Age 16-24

[Waus]

It was late and I was watching "The Making of Almost Famous" and some guy said in his interview,

"Whatever music you listened to from age 16-24 is the music you will like for the rest of your life!"

What do you think of that, BBMB?

[Miho Mingu]

Not quite, but it varies. Interests come and go, when it comes to bands. Some music leaves a larger impact on you than others. That is what I think stays with you for a long time, if not for your whole life.

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

It's looking like that'll be the case with me. I might listen to other types of music eventually, but what I like now, I think I'll like forever.

[Lex Diamonds]

That's bollocks cuz my older brother and sister (who are nearly 30) are still changing and adapting their musical tastes. My sister's boyfriend, who used to be a complete hip-hop nut, has "grown out of it" now and doesn't listen to any hip hop any more except for ATCQ.

[DroppinScience]

It's pretty true, I'd say.

My dad came of age in the '60s and the stuff he likes the best, without a shadow of a doubt, was during the mid-to-late-60s. Of course, he enjoys the stuff that came before -- and after -- but you can't get him enthusiastic over music quite the same way as the stuff recorded between 1964-1969.

This isn't to say that you won't be interested in other things as you grow older, but you'll probably look back at these years with a special fondness.

[Ally Al]

I'm 34 now and i'm still finding new music that i know will stay with me forever. I suppose it depends how much you're really into music. I find i have a particular fondness for music that brings certain memories with it, but thats an ongoing thing.

[Helvete]

I enjoy new music, and my tastes are varying. But I am sure I will be still listening to hip-hop aged 50.

[yeahwho]

I cannot stop listening to Will Smith. Every other song is Will Smith to class up the sound. Every other song than Will Smith is Limp Bizkit.

[Jitters]

Well I just turned 16 and I'm always picking up on new stuff but what I started listening to when I turned 15 is what I think will go down as my favorites. I'll never forget when I started listening to the Beatles, Sgt. Peppers and the White album made my jaw hit the floor. :)

[jennyb]

I'll be fucking damned if I roll over and play dead and just settle for any/all bands I've enjoyed from 16 up until I was 24 years old. What a load of horse crap that theory is. Well, that's what I think anyhoo.

[kleptomaniac]

hmm i believe the theory may prove true in my case....i'll get back to you after the rest of my life and keep you up to date on my musical progress.

[Documad]

I wonder if they mean actual songs and records that we liked then or whether they mean that we'll always like music that sounds like that. I suppose it's the first one.

Nothing could be further from the truth in my case. When I look at my old vinyl and see the crap I spent good money on, and then think about all the hours I wasted camping out on the street to get into shows by lame rock bands . . . .


I suspect that most people just quit buying music and going to concerts when they turn 25. And as I said before, most people don't even have their own taste in their early 20s -- they go to concerts because their friends are going -- they don't have a real relationship with music.