Classical, Rock, Jazz etc. are your tastes evolving with time?


In being and Audiophile, where do you find your music likes/tastes to fall.  Are you more of a one type of listener or do you feel you listen to a variety of music styles?  

To fess up for myself, I find my taste/likes have both evolved and re-visited favorites as time has passed.  I believe I used to be more narrow but have come to appreciate a wider range of styles and eras. 


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I've been a multi-genre guy beginning from the time I outgrew children's records at about age 4, 60 some odd years ago.  I started branching out with the styles of my mom and dad and listened to -- Classical, MOR and Showtunes. I found rock when the Beatles arrived in '64.  From that point on, I steadily added genres (oh, I hated C&W for soooo long) until I got to the point where genre/style ceased to be a limiting factor for me.  Now, the only thing important to me is whether it speaks to my soul...or other various parts of my being.
I've been listening to 90% classical on my home system and attending the Philadelphia Orchestra performances for a number of years.
  Since subscribing to Tidal, then Qobuz, I've been revisiting music from my past Rocker days. This includes all types of rock, from heavy metal to New Wave.
My tastes evolved from rock to jazz to classical over my lifetime. But, right now I'm just having fun.

Between my pre-teen years and my early to mid-20s my listening was about 80% pop & rock and about 20% classical. During my mid-20s it transitioned to about 90% classical and 10% pop/rock/miscellaneous, and has remained pretty much the same ever since. My wife had some training in classical piano during her school age years, and her influence contributed to that transition.

Best regards,
-- Al
 

I still love good rock, but have leaned in heavily on classic jazz, no time for smooth jazz, and also like classical piano and chamber  music more than full orchestra usually.

I also go back to bands I love from the old days and buy material I never owned, as well as stuff from long ago that I read about, like John Martyn. I really like "filling in the blanks" you might say.  

When I lived in Phila, attended the Phila Orchestra several times each month, and was exposed to a vibrant classical chamber and early music scene, I mostly listened to classical music. In DC when I now live, the classical music scene is lackluster (IMHO) while the jazz scene is vibrant. This explains the shift in my listening preferences. On the other hand, I have been a Paul Simon fan for decades and have attended all of his concerts; I listen to his music past and present. Same for Leonard Cohen. Clearly my exposure to live music influences what I play at home. I gravitate to the best of what I can hear live.