Do you listen to new music?
Poll: Do you listen to new music?
Total Members Polled: 40
Discussion
Much as I still like music from the 80s, when I was growing up, I don’t actually listen to it anymore, with a few exceptions (still partial to Marillion). Ironically most of the “old” music I listen to now I got into later in life eg The Cure.
I did see some statistics recently that people’s music taste is heavily influenced and biased towards what they listened to when they were growing up.
Really this poll should go into the Lounge as I suspect that people actively interested in music are less likely to be stuck in one era.
I did see some statistics recently that people’s music taste is heavily influenced and biased towards what they listened to when they were growing up.
Really this poll should go into the Lounge as I suspect that people actively interested in music are less likely to be stuck in one era.
44 here, I still find new music (to me) that I enjoy listening to and have found new bands and singers all the time because of the way my preferred streaming service pushes it my way, I have no idea how new or old the music is though because I don't care to research it.
I rarely if ever listen to the radio anymore so I am not exposed to what is being broadcast by media channels as new music.
I rarely if ever listen to the radio anymore so I am not exposed to what is being broadcast by media channels as new music.
As above and im a similar age.
Spotify has made it really easy to add new music based upon my listening habits so I couldn’t even name many of the artists that I play the most!
My genre has stayed mostly the same, so I listen to a lot of music that I would have played in the mid to late nineties. Just a slight switch from dance/house to chilled house.
Just looked and “way to go” by soda state is my most listened to track recently, but wouldn’t have known without looking.
Spotify has made it really easy to add new music based upon my listening habits so I couldn’t even name many of the artists that I play the most!
My genre has stayed mostly the same, so I listen to a lot of music that I would have played in the mid to late nineties. Just a slight switch from dance/house to chilled house.
Just looked and “way to go” by soda state is my most listened to track recently, but wouldn’t have known without looking.
I am 37 and listen to new music much more so than I do stuff from my younger days/before I was born. I'm in to rock and heavy metal and the scene has some fantastic newer artists coming through.
The close minded, double denim "Iron Maiden or nothing" (insert old band of choice here) brigade are missing out, those type of music fans really are the pits - and I say this as a person who loves older music, I have tattoos of Eddie. But the scene these days is brilliant.
The close minded, double denim "Iron Maiden or nothing" (insert old band of choice here) brigade are missing out, those type of music fans really are the pits - and I say this as a person who loves older music, I have tattoos of Eddie. But the scene these days is brilliant.
I listen to all sorts old and new. Always have.
Spotify is handy for finding new stuff. I pick a genre, a playlist or some artist radio or whatever and hear a track I particularly like then go off and explore other stuff they've done. Rinse and repeat.
Or see something I really like on Jules Holland and go off and have a listen.
My kids (21 and 18) are also good sources.
There's a huge amount of good new stuff out there; the trick is finding it.
Spotify is handy for finding new stuff. I pick a genre, a playlist or some artist radio or whatever and hear a track I particularly like then go off and explore other stuff they've done. Rinse and repeat.
Or see something I really like on Jules Holland and go off and have a listen.
My kids (21 and 18) are also good sources.
There's a huge amount of good new stuff out there; the trick is finding it.
Sporky said:
John D. said:
I need a both option. I listen to new and old music.
But which mostly?I would say my average listening is split about 60% music before I was 25, 35% after and 5% stuff that completely new. (I was 25 in 2002).
I get what the OP is aiming at, people like my Dad who doesn't listen to anything made much after 1990.
But the poll options are not well crafted to capture all respondents.
John D. said:
I need a both option. I listen to new and old music.
ThisIt's probably about 50-50
Still love the stuff I know and love, but have always been an avid 'consumer' of music and seeking out new stuff. It gets harder to find stuff that really pushes my buttons, but I do have phases of different genres and things - been into a lot of new electronic music for a while now.
51 and I listen to more new music than old. I have worked with over 500 new underground metal bands since 2014 and the quality of music now is just as good if not better than it always was. Have a 16Gb memory stick in the car with a mix of everything, probably 70/30 new bands/old bands from prog through to death metal.
If you were lucky enough to have grown up in 60's & 70's then today's music especially RAP and modern pop is total Krap. in comparison. No local/smallish venues at the moment for new bands to play at which is very sad IMO
I'm sure other's will disagree
Today's music is throwaway, hence the success if streaming services.
I'm sure other's will disagreeToday's music is throwaway, hence the success if streaming services.
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