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Older Guys: Does Today's Music Annoy You?
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<blockquote data-quote="TooFineAPoint" data-source="post: 1266703" data-attributes="member: 8507"><p>Oh, no, there is no conflict at all. Pardon me for painting a bleak picture.</p><p></p><p>She loves 90% of the same music as me. She can't handle 4 straight hours of Bach solo cello or late-period Coltrane, but for one album -- if I choose it -- we are on the same page.</p><p></p><p>She just has far lower standards on what constitutes music, and so will allow a ton more in to her purview.</p><p></p><p>We live together, so music isn't an issue. I will tolerate music I don't love, just like she will, if it's within an acceptable threshold.</p><p></p><p>For instance, in front of me, she plays no rap/hip hop, period. Even though she likes some of it, that stays headphones/solo time only.</p><p></p><p>On my side, I keep the most intense improv jazz to my personal listens. Or Dylan albums, she can't handle more than a few Dylan songs in a row.</p><p></p><p>So we just pick a handful of CDs (if in the car) or records (at home) that we are in the mood for that day, and then narrow it down from there.</p><p></p><p>I can't stand the radio, so I ask her not to play it when I am in the car. She, however, is content to let the radio play when by herself. But generally the music she likes is decent, it's just not something I would choose to listen to always with my very limited time on earth.</p><p></p><p>Also, there are the few times when she has introduced me to a new song/band I did enjoy, so that is worth it.</p><p></p><p>My taste (in hating most live, local music) means I decline going to concerts with her most times. But actually, for 2/4 birthdays that we have been dating, she has gotten us concert tickets for my birthday (meaning she bought tix to artists I like, for us both to go).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TooFineAPoint, post: 1266703, member: 8507"] Oh, no, there is no conflict at all. Pardon me for painting a bleak picture. She loves 90% of the same music as me. She can't handle 4 straight hours of Bach solo cello or late-period Coltrane, but for one album -- if I choose it -- we are on the same page. She just has far lower standards on what constitutes music, and so will allow a ton more in to her purview. We live together, so music isn't an issue. I will tolerate music I don't love, just like she will, if it's within an acceptable threshold. For instance, in front of me, she plays no rap/hip hop, period. Even though she likes some of it, that stays headphones/solo time only. On my side, I keep the most intense improv jazz to my personal listens. Or Dylan albums, she can't handle more than a few Dylan songs in a row. So we just pick a handful of CDs (if in the car) or records (at home) that we are in the mood for that day, and then narrow it down from there. I can't stand the radio, so I ask her not to play it when I am in the car. She, however, is content to let the radio play when by herself. But generally the music she likes is decent, it's just not something I would choose to listen to always with my very limited time on earth. Also, there are the few times when she has introduced me to a new song/band I did enjoy, so that is worth it. My taste (in hating most live, local music) means I decline going to concerts with her most times. But actually, for 2/4 birthdays that we have been dating, she has gotten us concert tickets for my birthday (meaning she bought tix to artists I like, for us both to go). [/QUOTE]
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