Do 30 year old men love boybands?

[jet]

I thought it was a teenage girl thing. I don't know any males, teenage or otherwise that love Westlife. :shocked:

[flamingGalah!]

Yes. Obviously.

[Kazanne]

I thought it was a teenage girl thing. I don't know any males, teenage or otherwise that love Westlife. :shocked:

I do and he's not too far away from me:joker::joker:bit of a silly question really everyone likes different types of music,what does it matter what they like,music is music we're all different:dance:I like various music as lots of people do.

[Visage]

What ?

Are you saying certain music can not be liked after a person reaches a particular age ?

[paper-cut-exit]

I don't know any 30 year old that likes boybands. I would say any 30 year old that primarily prefers boy bands is musically shallow-minded.

[Novo]

I will still love a bit of boyzone when i am 30

[Jordan.]

High school musical is the worst thing ever.

[Kerry]

Don't see why not

[Locke.]

My cousin is 30 and is always going to westlife concerts :joker:

[Vicky.]

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[luminoussun]

High school musical is the worst thing ever.

agreed.
Boy bands can be accepted...But high school musicals!!!
Plus to dress up and try and look like your idol.. a 14 yr old character..is a bit...jacko

[Josy]

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:joker::joker::joker:

[IheartBB]

I would have probably gone for boybands too given the choice of themes :joker:

[jet]

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Now you are only getting your own back on me. Naughty. :hugesmile:

But seriously, I don't know any males that like Westlife/boybands/high school musical. As I don't know everyone hah there may be some that do, but is that ALL they like?

[Kazanne]

I don't know any 30 year old that likes boybands. I would say any 30 year old that primarily prefers boy bands is musically shallow-minded.

:joker::joker:Oh dear poppet

[Vicky.]

Now you are only getting your own back on me. Naughty. :hugesmile:

But seriously, I don't know any males that like Westlife/boybands. As I don't know everyone hah there may be some that do, but is that ALL they like?

My lad, who is 28(not quite 30 yet) likes JLS, boyzone and take that.

He wouldnt be caught dead listening to westlife though :blush2:

[GypsyGoth]

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[Kazanne]

High school musical is the worst thing ever.

In your eyes maybe,but not in everyones,I hear it did pretty well!!Good lord do we all have to like the same stuff now,

[jet]

My lad, who is 28(not quite 30 yet) likes JLS, boyzone and take that.

He wouldnt be caught dead listening to westlife though :blush2:

My son, who is 30, and all his mates, couldn't name a boyband song or member if their life depended on it. lol
My wife is partial to Take That and Westlife :hugesmile:

[paper-cut-exit]

:joker::joker:Oh dear poppet


Could you really get any more patronising :sleep:

[Vicky.]

My son, who is 30, and all his mates, couldn't name a boyband song or member if their life depended on it. lol
My wife is partial to Take That and Westlife :hugesmile:

I'm sure they could, they just wont admit it :p

Its not cool for guys to like boybands, so they pretend not to. I bet if you had a root round his room you would find hidden Busted/A1 CDs :laugh:

[Kazanne]

Could you really get any more patronising :sleep:

I can try:hugesmile:

[Jords]

Aaron is camp so its not a massive surprise.

[paper-cut-exit]

I can try:hugesmile:

No probs for you huh - a common trait both you, and Aaron possess :joker:

[jet]

I'm sure they could, they just wont admit it :p

Its not cool for guys to like boybands, so they pretend not to. I bet if you had a root round his room you would find hidden Busted/A1 CDs :laugh:

I don't think so. Hard rock has always been his thing, and my poor ears can back me up on that. :hugesmile:

[Kazanne]

No probs for you huh - a common trait both you, and Aaron possess :joker:

Why thankyou,I like compliments:dance:

[Vicky.]

My dad even likes Busted...and he is 49 :laugh:

Though his reasoning is 'at least they play their own instruments unlike the rest of the manufactured crap' :D

(Secretly though, I believe its because I used to blast the songs 24/7 when I lived at home, and he just liked them)

[Jords]

-likes Busted- :amazed:

[paper-cut-exit]

Why thankyou,I like compliments:dance:

Twisting things 'til the end :rolleyes:

[jet]

My dad even likes Busted...and he is 49 :laugh:

Though his reasoning is 'at least they play their own instruments unlike the rest of the manufactured crap' :D

(Secretly though, I believe its because I used to blast the songs 24/7 when I lived at home, and he just liked them)

I think by the time you get to 49, your ears are only fit for Busted or Westlife if you've had your kids music blasting away at you for years. :laugh2:

[Kazanne]

Twisting things 'til the end :rolleyes:

If you say so me old mukka:joker:

[karezza]

30-year-old men are in boybands.

[jet]

30-year-old men are in boybands.

Only because they have been in them for years. Is there a new boyband of thirty somethings I don't know about?

[paper-cut-exit]

30-year-old men are in boybands.

If the money is good, why change job huh.

[rk3388]

no they dont. Thats a fact.
99% do not.
But should this be a thread?

[vesavius]

I thought it was a teenage girl thing. I don't know any males, teenage or otherwise that love Westlife. :shocked:

Kookily contrived ones do.

[Princess]

There was definitely more men at the Take That shows this summer then there was a few years ago, though they still say they were dragged along and obviously it's still about 80% women.

I love people like James Corden who openly admits his boyband love.

[In the Drunk Tank]

Westlife are a fantastic band, as are (to a lesser extent) Boyzone, Take That and the Backstreet Boys

[Locke.]

Quite liked A1 on last nights BOTS aswell.

Caught in the Middle is a great song.

[psychtracker]

I think by the time you get to 49, your ears are only fit for Busted or Westlife if you've had your kids music blasting away at you for years. :laugh2:

LOL...my sympathies :hugesmile:

I'm mid 30s, and never even heard of A1, Busted, JLS. Maybe it's part coz i'm from Australia...are they English? When i was at school New Kids On The Block were big, but seemed to be totally the domain of the girls. One mate i remember had slightly dodgy music tastes, and reputably had a Kylie poster on his wall, but he came out of the closet a few years later!

[G1dds]

of course - most of us in our 30s were around with the original likes of Boyzone, Backstreet Boys, NKOTB, E17, Take That etc, so would have grown up with their music ringing in our ears :D Most people I know, still love the ol' boybands ............ crikey, I think Im a bigger fan of Take That this year round than last and haven't you heard alot of peeps getting excited that Steps are making a reappearance :D (not me I hasten to add, and yes I know they are not a Boy Band just making a point)

Nothing wrong with a love of boy bands - the Beatles were one of the originals and my dad never grew out of them, infact he gathered a love of a few more current ones on the way and has JLS currently on board lol (& my dad, hitting 60, has been a musician since 11). So no, its not unusual for a man of 30 to love boy bands

so there :D

[psychtracker]

So no, its not unusual for a man of 30 to love boy bands

We obviously hang out in different circles, coz i've honestly never heard any 30s male friend or acquaintance mentioning Boybands.

As Seinfeld would say, not that's there anything wrong with that! ;)

It's completely debatable, but i wouldn't consider The Beatles a boyband, from how the term derived in the 80s. Yes, the Beatles were all male, but they played their own instruments on stage without backing, and wrote most of their songs. If you're going back in time, i'd consider boyband's have more in common with the doo wop groups of the 50/60s, who often recorded other people's songs and stood around mics, singing acapella or with backing musicians.

[G1dds]

We obviously hang out in different circles, coz i've honestly never heard any 30s male friend or acquaintance mentioning Boybands.

As Seinfeld would say, not that's there anything wrong with that! ;)



Ah well, my circle of friends are still fun loving and childish at heart - I swear we all still think we are 17 still (but with responsibilities now :( )

Weirdly, most of my buddies are primary school teachers :joker:

[psychtracker]

Ah well, my circle of friends are still fun loving and childish at heart - I swear we all still think we are 17 still (but with responsibilities now :( )

Weirdly, most of my buddies are primary school teachers :joker:

That's cool! ..whatever gets you by. :)

[Black Dagger]

My dad loves a bit of One Direction (voted for them last year) and he's 41...

Think he's going through a mid life crisis, poor sod.

[Shardlake]

Last nights episode more than ever made me realise how much of a game plan he has.

Boy bands = tennage girls vote - check

Getting up from bed to do a spontaneous dance in the bathroom, oh thats a definite vote winner and will probably land me an advert with domestos - check

I hope he's next out

Although I dont really like any of them

Jay is just the absolute epitome of chav
Louise is just a council house benefit claiming chav waiting to happen
Aaron see above
Tom - he makes my skin crawl

That leaves Alex who is also a chav but she she has redeeming qualities in that she is quite charming and witty. So I hope she wins.

Oh forgot Faye shes just a whiny wet female version of Aaron

[psychtracker]

Although I dont really like any of them

Jay is just the absolute epitome of chav
Louise is just a council house benefit claiming chav waiting to happen
Aaron see above
Tom - he makes my skin crawl

That leaves Alex who is also a chav but she she has redeeming qualities in that she is quite charming and witty. So I hope she wins.

Oh forgot Faye shes just a whiny wet female version of Aaron

Jesus!! i'm surprised you're still watching!

[exoticrosebud]

We obviously hang out in different circles, coz i've honestly never heard any 30s male friend or acquaintance mentioning Boybands.

As Seinfeld would say, not that's there anything wrong with that! ;)

It's completely debatable, but i wouldn't consider The Beatles a boyband, from how the term derived in the 80s. Yes, the Beatles were all male, but they played their own instruments on stage without backing, and wrote most of their songs. If you're going back in time, i'd consider boyband's have more in common with the doo wop groups of the 50/60s, who often recorded other people's songs and stood around mics, singing acapella or with backing musicians.

It takes some longer than others to come out ! lol..

[Shardlake]

Jesus!! i'm surprised you're still watching!

So am I :joker:

[exoticrosebud]

>>>> is wondering if CHAV is a boy band ive missed ??? lol

[tonyface]

Not men, just big girls blouses like Aaron...

[Cherry Christmas]

I don't think so. Hard rock has always been his thing, and my poor ears can back me up on that. :hugesmile:

Does that make him macho.? all that long hair and prancing around in tights ..:joker:

[Raven]

My son, who is 30, and all his mates, couldn't name a boyband song or member if their life depended on it. lol
Well a 45 year old can name a boyband member... robbie williams... and erm... erm... nope thats it:hugesmile:

That said I know 30 year olds who don't have a clue who keith moon was!

As for the topic, nothing wrong with it I guess but frankly it says nothing about his actual taste in music, whatever they would have picked he'd have said he disliked it and pulled his passive agressive crap when he didn't get his own way.... thankfully the others seem to be working out how to respond to passive agression of that nature... totaly ignore it. :spin:

[Florence N]

Why not ? once again The chosen one dances to his own tune Team Aaron !!!!

[alex_front2]

I don't know any 30 year old that likes boybands. I would say any 30 year old that primarily prefers boy bands is musically shallow-minded.

I know loads of men over 30 who love boybands, mind you they don't have wives or girlfriends.

But is another reason why I like Aaron, he's not a typical person or a BB seen-it-all-before cliche which is what all the other HMs are:

Faye Kate Lawler/ Nadia/
Jay Antony Hutton/ Charlie Drummond BB10/ Liam BB8
LouiseSophie Read-Rachel Rice
Tom Every gay/bi male: Marco/ Kemal/ Richard Bb7/ Dan bb5
Alex brian bello/ early Jade Goody/ Helen BB2

[connie]

Not men, just big girls blouses like Aaron...

I take you didn't like the Beatles then, each to there own i say, wouldn't do to all be the same. Wouldn't you go to the O2 if there were boy bands on.:nono:

[ButterflyGirl]

Nothing wrong with it imo really, people can like what music they like no matter what age they are.

[Bollo]

None of my male friends or my boyfriends have liked boybands and my social group is 25-40. However 2 of my female friends do have boyfriends that openly admit to liking boybands- they are both in their late 30's (and we do take the mick out of them!) but,hey, each to their own

[ChristmasNeeve]

Peoples taste in music is a personal thing, I don't think it's fair to say what he can and cannot like.

[Kazanne]

None of my male friends or my boyfriends have liked boybands and my social group is 25-40. However 2 of my female friends do have boyfriends that openly admit to liking boybands- they are both in their late 30's (and we do take the mick out of them!) but,hey, each to their own

not that they will admit to,:joker:

[Harry hunter]

Yep my gay brother , my boss (practically dragged his girlfriend to see take that!) and one married friend. Boybands appeal to all types and ages, that's why they are money making machines!

[Objectivegirl]

What a stupid thread. 30 year old men (or 90 year old men for that matter) are entitled to like any music they want. It is very stereotypical to suggest otherwise.
As a rule, I don't particularly like boy bands but if I was stuck in a house like that and was looking for something fun and light hearted to break the monotony, I would probably opt for something cheesy that everyone would know like boy band stuff. Doesn't mean to say he is a "fan" as such. And I really don't think there was anything tactical going on in his mind.

All the Aaron-baiting is getting somewhat tiresome. :sleep: :bored:

Give the guy a break!!! :thumbs:

[psychtracker]

The funniest thing about this thread is that people actually think Aaron likes boybands! :hugesmile:

[paper-cut-exit]

He does like boy bands tho - he already stated back at the start of BB that boybands was his preferred choice when it comes to music.

[psychtracker]

He does like boy bands tho - he already stated back at the start of BB that boybands was his preferred choice when it comes to music.

geez...how naive are you?

[In the Drunk Tank]

I think it's perfectly feasible that he does like them, I doubt he's saying to try and get votes

[paper-cut-exit]

geez...how naive are you?

Hey I must be if I don't have the same opinion as you on this one huh :sleep:

[psychtracker]

I think it's perfectly feasible that he does like them, I doubt he's saying to try and get votes

Of course he his, that's the exact demographic who votes, Boyband lovin chicks!

[RodHull]

In your eyes maybe,but not in everyones,I hear it did pretty well!!Good lord do we all have to like the same stuff now,

Yes nobody can be remotely different or the world will implode instantly :spin:

@OP so what if he likes Highschool Musical and westlife, he is still hands down the most entertaining HM bar none. Also worth remembering he has a son who is 6, this probably colours his musical tastes somewhat. But actually so what if he didnt. Honestly some people are so shallow judging others on their musical taste...

As for this idea he is lying, well thats laughable, if he is lying about his entire personality, he is just about the most intelligent man whos ever lived. He has since day 1, segregated himself, been selfish at times, been in a fiery relationship, not got on well with the majority of the house, moped around and been miserable, not joined in with the so called 'normal' antics (like frostie throwing)

NOT ONE THING he has done since hes been there is something that anyone would have guessed would make him popular. Thats why when he was first up (and even the next time) the HMs were so amazed he stayed. He was beating people in evictions who did just about anything they could to ingratiate the public to them. So if he is playing a game from day 1 then he probably deserves to win even more cause not only has he tricked the house, but also second guessed that the public would break with tradition and keep a segregated 'miserable' loner in the house.

[Marc]

Depends what tastes they have.