Is it possible to stay open minded and discover new 10/10s as you get older? Seems like 99% of people relive their 20s by listening to the same shit over and over. Gradually they convince themselves that all new music sucks and everything has been done before.
Is there some biological limitation at play here, or is it possible to remain open minded and discovering new shit forever?
Seeing that you have a picture of one of the Beatles on your computer, I doubt you know what 10/10 music is.
And you do?
Popular music peaked with the Beatles. Nothing else is worth listening to
I agree. I also suck cock, not sure if it matters
Boyband fag, why do you never tell us why you're so homophobic? Why do you never tell us about yourself?
In retrospect maybe I should have chosen a different image. I just literally wanted answers to the question, not a referendum on the beatles.
yes if you are open minded put in effort then you will find new favorites
its not biological insofar as the open minded part, effort can be harder to muster as you get lazier and your test lowers doebeit
Yeah, I started listening to corny guitar music in my late 20s and now I'm delving into 90s vidya OSTs. For comparison I was an avant-teen into chamber zeuhl and power electronics.
I only keep a handful of artist from each of my ears and go out to listen to music all the time
otherwise I feel old and stale.
but also no group can consistently deliver bangers forever most groups have a good era and the rest is coasting from that time.
There's nothing wrong with 6 thru 9/10s. 10/10s are meant to be special and unexpected.
I listen to the same old songs over and over again but I can’t relate to someone who isn’t constantly finding new bangers year by year. Tracks I only discovered more recently:
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glad you made this thread OP
I'm 29 and this record is one of the only ones to impress me post-COVID
which shows me it's definitely possible but fuuuuuuuck it takes a long ass time
it's not biological and just a mindset thing that you do have control over. i'm in the "old" bracket of music enthusiasts (40s) and i still find great new albums all the time. granted, even when i was young i didn't really have many or any 10s, which i'd define as an album with *zero* skips, but every year i end up with several new 9/10s, and a ton of 7s and 8s. i rarely even listen to stuff from my youth to be honest because i've heard it so much already and i'm always eager to hear something new.
I'm finding new (to me) stuff all the time and I'm probably a decade or two older than the majority of you twats. If anything, I'm liking things I grew up listening to /less/ as I'm exposed to more things.
I'm 33 and am still pushing my comfort zone and discovering new shit to listen to, so it's very much possible OP
no u
Faul vs Paul
i discover new songs (new to me not new new) that I adore every 3 months or so. Recently it was Kiss Me Deadly by Generation X which may seem like a song I should already know but I only really knew Billy Idol's material and as far as punk goes I hadn't heard much Gen X yet. Besides that I've really enjoyed some John Fahey I've been listening to over the last year, and I got into Dinosaur Jr Start Choppin which again I probably should've known but I knew their other songs not that one.
It is possible but mainly by discovering old shit you overlooked. For some reason it's a real hurdle to enjoy music made by people younger than you, even a new band with older people in it is easier to appreciate
I went through a few periodic binges on music in my teens and 20's where I basically downloaded hoards of albums (close to terabytes worth) recommended by Pandora, allsongsconsidered, various review sites like p4k and Sputnik, loads of blogger sites I'd added to an rss feed, Amazon recommendations, Anon Babble etc. as well as entire catalogues from various trackers. I'd spend about a weekend or so doing this and then basically pick an album semi-randomly to listen to while programming, working, driving, etc. I rarely found 10/10 songs and in general, sort of ended up getting away from songs altogether and kept mostly ambient music playing in the background after quickly developing exhaustion. There are songs that grow and songs that grow irritating. There are some others, as well, but in general, 10/10 is relatively rare and 10 point rating systems are fairly unreliable. I think I revisit probably less than 8% of the music I downloaded back then, however I don't regret it as I did find a handful of gems. I've started browsing these boards again recently as well as some others to hear what's going on and so far I have found about one "new" track from Anon Babble that I'll probably be able to revisit occasionally without getting tired of on into the future.
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I don't know if I'd consider it a 10/10, but in my experience those probably take a while to see if they grow or not, though I do think my prediction for this has improved with age.
Its not that i think that there's not good modern music out there, i just think its a hassle to discover and keep up with levels and releases
doubt you know what 10/10 music is.
meme number ratings
It will always be: what i like >>>>>> shit >>>> what you like
always possible with older unknown music, just impossible with music made after 2007 since everything died around then (I blame Klaxxons)
is this true? if so, why? what if you heard a good song and didn't know it was made by younger people at first. would learning that it was make you like it less?
I can barely tolerate much of the music I was into in my 20's. But I used to hate stuff then that I love now. I still often discover new music I enjoy. It is now truly a golden age for music discovery. But I'm a mentally ill schizo so ymmv.
As long as you're willing to look for it, and willing to experiment with your listening habits, you will never run out of new good music to discover.
if you stay socialized as you grow older, you'll probably listen to the same things.
if you become solitary, you'll probably seek out new experiences to distract yourself from thinking about the past.
Paul died long time ago
yes, you can always discover new music, no matter how old you are.
the only thing is whether you're actually interested in exploring and have the time to.
I play newer music a few times per week to mix up my regular stuff. A 10/10 is rare, but I do find stuff that gets stuck in my head or that I want to jam to or play on repeat. Most recently I found some artist named Amigo the Devil and another named Ganstagrass. I tend to stay away from more popular stuff but I do still delve into it occasionally, like from me to u by babymetal... I'll say that one is a guilty pleasure.
Inb4 "faggot music"
If I see Geordie Greep live this week it will be the first 20's act I've ever seen and first time I've ever paid money to see somebody younger then me perform and that makes me feel like an elderly loser.
My theory is that really good music, at the neurological level, is about your brain being able to predict the patterns at a high rate but also be surprised in pleasant ways. And as a consequence, nostalgic music and really good music become indistinguishable and eventually no music can be as good as nostalgic music.
But yeah I am at a point where I can only start to like new music if its fucking amazing and if I make myself listen to it a lot first.
The problem is it takes effort to find new good stuff, its not an immediate dopamine drip. So i get if boomers dont do it.
This made me go to my 10/10 albums and look up the ages of most of the writers. I found most to be in the age range of 20-30 when they made my favorite albums, which I don't think I'd noticed before, so that was interesting. I think the entry with the youngest writer was the following.
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This cover looks like theater kid music
I think it's partly biological insofar as people tend to be less adventurous in life in general after their 20s at the latest. by then you in theory are settled into life routines that will carry through most of your life, be it food, media, political, any other habit or taste. this isn't a hard or fast rule but I think it's the general norm if someone doesn't actively search out new stuff
I felt myself starting to slip into this the past couple years where I wasn't really discovering much new music, this year I've committed to listening to a new album a day and it's really broadened my horizons. ironically I've started with older stuff, like the stones, the who, dylan, elvis, kinks, byrds, etc. where I'd mostly not actually listened to full albums or their broader discography, and have been working my way forward it's been quite fun.
If you're making real music, you can create great art even when you're old and literally deaf.
As a boyband member, you stop being a genius when you aren't fuckable anymore.
Is there some biological limitation at play here
Yes it's called being male, most of you have too many social restrictions on what you think you're allowed to enjoy and also have a harder time accepting the validity of demographics that you don't relate directly to.
A few weeks ago I spent like two hours checking out all of my old buddies on last.fm from 15+ years ago, and all of the females that still scrobble are still listening to a bunch of new shit, while the dudes only listen to anything newer if it fits very easily into a box along with their old shit. I imagine these are the same guys that complain about all new music being shit.
I'm 31 and I still try to keep an open mind. If someone sends me something that could be a 10/10 I'll listen. I don't like how boring a lot of modern pop is, but I know that doesn't extend to every genre nor do I think it applies to all modern pop music.
Music really peaked with Ludwig van and it's been all downhill since