Do you listen to "age appropriate" music?

[asdjrocky]

Here's what I mean: If you're my age, nearly 50, what do you listen to? Classic rock? The music of your youth?

When I was young I loved old music. I was obsessed with Motown and Stacks and Atlantic. The blues, the original hints of rock-a-billy from Gene Vincent, real R&B was all I was about.

In the early 70's I took a hard turn toward funk, Ohio Players, EWF, George Clinton.

Then I discovered the Ramones and it was all over.

Here's my thing, I love all that stuff still, but I still find myself looking for new music, and my favorite stuff is still music that does not match my generation.

The only reason I know anything about the disco movement is because I worked in nightclubs all my life and my only real understanding of the rock of my era, now called "classic rock", comes from working at a couple of classic rock radio stations.

Have you grown up and moved on? Is your favorite music still the music of your youth?

What do you listen to now?

I really want to know.

On edit-
I really started thinking about this because of the post by GoddessOfGuinness of her sons terrific band.

[MrScorpio]

1. For me, there's no such thing as "age appropriate" music

I listen to the old stuff and the new stuff too

Gotta keep my ears open

[asdjrocky]

2. I like that, keeping my ears open.

Good words.

[Initech]

17. One look at my record collection will tell you that we all march to the beat of our own drummer.

Literally in this case. A short selection:

Opeth
The Beastie Boys
Tool
Pink Floyd
AC/DC
George Clinton
Explosions In The Sky
Neurosis
Green Day
Led Zeppelin
Faith No More
Porcupine Tree
Dream Theater
Transatlantic
Muse
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nine Inch Nails
The Offspring
The Pixies
Primus
Beck
The Mars Volta
Kraftwerk
Queens Of The Stone Age
King Crimson

[asdjrocky]

28. We could hang for sure.

[Forkboy]

35. Work in a little doom and grindcore and we're in!

;)

Good list! Though I'm guessing that my liking Powerage the best of the AC/DC albums won't be popular. ;)

[Initech]

43. Not a big fan of grindcore.

I've delved into the doom genre a bit - love Katatonia and Agalloch, two of my favorites for sure.

[Forkboy]

44. Agalloch is fucking excellent.

Katatonia hasn't blown me away, though I like them, but Agalloch has. Put on one of their CDs and crank it and heaven awaits! My friend pushed them on me for a few months before I took the bait, but when I did I bit big time. :)

[Initech]

52. The Mantle and Ashes Against The Grain are two of my personal faves.

[asdjrocky]

51. I like music that winks at me.

Rock 'n' Roll that does not take itself too seriously. That's why much of that stuff leaves me wanting a bit more.

Mike Ness sings about some real down shit, but he always kind of grins through it.

[MindPilot]

3. Pretty much yeah.

I'm 55 and most of what I like is from the 60s & 70s.

Edited to add; that is not to say I eschew anything outside that era, but I don't make any great effort to expose myself to new stuff.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear asdjrocky!

I sure don't!

I'm in my sixties, and I've never listened to the music of my youth...

I've listened to rock since my girls were in their teens, and I still listen, and love it...

I also love classical and jazz...

I have no idea what's appropriate for my age, lol!

:hi:

[asdjrocky]

6. That's why I put it in quotes Peggy-

I've never been quite sure what is appropriate for me.

[supernova]

5. I listen to a little of everything

I really detest when I come across someone who only thinks the music they listened to when they were 16 is "the best ever" and "no body makes good music anymore." It seems to me they are stuck in that decade in other ways too, IMO.

I was a teen and young adult during the punk and alt rock first waves, so that's my fav "pop" music and I listen to it quite a bit. But I love finding new stuff from today like Lounge, downtempo electronica and small bands. There are a lot of great bands that simply don't get on the radio, which is a shame.

I was raised with classical music and I still listen to it and opera and enjoy it immensely. We have a really top notch classical station here and I love to listen to it while I work. My enjoyment now is geared more toward mood altering. What I want my mood to be for any given activity and I choose my music to match.

About the only music I don't like and refuse to listen to is contemporary "country." To slick and over packaged. Insincere -- which is the biggest crime in my book.

edit: I'm 47, btw

[asdjrocky]

9. I've never liked the whole, they don't make 'em like they used to either.

New experiences is one of the reasons we are here.

[DutchLiberal]

74. But do you think there will ever be a musician again...

... who's as transformative or influential as, say, Bob Dylan or The Beatles?

I don't.

[caitxrawks]

7. i'm 21, and i listen to...

all sorts of stuff. Of course I like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyonce, and most "now" pop music. I loathe rap though, can't stand it. My husband got me into punk bands such as Antiflag, Dropkick Murphys, stuff like that. But I also do have some rather eclectic tastes, I think. I love Elvis, The Beatles, The Temptations, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Guns n Roses, pretty much anything from the 70's and 80's. While I'm mostly into well-known songs and singles by well-known artists, I do tend to think that my music taste is above the average American 21 year old's.

[asdjrocky]

8. Dropkick Murphys is one of my all time favorite bands.

You sound pretty well rounded.

[caitxrawks]

11. thank you =)

I mean, I'm the first to admit that I *could* be more into other types of music, but I don't want to force myself to like something if it's just not going to happen. I appreciate all types of music even if it's not on my MP3 player, know what I mean?

[SoxFan]

61. Funny thing about the Dropkicks...

They're about 20 years older than a lot of their fans. The band's members have been kicking around the Boston punk/alt scene since the 1980s. A lot of people think they're twentysomethings, but they're old geezers like me.

[hippywife]

10. I like lots of different kinds of music

except for the stuff that's played on Top 40 style commercial radio of any genre. I find that stuff very superficial and annoying.

I like Americana/Roots/Folk/Blues most of all but sometimes I listen to classical, sometimes jazz. But mostly the aforementioned A/R/F/B.

:hi:

[tigereye]

12. nah, I like all music - the stuff of my youth (mostly 70s punk) and what

came after, also jazz, reggae, world musics of all types... I like to hear new and contemporary alternative stuff, too.

[pink-o]

13. I'm 55 and I still love 90s grunge and 21st Century "Alt" Rock

Yes, I acknowledge that the Beatles--the penultimate Boomer Band--will go the way of Mozart, in that kids into the next 400 years will be studying their music. But I'm always happy when a "new" sound sets the established musicians on their ears. Rock and Roll in the 50s, Punk/New Wave in the 70s and Grunge in the 90s. As far as I'm concerned, Pearl Jam's "10" is one of the greatest collections in my lifetime. And Green Day still sound like angry, rebellious college students. LOVE their latest.

Objectively, good music is like pure cream, it will always float to the top while the crapfest shlock sinks into oblivion and is only remembered as nostalgia and where-were-you-when type moments. As I slide into my dotage, I hope I will always have the ability to recognize great songs. You're never too old to love new music!

[LibDemAlways]

18. 57 here and also a Green Day fan. Took my daughter to see them

in LA last summer. Sitting in front of us (I draw the line at being shoved around in the pit) was an older couple who looked like they would have been more comfortable at a Wayne Newton gig. Got a huge kick out of them. They were totally into the music, singing along, and thoroughly enjoying themselves.

I suppose there is music each successive generation claims as its own, and I will always enjoy the Beatles, Stones, and other bands of my growing-up years. But I refuse to be stuck in the past. I agree. No one is ever too old to enjoy good music -no matter how old or new it is.

[pink-o]

70. So, Fellow Oldster, I can literally say....

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[Demoiselle]

14. I have my limitations, probably age-related.

Today's popular stuff strikes me as dull and derivative. I simply don't get rap, and hip hop leaves me cold.
I'm not sure what Punk is...
That leaves everything else...Really.

[REP]

15. Probably not; I'm 45 and listen to the Alt station (mostly) on XM

I have pretty varied taste; it's quicker to list what I don't like (top 40 country, most jazz) than what I do like (almost everything else).

[MiddleFingerMom]

16. I like all sortsa music. This happened in the 1980's...

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... and I was somewhere around 30 years old.
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I went into my local bank for something and laid my CD on the very young
teller's counter. She said, "Oh, you bought a CD."
.
I explained that I had just come from the county library where they had
a pretty incredible selection of music. I had borrowed a CD of 1930's
guitar blues -- one of my favorite genres.
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She looked at me from the perspective of her 18-year-old worldview and
cheerily said, "Oh... you don't look that old."
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.
.
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I muttered something that included, "...just gimme my damn money."
.

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[Forkboy]

19. I'm 42 and listening to Pig Destroyer right now.

So that would be a NO. :)

[asdjrocky]

24. Dude, I'd love to hang with you and talk music sometime.

[Forkboy]

26. It would have to be music or hockey or Godzilla....that's all I know.

:D

[asdjrocky]

34. I know a little about one of those.

It's a start.

[Forkboy]

36. That's ok...I'll teach you all about music and hockey!

Wait...what? :D

[asdjrocky]

38. LOL!

Still a tried and true favorite Duer.

[jmm]

20. Everything I listen to is timeless

;-)

[AsahinaKimi]

21. I only listen to Jpop, Jrock, and Visuel Kei Bands..

I don't listen to english lyric songs any more. I became frustrated with music in my country a few years ago, and looked toward my roots in Japan. I loved the music from Anime, but graduated to Jpop, Jrock and finally Visuel Kei.

My favorite band is new, called Auncia. I am old enough to be these guys mom! Yet, I love their music!!

[asdjrocky]

22. Am I lame for still liking Shonen Knife?

[AsahinaKimi]

37. Not lame at all...

In fact, some people won't even listen to Japanese music cause they don't understand the words..like as if that stopped anyone??

Seriously, music is universal. If you don't understand the words, so what? If you enjoy the guitar lics, the drums and the beat, the way the singer belts out a tune.. who cares if you don't understand the lyrics.

BESIDES if lyrics are that important to know there are plenty of places on the internet where you can find songs with the lyrics in both Japanese and English.

[Forkboy]

25. You shoudn't shut yourself off like that.

So many countries have good music. If English language stuff has you fed up how about German, French, or even Russian bands? All those countries (and way more) have something that will surely be up your alley if you look for it with an open mind. I just listened to some stuff from the Banda Aceh region of Thailand that was amazing. I also have a CD of all Latin Pop that is just way too cool, and some Trans-Saharan stuff that blows my mind. You'll never know what's good if you don't always keep an open mind to new stuff from anywhere. By all means, return to your roots (never a bad thing), but don't ever forget the other branches. ;)

And btw, I've been digging Auncia myself for the last 7-8 months! Power pop is great when done right (which isn't often). :)

[AsahinaKimi]

29. Oh I am not entirely cut off...

I do listen to some Bands from China, South Korea, The Philippines, and even one or two german bands. But I just love Japanese bands the most.

Besides, there is alot of cross over music like BoA, Se7en, DBSK, SuperJunior.. so its hard to be totally isolated.


Right now I am exploring Visuel Kei.. I have always loved Gackt, L'arc en Ciel, X-Japan, The GazettE, Alice Nine, AnCafe, Miyavi, Malice Mizer, but there are so many other bands I have just come into.. like Moi Dix Mois, Mucc, The Kiddie, Girugämesh, Versailles, Nightmare, L.mc, Phantasmagoria and SUG.

[Forkboy]

30. There ya go!

:toast:

[Iggo]

23. I'm 48 and I'm listening to metal that would scare people.

Blame Forkboy.

It is definitely NOT "age appropriate."

[Forkboy]

27. hey now!

I take enough heat for things I didn't do....cut me some slack! :D

[Iggo]

53. Slack...cut.

Hang in there.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

31. I'm 54. I just finished listening to some classic Julie London

(the ORIGINAL "Cry Me A River".) I'm now getting ready for some Mel Tormé and perhaps some Manhattan Transfer.

Aged enuf for you? :evilgrin:

[asdjrocky]

32. My friend, I can listen to Julie London all day.

And Mel Torme doing On the Street Where You Live is inspired.

[Forkboy]

33. I love Mel!

One of the great crooners. And I have a major thing for crooners, from Sinatra to Bowie, and all else in between! :)

[asdjrocky]

39. Dean Martin for me.

Love that guy. I thought he was so cool on his show when I was a kid.

Red roses for a blue lady... one of my moms favorite songs.

[Forkboy]

42. Another great crooner!

"When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie...that's amore...."

:)

[Tikki]

40. I am 60 years old....and of all the music you...

mentioned I would listen to The Ramones, first.

Right after I first heard The Ramones I started listening to the local (LA) Punk bands of the late 70's.
It is truly my comfort and default music...but, I am open to all music...including
the late 50's and all the 60's music of my youth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZaoKo8gDPE
"Outsider".....The Ramones

Tikki

[asdjrocky]

41. I loved The Cramps.

Well, I knew a girl that loved the cramps and that was enough for me.

It's pretty much my default as well. Big does of Social D and Murphys too.

[Tikki]

45. "Sunglasses After Dark".....The Cramps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URrQB44W41s

RIP Lux Interior


Tikki

[REP]

46. I have loved The Cramps since I was 13

My brother discovered them; Bad Music for Bad People. Still have that vinyl.

[Angleae]

47. What age would be appropriate for Beethoven?

or Mozart, Bach, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, etc.

[asdjrocky]

50. I have too many holes in my knowledge of the Masters.

I love to listen, but I never know what I'm listening to.

[Art_from_Ark]

80. I was attracted to all those guys (except Brahms)

when I heard them for the first time (?) in elementary school.

[hyphenate]

48. i'll be 54 this year,

and i'm not sure there ever was "age appropriate" music for me consistently. around home, my mom listened to country and gaelic music, when i "discovered" music for myself, i was about 10, and i fell in love with the Monkees and Paul Revere and the Raiders. as a result, i never really listened to the Beatles or the later 50s artists. i didn't like music that was too loud or sung by someone who screamed into a microphone. in the early 70s, i pretty mmuch left classic rock in my past and got involved in folk music, especially Peter, Paul and Mary, and John Denver. in the early 80s, i turned back to rock and pop a bit more, with genesis, huey lewis, and the police. i also liked to listen to soundtracks (footloose, man who would be king, ladyhawke, etc.) and light jazz. by the end of the 80s, i had succumbed to the alluring sound of classical, and new age.

The last couple of years, one of the things i've been trying to do is catch up with some of the music i partly missed out on the first time through, though some of it doesn't have a really hard sound, like Ambrosia, Alan Parsons Project, the Walker Bros, Engelbert Humperdinck--a little of a lot of different stuff.

right now, i'm into all of the above, mixing Neil Diamond with David Lanz, Alan Parsons with Jim Reeves. The first album i've bought recently is Susan Boyle's album, and while i don't care for a couple of the covers, i think she has started out pretty well, and look forward to a new one from her.

BTW, if anyone cares, go to Youtube and search for "Wings to Fly" which was a 13th track on the Japanese release only. it's a shame that it wasn't on the regular album, because her voice is perfect for that song.

so, i guess i'm all mixed up at this point.

[asdjrocky]

49. At the age of I think six, I could not stop singing Henry the 8th.

I just got it now in my head from remembering that time. Now that's an earworm that's going to last.

I found a whole stack of Supremes, James Brown and Temptation records, and that hit it for me at the age of eight.

Neil Diamond is my hero. A lot of guys who made a living in a lot of bars owe their entire singing style to Neil Diamond, hell he taught me to sing with that raspy thing in my voice.

And all night tonight, I've been listening to the influences that others have mentioned here, so thank you for the ideas!

[Kat45]

54. Just turned 55 and I listen to Buckcherry--

you know, sleazy hard rock, the song "Crazy Bitch. Have all their albums and saw them in concert 4 times. Is that age-appropriate? I don't know and I really don't care. :D

[GoddessOfGuinness]

55. As a professional violinist, I can't afford to get stuck in a rut

I try to listen to everything. It's important to keep expanding our minds...keep evolving and allowing ART to open our hearts to new possibilities.

One of my favorite contemporary composers is Daniel Roumain, a violinist who weaves a variety of styles into his music. The result is a wonderfully fresh perspective on old ideas and a refinement of new ones. Here's a promo clip which offers a small sampling of some of his music as he explains where he's coming from... http://www.dbrmusic.com/darwin.htm

[asdjrocky]

60. Thanks for the tip!

One thing I've tried to do in this thread is get ideas from others influences.

[old mark]

56. I'm just discovering I really like Kings of Leon - I'm going on 63,

and I love most anything with a well played guitar in it.

mark

[asdjrocky]

64. Yeah, I like Kings of Leon.

[MadBadger]

57. Nope, that would require me to listen to the shit from today.

I'll about the 60-90s. I do love the age-appropriate music for myself that was the 90s rock scene.

[SoxFan]

58. To a certain extent

I still listen to a lot of the stuff an overeducated, suburban, 42 year old white guy would listen too. Siouxie, Echo, Simple Minds (pre-cheesy film songs), U2, Joy Division, REM, Jason & the Scorchers, Cowboy Mouth, and Steve Earle have all hit the speakers this week. On the other hand, so have Interpol, Kaiser Chiefs, Babyshanbles, and The Bravery.

[BurtWorm]

59. I think I'm interested in any kind of music that is honest and real at some level.

I'm including Devo, Deeelight and Daftpunk, so those maybe aren't the right words. Interesting, maybe--though that seems like not much of a criterion. Maybe I should say that the sorts of music that don't interest me are those that sell their soul to be liked by everybody.

This means that the music I like ranges from early antiquity to whatever is still waiting to be composed, and it can be electronic or all-natural, vocal or instrumental, rhythmic or harmonic. It can be popular or unpopular, rock or country or jazz or ska or forro or samba or bhangra.

I guess age doesn't have anything to do with it.

[jobycom]

69. yeah, that's how I feel. Well said.

I like to hear what someone else feels compelled to produce. Artistically honest doesn't have to mean artistically perfect or skilled, and it doesn't even really have to mean artsy--a lot of the most pretentious, empty crap I've heard comes from bands trying to sound artsy. It can even be over-produced and commercial, if there's some reason for it, and that reason to me can be anything from wanting to make people dance to wanting to explore the intricacies of harmonics in an arhythmic cacaphony. I'll listen to what they are trying to do, and if it comes from somewhere within the soul, I'll appreciate it, even if I don't always love it.

There are also some highly respected "artists" who to me sound more like musical technicians, simply trying to put notes and chords together in ways to make their fans go "Cool, dude." They bore me. I'll listen to Britney Spears over Rush or Steely Dan any day. She may not have a lot of talent and she may be doing it mostly for money, but there's a part of her that likes art for what it is. I never hear that from Rush or Steely Dan. I just hear people trying to sound impressive.

Your three D bands are exactly what I'm talking about. They aren't traditional, but they are artistic. They understand music is an emotion, not a technical skill, and not just a way to impress their friends. The music is rooted in them. That's what I listen for.

Yeah, I know no one is going to agree with my lumping Britney on the side of Devo and claiming Rush and the Dan are empty hacks. But alas, I write them as I hear them. My opinion is maybe the only thing in the world that is truly mine. :)

[DevonRex]

62. I'm 50ish and I'm listening to My Morning Jacket right now. Tool's up next.

Started the day at the gym with Led Zeppelin because disc 1 of Mothership is perfect for my workout. Keeps me going for a bit over an hour.

[Beer Snob-50]

63. i still love the music of my youth, but i also listen to newer stuff

or even older stuff i would never have listened to before.

my wife made some party cds for my 50th birthday party last year of some of my fav music. and i was surprised that it was all old stuff.

[Throd]

65. Mine is more "ape appropriate"

Guitars that sound like chainsaws, hummingbird-on-crack drumbeats, lots of screaming...

[grasswire]

66. no

My most loved music is at least fifty years older than I am. I am a student of American Popular Song pre WW2, and of jazz. I have 12,000 pieces of collectible sheet music.

My least favorite music is the digitally-altered vocal genre of today. God, it's so repetitious and boring. That song "Hey There Delilah" makes me want to punch someone.

[Fire Walk With Me]

67. What is the recomended age group for this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQBYhEqRV8g

[asdjrocky]

72. You tell me.

This is my current favorite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx8pjdLzzi4

That's why I put age appropriate in quotes, I'm still trying to figure it out.

[jobycom]

68. My teenage daughter gets mad when I change her classic rock station to hip-hop.

Funny thing is, we can exchange Zunes and be quite happy, except when she runs across my country albums. We've both got stuff ranging from Frank Sinatra to Serj Tankian. She likes classic rock better than me, but that's mostly because it's all new to her, whereas I've heard enough to last me a lifetime. I love Zepplin, but if I never hear them again I won't be sad. :)

[canoeist52]

71. Hey, I'm 55 and I still have Raffi tunes floatin' 'round my head.

[DutchLiberal]

73. I'm 24 years old and my musical hero is Bob Dylan...

Other heroes include The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, and Frank Sinatra.

I also enjoy Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Santana and many more, especially from the 1960s and 1970s.

[mwooldri]

75. Depends on the age around me.

My son dominates the satellite radio I'm afraid. Kids Place Live all the way when he's around.

When he's not around, then the music gets mixed. I'm into Dance, a little bit of Trance, a lot of Celtic (Irish) contemporary, some Classical, the Pop Country exists if the wife's around...

Now if the satellite is off, guess what my son wants to listen to? Classic Rock. He will not take Radio Disney as a substitute - any suggestion of Hannah Montana and he's going to find a place to throw up. ("Literally" as he often says).

[Bennyboy]

76. I am 54 and NEVER LISTEN TO ANYTHING ON THE RADIO OR MASS MEDIA...

If I don't hear another Led Zeppelin tune for the rest of my life I will be happy as hell. I like jambands and hang with a much younger crowd. I took my kid (32) on Phish tour last summer. I like new music and live music and seeing live shows. I listen to one complete performance of a band every day.

I get pretty deep into Americana and the blues and bluegrass too...

I do listen to some classic rock artists, but the ones I thought interesting. And then it is always a show off of Wolfgangsvault....or archive.

I've always listened to the Dead and still do and that has never been cool no matter when it is..

Calssic Rock radio is the reason I don't like it. the tight playlists, the same songs by the same artists. No meat to them. usually the best songs by the artist are the ones you liked...

[Lindsey]

77. My taste in music is so ecletic. I was only 7 when the Beatles

had me and they still have me. Through the years, my favorites have always been Rock & Roll. I also love Green Day, Amy Whinehouse. Josh Groban, Grung, punk, country, and just about everything. I don't get into Oprah.

[ornotna]

78. Yes I do

Here's a sample of what us old guys listen to


Mandrill "Mandrill" 1971

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayhpzgUrPQM




And then of course lots of other stuff too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDCPK4MiolQ

[Electric]

79. Yes and no.

Generally, I listen to Wuss-Rock/Post-Grunge popular about 10 years ago. (Lifehouse, Coldplay, Puddle of Mudd.)

Also Radiohead.

That's all about appropriate for a 24 year old, but I also like Brian Setzer and Chuck Berry.