Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older?


Hello all,

Sometimes I find myself wondering why there is so little newer music in my library. Now, before you start in with rants about "New music is terrible!", I found this rather interesting article on the topic. (SFW)

 

With the maturing of streaming as a music delivery platform, and the ease of being able to surf new artists and music, it might be time to break my old listening habits and find some newer artists.

Happy listening. 

 

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Showing 2 responses by curtdr

@newbee +1

Who is this "we?"

That said, sometimes it takes a while for the wheat to be separated from the chaffe, to see what stands up over time instead of being an unsubstantial "fizzle"... so the efficient thing is to give it a few years and see what’s still around.

It’s kind of like movies or TV shows or books for that matter... you can try to "keep up" with every new release, or you can wait a while and then use your time more efficiently to delve into the ones whose quality rises above.

Some people like being endlessly "up to date" and try to follow every fad. Others, like myself, don’t really care about up to date and allow the sands of time to erode off the weak structures. There’s too much quality stuff that I haven’t explored, even some hundreds of years old, to waste time on the haystack of new junk continually being marketed. I’ll wait for a few years anyway for the wind to blow away the lightweight hay and for the needles or nails to be left grounded for easier pickings.

@flyfish77 +1 "Discovering new music is far more important to me than the minutia of tweaking the sound quality of the music systems in my home.  Roon's ability to play or suggest new music to me has enhanced my music enjoyment far more than any gear upgrades that I have made.  To me, it is all about the music.."

Bravo.