Music Preferences Less Flexible with Age?

sopsych · 10-18-2012, 10:38 AM

For the record, I'm not any less flexible than I was when I first started deliberately listening to music. I've always been somewhat self-restricted.

Plankton · 10-18-2012, 10:52 AM

I wouldn't say less flexible as much as building upon ones personal tastes that have grown over the years. At 46, I'm no less flexible than when I was 15. I'm positive that the music I don't care for now, which didn't exist when I was 15, I wouldn't have cared for then.

31 years ago I was into Rush, Yes, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, AC/DC, Nugent, Metallica, Slayer, Merciful Fate, etc. Nowdays, I still gravitate towards bands that are similar... Coheed, Devon Townsend, Death, SOAD, Godsmack, Buckethead, Cavalera Conspiracy, Soulfly, etc. and I guess over the years tastes kind of mature a little bit, as in I don't have all that aggression and angst, so I don't feel the need to listen to that sort of music all the time. I'll tell ya this, I'd rather spend an evening listening to Jeff Becks new one rather than any Blink 182. And thats the same choice I'd have made when I was 15.

katsy · 10-18-2012, 10:28 PM

I'm in my early 30s and right now I am more open to new music styles than ever before. I have the mortgage, the kids, life, etc. I may not devote as much time to music as I did before but I still actively try to expand my musical horizons.

There are certain genres I know I will never get, i.e. modern country, hair metal(i'm not 100% sure what it even is). And that's totally okay.

I have become more open to music with age, no doubt. For example, I never even gave The Misfits a second glance because of their graphics-- now, I love them. Same for Alice Cooper, whom I love even more.

However, I will say that with age I have become more settled with my mainstay of laid-back indie/folk/pop bands, and lax in my narrow-minded views.

10-18-2012, 10:52 AM	#22 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	I wouldn't say less flexible as much as building upon ones personal tastes that have grown over the years. At 46, I'm no less flexible than when I was 15. I'm positive that the music I don't care for now, which didn't exist when I was 15, I wouldn't have cared for then. 31 years ago I was into Rush, Yes, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, AC/DC, Nugent, Metallica, Slayer, Merciful Fate, etc. Nowdays, I still gravitate towards bands that are similar... Coheed, Devon Townsend, Death, SOAD, Godsmack, Buckethead, Cavalera Conspiracy, Soulfly, etc. and I guess over the years tastes kind of mature a little bit, as in I don't have all that aggression and angst, so I don't feel the need to listen to that sort of music all the time. I'll tell ya this, I'd rather spend an evening listening to Jeff Becks new one rather than any Blink 182. And thats the same choice I'd have made when I was 15. __________________ See location...

10-18-2012, 10:28 PM	#23 (permalink)
katsy Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 286	I'm in my early 30s and right now I am more open to new music styles than ever before. I have the mortgage, the kids, life, etc. I may not devote as much time to music as I did before but I still actively try to expand my musical horizons. There are certain genres I know I will never get, i.e. modern country, hair metal(i'm not 100% sure what it even is). And that's totally okay. I have become more open to music with age, no doubt. For example, I never even gave The Misfits a second glance because of their graphics-- now, I love them. Same for Alice Cooper, whom I love even more. However, I will say that with age I have become more settled with my mainstay of laid-back indie/folk/pop bands, and lax in my narrow-minded views. __________________ Split the Lark-- and you'll find the Music - Emily Dickinson

10-18-2012, 10:38 AM	#21 (permalink)
sopsych Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: indoors Posts: 722	For the record, I'm not any less flexible than I was when I first started deliberately listening to music. I've always been somewhat self-restricted.