OT Ignorance is bliss

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I enjoy reading folks takes on music....my views aren't for the purpose of argument concerning this...as a musician my argument was aimed at the stereotype that old people don't like new music...I tried to expound on that by linking a video of brand new music by young folks that I absolutely love and respect for it's musicality....I raised a son here who in Jr High was blasting Eminem and 50 cent in my cabin after school in the woods...let's just say I wasn't a fan of the lyrics or compositions and now that he's 27 and learned to play music, he now agrees with me. As a teen though he exposed me to his generations idea of a musical good time...I thought then and still now that it was angst filled garbage...Eminem's best song was a Led Zeppelin sample of Kashmir...

My argument would be that what we listened to as kids, seems to stick with us, even if it's just genre's. We tend to determine what we "like" fairly early in life. So sure as I get older I will find new music I will like but the chances of it being similar to something I already like are much higher than the chance I'm going to decide I like hip-hop or something.

My taste in music is strange... For an anniversary gift were heading to Seattle to see this.


I love classical music.

As a teen, I listened to classical music, and sometimes teenage angst stuff, but as an adult not really.

Anyways, I'd venture to guess that the "new" music you like is similar in style/substance to music that you already liked, just like how I generally know the type of music I'm more apt to like too.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Also this :

 

[riverman]

My argument would be that what we listened to as kids, seems to stick with us, even if it's just genre's. We tend to determine what we "like" fairly early in life. So sure as I get older I will find new music I will like but the chances of it being similar to something I already like are much higher than the chance I'm going to decide I like hip-hop or something.

My taste in music is strange... For an anniversary gift were heading to Seattle to see this.


I love classical music.

As a teen, I listened to classical music, and sometimes teenage angst stuff, but as an adult not really.

Anyways, I'd venture to guess that the "new" music you like is similar in style/substance to music that you already liked, just like how I generally know the type of music I'm more apt to like too.

There is plenty of old music I can't stand....that's not why I like or dislike music...every era has it's clinkers...as a student of music I learned classical and jazz at a young age but still liked rock and roll....in the 70s I was a music snob...thought only jazz and classical music had substance....then I rediscovered blues, folk, soul and rock music...I've played pop music for money that I really disliked..it was the job...I remember how boring playing Still haven't found what I'm looking for by U2.....the crowd loved it...I thought is was 2 chords and a digga digga digga digga echoed out guitar. Hated that song even though I played it night after night in a cover band for awhile..on the other hand playing Message in a Bottle by the Police was always fun

 

[Mediocre Man]

It's literally why so many here are so happy

 

[Lanny]

I dont know if its a competition on musical knowledge but I know a professor at Dartmouth who is an amazing violinist, but who also spends a lot of his time programming music. Many good programmers are musicians because its language, its conveying ideas and thoughts, almost all SW engineers have their style’s, it’s very technical in many ways buts also extremely creative. I think you’d be surprised at how close the skillsets are for a programmer and a musician.
Edited: Spencer went to Julliard, then was a professor at Dartmouth, and now he spends most of his time helping concert halls with technology. Thought about it for a minute and wanted to get it right.

Now in terms of AI generated “music” thats different.

I've gotta go with Riverman on this one.