The evolution of your music taste

[Prowler]

As we get older, our tastes change in pretty much everything, including music.

When I was a kid, I didn't care much about music. Sure I enjoyed listening to it, but I was far from being passionate about it. I stuck to video game OSTs and to what my parents listened(mostly 60s ans 70s classics radio). So yes, I grew up listening to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and such. On the other and, my brother blasted Metal on his speakers frequently, mainly Power metal from northern Europe.

In my teenager years, I stopped caring about music pretty much. Only really listened to game and anime OSTs. I didn't care much to search for music at the time.

Then, I turn 18, and suddenly start searching for music and end up becoming a metalhead, which I still am to some degree today. But in the last 2-3 years or so, after a phase where I pretty much only listened to Metal, I started getting into Classical music and also Rock, Blues and Jazz music. I can safely say that nowadays I can enjoy a song of any major genre, despite my favorites still being Metal and Classical by a considerable margin.

What about you?

[PAAATE]

I never cared for music before the age of 13. I might've enjoyed the occasional song on the radio, but that's about it. When I was 13 I discovered nu metal and became obsessed with it, then a brief period of nu metal/hip hop/pop music, then back to only nu metal.

At about the age of 16, my taste in music went in a heavier direction and I listened to only thrash, black and death metal.

Then, at the age of 22, I heard Gangnam Style and my taste in music did a 180. I still enjoy metal occasionally, but I mostly listen to k-pop now.

Like you, I can enjoy most genres. I never understood the appeal of reggae, but that's the one genre I never "understood".

(Btw, the fact that I enjoy most genres is the main reason I prefer k-pop over western commercial pop; the experimentation and broadness of genres/sounds that k-pop has, and western pop severely lacks. All k-pop is clearly influenced by western pop (unlike j-pop, which in my opinion is unlistenable trash), but it's basically western pop done right.)

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

I never cared for music when i was growing up. It was only really video game music that i listened to.

I then watched a movie called Wayne's world, which had the song 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in it, and i liked that song, so i decided to listen to what other Queen songs there were. I then become a fan of Queen, but i also developed a love of Led Zeppelin, and also 70s and 80s Rock Music in general.

Then one day, i listened to Pink Floyd, and then they became my favorite band.

[RaphAndDonnie]

Never really got into music until I was about twelve and even then I just listened to whatever was on the radio. My tastes eventually developed and changed.

[Mzx10484]

My memories go back to the early 1990's - my 3 years older sister watching MTV, up to date was Guns 'N' Roses - Use your Illusion, Nirvana, she as a girl was a big fan of Take That.
The first band, with which I could identify myself (at least wanted/tried to) was "Die Toten Hosen", a cool Punk Rock Band with a longer history in Germany. My first CD was "Opium für's Volk". I was 12/13 years old.



Later I got into RAMMSTEIN, great & powerful band which is well known in the US and the rest of the world. Visited 4 concerts.



After I got into Pink Floyd / David Gilmour in 2008 (watched the P.U.L.S.E concert from 1994), I started to play guitar in 2009 and still do today. That is one of best activities in my life.

So, my taste in music has not changed, but it has expanded, and that's good.

[Sofistocat]

Cool thread. I have always been into music. Got to go see The Talking heads and Cat Stevens while still in the womb. Grew up on classic rock, motown and classical. The first TMNT movie introduced me to electronic music, I had started to listen to hip-hop just before the movie came out. I got into more electric music: Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode.

Then When I was 15 I went to my first RAVE, holy SH*T... I was hooked

I spent my later teens and early 20's DJing house and techno. I got to play at some clubs in NYC during the good ole days(Pre - 911) and haven't looked back since.

I'll listen to anything but couldn't tell you anything about music in the 10 years... guess I'm getting old...

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by PAAATE

I never cared for music before the age of 13. I might've enjoyed the occasional song on the radio, but that's about it. When I was 13 I discovered nu metal and became obsessed with it, then a brief period of nu metal/hip hop/pop music, then back to only nu metal.

At about the age of 16, my taste in music went in a heavier direction and I listened to only thrash, black and death metal.

Then, at the age of 22, I heard Gangnam Style and my taste in music did a 180. I still enjoy metal occasionally, but I mostly listen to k-pop now.

Like you, I can enjoy most genres. I never understood the appeal of reggae, but that's the one genre I never "understood".

(Btw, the fact that I enjoy most genres is the main reason I prefer k-pop over western commercial pop; the experimentation and broadness of genres/sounds that k-pop has, and western pop severely lacks. All k-pop is clearly influenced by western pop (unlike j-pop, which in my opinion is unlistenable trash), but it's basically western pop done right.)

I like J-pop and K-pop to some degree as well. They're "guilty pleasures", I suppose.

I cant' get into reggae either, to be honest. And I also am not a big fan of techno, trance, house music and the like.

[PAAATE]

Originally Posted by Prowler

I like J-pop and K-pop to some degree as well. They're "guilty pleasures", I suppose.

Hah, not for me. I'll never feel guilt about anything I like :p

Sure, it's as commercial and over-produced as music can get, but I don't give a ****. Good music is good music, no matter the circumstances.

And in the end, all big-label music has Important Men In Expensive Suits™ making the ultimate decisions, no matter what genre or singer/band. Pop music is just more open about it. Or at least Korean pop is. Western pop tends to create faux-artists like Lady Gaga or Rihanna who try to fool people into thinking they're deep or whatever. Hey, another reason to prefer K-pop! Less pretensions!

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Originally Posted by PAAATE

Hah, not for me. I'll never feel guilt about anything I like :p

Sure, it's as commercial and over-produced as music can get, but I don't give a ****. Good music is good music, no matter the circumstances.

And in the end, all big-label music has Important Men In Expensive Suits™ making the ultimate decisions, no matter what genre or singer/band. Pop music is just more open about it. Or at least Korean pop is. Western pop tends to create faux-artists like Lady Gaga or Rihanna who try to fool people into thinking they're deep or whatever. Hey, another reason to prefer K-pop! Less pretensions!

That so true. I read a YouTube comment that sums that up:

'Classic music artists made Music for Music's sake
Modern music artists make Music for money's sake

Make Music for Music's sake, not Money's sake'.

[ObiWanFan4life]

Listened to some (not alot of) Lil Wayne and Chris Brown ( I was young and naive ). But then I heard what happed with Rihanna, saw a London Symphony Orchestra concert in 2010, listened to my dad's slayer and NWA tapes before smartiening up and I gave up on being hip. To this day, my favorite genres are Metal, Rap/Hip Hop (with some obvious exceptions), Orchestral and Alternative Rock.

[PAAATE]

Originally Posted by whatswiththeheadbands?

That so true. I read a YouTube comment that sums that up:

'Classic music artists made Music for Music's sake
Modern music artists make Music for money's sake

Make Music for Music's sake, not Money's sake'.

I don't agree with this at all. Again: I don't care about the circumstances of music's creation. If I enjoy a song, then I don't care if they made it for money or whatever.

Modern pop music is just the equivalent/extension of folk music 200 years ago, and no one is trying to make folk music illegitimate. Music for the masses. It's just that nowadays the masses should preferably pay for their music, whereas they didn't have to 200 years ago (I presume? I don't know, they probably did, whatever), and this commercializes music.

In the end, music for the masses always existed, and it's all fine by me. I don't like pretensions anyway. There's great art music, there's great pop music. Great music is great music, no matter the circumstances

[Wesley]

I didn't pay much attention to music until a few months ago. I preferred listening to video game soundtracks in games like Sonic Adventure 2, Crazy Taxi and Golden Sun. I did unintentionally listen to a lot of music from previous decades by watching the TV programme Reeling in the Years and hearing bits of songs on the radio in the 2000s. I liked some of the music used on the show, but I didn't know the names of the songs or bands/artists until I checked the show's website recently. I also heard some songs from S Club 7 and the Monkees when I watched their respective shows in the 1990s/2000s.

I started watching some music channels a few months ago like The Vault and Bliss and discovered artists like The Killers and Nelly Furtado. I now like listening to mainly pop and alternative rock music, though I still enjoy listening to video game soundtracks. I think the music from previous decades was better, but there are still some good bands/artists out there. I'm still not a big fan of music, though. I'll listen to most songs on the radio without paying much attention to them.

[DarkFell]

Some of my tastes in music have changed a bit through the years. Got into heavy metal outside of my high school years and a former friend introduced me to alternative music. Got to into trance after two of my fave dance genre stations got their station formats changed and now they're both rock stations.