, and obviously…