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Question

im not quite sure i understand this at all, just how does the music you listen to determine your level of maturity i dont want to bash the question or the person who asked it but are you sayin the listeners of rap, r&b, heavy metal, bluegrass, blues and classical are not as serious as you rock and roll listeners im not going to defend any type of music but i just wanna know how ppl feel about this question

Answer 1

I think that's kind of an odd question. I don't think the music people listen to has a direct influence on how mature, serious, or grown up they are. Unless they're trying to impersonate all their favorite artists, who may not be good roll models.

Answer 2

Good one.

Some scientists claim that exposing an unborn baby to classical music, increases his/her intelligence.

Maybe it has to do with rythm, stimulating some parts of the brain that otherwise doesn`t get stimulated much?

As to some types of music - esp. relaxing music - i can understand why this would not enhance intelligence.
In the case of relaxing music, it is the goal NOT to cause people to think, but to relax or even sleep.

I think there could be a correlation - so the question is valid as such. I do not know if research has been done to either prove or disprove the idea.

Interesting concept!

Answer 3

I think a lot of people make judgments on a person's maturity level based on what type of music they listen to because of the perceived image or message of the music in question. Let's not forget that back in the '50's a lot of ministers proclaimed rock n' roll as the music of The Devil. In the '60's, certain brands of rock n' roll were associated with the counterculture groups like the Hippies, so if you liked that type of music you were thought to be a worthless druggie. Nowadays, rap is associated negatively with urban culture, so people who listen to rap are often described as gangsta thugs (or gangsta thug wanna-be's) and people who listen to grunge or heavy metal/speed metal also get a negative connotatition because a lot of that music deals with death and destruction, not to mention an irreverence for authority -- much like rap. Personally, I think a person who listens to a wider variety of music is more mature in a way because that person is open-minded enough to listen to something other than what everyone else in their peer group is listening to. Rock n' roll is my mainstay, but I also listen to classical, country, jazz, R&B, and I also like movie soundtracks and Broadway musical productions. Does that mean I'm not as serious as a hard-core devotee to rock n' roll? Nah.

Answer 4

i dont think music should affect anything about a person. it's all about taste. for example i LOVE punk. i live to listen to punk (and dont worry all you music enthusiasts, im not talking about fall out boy... i'm talking about the good stuff) but if you looked at me or saw the way i talk and act you would not think so at all. maybe the rock fans are older and fed up with other music styles.

Answer 5

properly, human beings in my technology did not advance up with rap. we are lots greater severe and grown up than 20 3 hundred and sixty 5 days olds who have been uncovered to rap at an previously age. individually, i like solid previous rock n' roll.

Answer 6

Hazel, It doesn't matter, it's just something some old fowgers like me has have learned as a child. I don't practice it I have just known it.I've liked a lot of music and all kinds in my life, Jimmy.

Answer 7

i agree with urself. you cant jusge someone's maturity based on the type of music they like to listen to, because people have different tastes. the saying "cant judge a book by it's cover" rings to mind.

Answer 8

i think they meant, that at this point, rock itself has splintered off into so many sub-genres (metal, hardcore, post-hardcore, punk, etc...) that the people who listen to just "rock" i think listen to the older rock, before there were all these subgroups, so maybe they are older and therefore more mature.

Answer 9

Hmmm, I think whoever wrote that is pretty much off. I dunno about that. I think the fans of all those genres would tell you they are all very serious about what they like. I'm thinking they asked this in a teenage/very young adult context?

B/c for example, the blues, classical fans that *I've* met are dead serious about what they like.

I think that for all genres, it totally depends on the individual.

Having said that, I do think that fans of certain genres have a *reputation* for being serious-minded people. Like prog rockers, & classical music buffs.

Answer 10

I don't think it has anything to do with the genre, but people who listen to deep music tend to be deep.