Is your favorite music the music you grew up with?

Question

Every generation seems to think the music of their generation is the best. Music is subjective, of course. There is no "written in stone" rules that outline what makes one kind of music better than another. It's just something we feel within ourselves.

Likewise, people tend to love the god they grew up with.

What is it about our early impressions of life that makes them so difficult to part with?

Answer 1

My music is about one decade older than me, although much of it does come from my time.

I do listen to allot of 90's metal but my favorite stuff, Thrash Metal stuff comes from the 80s.

Actually, metal might be considered the atheism of music, rap and pop being Christianity.

Answer 2

Not really. While I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the music that created my soundtrack in my early life, I'd have to say that I listen to much more modern music than I do old stuff.

I have noticed, however, that the older I get, the more mellow the music is. My favorites are some pretty loud bands... but I'm finding that I listen to them less and less as time goes on. Very slowly, I'm getting to the point where I need to be in the mood to hear certain things--where when I was younger, fast hard and loud were the three key criteria if it was going to be played anywhere near me.

My bones, they are an'achin'!

The rest of my answer has already been given very accurately by Linz, so rather than rehash it, I'm just going to say: "And what she said."

Answer 3

Because the time the song was written, the specific generation was in turmoil, struggle, complete bliss, or one of the many other emotionally provoked situations that can arise. Those difficult or most promising times in their lives is what they grew up with, and the music they listened to only intensified those sensations. Think of it as building a house, you build from the foundations first, and the base is the years in which you grew from that created you as a unique individual so of course your not going to neglect the music that was there on the foundations of your life. Depending on how your emotions were provoked by the music, will determine wether it will be hard to let go or not. For example, do you think Vietnam vets want to listen to CCR and inadvertantly revisit the feeling of shellshock or the horrors of war?

Answer 4

Nostalgia and remembering your childhood is great, but not everyone lives in the past. I will always love the music from the 60s and 70s, but I really love some music now such as Nickelback, Matchbox 20, Snow Patrol, The Fray. Music from the 80s and 90s was pretty awful overall.

I didn't know or love God until my late 20s

God Bless.

Answer 5

Our early impressions of life are what molded us into what we are today. It's what you live with, and music is no objection. For example, listening to Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye or Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones in the 1970s makes you like that genre of music throughout your life. You may appreciate other genres of music that became new throughout the 80s and 90s, but you'll always have a special place for the 70s music. I, myself, am only 15, but I'm not the stereotypical "listens to poorly produced gangsta rap" kid. I thank my parents, whose musical tastes have made me appreciate all types of music, whether it be Motown, acid jazz, or classic rock. Though those aren't from my time, they've been a part of my early life, which brings up the point I made earlier: Music from your childhood is a reminder of how you grew into the man or woman of today.

Answer 6

I will have to say yes because i was born in the 80s and when i listen to 80s i get up and dance like the 80s .

Everyhing think about the 80s is Great :)

Only good things about Music in this day and age now is some of the Dance and Trance songs that have been taken from the 80s LOL :)

Answer 7

I definitely enjoy the music I grew up listening too - and I was brought up listening to various genres: country, pop, rock, blues, r&b, "oldies" - meaning 50's classic pop hits, folk, heavy metal, standards, etc. etc. and so on. So my musical tastes and likes are extremely varied.

That said, I do still enjoy all of those genre's and what they generated during the 60/70/80's but I also enjoy many artists and some of the new genre's that came into play during the late 80's, the 90's and current day.

I do not like all artists in all genres - each has some great and wonderully talented artists, and each has their fair share of CRAP.

Answer 8

Ummm...

I was born in the 1980's ~ BUT I grew up listening to the music of the time, and everything from the 50's, 60's & 70's.

Much as I enjoy 1980's music, I far prefer the music from the mid 1960's - mid 1970's.

Answer 9

Yes....but I grew up listening to 1950's rock 'n' roll, despite the fact I was born in the 80's. So I think the music of the 50's generation was the best.

And as far as religion goes, I was raised a Christian now I am not. If I were to pick a religion I'd pick Asatru.

Answer 10

I grew up listening to country (Dad's rule), with a few '50's-'60's oldies (snuck in by Mom). Now I listen mostly to '80's-'90's alternative, post-punk, '80's Gothic rock, and similar music. Most of the music I listen to existed when I was growing up, but I was unaware of it until I was about 30.

But then, was growing up when I was a child / teenager, my twenties (when I was with others may age in "alternative"), or now when things are coming together and I listen to '1930's-2000's (with the above emphasis)? Maybe I'm listening to now is what I AM growing up with (now)?

Answer 11

I have always loved metal. When I was a christian, I gave up listening to it because it was considered "devil's music"....since I walked away from christianity, I went right back to the music that I listened to as a teen. It was a big part of me back in the day. It became a part of who I am. I listen to some stuff from today's selection, but I will always favor the metal bands of the 80's & 90's.