Absolutely (54+ fart here). Honestly that’s maybe my favorite part of the easy discovery of new artists on Tidal. Influenced by my listening preferences. Or which artists were influenced by others.
I’ve been introduced recently to whole new genres I enjoy and currently listen to more than “the old stuff”:
- Orch pop (Agnes Obel, Fildel, Jesca Hoop etc)
- mellow Indy (Charlie Cunningham, Fink, Hollow Coves, Mighty Oaks, etc)
- Instrumental Indy (Khruangbin, The olympians, Hermanos Gutierrez, etc)
- Retro Soul (Thee Sacred Souls, Lee Fields, Monophonics, The Alton’s, Joey Quinones, etc)
etc
Right now I’ve been in a retro soul period for months. Sounds like old soul but it’s relatively new
i suddenly found myself enjoying deep diving into artists that influence others, I “heart” a song I like for later radio station or deep dives when I like a never before heard / discovered song.
And my latest approach is I read Rolling Stones Magazine while listening and pulling up the artist I’m reading about.
So much great new music out there.
But never too old to enjoy something new id say!
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Simply put it depends on the person regardless of age. If you are of the mind "as long as it's good" be it Opera, Rap, Disco or Balinese Gamelan (seriously??) music then heck yah.
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I'm 68. I love music, not all of it. However, I always liked the new stuff, synthesizers, etc. I can usually tell if I like a song right away. I listen to many kinds of music.
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From teens to 50 years of age I only listen to pop music.Iam now 68 yrs old. Then my friend introduced me to county music, reggae , and jazz music? Then someone told me , classical is the real music it rook 25 yrs after I started listening to classical music and I love it.Stuark I know who only listen to jazz music. Sad ? No. But I feel they are being denied to enjoy more music. I respect their choice though. Don’t get me wrong they love music but jazz only.At age 68 I discover Anna Asvik singing Liberty.And watching you tube I discovered Gigi De Lana and GG vibes band cover of fly me to the moon.
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@grislybutter - interesting, I've never heard that saying before, but it sure does not apply to me or any of my friends.... Quite the opposite, for us....
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They say every day is a school day and I concur with a lot of the bands listed by @allenf1963
Just to add another band to the list Esbjorn Svennson Trio.
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@asvjerry
Thank you for nudging Pop Up the Volume out of memory's deep storage... I may have forgotten much of the 80s, but Art of Noise has been one of my favorite bands ever since Into Battle
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For me, the grave reset came when I stumbled into this:
Note the date on the tape.... Noise you could dance to, as opposed to an art film soundtrack...and one of the first examples of 'sample & hold'.
Later, refined by The Art of Noise..... This with that glorious piano mic'd so well...
Since, a wonder wander through most of all of the pending genre', sampling many keeping that which Stuck....all tend to trigger memories of varied natures, good, bad, ugly, and fugly....played on the gear du jour, sometimes with that which gave even the oddest of the odd lot a certain majesty.....
Yup, another self-imposed long strange trip, like no others.
Always thus.... 👍
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@simonmoon there is also a saying, we don't make lasting, strong friendships after 30. Proved very true, I made one good friend at 35, for the exception
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@stuartk adolescent: approx age 15-25, frequently a formative period for music taste.
yummy phase: easy digestible/ingestible ware. In food it is Mac 'n cheese, pizza, schniposa & coke. In music it is Beatles, Stones, PF, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik etc. Nothing wrong with either, but I would hope that with age one would progress and include a bit more variety and novel items. Does not mean mandatory durian/free jazz, but a bit of a refinement of the palate/ear. Just yesterday, I was at Sorrel in SF, enjoying some venison with quince, pine nut puré and grilled endives complemented by a splash of Bandol as one of the courses [and Sorrel is better than Quince, was there the night before]. See above re musical refinements.
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I mostly listen to college or community radio stations. Very refreshing at times. Decent new music is introduced to me every week. Damm those college kids.
I am 66 years old so I am going to say yes. Some of my recent favorites:
Khruangbin. I have followed this band all the way to Texas and back to California (where I live) to see their shows.
Thee Sacred Souls, Thee Sinseers, The Altons. Last 3 groups have brought back oldie styles.
Give Khruangbin a try. Very different but you know it them in the first 2 notes.
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@allenf1963 Will do - new DAC is on order, should be with me in 10 days or so. Thank you again.
@grislybutter
Why are all my favorite musicians almost dead?
I use to joke that music-making stopped sometime in the 1800s, and since then we have made noise. Your thought never occurred to me - please don’t take this an expression of disrespect; it’s just an other example of how varied music and musical experiences can be.
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@dlevi67 -- Glad you enjoy Bohren. Definitely give a listen to "Catch My Heart", their remake of the Warlock song from 1985. Warlock was a German band very popular in Europe, fronted by one of the original metal bad girls, Doro Pesch. On Bohren's version, Mike Patton (Faith No More) joins them on vocals.
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There have been several studies that show, the vast majority of people stop searching out new music when they reach the age of 30, some studies show 33. Their tastes become set at that point. Here's one:
Stop Discovering New Music
This may not be as true for many here, since people that post on audio and music forums are not a typical sample of the vast majority of music listeners.
It seems that nostalgia becomes a big part of this, and people want to listen to the music that was the "soundtrack of their youth".
For me, I have almost no feelings of nostalgia associated with music, so when I listen to music, I listen based entirely on the attributes I love in music. Those attributes hold true for new music, as well as older music.
Those attributes are, in no particular order: very high levels of musicianship, complexity, (usually) long form songs, deep and broad emotional and/or intellectual content conveyed, avoidance of verse>chorus>bridge song format, no need for a hook.
The genres that most often meet most or all of those attributes, are:
Prog, Jazz, Classical
I discovered prog in my early 20's (King Crimson, Yes, Univers Zero, PFM, Genesis, Anglagard, Henry Cow, Magma, Eskaton, etc)
I got into jazz in my late 20's, early 30's (Return to Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Keith Jarratt, Oregon, Anthony Braxton, Coltrane, Steve Coleman, Allan Holdsworth, etc).
And finally, I didn't get into classical music until my late 50's. But the classical I am into is almost all from post 1950 up through the current era. Atonal, serial, avant-garde, Spectralism, New Complexity, etc.
So, I got one of the most "challenging", complex, thorny sounding forms of music at the ripe old age of 57-58.
And within all 3 of those genres I mentioned, I am in a constant search for new music, bands, musicians, composers. I get almost as much of a rush at discovering new music at the age of 65, as I did when I was in my 20's.
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@stuartk I have not, thanks for the tip! He is an incredible performer, he gives it all...
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At age 70 I'm still searching for the next "discovery". At the click of the touchpad I can access music from WAY before I was born to music released yesterday. For me personally as my stereo has improved I'm listening to a much more diverse catalog. I don't rock n roll much anymore and while I still enjoy The Who, Steely Dan and The Beatles my focus has taken a fundamental change and is still evolving. I've discovered Latin and European jazz artists, American singer songwriters and music that was produced in and before my youth.
We live in such a miraculous time and I'm so glad I'm able to explore music past my 40 year old album collection.
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Yes, but don't only consider current Pop/HipHop or EDM it's not the key to unlock the "Fountain Of Youth". There is this genre of music called Classical that seems to evade many so called music lovers and even Audiophiles. Pianist Carol Rosenberger and Soprano Edith Mathis are recent discoveries of mine despite being familiar with many of the the major Classical works since my mid-twenties. Nothing against current Pop/HipHop or Electronic music. Maggie Rogers is the current Queen of Pop singer/songwriters Drake/Kendrick Lamar have worthy recordings and Kygo is at the top of the EDM heap but the talent pool IMO is not as deep as "Classical" music/musicians.
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@grislybutter
Have you seen that video of his 1980 or 1979 (don't recall which) Montreux show with members of the band that was on "It's Too Late to Turn Back Now" plus the great Peewee Ellis ? It's on YouTube and can be bought on DVD. Prime Van!
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there was a time when I felt hopelessly old and that "it's all downhill from here"
It was then thatI heard Van Morrison the first time in my life (other than Gloria which I thought was a Rolling Stones song for a long time) and I was absolutely stunned. In a week I listened to everything he created which by then was a collection of 30 years of incredible music.
My next thought was "omg the dude is so old now, I missed it entirely! Will I even see him live? Why are all my favorite musicians almost dead?"
The dude kept putting out incredible music for another 30 years and not done. I was twice that age when I saw him live and he played like he was 27 (the age I was when I discovered him.) We can feel old at any period in our lives and hopefully we can discover "new" music any time and feel young!
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@devinplombier
I’d like to think so. As we age, our perspective changes and it’s only natural to seek out art that speaks to us at each new stage. Well, for some, at least.
A lot of people seem to stick solely with whatever they liked in high school for the rest of their lives.
Over time, I’ve learned Individuals differ in their relative capacity for expanding their musical horizons. I’ve been compelled to recognize the fact that my personal taste imposes limitations in this regard, compared to others who seem much more able to freely embrace unfamiliar genres/artists.
I don’t know what, if anything, can be done about this, though.
At 68, I can’t say I’ve experienced discoveries on a similar scale as the shift in focus in my twenties from Rock to Jazz. Lately, I’m finding certain (current) acoustic singer-songwriters particularly relevant. The way this music is speaking to me is deeply affecting. Not sure it qualifies as a "revelation" but it’s a nice surprise and a strong motivation to keep exploring.
@oberoniaomnia
What is "adolescent yummy phase"?
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Of course! At 57 half of my purchases are from new releases (<3 years old). I frequently pre-order music. Genre-wise, EBM/IDM (Bedless Bones, Zanias / Throwing Snow) and Witch Wave (Ohne Nomen) did not exist back then. Then there is also medieval music (ars nova, polyphonics) and renaissance (viola da gamba consorts) that I did not grow up with, plus instruments such as Tromba Marina that I have learned more about (very few releases out there, e.g. the Mass of Muri).
There are also some types of music that I did not get back then, but now explore (e.g. Laibach, Tuxedomoon), and music that defies classification (e.g., Mission to the Sun, Snow Ghosts).
I find it sad if people are stuck in their adolescent yummy phase. It is similarly sad as people who still live in the town they grew up [I moved continents]. Go out and explore, it is a lot of fun!
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I was only stuck in certain genres in my adolescent years, living in an area with multiple universities meant virtually all genres of music played and performed locally. I might attend classical music concerts and hard core rock concerts all in the same week, recall seeing Black Flag in Pontiac Michigan on same night the Pope was in town for event at Pontiac Silverdome, hilarious watching spike haired, nose ringed persons passing devout Christians on the street. Streaming has opened me up to even more finds in recent years, virtually every day I find something new.
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It’s allways great to be introduced to new music that sparks an interest. I'm a lot different than I was 40 years ago, so I appreciate things for different reasons, but they can still be very impactful. Music should be!
My adult children are all into music quite a bit, and on occasion we’ll have a music and audio night with the speakers pulled out so they can breath, and we listen. My oldest son is a part time DJ, and will put together a music list of things he thinks might be interesting. Some of those songs are absolutely new to me, and I’ve liked quite a few that I’ve been introduced to.....I don’t remember all of the names, but Radio Head, Daft Punk, Tool, My Morning Jacket, Watchtower, Air, Nathaniel Ratliff, among several others. Sometimes it’s modern stuff, sometimes it’s older music from my youthful era that I’d missed. I tend to get stuck in a rut with my music selection, so its’ really nice to get some new material that I enjoy.
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For me, it depends on what you mean by "major musical discoveries". I grew up ’Classical’ until my mid-teens, where the need to fit in forced listening to more modern music. I ’discovered’ jazz in my 40s thanks to a gift of a ’greatest of...’ CD as a Secret Santa gift from a work colleague. As time progresses I find that I enjoy a broader set of music types/genres, but never a million miles away from the ’melodic’ tradition of Western Classical music.
I discover ’gems’ that I would not have appreciated earlier, but those gems are in the shape of single albums or at most artists. I can now listen to Michael Jackson and actually appreciate the music, not just find it boring or annoying as I did at 16. Do I like all of Michael Jackson, never mind ’80s pop? Not by a long shot - even just in Thriller there are tracks I don’t particularly enjoy. Is that a ’major discovery’? I dunno. By the same token, I really like Aion (2018) by Anna Thorvalsdottir - but my moment of discovery of avant-garde goes back to 1983, when I heard (and watched) Koyaanisqatsi with the wonderful images by Godfrey Reggio/Ron Fricke and soundtrack by Philip Glass.
@allenf1963 - thanks for the ’Bohren & der Club of Gore’ recommendation. I have listened to a couple of tracks on YouTube, and will be listening to more in a ’serious’ manner once I have again a working system!
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I'm so glad Bohren made such an impact on your musical world. I felt the same way the first time I heard them, oh so many years ago. My gosh...can it be over 25 years???
Growing up, I was weaned on 1960's and 1970's Classic Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Heavy Metal, and most importantly, Prog Rock. In the 1990's and early 2000's, I dabbled with Alternative Rock, Grunge Rock, Progressive Death Metal, and Industrial Rock, but only a few of those bands "stuck" with me and remain in my listening rotation today. However, the bands that did "stick" are very important to my musical journey, and include Opeth, Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Mastodon, and Filter, to name a few.
Answering your question, the big musical "discovery" that impacted my buying and listening history over the last 25 years involved a deep dive into the Prog Metal genre (Dream Theater, Sons of Apollo, Fates Warning, Queensryche, Haken, Opeth, Tool, Gojira, Pain of Salvation) and discovering the 2nd Generation of Prog Rock bands such as Porcupine Tree, The Pineapple Thief, IQ, Transatlantic, O.S.I., Riverside, Soup, This Winter Machine, Gazpacho, oRK, Wobbler, Wheel, Elder, King Buffalo, Airbag, Steven Wilson -- I could go on and on!
Prog Rock is alive and well. I, for one, couldn't be happier.
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Good question. Absolutely one can - my favorite musical artist of all time is a woman named Kristeen Young, who I never even heard of before 2018, though she's made 11 albums since 1997 (David Bowie duetted with her on a song in 2003, which I read about in a Bowie book) and will have a new one out this year. If I'd heard her '97 debut back then, it would have beaten out 'OK Computer' as my favorite album of that year. I'm 73 now, so I would have been about 66 when I first made that musical discovery. But I've always tried to keep up with newer music, though sadly those efforts have fallen behind the past several years.
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