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Have any of you experienced a change in musical taste as you age?
Posted on 8/11/22 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 8/11/22 at 4:32 pm
I’m in my early 50’s and for most of my life if it was not Priest, Maiden, Sabbath, Kiss, Scorpions, etc then I wanted nothing to do with it. I only liked rock from the 70’s thru mid 80’s. Now I find myself being pulled towards more calm, relaxing music like SteelyDan or Christopher Cross. Hell, my XM stays on Yacht Rock or The Bridge instead of Ozzys Boneyard. Is this normal. InB4 “you’re turning into a pussy!”
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 4:35 pm to TNtrash
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I’m in my early 50’s and for most of my life if it was not Priest, Maiden, Sabbath, Kiss, Scorpions, etc then I wanted nothing to do with it. I only liked rock from the 70’s thru mid 80’s. Now I find myself being pulled towards more calm, relaxing music like SteelyDan or Christopher Cross. Hell, my XM stays on Yacht Rock or The Bridge instead of Ozzys Boneyard.
Just described me to a tee, although I still rock to Ozzy’s Boneyard daily.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 4:41 pm to TNtrash
Christopher Cross sailing is a masterpiece
This post was edited on 8/11/22 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 8/11/22 at 4:41 pm to TNtrash
I think we all do.
You start with the music you loved in your prime. 17-25 or so. You listen to that for a while. Then switch to stuff from childhood.
Seattle music for me gave way to 70’s music. The new stuff I like sounds like older music.
You start with the music you loved in your prime. 17-25 or so. You listen to that for a while. Then switch to stuff from childhood.
Seattle music for me gave way to 70’s music. The new stuff I like sounds like older music.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 6:11 pm to TNtrash
I go in cycles between pop punk, jazz/funk, and vintage sounding/garage/classic rock
Posted on 8/11/22 at 6:16 pm to TNtrash
Well, I went the other way. I did listen to a lot of metal and hard rock in high school (late 70s - early 80s). Maiden, Priest, Scorpions, hell yeah. But I got into jazz around then too and then spent about 20 years going deeper and deeper into that. Got into a fair bit of adventurous, avant garde stuff that opened up my ears. That was also the time that 80s hair bands started dominating the more known metal scene and I lost interest.
Then in my early 40s I got back into metal with a vengeance. Just turned 58 and I the stuff I listen to now is more extreme than I would have gone when 18. Part of that is just the evolution in music but I don't think my ears would have been ready for Opeth, then Jinjer etc then.
But Steely Dan has ALWAYS been great.
Then in my early 40s I got back into metal with a vengeance. Just turned 58 and I the stuff I listen to now is more extreme than I would have gone when 18. Part of that is just the evolution in music but I don't think my ears would have been ready for Opeth, then Jinjer etc then.
But Steely Dan has ALWAYS been great.
This post was edited on 8/11/22 at 6:17 pm
Posted on 8/11/22 at 6:31 pm to TNtrash
If a man doesn’t get into Steely Dan as he grows older, he’s aging wrong.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 7:09 pm to TNtrash
It is not even that my musical taste has changed. I cannot stand the music I used to listen to in high school and early college. I used to like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sublime, 311, etc. Now, I change the station immediately if it comes on. I do not know why but something clicked on day and I no longer like them.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 7:56 pm to TNtrash
The older I get the worse the current music gets. I don't blame it on my age, but rather the crappy current music (or what passes for music these days). And get off my lawn.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 8:27 pm to TNtrash
Turned 50 last month and still listen to the same 60s-80s rock (soft, hard and heavy) and early 90s grunge. Not much has changed for me...yet.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:09 pm to TNtrash
Grew up listening to ‘80s music, and now I primarily listen to retrowave/synthpop. Best of both worlds!
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:48 pm to TNtrash
Not really
I hated contemporary music (synth, hair bands, yacht rock) when I was young ('80s). Hated heavy metal as well (can't stand the shrieking vocals). I presume I need not give my opinion of rap.
As long as I can remember I was drawn to the music of the '60s (British Invasion, garage rock). I eventually discovered, in Little Steven's words, "the bands that influenced The Ramones, the bands influenced by The Ramones, and the Ramones."
I was always fairly open to older music, at least compared to other kids, and I enjoyed watching musicals like West Side Story and Singin' In The Rain. So it's not surprising I eventually moved on to the Great American Songbook.
Probably the biggest musical change from my youth is a typical one for my generation -- I grew to be a fan of country music, at least of the honky tonk era ('50s, '60s) as well as old timey stuff.
I still listen to Ramones, NY Dolls, Pistols etc occasionally, so I haven't totally wimped out. And I take great pride in still hating yacht rock.
I hated contemporary music (synth, hair bands, yacht rock) when I was young ('80s). Hated heavy metal as well (can't stand the shrieking vocals). I presume I need not give my opinion of rap.
As long as I can remember I was drawn to the music of the '60s (British Invasion, garage rock). I eventually discovered, in Little Steven's words, "the bands that influenced The Ramones, the bands influenced by The Ramones, and the Ramones."
I was always fairly open to older music, at least compared to other kids, and I enjoyed watching musicals like West Side Story and Singin' In The Rain. So it's not surprising I eventually moved on to the Great American Songbook.
Probably the biggest musical change from my youth is a typical one for my generation -- I grew to be a fan of country music, at least of the honky tonk era ('50s, '60s) as well as old timey stuff.
I still listen to Ramones, NY Dolls, Pistols etc occasionally, so I haven't totally wimped out. And I take great pride in still hating yacht rock.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 10:35 pm to TNtrash
Absolutely. Led Zeppelin was my favorite band in the late 80s, Pearl Jam for most of the 90s, and My Bloody Valentine for most of the 00s.
I've always liked bands like Steely Dan and Hall and Oates. But I fell in love with Bossa Nova about 10 years ago and that led me towards Jazz. My favorite band right now is Khruangbin.
Other than New Wave from the 80s and Yacht Rock, Bossa Nova and Jazz are about all that I listen to, even though I've grown to appreciate a lot of country music from the 60s,70s, and early 80s.
Same thing happened with tv shows. I find myself wanting to watch shows that "old people" were watching when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s.
I've always liked bands like Steely Dan and Hall and Oates. But I fell in love with Bossa Nova about 10 years ago and that led me towards Jazz. My favorite band right now is Khruangbin.
Other than New Wave from the 80s and Yacht Rock, Bossa Nova and Jazz are about all that I listen to, even though I've grown to appreciate a lot of country music from the 60s,70s, and early 80s.
Same thing happened with tv shows. I find myself wanting to watch shows that "old people" were watching when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 10:52 pm to TNtrash
I grew up in the 80s and 90s, so hard rock/ grunge, alternative is my go-to. I can't listen to much classic rock anymore, I'm about worn slick on it. Way back when, I'd discover several new bands a year. I rarely discover new music that I really love. Some is good, but I rarely become obsessed with something new like I used to.
I have become "obsessed" with Billy Strings, which is funny because, I've never been into that style of music before. When I discovered BS, it was truly like a gift, because I haven't discovered music/ a musician that I've enjoyed that much in along time. Maybe, I just don't enjoy music as much as I used too, or maybe I'm just old I don't know.
I have become "obsessed" with Billy Strings, which is funny because, I've never been into that style of music before. When I discovered BS, it was truly like a gift, because I haven't discovered music/ a musician that I've enjoyed that much in along time. Maybe, I just don't enjoy music as much as I used too, or maybe I'm just old I don't know.
This post was edited on 8/11/22 at 10:53 pm
Posted on 8/11/22 at 11:24 pm to TNtrash
My testosterone has not dropped. Still into punk.
Posted on 8/12/22 at 8:23 am to TNtrash
maybe "expanded" taste over the years. early on, it was classic rock or nothing.
Added hair/metal later on
then "alternative" in the 90s
hasn't changed from that in probably 25 years
Added hair/metal later on
then "alternative" in the 90s
hasn't changed from that in probably 25 years
Posted on 8/12/22 at 8:23 am to TNtrash
My music listening began with Beatles and British Invasion lasting thru the mid-70’s. There is the random 80’s and 90’s stuff. For the past few years I am into big band and Vegas style performances like Sinatra and Martin. Especially live recordings. Those people had talent. There were no monitors, in-ears or studio fixes. Just walk out and sing to the live band.
Posted on 8/12/22 at 9:28 am to TNtrash
quote:One of the most solid channels in the line up.
The Bridge
Posted on 8/12/22 at 11:46 pm to TNtrash
I am 65, have between 8-10,000 albums & CDs. Still enjoy everything I ever bought over the past 50+ years. Yes, some music may not be as fresh as it sounded in 1973, but still sounds better than anything today. I have gone thru so many stages- psych, pop, metal, funk, soul, punk, reggae/dub, jazz, blues, fusion, grunge, indie, etc. I have soften as well thru the years, I will now listen to stuff I felt was lame back in the day. But at the same time, I can relax & listen to thrash metal just as much as new indie music. But my current favorite music? Thanks to You Tube, I am finding so many 60's psych bands & 70's prog bands, mostly European, that I missed for one reason or another. Actually, for someone that has 'lived' music most of his life, I am so disappointed I missed out on so much!!
Posted on 8/13/22 at 9:34 am to TNtrash
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Have any of you experienced a change in musical taste as you age?
of course
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