'Few classical music lovers would think jazz bad taste , many are jazz fans themselves .Most I know think of rock as bad to horrible taste . They don't hate people who love rock, they pity them .'
I think you're talking about an elderly generation that is dying off and did not grow up with rock. They are disappearing fast at this point. I haven't found it true of those that grew up with rock. I listen to mostly classical but also to jazz and rock.
There are interestingly artists who are more consistent than others in providing what the audiences came to hear. I've never heard of anyone complaining about Elton John or the Stones for example. I heard Joan Sutherland a number of times and she always delivered the goods. I saw Ella at Radio City which turned out to be not much before she had her feet amputated. I lucked out. I got a single 3rd row center to a sold out performance. The Music Hall didn't exist. I might as well have been seeing her in a nightclub. She was very wonderful. I felt privileged and it's a night I'll never forget. A dedicated performer even at the end of her career.
I think you're talking about an elderly generation that is dying off and did not grow up with rock. They are disappearing fast at this point. I haven't found it true of those that grew up with rock. I listen to mostly classical but also to jazz and rock.
There are interestingly artists who are more consistent than others in providing what the audiences came to hear. I've never heard of anyone complaining about Elton John or the Stones for example. I heard Joan Sutherland a number of times and she always delivered the goods. I saw Ella at Radio City which turned out to be not much before she had her feet amputated. I lucked out. I got a single 3rd row center to a sold out performance. The Music Hall didn't exist. I might as well have been seeing her in a nightclub. She was very wonderful. I felt privileged and it's a night I'll never forget. A dedicated performer even at the end of her career.