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Wow. Other than Metallica, I don't own an album by any of these people, and other than Metallica and Michael Jackson, I don't think I'd be able to name a single

Wow. Other than Metallica, I don't own an album by any of these people, and other than Metallica and Michael Jackson, I don't think I'd be able to name a single song by the few others that I do recognize the name. Oh, and I'm using the word "album". That probably explains it all ... :-)

jbob2000 9y ago
Their analysis is biased. Young people predominantly use digital services to consume music, whereas older generations still use CDs and the radio. As an anecdote, the older I get, the less music I listen to. It used to be a big part of my identity, but now I just listen to music if it sounds good or if I need something to drown out the noise around me.
- thanatropism 9y ago
  Anecdote applies to me. I experience some headphone fatigue nowadays too. Once upon a time I must have been listening to music for 60-75% of my waking minutes. Also somehow I feel much more tranquil in just walking and listening to my thoughts and feelings (even unwelcome ones). I think I listened to a lot of music to experiment with different identities and ways of feeling, and approx. since I turned 30 I started to develop my own in a much more interesting way.
- TheTruestKyle 9y ago
  What are you considering old in this situation?
- coldtea 9y ago
  >Their analysis is biased. Young people predominantly use digital services to consume music, whereas older generations still use CDs and the radio. If you mean people in their 70s yes. Because even 50 and 60 year olds use YouTube A LOT, and I'm speaking in all around the world, including much less developed areas.
hammock 9y ago
You're using the word album, you're referring to "owning" music, and appears you're unfamiliar with any new music from the last 20 years. Time to switch to spotify.
- excalibur 9y ago
  I'm in almost the same boat. (I can name some Linkin Park songs, but I'm not thrilled about it.) I have of course listened to plenty of new music in the past 20 years, but at this point I rarely pay attention to anything other than new releases from bands I already enjoy (and limited attention at that). Today I primarily listen to Pandora, which I naturally have tuned to my own tastes. While it's surely attributable to me getting older, my experience remains valid, and in my experience the overwhelming majority of new music is shit. I'm not completely unaware of Bruno Mars' existence and poised to be blown away when I sit down and listen to his stuff, because I've heard it, and it's terrible. The same goes for quite a few (but by no means all) of the acts mentioned in the article.
  - DKnoll 9y ago
    What bands do you enjoy?
  - throwaway91111 9y ago
    Ehh if you look back a lot of the music from any decade is crap. It's just easier to forget.
    - coldtea 9y ago
      >Ehh if you look back a lot of the music from any decade is crap. Not necessarily true. Some decades stand out while others do not. Like the 60s for example vs the 90s. People in the 70s and 80s still cherished 60s icons, but few in the 00s and 10s care for 90s music (there's more interest in 80s music).
      - throwaway91111 9y ago
batiudrami 9y ago
I mean most of these are names you would have heard had you made any effort to follow music in the last decade. You don't have to love modern music but what is the value in commenting that you don't know it?

jbob2000 9y ago

Their analysis is biased. Young people predominantly use digital services to consume music, whereas older generations still use CDs and the radio. As an anecdote, the older I get, the less music I listen to. It used to be a big part of my identity, but now I just listen to music if it sounds good or if I need something to drown out the noise around me.

thanatropism 9y ago
Anecdote applies to me. I experience some headphone fatigue nowadays too. Once upon a time I must have been listening to music for 60-75% of my waking minutes. Also somehow I feel much more tranquil in just walking and listening to my thoughts and feelings (even unwelcome ones). I think I listened to a lot of music to experiment with different identities and ways of feeling, and approx. since I turned 30 I started to develop my own in a much more interesting way.
TheTruestKyle 9y ago
What are you considering old in this situation?
coldtea 9y ago
>Their analysis is biased. Young people predominantly use digital services to consume music, whereas older generations still use CDs and the radio. If you mean people in their 70s yes. Because even 50 and 60 year olds use YouTube A LOT, and I'm speaking in all around the world, including much less developed areas.

hammock 9y ago

You're using the word album, you're referring to "owning" music, and appears you're unfamiliar with any new music from the last 20 years. Time to switch to spotify.

excalibur 9y ago
I'm in almost the same boat. (I can name some Linkin Park songs, but I'm not thrilled about it.) I have of course listened to plenty of new music in the past 20 years, but at this point I rarely pay attention to anything other than new releases from bands I already enjoy (and limited attention at that). Today I primarily listen to Pandora, which I naturally have tuned to my own tastes. While it's surely attributable to me getting older, my experience remains valid, and in my experience the overwhelming majority of new music is shit. I'm not completely unaware of Bruno Mars' existence and poised to be blown away when I sit down and listen to his stuff, because I've heard it, and it's terrible. The same goes for quite a few (but by no means all) of the acts mentioned in the article.
- DKnoll 9y ago
  What bands do you enjoy?
- throwaway91111 9y ago
  Ehh if you look back a lot of the music from any decade is crap. It's just easier to forget.
  - coldtea 9y ago
    >Ehh if you look back a lot of the music from any decade is crap. Not necessarily true. Some decades stand out while others do not. Like the 60s for example vs the 90s. People in the 70s and 80s still cherished 60s icons, but few in the 00s and 10s care for 90s music (there's more interest in 80s music).
    - throwaway91111 9y ago

batiudrami 9y ago

I mean most of these are names you would have heard had you made any effort to follow music in the last decade. You don't have to love modern music but what is the value in commenting that you don't know it?