Getting older, tastes changing

~~MicShazam~~ · 06-08-2018, 03:47 PM

I know for a fact, that if 20-something years old me had been asked whether I thought my musical tastes would "quiet down" as I got older, I would have scoffed at the idea.

But here I am, 36 years old and with a CD collection full of things the past version of me would have found unbearably boring.

More or less since I crossed the 30 year threshold, I've been getting progressively more interested in quieter music, like singer-songwriter material (think Tori Amos, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Suzanne Vega), classical and a bunch of fairly down to earth pop/electronic artists.

Not that I don't still listen to all sorts of metal and whatever, but increasingly, I find myself appreciating quieter music.

So what do you guys think? Are your tastes likely to change as you get older or do you feel like you're exempt from this tendency?

Or if you're already an old fart, do you remember how your tastes changed over the years?

It's not even those questions in specific. This topic just interests me in general.

06-08-2018, 03:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Getting older, tastes changing I know for a fact, that if 20-something years old me had been asked whether I thought my musical tastes would "quiet down" as I got older, I would have scoffed at the idea. But here I am, 36 years old and with a CD collection full of things the past version of me would have found unbearably boring. More or less since I crossed the 30 year threshold, I've been getting progressively more interested in quieter music, like singer-songwriter material (think Tori Amos, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Suzanne Vega), classical and a bunch of fairly down to earth pop/electronic artists. Not that I don't still listen to all sorts of metal and whatever, but increasingly, I find myself appreciating quieter music. So what do you guys think? Are your tastes likely to change as you get older or do you feel like you're exempt from this tendency? Or if you're already an old fart, do you remember how your tastes changed over the years? It's not even those questions in specific. This topic just interests me in general.