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Re: love of classic rock explained

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:24:45 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/26/2013 18:24

Romanelli wrote:

Oh. Is that why I buy so much music, because the internet frightens and confuses me?

Yeah.

Re: love of classic rock explained

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:13:30 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/26/2013 18:13

Jasonconfused wrote:

I might be in the minority if what you're suggesting is true, but I still buy all my music, and a great deal of it is classic rock. Oh, and I'm not middle aged. Again, I could be in the minority.

You could say, it might surprise meccalecca to know that you're only 19!

Re: love of classic rock explained

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 11:21:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/26/2013 15:21

Jasonconfused wrote:

I might be in the minority if what you're suggesting is true, but I still buy all my music, and a great deal of it is classic rock. Oh, and I'm not middle aged. Again, I could be in the minority.

I don't think you're in the minority at all.

You are the minority.

Re: love of classic rock explained

meccalecca — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:08:08 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 09/25/2013 20:08

Romanelli wrote:

Oh. Is that why I buy so much music, because the internet frightens and confuses me?

Thanks. I had no idea.

Good Lord....

:shock:

Well, i was half joking about the "frightens and confuses". but the facts show that since the beginning of the mp3 era, physical album sales have declined rapidly among certain age groups while remaining somewhat steady among older adults. certain demographics are going to be more heavily effected than others. the demographic that buys classic rock albums hasn't been hit as hard as others.

Re: love of classic rock explained

Romanelli — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:14:27 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 09/25/2013 19:14

meccalecca wrote:

better research would also reveal that part of the reason classic rock is selling so well right now is that a rather significant demographic no longer buys music, but the middle aged still do because the internet frightens and confuses them.

Oh. Is that why I buy so much music, because the internet frightens and confuses me?

Thanks. I had no idea.

Good Lord....

😲

Re: love of classic rock explained

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:09:01 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/25/2013 19:09

sp4cetiger wrote:

K, sorry, thought that was aimed at me. :P

All's well, no reason to apologize, I could have been less viciously sarcastic anyways 🤣

Re: love of classic rock explained

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:52:21 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/25/2013 18:52

yourself wrote:

Yeah, like, the study itself seems interesting enough, to discuss/interpret or whatever...The first article just described it in the vaguest way possible and then told me to buy something. :lol:

K, sorry, thought that was aimed at me. 😜

Re: love of classic rock explained

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:46:56 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/25/2013 18:46

sp4cetiger wrote:

Yeah, it was probably being used for promotional purposes in the other link, but it's a real thing.

Yeah, like, the study itself seems interesting enough, to discuss/interpret or whatever...The first article just described it in the vaguest way possible and then told me to buy something. 🤣

Re: love of classic rock explained

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:39:44 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/25/2013 18:39

Jasonconfused wrote:

I might be in the minority if what you're suggesting is true, but I still buy all my music, and a great deal of it is classic rock. Oh, and I'm not middle aged. Again, I could be in the minority.

Spotify is certainly skewed towards young folks:

http://www.comscore.com/ita/Insights/Blog/Spotify_Makes_a_Splash_among_U.S._Early_Adopters

This doesn't mean those people are necessarily buying less, but they probably are. 😜

It goes both ways for me. Spotify decreases the need to buy, but increases the amount of music I want to have. It probably doesn't balance perfectly, though.

Re: love of classic rock explained

Jasonconfused — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:21:42 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 09/25/2013 18:21

meccalecca wrote:

I agree. this is stupid.

better research would also reveal that part of the reason classic rock is selling so well right now is that a rather significant demographic no longer buys music, but the middle aged still do because the internet frightens and confuses them.

I might be in the minority if what you're suggesting is true, but I still buy all my music, and a great deal of it is classic rock. Oh, and I'm not middle aged. Again, I could be in the minority.

Re: love of classic rock explained

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:18:47 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/25/2013 18:18

meccalecca wrote:

The research wasn't designed to explain record sales, that's just a journalist awkwardly interpreting scientific results.

Re: love of classic rock explained

meccalecca — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:50:04 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 09/25/2013 17:50

yourself wrote:

Whoa, people connect to music from their youth? People get some of their taste from their parents? DAMN I could have never figured those things out on my own. Thanks to this article, I am now informed, it even had vague references to a study, studies are smart! OH and someone with a phd says something vague about inherent quality in music from the 60's....he must be right.

and wait! the author of the article out of nothing more than the kindness in their own hearts linked me to information about various apps tailored just to suit my classic rock loving self (even giving their prices for nothing more than myyyy convenience)! How generous of them. Clearly this is a very deep article and in no way a thinly veiled excuse to advertise said apps....

Re: love of classic rock explained

Jackwc — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:56:34 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 09/25/2013 16:56

tekin wrote:

Didn't read the article but there were useful links on that page, thanks:
http://news.menshealth.com/4-sex-positions-every-man-should-try/2012/04/16/
http://news.menshealth.com/3-ways-to-last-longer-in-bed/2012/02/21/
http://news.menshealth.com/masturbate-every-day/2011/12/29/
http://news.menshealth.com/how-big-is-the-average-penis/2013/07/20/

Hahahaha, those are actually the four other tabs I currently have open. Thanks, Men's Health!

Re: love of classic rock explained

19loveless91 — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:56:37 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 09/25/2013 15:56

5'6 inches? Ppfffftttt yeah right

Re: love of classic rock explained

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:56:35 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/25/2013 15:56

They're probably referring to the study discussed in more detail here:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/09...you-played

Yeah, it was probably being used for promotional purposes in the other link, but it's a real thing.

Re: love of classic rock explained

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:47:34 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/25/2013 15:47

Didn't read the article but there were useful links on that page, thanks:
http://news.menshealth.com/4-sex-positions-every-man-should-try/2012/04/16/
http://news.menshealth.com/3-ways-to-last-longer-in-bed/2012/02/21/
http://news.menshealth.com/masturbate-every-day/2011/12/29/
http://news.menshealth.com/how-big-is-the-average-penis/2013/07/20/

Re: love of classic rock explained

Necharsian — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:45:33 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 09/25/2013 15:45

Carol Krumhansl, a Ph.D apparently wrote:

Because of the quality of the music, the grandparents may have continued to listen to popular music later in their lives than other generations

Wait so their conclusion was that the 60s had better music quality because it didn't line up with what their study actually said. Ooook then.

And even then Im not sure if that was the point of this article anyways. Or if it even has a point. What did this study prove?

Re: love of classic rock explained

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:09:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/25/2013 15:09

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Re: love of classic rock explained

Facetious — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 10:33:15 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 09/25/2013 14:33

yourself wrote:

Why the fuck did I read this before reading the article? 🤣

Also,

sp4cetiger wrote:

I've always had this pet theory that music moves in cycles of ~25-30 years. '90s alternative sounded a lot like 60s rock, 2000s garage rock sounded a lot like '70s protopunk to me, and it absolutely blows me away how much modern indie rock sounds like a rehash of '80s electronic pop. It doesn't explain everything (where did 80s music come from?), but it's still cool that there's a pattern in music trends.

This is much more interesting than anything in the actual article.

Re: love of classic rock explained

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 09:52:42 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/25/2013 13:52

Whoa, people connect to music from their youth? People get some of their taste from their parents? DAMN I could have never figured those things out on my own. Thanks to this article, I am now informed, it even had vague references to a study, studies are smart! OH and someone with a phd says something vague about inherent quality in music from the 60's....he must be right.

and wait! the author of the article out of nothing more than the kindness in their own hearts linked me to information about various apps tailored just to suit my classic rock loving self (even giving their prices for nothing more than myyyy convenience)! How generous of them. Clearly this is a very deep article and in no way a thinly veiled excuse to advertise said apps....