"Your music taste is bad" 

your not ready

Great video! It's a shame that since I'm better at watching your videos than everyone else, nobody else will be able to enjoy it as much as me.

"I respect every music tas- IS THAT (insert artist/genre here) OMG HOW COULD YOU LISTEN TO THAT? 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀😭😭😭😭😭😭"

The amount of harassment i've received online for my music taste is insane. Like so many people can't seem to comprehend the idea of someone liking an artist that they might not like and it baffles me, and like the weird gatekeeping i've seen because I don't listen to certain artists or certain albums is also insane. Like I just want places where I can discuss music with people because it's something I love, but like there's always this lingering feeling that i'm not welcomed.

instead of pretending you like artists you don't know, just call that artist trash and proceed to call them a loser virgin

There's a quote by Hank Green that I think about whenever I see/hear someone insulting someone else's music taste. "Don't ever rag on someone for their music taste. Music is such a glorious part of the human experience and literally no good can come from making it worse for someone." I agree with him a lot. I think we'd all enjoy music more if people would cut out this taste flexing contest and just try to appreciate what other people enjoy. And if you don't like it that's fine but you don't have to be mean about it, just agree to disagree.

The rap community is such a good example of this. Old-heads gatekeeping the entire genre because the "new rappers" don't write quadruple duple entendres, weirdo underground fans acting pretentious because they listen to people with less than 1000 streams on spotify, and self-titled "hip-hop heads" clowning on other people's takes because "their top 10 is not objectively correct."

Thank you for speaking up against the gatekeeping in music listening culture. It really turns a lot of people off from getting into music, and it sucks!

Leaving Album Of The Year definitevely was one of the best decisions I've ever done in my life. Now I can happily listen to stuff I actually enjoy instead of forcing myself to like OK Computer or feeling insecure about liking an artist with less than 70 user score.

It's so funny I hear people in music circles get worried they seem normie when the stuff they have on their most listened to are artists that are popular in music nerd circles but if you ask a random person on the stream they have no fucking clue what a Danny Brown is.

"people suck" too fucking real

Literally any time in my life that I’ve said any specific music sucks, I’ve then listened to it and really enjoyed it. A big issue is too many people 1) define themselves by genre, thinking they have to be dedicated to [anything] genre and that genre only. And 2) too many people get caught up in the mainstream and don’t take a step back to see all the other music they’re missing out on.

As someone who regularly listens to Kpop, you would not BELIEVE the amount of gatekeeping that lies around in fandoms, like the amount of times older listeners (cough cough ARMYS cough cough) have told me "You can't listen to (abc) beacuse haven't known them long enough!!" Is insane, like, bro, how am I gonna 'know them for long enough' IF I CANT EVEN LISTEN TO THEM (BY YOUR LOGIC) BEACUSE "You're not old enough!!" And that's I don't really regularly interact with kpop group fandoms, besides Skz and Xdinary heros. Not saying that all kpop group dwellers are like this, but definitely watch out.

can’t go a bites ramble video without him mentioning that tame impala is just one dude

popular music, is popular for a reason. i don't see any point in the "you like popular music/tiktok music taste" argument. and especially when i see their music taste, it always contains yeat. i don't get it

I hate when people tell me the music I like is bad. I just don't tell people what music I listen to nowadays

Honestly, yeah. I do lived that "enjoy whatever you want" kinda mentality because if I open to listen something that was intrigued, I might leave the expectation for what am I about to listen. I'm more of a Rock kinda of guy but I do step in to Hop-Hop, IDMs, and Electronic a bit and it was fun.

This video is hillariously accurate and I can laugh at myself because some of the things apply to me but I think the video itself proves its own point because I recgonized the song from the Donkey Kong Country Map screen in it lmao

PREACH KING, PREACH!! On a real though I’m glad you’ve made this video, being a weezer fan is hard man..

Thanks for reminding me of this type of cunts I used to deal with on instagram lol. This also reminded me of when I was in class, and I was showing one of the guys videos of a concert I’d been to recently. I saw Poppy and I had a really great time and I wanted to share it. He didn’t know who she was, he asked if that was Weezer, cuz Weezer has that song “I just threw out the love of my dreams” featuring a female singer. I said no and showed her Spotify page. Later that day I had a moment of realisation, I reacted so calmly to that moment, I didn’t go BRUH HOW TF DO YOU NOT KNOW HER BABABA, I probably would’ve back in my Hip Hop Instagram days. I used to ask these questions online when I was new to music, and people were so rude, and I didn’t wanna turn out like them. I felt good, a sense of maturity idk lol.

This gatekeeping happens all over the damn place as well, espeically video games. There are too many times where people will build their entire personality off of not liking a specific thing, and it gets toxic FAST. And then they wonder why no one plays their game. It's like "you chased everyone away, the fuck did you think would happen?" If you wanna get more people into your thing, the best thing to do is encourage and guide them into it. Let them explore it for themselves. You CANNOT force people to do it, it never works. And if they don't wanna broaden their horizions? Well, then that's their desision! Maybe they'll pick it up when they feel ready, maybe they never will. But just... guide them.

The animation has been getting better frfr

I hate that my family laughs at me because i like music from Japan, and never tried to listen so now i just tell my music taste online or with friends. I hate this type of people, like, it's just a band that sings a language that you don't know

This vid resonate with me so much, especially when I started listening and getting into Green Day and other punk artists recently, and I can't BREATHE on Twitter without some "die hard fan who defended father of all motherfuckers to death and went to all the live shows including the ones where Billie Joe start shouting at the fans" telling me I'm not a real fan lol edit: "bUt gReEn dAy iS nOt pUnk " Shut the fuck up 😍😍

I’m gonna help you with patreon because honestly you have a clear and fresh view of the music stuff. Tbh it’s a lot to digest sometimes and even I don’t get truly the hype that some artists get on RYM or AOTY So seeing like a impartial view of music it’s really nice Keep it up Small bites. Fr one of the best channels that it’s out there and the mood and atmosphere is so goddamn chill man

I remember in the comments section in one of your videos someone said they'd recently started listening to music (i assume they didn't listen to music before) through artists like taylor swift, olivia rodrigo, melanie martinez and also kpop. First reply called their music taste bad. It's such a puny thing to get mad at people for. My favourite artist(s) are BTS, and people make fun of me for it a lot. I have literally written thousand word essays on their lyrics and the evolution of each member's songwriting style (yes, they write their own lyrics 90% of the time) bc I find them so moving but they all assume that I'm only into them cause they're hot. Their work has been my main source of joy for the past year, I don't see what's wrong with that.

dude I LOVE your videos, I don't watch YT at all but you are da the only person I consecutively watch, please never stop

I would describe my music taste as my taste in music.

That yung bruh instrumental caught me off guard 4:07🔥😂

Commenting to say I love your vids and the “tis the season” line made me crack up for some reason.

Bookmarking 2:48 bc the happy sphere goober is precious and adorable

3:03 that was beautiful

As a KISS, Pitbull and EDM enjoyer, I approuve this video. 👍

your not ready man i love this guy and i just found him, subbed

Damn you copyright 😭 I wish you luck on here man. This video is nice!! I liked how smooth the ending animation was, your guy got so mad he gained more frames. Also LOCKET EP SPOTTED

YOUR SOOS IMPRESSION WAS AMAZING!

Nice timing with the Spotify Wrapled stuff yesterday.

When an Onlysmallbites video doesn’t have a “package for uh, mister bites,” I literally cry. Jk this is a good video I love ur vids.

3:19 OMG i heard a friend from a while ago told me about their liked songs and it was like 13000 songs 😱. Props tbf, but like yea it is impossible to listen to it all. Also to that person idk how you kept track of all that music, but more power to you 🙏

0:43 I dam well know people unironically listen to this 1:39 I do this sometimes, I wanna listen to something and I’m just too lazy to just listen to it

Great video, I saw this in my recommended. I believe instead of people being elitist on the artist they listen to, they should recommend the artist especially if the artist is niche. Gate keeping is quite a harmful thing.

Honestly don't care about others opinions, been listening to Kanye and Tyler for years and I'm content with listening to all their songs for 10/15 more years

ngl i wish i could see your playlists on spotify (if you have some) and i have a vivid memory that you said in a video that you use spotify but i cant find it, anyways, nice video!!!!

I love the sr pelo influence lmao

you put 'another part of me' in 8/16 bit form (i dunno im not an expert) i love it

This shit crazy, who wants to keep the artists they listen to underground? I need everybody I interact with to listen to Jamiroquai and Igorrr

That thumbnail is amazing😭👌

soos impression on point‼️

Keep up the good work!

yo, props for animating over that default dance

If you don’t listen to *insert underground artist from random unknown genre here* ,you don’t know music.

Great soos impression

4:10 Tekken 4 - Touch and go for anyone wanted to know the music in the background 😌

To me a good music taste is just not limiting yourself to one or a few genres and trying a bunch of different sounds.

new bites upload lets gooo

me when my friends constantly make fun of my music taste

tis the season got me geeking

thank u for the video Mr Bites

OMG THAT BOMB RUSH CYBER FUNK TRACK AT THE END!!!! LET THEM KNOOOOOOOW!!!!

One day I just wanted to share with my friends my Spotify playlist. They immediately clowned on me caused I listened to rap :(

I normally don't listen to artists, with vert few exceptions. I just think it's cool to think to myself "what would I like to listen to right now?" and search that on youtube or spotify to see if I discover a cool music. I don't really can't talk about any popular music artist cuz I don't listen to them, I might have listened to one, two maybe even three of their music, but it was for the music and not the artist. With the few exceptions of Yun Li/Yung lixo and Ace of Hearts I just listen to random music that I find and think is good :)

So you're telling me you *DON"T* listen to emotive 80s gabber rock breakbeat depth-math-core (with korean characteristics)? *Give you the look

“did u know that tame impala is JUST ONE GUY??????” Is prolly the most common phrase in my vocabulary this point

3:37 Didn't expect to see AJR get slightly involved in this video.

It is what it is Honestly currently im not really listening to much, work really dried my want to listen to music outside having background music

My man uses Animal Crossing GC, Michael Jackson, DKC and Tekken 4 music... and has to hear things like "your music taste sucks?" Bro, your music taste in this video alone is DOPE :D

I see this not only online but in real life too. Frequently I'll bring up an album or a band that I like and immediately I'll get scoffed at or made fun of for liking it. Like, The Beatles might be super basic to be into but why's everyone gotta be so negative about it? I also really hate when people say you're not a real music fan if you're not into super obscure underground artists who have like 5 fans total. To me it doesn't matter how popular an artist is, if I like the music then I'll listen to it and more often than not try to share it. Rant aside, I enjoyed this video and I'm glad there are people in the world who are more open-minded to others' music taste

need a whole soos voiceover video

I like this change in style very cool

I think there’s objectively good music but there’s no objectively bad music.

there is these one group of underground artists that i found and they are soo underground that its criminal only like 100 streams on spotify and their shit sounds so good that group is called flaccid basket i reccomend giving a listen to them they are soo underrated

0:34 Hey! That album is a Masterpiece!

Haha, yeah. Paul Malburet (born April 10, 1985) also known professionally as Incredible Polo and sometimes just Polo is a French self-taught musician, songwriter and the face and voice of Incredibox. The genres of music he makes are alternative, electro, progressive, and pop. He is also one of the three members of So Far So Good. In 2013, he silently released his first Album "Abissama", with little acclaim. In 2016, Paul released "Ma Hill", his more known album featuring the song "The Ship"

Consistently good youtube channel.

I've found that the issue is actually much worse in real life, as opposed to what the video says. Both there and in the internet though people will clown on your music taste. I've always had to not tell about my music tastes because pretty much all the time I do it turns out awful. It feels like everyone listens to the same few artists, just like the video said. Some examples I've seen are Radiohead, 10000 Gecks (or something like that), MF Doom, Death Grips, but after listening, they're just really not something I'd listen to. I just like niche artists and niche games in general, some of my favourite artists are popular within small communities, specifically artists like Myukke, Frums and Ebimayo who are popular within rhythm game communities, but outside, no one knows them, and since they've never heard of the kind of music these artists make, they tend to hate on it. And that's sad, I just want to enjoy the stupid music, I don't like "real" music, simply forced not to share music opinions

in august 2021, i started my first ever music playlist. by may 2023, that same playlist only had 180 songs. at that time, i would’ve said my favorite artist was the beatles, but only because i had like 5 of their songs in the playlist. during may of 2023, i converted my playlist from youtube to spotify and started using spotify for my music listening. shortly after that, i listened to a full album for the first time ever. never in my life had i willingly listened through the entirety of an album until that moment. it was Let It Be. so fast forward 7 months, it had gone from a single youtube playlist with 180 songs to a spotify wrapped with 890 songs total. as of now, ive added around 40 albums to my spotify since my first album in may. i have to thank my sudden increased interest in expanding my music to radiohead. i got hooked on them in june, and they’re the only artist that i’ve listened to the entirety of their studio albums (except for nirvana but they only have 3) im still trying to expand my music taste. i’ve never listened to the lonely hearts club, i’ve never listened to MBDTF, ive barely listened to the wall. i only have 5 rap albums in my spotify. i got a long way to go.

me after listening to the 37th ambient breakcore playlist : as a "i listen to everything person", cool video👍

came for the title and thumbnail, stayed for the soos impression

Had this happen when i didnt know what death grips is. They acted like i was crazy and lacked culture or something. And like i tried listening to it after. I dont really get it but thats cool i'll just listen to the stuff i like

amazing video it sucks that because of the internet (childish gambino refrence??!!) people feel afraid to give highly regarded albums a listen

Prime Soos impression dude 🤌🏽

This Vid-E-O Is Pretty Nice #JusticeForWellGuy

I often find my friends listening to artists like Radiohead and Death Grips, while I'm over here listening to Graham Kartna.

Tonight we dance around the flame

Reminding people that Tame Impala is just one guy has to be a reoccurring bit 😭

outro music ♥

I dont listen too much outside death metal and jazz

Mr Pelo would be proud ❤❤

:( I am a 10 hours of silence ocasionally broken up by metal pipe sound fan

2:38 OMG I LOVE LARGE PROFESSOR 😂❤❤❤

Was not expecting the Tekken 4 OST to pop up in this video, but a welcome surprise nonetheless.

I feel like this one video described a (small) part of the metal community perfectly.

I have a playlist of like 7k+ songs that me and most of my friends keep adding to so we can share and experience new music without the hassle of each of us trying to find music alone

when I heard tekken music I subbed❤

you think its crazy that tame impala is one guy? wait until you hear that MGMT is TWO guys

I hope well guy comes back well

You can always find less main stream, weirder, and more original music. Its a end less pit lol.

idc what you listen to. my friend said he didnt like some of the jid songs i played. he’s been missing for a few months.

0:24 happened to me 2 months ago because i changed from eminem and rap to weezer and alt rock

I archive tracks exclusively on sc and upload them to yt (w/ the artist permission) so more ppl can hear them (loud phonk warning) edit: This is a GREAT video for avid music enthusiasts 🎶👍