Music you like more as you got older
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Topic: Music you like more as you got older
Posted By: lfc jon
Subject: Music you like more as you got older
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2022 at 8:41pm
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Two bands I'm more into now than I use to be. Kraftwerk and Deacon Blue, I use to like some of their music back in the day but now I find I'm appreciating them more and are buying their albums. I'm also getting into band that I didn't give a 2nd thought too, like The Go-Go's. ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
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Posted By: patientot
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2022 at 8:48pm
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I would say pretty much all forms of jazz in general. I first started listening to jazz in the late 90s but appreciate it more now and listen to a lot more of it now than I used to. Re: Deacon Blue they definitely grew on me a lot. I've got Raintown on CD again and will have to check out their other work at some point. ------------- SL-1200 MK7 (modified) + Reflex M + PSU-1 used with AT150-40ML, AT VM610 MONO, AT VM95ML, Stanton 680mkII + Ogura, and Shure M35X cartridges. |
Posted By: Fatmangolf
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2022 at 9:14pm
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I like this topic, how our tastes change... ------------- Jon Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2022 at 10:08pm
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I thought this would be a good topic, As today I was storing new albums in alpabetical and noticed a lot of them were of older music. I tend to buy new music and don't store them until I can be bothered so I had 9 to put in the storage units today. ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
Posted By: Mikeh
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2022 at 7:19pm
So true. When I'm searching through my vinyl rack I can pick out different stages of life from teenager to student, young married with family up to date as old codger. Different ages and different tastes. Nowadays a lot of my purchases are filling in gaps from early years which I couldn't afford at the time. Any new music seems to focus around modern jazz which replaces the early prog rock. Times change! ------------- Mike Technics sl1210g with Victor U-2 or Technics EPC-205C mk4 Accession MM, Majestic + Proprius, Solo ULDE Innuos Zen mini mk3 streamer Harbeth P3ESR XD paired with 2x REL t5x |
Fatmangolf wrote:Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2022 at 12:19pm
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My music tastes haven't changed over the years that much, I still like the same genre. I'm just getting into bands & artists that I didn't think I would of liked and or wouldn't have given a sound thought too. My music tastes have always been eclectic. ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
Posted By: Fatmangolf
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2022 at 7:37pm
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Like Mike I have filled some gaps in my collection thanks to second hand lp's and cd's. When looking at what I've played in recent years there was less from outside my own collection. I also found like Jon that I still play my old favourites. What I have done is to build playlists from songs mentioned on this forum, in magazine articles and so on. Tidal's playlists and recommendations are good too. ------------- Jon Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
Posted By: Bi-wire
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2022 at 2:21pm
How true! My musical snobbery of youth (traditional folk and prog rock only) has given way to an appreciation of a much wider range of musical styles - ABBA to Yes via Puccini, Vaughan-Williams, Elvis, Kate Bush and many others. It's part of growing up, I suppose, but I think my wife had a hand in it too. Still haven't got to grips with jazz though ...  ------------- Peter Satisfied user of: Revelation M, PSU1-Enigma, Solo SRGII and lots of CuSat50 |
Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2022 at 7:13pm
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I can take or leave Jazz, the blues was something I tried to get into years ago and can remember buying a album by BB King after listening to U2s album Rattle and Hum and the track When Love Comes To Town but I think it may have been a little out of my comfort zone at the time, I was only in my twenties. I like other's on here have said, I'm more filling gaps. One thing I will say is, since getting back into vinyl and particularly the record shop in Totnes it has open my eyes to a lot of artists and bands I probably would never got to hear of before. I'm not vary good at putting music into genre so maybe I'm into music outside of what I know I like. ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
Posted By: Fatmangolf
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2022 at 7:55pm
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That open minded, or open eared approach is to be respected. B.B. King is a fine choice. I still don't listen to Abba though. ------------- Jon Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
Posted By: morris_minor
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2022 at 2:46pm
Country & Western - - - only kidding  ------------- Bob Majestic DAC/pre-amp Accession MC/Enigma, Accession MM, Reflex M, Elevator EXP, Era Gold V Solo ULDE, Novo, Lautus USB and digital, Libran balanced, CuSat50 2 x Proprius + Spatia/Spatia Links |
Posted By: Fatmangolf
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2022 at 7:09pm
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Both kinds of music? ------------- Jon Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
Posted By: RichW
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2022 at 7:49am
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19th & early 20th century classical. Electronic music. Never lost the enthusiasm for music obsessed with when much younger - early Genesis, Sabbath, Rush, UFO etc.. ------------- Majestic/Enigma, Accession MM & MC. |
Posted By: Fatmangolf
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2022 at 8:09pm
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I play more music that was released in my teens and twenties so late seventies to early nineties. ------------- Jon Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
Posted By: TheScorpionsTale
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2022 at 10:05pm
Would you like to borrow my Jeannie Riley albums Bob?  ------------- Graham SL1200 II with SME M2-9R and various carts / Revelation M with PSU-1 / Cyrus amp, CD and streamer / Kralk Audio BC30-3 Floorstanders / Bitzie and Lautus USB |
Posted By: TheScorpionsTale
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2022 at 10:21pm
I've only become interested in jazz relatively recently, and have been listening to both trad, and what I'll call avante (I'm happy to be corrected) by which I mean the likes of Ben Hall and Mike Khoury, Hedvig Mollestad Trio, and Fire! Orchestra. Anything with a piano is out - not just jazz mind, I have a pathological dislike of piano, although electronic keyboards are OK. I still listen to some music from my mis-spent youth: Captain Beefheart, High Tide, The Great Society, (early) Fleetwood Mac, Leonard Cohen, but like you, Peter, I now have all kinds of stuff on record, both ancient and (relatively) modern, from traditional folk to Japanese metal. Never been into what's known here as the 'Archetypal Genesis, Floyd and Yes Generation Stuff' though. ------------- Graham SL1200 II with SME M2-9R and various carts / Revelation M with PSU-1 / Cyrus amp, CD and streamer / Kralk Audio BC30-3 Floorstanders / Bitzie and Lautus USB |
Posted By: georgem
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2022 at 6:17pm
| Sandy Denny era Fairport, British folk rock and a weird band called Hexvessel. I used to think it all a bit twee and music for old farts, so I fear that I have become an old fart. I blame Mikael Akertfedlt for turning my eye in that direction away from the more electric |
Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2022 at 8:16pm
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David Bowie, I've started building up my collection. Ordered "Divine Symmetry" in July and it was to be released on November 15 but there was a bit of confusion, that date was for the CD not the record, Phoned up the shop to find out what was going on and they told me, that was the date we were given then a few weeks later we were told that the record was not coming out until Feb 2023, as he said to me it was a bit late for people like me that had pre-ordered it. ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
Posted By: Fatmangolf
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2022 at 8:54pm
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I'm listening to Kodo drums and other instruments on the album 'Warabe' which is a hifi oldster thing as I hated drum solos when younger... ------------- Jon Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
Posted By: TheScorpionsTale
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2022 at 10:33pm
I think I'd put it the other way around and say Fairport (and Fotheringay) era Sandy Denny. For some reason I've never been struck on her solo stuff, odd I know, as she was a terrific singer. I bought the original Fairport and Fotheringay albums, and bought them again on CD. I enjoyed them then, but have recently been appreciating them all over again. ------------- Graham SL1200 II with SME M2-9R and various carts / Revelation M with PSU-1 / Cyrus amp, CD and streamer / Kralk Audio BC30-3 Floorstanders / Bitzie and Lautus USB |
Posted By: RichW
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2022 at 9:08am
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Music classified as 'choral'. The choir at the end of Holst's 'Neptune' probably started the interest. Now often listen to music like the Tallis Scholars Allegri Miserere & much else. Would never have listened to this type of music when younger. ------------- Majestic/Enigma, Accession MM & MC. |
Posted By: Bi-wire
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2022 at 4:57pm
Ah yes, Richard, I think you've just hit the nail on the head there ... ------------- Peter Satisfied user of: Revelation M, PSU1-Enigma, Solo SRGII and lots of CuSat50 |
Posted By: RichW
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2022 at 7:44pm
Yes - too much pressure on the young to conform - nothing new there though. Subdivisions In the high school halls In the shopping malls Conform or be cast out We are young Wandering the face of the earth Wondering what our dreams might be worth Learning that we're only immortal For a limited time Conformism, fashion. Much chart music has always been just another form of fashion, but a deeply 'unfashionable' band like Rush had the chops to express the thoughts of some of us....  ------------- Majestic/Enigma, Accession MM & MC. |
Posted By: Grumpysaurus
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2022 at 6:50pm
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I'm finding that there is music, or rather the artists of music, that I've dismissed for years due to the overplaying of them on mainstream radio. One example is Fleetwood Mac. I've always liked their music but avoided buying any due to the saturation playback they had during the 70s and 80s. In the last couple of years I've been listening to their music, including the songs that they're most well known for. More pertinent now with the recent passing of Christine McVie. Another example is Elton John. I've "discovered" his early music, which is really rather good. Most importantly, I'm enjoying the music, something I would have not had said ten years ago. Other music I'm slowly coming back to includes REM and Soul to Soul. It's fun, this music thing, isn't it? |
Posted By: Deano
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2023 at 8:40am
Hated it when young. Try Townes Van Zandt, John Prine etc., etc. There is some very good stuff out there. Real music, not just "put another log on the fire" sh*t. Cheers Deano
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Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2023 at 7:54pm
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Had to go into town today to pay in a cheque as I couldn't do it with the phone app, I was told by my bank it's one of those which most apps have a problem with, so while I was in there I had a look in HMV and picked up a copy of Tubeway Army "Replicas", I remember listening to this when it first came out but never got round to buying the album. ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
Posted By: Fatmangolf
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2023 at 8:13pm
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A classic LP. ------------- Jon Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2023 at 9:14pm
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Sounds good on my new turntable, which I have put my 2M Bronze on to, the next up grade will be a metal sub-platter. ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
Posted By: TimW
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2023 at 9:24pm
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What turntable did you go for in the end Jonathan? ------------- L*nn LP12, Jelco 750D, AT440MLb / Technics 1200 MKII (Various Carts) / GS Gram Amp 2 SE / Audiolab and Arcam Amplification / Mission 752 Freedom / Dynaudio Audience 42 |
Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2023 at 12:02am
The Debut pro. ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
Posted By: pompeyexile
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2023 at 1:11pm
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Country... Yep pardner, I always thought country music as Patsy Cline or Waylon Jennings but of course if I were only looking at country music 50 years ago then that would be true. But like many genres as time moves on and new blood comes onto the scene things change/progress. So I found a guy called Darrell Scott and an album of his called Theatre of the Unheard and after listening to it now have all his albums. A great musician, songwriter and a cracking voice too.  |
Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2023 at 12:22pm
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I liked this album when I first heard it in my teens, but as I got older I appreciated it more. Now it's fifty years old this month. Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side Of The Moon" ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
Posted By: Sylvain
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2023 at 6:40pm
| Harry Bellafonte' , Simon and Garfunkel, Bod Dylan late 60's to late 70's acoustic instrument but in re-mastered 20 bit cannot upgrade the melancholy of the little pick-up of my late teens. |