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Well my parents had odd tastes. My dad loved Led Zeppelin but also had plenty of cassettes of Louis Armstrong. But predictably hip-hop was never in my dad's col
by norea-armozel 10y ago
Well my parents had odd tastes. My dad loved Led Zeppelin but also had plenty of cassettes of Louis Armstrong. But predictably hip-hop was never in my dad's collection (nor mine at least for my teen years). Now I listen to everything from synthwave to Chinese opera. I don't know why but I think it's because the variety of music my parents consumed exposed me to different structures in music even if it's of the same genre. So I think I pick up on that commonality that all music seems to contain. I think it's not so much tastes that matter but how much variety you get in exposure to music to be able to appreciate music you've rarely, if ever, heard.
- dozzie 10y ago> [...] but also had plenty of cassettes of Louis Armstrong. Sorry for the stupid association: http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alex_Louis_Armstrong http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alex_Louis_Armstrong I just happen to like anime more than music.
- norea-armozel 10y agoI think Satchmo would approve.
- jpreiland 10y agoI'd believe that. I grew up on The Beatles and The Beach Boys, and now I listen to just about anything that seems "musical" enough to me. All genres, there's a commonality there, as you said. I'm glad my parents exposed me to (what I believe is) top quality songwriting and melodies since I was little. This topic makes me wonder what sorts of music, if any, people who are less musically inclined were exposed to at a young age. I've met people that say they don't like music, or people who couldn't hum a tune from memory, and it seems so foreign to me. I don't consider myself to be particularly gifted - it seems like basic stuff. Yet there are plenty of people out there who know music about as well as I know sports (not at all). Hopefully that didn't come off as elitist or anything