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Originally Posted by harvey
Carlos you have very valid points, which I agree almost 100%, but I'm not sure if they're right. I mean, me and my wife were musicians and usually talk about that, and we always wonder if MAYBE it's just that we're kinda old for juvenile stuff and we can't get it.
for example, Mike mentions NIN and Jane's Addiction, 2 bands that I love, but we gotta admit they're quite old. Question is: are they THAT better to what there is right now or it's just that we grow with them hence our taste has evolved the same way? One of the things is that I've heard some really good stuff, but I don't see any young artists doing it, so maybe it's just that we got stuck in another time/decade. (btw, I don't agree with you with 96/00 question mark, there was some amazing stuff those years, mainly from electronic bands breaking the molds, the stoner scene, the "alterlatino" scene and so on).
On the other hand, my older daughter is 15yo and she listen basically the same as me and my wife, which would be the confirmation of your point, but at the same time I remember myself being a big fan of 60s and 70s music in the 80s, where everything looked to me like crap. ANd now I love a lot of 80s music, even a lot of stuff I hated at that time.
So again, not sure. From a very subjective point of view, I'd say you're almost 100% correct, but at the same time I resist to believe it. I can't imagine a world where the only thing you'll hear is Christina Aguileras, Britneys, Lil Waynes and horrendous crap like that (and I'm a fan of hip hop, just not nowaday's crap)
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Harvey, I've asked myself the same question a million times (the "kinda old for juvenile stuff and can't get it" question) --- and while I think there may be some truth to it, I really do think it's more a matter of the quality of the music "then vs. now."
It's obviously not scientific, but I draw a lot of my conclusions from my wife's tastes. She's 25 years younger than me, and grew up musically in the 90s - in love with NIN/Alice in Chains/etc. But she's also always loved the Beatles and Zepplin and the Dead and lots of other "before she was born" groups -- and she was unbelievably excited when Simon and Garfunkel did a reunion tour a few years ago, and she actually got to see them. Another time, we were in Vegas and I thought it would be kind of fun/funny to go see Tom Jones in concert; she had a terrific time.
(Of course, there's a lot of stuff we don't have in common; she *hates* my love of Philly soul and 70s one-hit-wonders --- and I'm already dreading being dragged to yet ANOTHER Tori Amos concert later this summer.
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But overall, she's only 30 and can't find much of anything "new" that she really likes anymore, she's basically just into what her favorite bands from the past are releasing now. Sounds quite a bit like your daughter in terms of listening to older, "better" music.
OTOH, when *I* was 30, it was the early 80s - and there was something new and exciting being released by another great new band every week, it seemed.
So I really *do* think it's a matter of the quality of music and musicians now --- it just isn't the same as it was for so many years.
