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<blockquote data-quote="TooFineAPoint" data-source="post: 1266690" data-attributes="member: 8507"><p>Going to concerts and buying cds used to be a central focus of my life all throughout my 20s and early 30s. I also play multiple instruments. My ex was a high level sound engineer so I also got a decent view of the inside of the industry.</p><p></p><p>Always hated rap. Found it absolutely repulsive on all levels, and totally unlistenable. Really like blues and jazz though, so it can't just be a revulsion to American Black subculture.</p><p></p><p>Anyway...</p><p></p><p>Into my late 30s I find nearly all music to be so trite and ridiculous that I pretty much cling to classical and jazz, with a few of my old rock favorites from childhood thrown in (still like Dylan, the Stones, Kinks, Bowie, Zep, The Cure, even newish stuff like White Stripes, Oasis, Ryan Adams, Libertines, Arctic Monkeys, Laura Marling... just much less than before).</p><p></p><p>I have a younger girlfriend and she always has youtube random playlists on. And they consist mostly of indie bands. Now, most of these indie bands are capable musicians, and the tunes are reasonably catchy and novel enough in their mixes/arrangements. Yet... I just can't get into it. Seems so stupid and such a waste of time.</p><p></p><p>The rock star/rap celebs people look like clownish fools playing at being a "star", and it's really hard to respect that (for instance, I liked Bowie/Cure despite the retard makeup). Yet, these indie people are the worst kind of extreme opposite -- totally boring, annoying, super soy, super fey, dolts. They remind me of the loser kids who drag-ass through a fast food job their parents forced them into and how they think they are so above it all and so talented when they play a local show, yet what they do just doesn't distinguish them from a hobbyist who has a few years practice. Their songwriting/storytelling SUCKS, and they have little presence.</p><p></p><p>So yeah, I can relate to OP. I really have no time or care for modern music or modern musicians. Not just the satanic music industry stars, but even the local bands are really annoying and repulsive to me. Going to a pub with "live music" is an absolute punishment and I avoid it.</p><p></p><p>I'd rather go to a music school and listen to the kids (who are almost ready to graduate) play some classical recitals.</p><p></p><p>One weird thing I noticed is that I suddenly developed this massive appreciation for the Beach Boys mid period stuff. I used to enjoy their singles but never held them up like the other 60s rock bands. Now I think Pet Sounds and Smile Sessions may be some of the most enjoyable and beautiful music ever made. I listen to those constantly.</p><p></p><p>I think a part of all this is just getting older and getting current cultural fatigue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TooFineAPoint, post: 1266690, member: 8507"] Going to concerts and buying cds used to be a central focus of my life all throughout my 20s and early 30s. I also play multiple instruments. My ex was a high level sound engineer so I also got a decent view of the inside of the industry. Always hated rap. Found it absolutely repulsive on all levels, and totally unlistenable. Really like blues and jazz though, so it can't just be a revulsion to American Black subculture. Anyway... Into my late 30s I find nearly all music to be so trite and ridiculous that I pretty much cling to classical and jazz, with a few of my old rock favorites from childhood thrown in (still like Dylan, the Stones, Kinks, Bowie, Zep, The Cure, even newish stuff like White Stripes, Oasis, Ryan Adams, Libertines, Arctic Monkeys, Laura Marling... just much less than before). I have a younger girlfriend and she always has youtube random playlists on. And they consist mostly of indie bands. Now, most of these indie bands are capable musicians, and the tunes are reasonably catchy and novel enough in their mixes/arrangements. Yet... I just can't get into it. Seems so stupid and such a waste of time. The rock star/rap celebs people look like clownish fools playing at being a "star", and it's really hard to respect that (for instance, I liked Bowie/Cure despite the retard makeup). Yet, these indie people are the worst kind of extreme opposite -- totally boring, annoying, super soy, super fey, dolts. They remind me of the loser kids who drag-ass through a fast food job their parents forced them into and how they think they are so above it all and so talented when they play a local show, yet what they do just doesn't distinguish them from a hobbyist who has a few years practice. Their songwriting/storytelling SUCKS, and they have little presence. So yeah, I can relate to OP. I really have no time or care for modern music or modern musicians. Not just the satanic music industry stars, but even the local bands are really annoying and repulsive to me. Going to a pub with "live music" is an absolute punishment and I avoid it. I'd rather go to a music school and listen to the kids (who are almost ready to graduate) play some classical recitals. One weird thing I noticed is that I suddenly developed this massive appreciation for the Beach Boys mid period stuff. I used to enjoy their singles but never held them up like the other 60s rock bands. Now I think Pet Sounds and Smile Sessions may be some of the most enjoyable and beautiful music ever made. I listen to those constantly. I think a part of all this is just getting older and getting current cultural fatigue. [/QUOTE]
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