not true for me but i will admit to the last couple of concerts i attended in my 50s, i felt a little weird... at the 2nd to last, i was 30 years older than everybody but the band member's relatives & the guy who was pretty obv. a music reviewer, at the VERY last, i was 30 years older than EVERYBODY & the guy checking tickets/IDs offered me free merch (i realized later he thought *i* might be a reviewer)
whenever I hear about this, my standard counter argument is: This doesn't hold for true music fans. If you *really* dig music, you listen to a variety AND have an open mind to new stuff. I know a solid 2 dozen people who fit this. (A lot, but not all, are fellow musicians.)
So, I'll apologize if this comes across mean: but if you feel this way, I consider you only casually interested in music at best. My opinion of course!
Strangely enough, my personal taste is almost exactly the opposite: the music I like is almost all from before I was born (often decades before), or from the last 15 years or so (but not recent pop music).
Very much the opposite for me across all music - some of my favourite jazz music was recorded decades before I was born, and my favourite classical music was composed at least a century ago! But (as a 33-year old) some of my current favourite music was recoded in the last five years (especially funk, jazz funk etc.).
I'm nostalgic for the songs of my childhood and teens, but I cringe a little at what I was into! I got a lot of enjoyment from it and still do listen to some of it every now and then for nostalgia's sake, but I wouldn't rate it as really great music...
I suppose it could hold more if it's only talking specifically about the pop genre (although I still like stuff my Dad used to listen to when I was a kid from before I was born)...
Honestly, this has not happened to me. My tastes have changed as I've gotten older, but I'm always finding something new to enjoy. Like, I never thought I'd be into pop music, but I've spent most of my 40s really excited about the state of pop. I'll be 45 next month and think several genres are in a new golden age.
I meet the age requirement to join the AARP and listened to the new Charli XCX album twice today. (AMA?)
I don’t think there’s a decade I love more than any other decade, though some genres shine in each. It’s important to challenge one’s ears and listen to everything. The kids are always making waves.
It sounds as weird to me when my peers decry today’s music in comparison to the 90s as it sounded to me when my parents’ generation would talk of how much better pop music was in the 50s
this is nonsense music-quality-relativism. All good music happened before 1990, everything after sucks. that’s not my relative view; it’s objective truth.
I'm almost 44, Led Zeppelin, early Metallica, Heart, Queen, from before I was born, Lady Gaga, Florence+the Machine, the Mountain Goats(though we love the early stuff too we only really got into more recently after Moral Orel) from when I turned 30 or later.
The only stuff from the 90s which I still regularly listen to is Tool/APC/Garbage, nin and orgy dominated my listening back then but they are kinda cringey nowadays.
yeah, same here. The 80s had some good Songs as well, that was 11 Years before I was born, but since I was 20 most of the Music sounds like Crap to me.
@inkorrupt I'd say it's more about making an effort than about age.
If you already know what music you like you stop actively searching for new stuff - and your taste evolves with exposure to new stuff.
I've been trying to (re)develop my personal library of stored music for the last 2-3 years and now know a whole lot of songs released during the last 5 years that I think are great. On the other hand a lot of the things I loved back in the 90s are now considered to be crap by me.
interessting statistic. I guess was born a 40 years old grumpy person 😬 The music I liked in my teens was all 30 or 40 years old and I dislike(d) most contenmporary stuff. But that's whs it's called statistics and not universal truths.
There is still a lot of good music coming out, but it's all in genres and styles that went out of fashion ages ago and now only survive in subcultures centered around such music. The mainstream mostly sucks, always has, always does, except for a few extraordinary artists.
I really enjoy your posts, but I have to disagree here.
Do people not read new books by new authors? Watch mind blowing films by new directors/actors? Look at new art?
I love finding new music by new artists, or new music by familiar artists, or familiar music covered by new artists.
I still listen to my fav tracks from years ago, just as I re-watch favorite movies, or re-read favorite books. But this is intermingled with new movies I love, new books I love.
Opposite for me. Cringing more with ‘classic rock’. In my 70’s and find new music as good as anything. Many ‘play’ with sounds. You know you are in a different domain when you attend a gig and people ask if you are the grandparent of one of the performers.
peachfront
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Mike Dolbow
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •whenever I hear about this, my standard counter argument is:
This doesn't hold for true music fans. If you *really* dig music, you listen to a variety AND have an open mind to new stuff. I know a solid 2 dozen people who fit this. (A lot, but not all, are fellow musicians.)
So, I'll apologize if this comes across mean: but if you feel this way, I consider you only casually interested in music at best. My opinion of course!
SeaCaptain(Ret)
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Does not match my experience.
I discovered the Blue Note Records catalog during my university years. Their greatest years predated my birth, and it's great stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u37RF5xKNq8&list=PLTIb4fKCEAevQGcDKFIXdimOXsMK4uVNv
In my mid 30's grunge came around. Amazing stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsZTYqyb13U&list=PL6ogdCG3tAWhWW0Vk-vcaCMJZ_4RP28If
In my late 50's I drove all the way to freakin' Waco, TX to catch this band in a coffee shop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q6nrrWLA_U
Worth the drive to Denver last year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWjcwj4Rbxo&list=PL4SBf6pOcd9p5VEG8NiZyMETASpG2O9dr
More awesomeness:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEQweRXrcdY
Don't forget to get outside your continent:
LadaNiva delivers the goods in...
Armenian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXWXhXoFBWY
French:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQh_uLhsXqg
Romanian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhBWg1CmLQ0
Russian with a reggae beat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbL5jIsEc4w
If I stop searching for new music, I'll surely be dead inside.
Cannonball Adderley - Autumn Leaves
YouTubeJeff
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •On the one hand maybe there will never be another Definitely Maybe or OK Computer or Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
But on the other hand there is so much good new music every day
Rebecca McQuitty
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •David Zaslavsky
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •I feel like this explains a lot 😂
Strangely enough, my personal taste is almost exactly the opposite: the music I like is almost all from before I was born (often decades before), or from the last 15 years or so (but not recent pop music).
Weird Socks
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •I hate that this is true for me.
I follow new music. (https://somesurprises.bandcamp.com/album/perseids) but it's music that has connections to the #shoegaze music of my 30s.
Perseids, by somesurprises
somesurprisesAlan Wolf
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •John Mastodone indeed!
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Stephen Gentle
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Very much the opposite for me across all music - some of my favourite jazz music was recorded decades before I was born, and my favourite classical music was composed at least a century ago! But (as a 33-year old) some of my current favourite music was recoded in the last five years (especially funk, jazz funk etc.).
I'm nostalgic for the songs of my childhood and teens, but I cringe a little at what I was into! I got a lot of enjoyment from it and still do listen to some of it every now and then for nostalgia's sake, but I wouldn't rate it as really great music...
I suppose it could hold more if it's only talking specifically about the pop genre (although I still like stuff my Dad used to listen to when I was a kid from before I was born)...
David Hopeward
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •PetterOfCats
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •I meet the age requirement to join the AARP and listened to the new Charli XCX album twice today. (AMA?)
I don’t think there’s a decade I love more than any other decade, though some genres shine in each. It’s important to challenge one’s ears and listen to everything. The kids are always making waves.
It sounds as weird to me when my peers decry today’s music in comparison to the 90s as it sounded to me when my parents’ generation would talk of how much better pop music was in the 50s
Lord Thomas Klopf of Bohemia
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •nichtsicher
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Matches partly. I love the 80's music of my childhood. Like the 90's less, and stopped* listening music since 10 years ago.
* not completely, of course. But it's much less than an hour per week
Max™
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •I'm almost 44, Led Zeppelin, early Metallica, Heart, Queen, from before I was born, Lady Gaga, Florence+the Machine, the Mountain Goats(though we love the early stuff too we only really got into more recently after Moral Orel) from when I turned 30 or later.
The only stuff from the 90s which I still regularly listen to is Tool/APC/Garbage, nin and orgy dominated my listening back then but they are kinda cringey nowadays.
Svenja
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Cegorach
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •@inkorrupt I'd say it's more about making an effort than about age.
If you already know what music you like you stop actively searching for new stuff - and your taste evolves with exposure to new stuff.
I've been trying to (re)develop my personal library of stored music for the last 2-3 years and now know a whole lot of songs released during the last 5 years that I think are great. On the other hand a lot of the things I loved back in the 90s are now considered to be crap by me.
Bargearse
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Interesting, I keep finding excellent music, from before I was born and only a few years old at most, am now 58.
I tend to eschew the music from my youth becase.. Well, I'e heard it already.
What about the music before you (I) were eveb born, Ode to Joy, or Take 5 for example, stunning pieces.
I guess I am the weirido I've always been called 😀
🏅Welcome Back
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •This explains Baby Boomers and the Beatles.
Boy, advertisers get this. Always surprised which songs they use for drug ads
GORE-di (Ennui Simulator)
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Gilgwath
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Lord Caramac the Clueless, KSC
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Mark
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •DOB is way (waaaay) on the left.
Jeff Mitchell
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •I really enjoy your posts, but I have to disagree here.
Do people not read new books by new authors? Watch mind blowing films by new directors/actors? Look at new art?
I love finding new music by new artists, or new music by familiar artists, or familiar music covered by new artists.
I still listen to my fav tracks from years ago, just as I re-watch favorite movies, or re-read favorite books. But this is intermingled with new movies I love, new books I love.
Same as music.
#Music
GBlishen
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