Forostar
Ancient Mariner
When I first got into music it was pop music (stuff on radio and TV).
Later I got into hard rock, metal. Heavy metal, speed metal, black metal, death metal etc.
Again later some punk rock, some prog rock even a bit of jazz… The older I get the more bands and genres I seem to appreciate. Also genres within genres. The current metal genre many, many different directions.
Still I’m waiting for a possible turning point.
What do I mean with the turning point? The turning point is when it all changes. I’ll give an example of a collegue of mine.
He went, just like me through the process of discovering lots of styles of music, lots of bands, bought lots of albums and visited many concerts.
Now, he says he doesn’t need to go to concerts anymore. All those bands, it’s nothing new, nothing better, nothing different from all the stuff he’s heard in the past. He sticks to the old bands.
I wouldn't like such a moment, because music is one of the most important joys in my life.
To be honest, at the moment I can’t imagine that I won’t care for new bands anymore. I can’t imagine that I would think:”Hey, to play this CD is so cool. I don’t have to see it live anymore”. I think it’s ignorant to say that new bands don’t contribute anything, compared to the bands I know for years.
How many of you got stuck into old bands and were not open anymore for new subgenres / bands within genres? How many of you stopped to see new bands in concerts? New for you I mean.
To the younger people on this forum:
Are you content with your discoveries in music? Do you discover new bands all the time? Or do you think that most new bands are not worth listening, e.g. after you’ve heard Iron Maiden?
In other words.:
What is your look at your own open mindness towards bands? How much can you take? How much do you want to take? How do you see your own development?
I'm curious about your opinions, thanks in advance !
Forostar
Later I got into hard rock, metal. Heavy metal, speed metal, black metal, death metal etc.
Again later some punk rock, some prog rock even a bit of jazz… The older I get the more bands and genres I seem to appreciate. Also genres within genres. The current metal genre many, many different directions.
Still I’m waiting for a possible turning point.
What do I mean with the turning point? The turning point is when it all changes. I’ll give an example of a collegue of mine.
He went, just like me through the process of discovering lots of styles of music, lots of bands, bought lots of albums and visited many concerts.
Now, he says he doesn’t need to go to concerts anymore. All those bands, it’s nothing new, nothing better, nothing different from all the stuff he’s heard in the past. He sticks to the old bands.
I wouldn't like such a moment, because music is one of the most important joys in my life.
To be honest, at the moment I can’t imagine that I won’t care for new bands anymore. I can’t imagine that I would think:”Hey, to play this CD is so cool. I don’t have to see it live anymore”. I think it’s ignorant to say that new bands don’t contribute anything, compared to the bands I know for years.
How many of you got stuck into old bands and were not open anymore for new subgenres / bands within genres? How many of you stopped to see new bands in concerts? New for you I mean.
To the younger people on this forum:
Are you content with your discoveries in music? Do you discover new bands all the time? Or do you think that most new bands are not worth listening, e.g. after you’ve heard Iron Maiden?
In other words.:
What is your look at your own open mindness towards bands? How much can you take? How much do you want to take? How do you see your own development?
I'm curious about your opinions, thanks in advance !
Forostar