Ozz
Registered User
There's almost too much new good music afaic... it's like there's a firehose effect... I can't seem to absorb it the same way. I don't think I can even work anymore without music on. I probably have it on 10-12 hours a day. And with a virtually infinite supply at my fingertips, I'm trying something new basically every day. But in that way it doesn't seem to resonate as deeply with me as newly discovered music did when I was younger. Even if I like it. It still doesn't become a part of me the same way.
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Although, some new/modern bands have become absolute staples and new favorites. They'll never surpass my ultimate favorites, but that was never possible to me. They have surpassed other ex-favorites from yesteryear, which is no small task. Just one of those things, a band might REALLY grab you and something just clicks like crazy for no or a specific reason, or you'll just enjoy them a lot but in a different way than you used to.
On another related note, I see many people who listen to such-n-such bands/acts, but don't keep up with their later releases and just stick with the classics. I can't even understand that. Not liking it much, sure, and for sure I can understand the new material not forcing its way into your feelings like the older stuff had as you grew up, but to not even listen? Tough one for me. I say this because a couple of my favorites have released new albums in the past 2-3 years which have become top 1-2 releases to me, over 20+ year careers! Surpassing the stuff I loved, grew up on, and listened to more times than I could ever count? That's amazing to me. So many people are missing out in that respect alone, just sticking with their "usual suspects".
But I guess if you aren't into it on a certain level, you just aren't.