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Originally Posted by Genteel Death
To me that's a cliche. I reckon I've listened to more musicians in tune with my idea of good music in my mid-to-late 30s than when I was 16 or something. I understand that some people lose interest in stuff as they grow older but it irks me when opinions like yours and Rob's seem to be met with general consensus. Besides, they seem to stem from a wider acknowledgement that the old ''don't get'' the young when it comes to music, when it's also true that the young ''don't get'' the old and often only seem to emulate them, which is useless as far as I am concerned.
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I do not think it is about the audiences. It is about the music as appreciated by someone with more experienced ears, and mind.
someone who in their 50's finds that he likes reggae music will likely be equally as adamant about it as someone who finds it when they are 16. It is just that as a youth, you are surrounded by people that are also seeking and also experiencing everything as new, whereas as an oldster (I am 41), you may find yourself the sole person in your group of humans that is interested in what you are seeking. It comes from both a specialization/focus of one's taste, and from the weight of life dragging one and others away from the pursuits which used to seem meaningful and crucial but now seem to be distractions from what is truly important (family, work, sicknesses, atheism...
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