Muzz Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I don't agree with the 'stuck' thing. Yes, I still enjoy music I picked up when I was in my teens, but like a lot of my friends I was very compartmentalised and prescriptive about my musical tastes. If it wasn't type of thing I'd decided I liked, I didn't give it house room. For example, and although I was a very keen bassist, you wouldn't have got me to listen to a Motown song even if you'd brought a pack of dogs and a big stick. As I've aged, I listen to (and play) and enjoy all sorts of different music. Still, it's an internet video, so it must be right... 😐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Oh, and I went to a boys grammar, so a bit shoite, but with the possibility of buggery in the air. Mostly in the Music room... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown_User Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 17 minutes ago, discreet said: Same thing, but with less buggery. You might be confusing "boarding school" with "borstal" there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, Unknown_User said: You might be confusing "boarding school" with "borstal" there! Nah. Boarding school is buggery and Borstal is beating. Then buggery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I think there's probably something to the theory - there are a couple of bands I loved at that age that I've stuck with, some that on listening back these days I recoil in shock at how bad they sound, what was I thinking?" But an awful lot that I don't listen to often, but bring a smile of fondness to my face. Probably more influential was late teens to mid/late 20's - peak gig attendance, and a lot of stuff that I got into then has stuck. But I still look for new music, or old music that I haven't listened to before. However, perhaps we're not the ideal community to be picking holes in the theory - by definition we're people that have kept up an active interest in music over time, who were/are motivated enough by our love of music to learn to play an instrument and play in bands, whereas a lot of civilian friends are happy with the records they bought as teenagers and don't feel the need to look for anything new. We're almost certainly outliers on the bell curve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown_User Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 19 minutes ago, discreet said: Nah. Boarding school is buggery and Borstal is beating. Then buggery. My point more was that comprehensive schools, or at least the one I went to, are so far removed from any boarding school I've seen or heard about that saying they're the "same thing" is like saying the super expensive new bass you're lusting after is the "same thing" as a cheap copy of it made from plywood you found at a car boot sale for £2.37. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, Unknown_User said: My point more was that comprehensive schools, or at least the one I went to, are so far removed from any boarding school I've seen or heard about that saying they're the "same thing" is like saying the super expensive new bass you're lusting after is the "same thing" as a cheap copy of it made from plywood you found at a car boot sale for £2.37. You're taking all this WAY too seriously. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, Unknown_User said: My point more was that comprehensive schools, or at least the one I went to, are so far removed from any boarding school I've seen or heard about that saying they're the "same thing" is like saying the super expensive new bass you're lusting after is the "same thing" as a cheap copy of it made from plywood you found at a car boot sale for £2.37. They are the same in as much as they both have strings and pups and make a bassy noise. Comp and boarding school are both schools that (sort of) provide education. Anyway...as you were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown_User Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 19 minutes ago, Monkey Steve said: I think there's probably something to the theory - there are a couple of bands I loved at that age that I've stuck with, some that on listening back these days I recoil in shock at how bad they sound, what was I thinking?" But an awful lot that I don't listen to often, but bring a smile of fondness to my face. Probably more influential was late teens to mid/late 20's - peak gig attendance, and a lot of stuff that I got into then has stuck. But I still look for new music, or old music that I haven't listened to before. However, perhaps we're not the ideal community to be picking holes in the theory - by definition we're people that have kept up an active interest in music over time, who were/are motivated enough by our love of music to learn to play an instrument and play in bands, whereas a lot of civilian friends are happy with the records they bought as teenagers and don't feel the need to look for anything new. We're almost certainly outliers on the bell curve I think there's a lot of truth in this. Definitely what shaped the music I listen to now is more stuff from my late teens and early twenties. I went through a ten year "modern music is rubbish" doldrums (with the exception of about two bands) but I got out of that a couple of years ago and it turns out there's loads of new stuff I like. I have to say online streaming has really helped me to find it. I think for that ten years out of it was partly because the rock and metal music I liked had been taken over by boy band types of lads in their thirties wearing eyeliner non-ironically and whinging about not having a date for the prom and partly because growing up and having more responsibilities meant I couldn't stay up until 2 am listening to the radio shows where they put the more alternative music on any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown_User Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, discreet said: You're taking all this WAY too seriously. Haha! I've been accused of many things in my time, but taking something too seriously is a first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 On 20/09/2018 at 08:54, Cato said: But the stuff about your musical tastes being set when you're a teenager is complete BS. Mine were. Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 So much good 'new' music out there, if you look for it. Fortunately, my tastes are forever expanding and I find I'm appreciating more and more over the years, not less. In fact, lots that I did listen to at 14 I have virtually no interest in now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, Cicero said: ...lots that I did listen to at 14 I have virtually no interest in now. Quite. I mean, Emerson, Lake & Palmer..? What was I thinking?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 personally I disagree about the spotify thing about listening to what was in the charts when you were young but I may be in the minority - in 1991 when all of my friends were listening to 808 State, I was listening to Pink Floyd. The music I listen to has since about 1994, with the exception of the Chilis & Faith No More, been firmly rooted in the 70s and mainly rock music. There is music that I like before and after this period but it's mainly the 70s and I owe it all to Virgin Radio when it began in 1993. Right at the beginning it was mainly 70s rock music that they played and I discovered, ELP, Yes, Kansas, Zeppelin and loads more. For some reason I really despise most 60s music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 I even went to see Emerson Lake and Palmer live at Green's Playhouse. WHAT WAS I THINKING??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 (edited) 37 minutes ago, songofthewind said: I even went to see Emerson Lake and Palmer live at Green's Playhouse. WHAT WAS I THINKING??? Like me, you probably thought they were entirely fantastic and original. Then later in life, thought... 'Meh'. Edited September 22, 2018 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 True dat. Also, when I was a student, I LOVED The Yes Album. I thought everything about it was cool. As a design student, I thought the graphics were fab. Later on, when, um, recreational substances took hold, Topographic Oceans was a great way of relaxing. But now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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