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I cannot see anything wrong in discussing things. And the question of what makes musical taste (and changes in musical taste and thus - embarrassment) I find especially interesting.
What you like in music has much to do with your self image. To a large degree we like what our peers like. Or we like something because the parents hate it. Or you see yourself as a loner, so you pick music, that no one else has ever heard of. That is very natural. The love for music is still genuine.
Punk is a very good point. When punk emerged it was very often a very conscious decision to go for it. And when you did, you felt obliged to dislike your Crusaders. Of course, it is possible to fall in love with Sex Pistols and remain a loyal Olivia Newton-John fan. But I’d say it is very unlikely.
One little story. I knew the drummer of a well-known German punk band and I once saw him in a discotheque tapping his feet to some Jackson Browne song. I asked him about this and he literally turned red. He said he "used" to like Jackson Browne and I had to promise him never to tell anyone. (It is more than 30 years ago, so I think it is okay to tell now.)
And one more thing. I think it is great that people pick popular records for this thread. It would be very boring if someone tells us that he used to like the Bay City Rollers. _________________ When the stewardess is near do not show any fear.
It's a worthwhile pursuit to look at albums/acts that seem to be better/worser as we age. The obvious candidate for me is The Doors. Used to love them as a teenager, especially the debut album. Listening with older ears and Jim Morrison comes across as pretentious and some of their songs are silly. I remember being angry the Rolling Stone Record Guide panned their catalogue and giave most of their albums 2 stars. I' m more on RS's side now but that's not to say me enjoying them whilst I was young in any less valid than not liking them in my 40's. I think we can connect differently with music as we age. Having said that 30 years ago 3 of my favourite 5 albums were Blonde on Blonde, The White Album and London Calling and they still are.
[quote="stangetzaway"]It's a worthwhile pursuit to look at albums/acts that seem to be better/worser as we age. The obvious candidate for me is The Doors. Used to love them as a teenager, especially the debut album. Listening with older ears and Jim Morrison comes across as pretentious and some of their songs are silly
What i learned as i got older is that lyrics are irrelevant to music. Almost all lyrics all silly. I can still love The Doors even tho Jim Morrison was ptetentious. People think what theyre responding to in music is whats being said. Thats an illusion. Music is sound, not poetry. We could listen to our favorite songs thousands of times, but would we read the lyrics over and over again a 1000 times if they were printed in a book? Of course not. Would we even be impressed the first time? Probably not. Most lyrics are doggerel. And even when theyre good, it doesn't make the music good also. Would the Doors be a better band if Morrison was TS Elliott.? Would their music be better. No. When youre a teenager, it seems like the lyrics are why you love a certain artist. But its just the illusion that music creates. Thats the magic of music. I dont love my favorite albums any less since i grew older and realized that the lyrics werent as good as i once thought they were.
Led Zeppelin is kind of that way, not embarrassed that i liked them i just don't really like them anymore and really liked them at one time. i have kind of the opposite opinion of neil young who i used to be luke warm to but know i really dig.
I also can no longer listen to early RUN DMC I used to love them but Its just not holding up for me. Still give them mad points as an influential artist and influential albums but i have trouble listening to some of them now. the beastie boys on the other hand have held up over time as has Public Enemy from the heyday of old school.
i am embarrassed that i liked and still like the spin doctors pocket full of kryptonite album. i actually really like that album.
I love Dylan and Robert Hunter though neither can sing particularly well, but both can write some amazing lyrics. I can also like a song with no lyrics so i can be attracted to different songs for different reasons. i don't think things have to be mutually exclusive. I guess I am embarrassed that I kind of would tap my feet to some Bieber songs when my young daughter was into his music.
Not embarrassed at all, but I did used to rank The Beatles' Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, A Hard Days Night, Rubber Soul, Abbey Road, The White Album, The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, Radiohead's OK Computer, Kid A, The Bends, Bright Eyes' Fevers and Mirrors and Lifted is the Story... all in my All Time Top 30 (or so) Rock Albums (about 15 years ago).
Those might be surprising for those who are familiar with my tastes.
it came to me, i feel that way about U2 i used to like them and think they were pretty cool. now i like a couple songs but mostly they make me laugh and not in a zappa or tenacious d way but in a laugh at their cheesiness kind of way.
Does anybody else have an artist that they enjoy for about a month at a time, but then never listen to again until it strikes your fancy in the future?
Muse and Incubus have always been bands that I listen to, but only for short periods. Sometimes I cannot stand their music, and other times I can be ok with it. Neither one is ever on constant rotation, it just comes as an insight and I listen to a couple of their albums for a few weeks and it's like my appetite is sated. Then I go back to thinking both are pretty "meh".
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