Wussy Music Woes

[Groundhog]

So I was sitting in my girlfriend's place yesterday waiting for her to get ready so we could go grab some dinner and listening to the mp3 playlist she put on her pc. This song comes on, a cover of Chicago's (?) "Hard for me to say I'm sorry", and I'm thinking to myself "Hey, this actually sounds really good... what a great bunch of singers". Then the next track comes on, a cover of the Beatles "Yesterday" and again, I think "wow, this is really nice". Then a few more tracks with the same singers, none of which I'd ever heard before, come on and I'm singing along and appreciating their fine voices and interesting melodies. Finally, curiosity gets the better of me and I wander on over to her PC to see who this group is, fully expecting to have never heard of them before as this is absolutely not even close to the music I listen to normally.

Boyz to Men.

Instantly I recoiled, horrified at what had just happened... I was singing along with and really getting in to Boyz to Men. A vision raced through my mind of me as a 16 year old travelling forward in time, looking at this 24 year old man in front of him and wondering what dark & chaotic times lay ahead of him in the next 8 years to transform him from a Tool/RAtM/Metallica loving head banger in to a soul admiring pansy.

A little part of me died that day.

Anyone else had a similar experience to this, where all of a sudden you find yourself appreciating music you DESPISED as a youth... I figured it should happen a little later than 24...

[MikeVick7]

Just embrace that magic.

[Mustang]

24/25 is about right. That is when you get past alot of those peer pressure type outside influences. I started listening to a wide variety of music around that time just because it wasn't a factor anymore to think "OMG, what if someone sees this in my car.. I'll be ruined!!! :eek: :eek: I'd have a hard time not coming up with something I like from any artist.

Except Bob Seger.. I fucking HATE his music.

[Franklinnoble]

I really started liking Billy Joel a few years ago. That was a bitter pill.

Although, recently, I've discovered an affinity for Johnny Cash. So, it sort of balances out.

[21C]

Wait until you get to the age when you start saying "Music was so much better in MY day . . . "

[Vince]

Wait 'til you get there? I'm 24 and I already say crap like that all the time. Music sucks these days.

[Qwikshot]

Wait til you get to 30 or have kids and have to endure children's CDs like Elmo...

Fortunately I got my 5 year old hooked on Ray Charles, Talking Heads, Guster, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix (she even wrote a letter to him)....

[Ksyrup]

While I can't say I've gotten to the point where I'm listening to Boyz 2 Men, certainly my tastes have broadened since I was in high school/college. Although, in some strange way, I've actually gone to the extremes of the stuff I used to like. I was always a huge metal fan and Beatles fan, which is why I love King's X so much. However, for most of my 20s, I pretty much stayed in that range of hard rock with melodic vocals. Now, I'm listening to much more melodic stuff, yet also much heavier stuff as well. So now I'm listening to Rufus Wainwright, Sufjan Stevens, David Mead, and a ton of other melodic singer/songwriters, while also listening to Opeth and Lamb of God and a bunch of other death metal-type stuff.

I'm finding it hard to think of an artist I'm now listening to that I would have been sickened by 10-15 years ago. Most of the stuff I discovered late I just hadn't heard, and while I probably wouldn't have let myself like it then, I'm not sure it would have embarrassed me to that extent (for example, Jellyfish, which was probably too pop for me back in the early 90s).

[Rizon]

Did you like Brokeback Mountain?

[Qwikshot]

Did you like Brokeback Mountain?

I wish I knew how to quit you!

[CamEdwards]

haven't gotten into boys II men, but I did make a 70's easy listening cd off of itunes. James Taylor, Harry Nilsson, Jim Croce, Bread, Seals & Croft, Carole King, etc.

Actually, now that I think about it... that's probably WORSE than liking BIIM.

[Yossarian]

Ain't nutihin wrong with some Tapestry (Carole King) loving - except when you sing along to "you make me feel like a natural woman" which I have been known to do on occassion...

[Qwikshot]

haven't gotten into boys II men, but I did make a 70's easy listening cd off of itunes. James Taylor, Harry Nilsson, Jim Croce, Bread, Seals & Croft, Carole King, etc.

Actually, now that I think about it... that's probably WORSE than liking BIIM.

I find Yanni strangely sensual...I get off on panflute


Note:The above posting is sarcasm, please note the sarcasm...

[Ksyrup]

Ain't nutihin wrong with some Tapestry (Carole King) loving - except when you sing along to "you make me feel like a natural woman" which I have been known to do on occassion...

That's funny. Last night I was messing around with XM and stopped on the 70s channel and that song was playing. So, for the kids' amusement, I did a theatrical sing-along to that line. I'm no Kevin Covais, but I thought it was quite good.

[wade moore]

In college I became quite the fan of Acapella music, although that's more for watching live than on CD or whatever...

[Yossarian]

I play at an accoustic jam session some monday nights in Glasgow and I tell you, I've came *this* [ ] close to attempting that song, because it is a great song, but.. nope. Just can't bring myself to do it. Lyrically it's just too.. doting and embarrasing! I've done "you've got a friend" a few times though.

[Franklinnoble]

..., Jimi Hendrix (she even wrote a letter to him)....

Thus teaching her the crushing life lessons of death and disappointment, all in one day.

;)

[Draft Dodger]

Just had this conversation with an old friend of mine. When we were younger, we were definitely music snobs - we had our specific music that we liked, and everything else sucked out of hand. Lately I've been going back and rediscovering a lot of the music I so easily dismissed the first time around - stuff like Springsteen, Dire Straits, John Fogerty, CCR, Neil Young.

[Qwikshot]

Thus teaching her the crushing life lessons of death and disappointment, all in one day.

;)

Yes, well I did explain that she probably would not be getting a reply, as with Elvis, Ray Charles, and Sonny Bono (She love's "I got you babe").

[Qwikshot]

Just had this conversation with an old friend of mine. When we were younger, we were definitely music snobs - we had our specific music that we liked, and everything else sucked out of hand. Lately I've been going back and rediscovering a lot of the music I so easily dismissed the first time around - stuff like Springsteen, Dire Straits, John Fogerty, CCR, Neil Young.

Not all of that stuff is technically considered good either.

I do believe though that you can find that as you get older you will change your tastes. I don't always believe that means you will like mellower stuff, it just means that you want to find connection to the music like when you were younger.

[Crapshoot]

I was listening to the Rolling Stone 500 on Rhapsody on a random shuffle, and this great song came on. I clicked over to find out what it was - and it was "Surrender" - by Cheap Trick. I'm no music snob, but given my musical idol is Bob Dylan, it was a little ... embarassing. :D

[Fidatelo]

I'm 28 and still totally hip and rad. AT40 ftw!