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Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder
Music is a very generational thing in that the older generations never understand. If you go back to the 60s you'll find plenty of people who thought the Beatles were just a trend. Rap/Hip Hop can be the most innovative music out there.
Lots of posts in this thread just seem completely out-of-touch and completely disconnected from today's music scene.
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It's certainly true that most people of a generation are sheep like. They only regard what is current as being worthwhile. I remember catching flack when I was young for actually liking my Mother's choice in music. LOL but I still listen to Johnny Mathis and Frank Sinatra etc. To double my trouble I also liked country music(we are talking old style country) and bluegrass. In fact bluegrass and the blues have always been at the top of my list.
What I do find though is once people are removed from the generational scene and are out in the work force mixing with differenet generations they often change in their music tastes. They forge out in new directions becoming more personal in their choices. In fact I find that to be almost universal with those that haven't moved on being almost backward.
Frankly I do believe that you can quite easily go through any genre of music and if you are willing to listen you pick up on the talent. And in retrospect you dismiss stuff you used to like that was just run of the mill popular bubblegum and reinforce your opinion of timeless classics.
I encourage my kids to listen to many different styles/artists. Plus I remind them to go song by song which is what I do. Because the quality of songs even by the best differs by huge degrees. I would never dream of limiting myself to one type of song or one era of music and I would be fully confident that each generation will have some truly gifted(legendary) artists!!