My informal theory is that everyone's favorite music is what they were listening to when they were in high school. I'd guess that's a less well-specified versi

My informal theory is that everyone's favorite music is what they were listening to when they were in high school. I'd guess that's a less well-specified version of your idea, but I think including musicians/bands would improve your results. The point someone else made about having access to all of prior history is valid though; my George Tirebiter reference came from listening to 'Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers' by The Firesign Theater, which is a decade or so older than I'd be expected to know if you just knew my age.