Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older?

One other observation I would like to make is that when you get older your choice of music matures... You also begin to realize that some of the contemporary singers can't sing very well and albums are made that promotes singers who aren't really good and cover their voices with background singers or special effects. Music from the 50s to 79 seem to have artist who were brilliant in presenting what music should be. It does happen in modern music but is much more rare than from that time.

I don't know for sure but I would bet that most older audiophiles would tend to prefer jazz singers over other types of genres because of this maturing. It's mostly pure vocals with nice background music.... What do you think am I right or completely off base?

@frankmc195 - I think you are probably right; I'm 71, and my tastes are VERY different from most people I know in my age group, who like those jazz/nice music things that I don't like or that put me to sleep.

I got about another 20 years or so before I'm ready for that! 😁

If one can't find anything of interest in the music of J.S. Bach, perhaps he or she does not really love music as much as he or she thinks. JSB wrote enough music to keep one busy for at least a lifetime.

@bdp24 +1 The religious aspect of Bach could keep some away.

@larsman -1 What would make you think at 91 you would like jazz?

To answer the OP’s question the recording and production quality of newer releases(past 10-15 years) especially on vinyl has been very disappointing. Warps bent/creased jackets and poor sound quality. I ordered a Jayhawks recent release several years ago, being warped wasn’t enough the inner paper sleeve was glued to the vinyl. We are at the point where London Grammar and Billie Eilish are vinyl demo discs? What happened to the vinyl SQ standards Sheffield Labs set 45 years ago?

JSB wrote enough music to keep one busy for at least a lifetime.

Even only one of his works can keep somebody busy for a long time.