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Originally Posted by sonicl
I can't really comment on whatever the kids are listening to today, because I'm far too old, but I would suspect that the ones listening to Nirvana are just as much in the minority as the ones listening to The Beatles were in the '80s.
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I'm sure you're in the minority of chaps your age in terms of your listening habits. I expect that's probably true (in a general sense) of everyone on this board, from the wee bairns to those older than yourself.
Personally, I've spent about 2 years listening to oodles of 40s & 50s pop/ jazz and much more 100+ years old classical. It doesn't really make much odds to me how old stuff is, but I'd definitely express a preference for music with a bit of dust on it. This isn't so much a nostalgia as it is a preference for 'good' over 'new'. I wouldn't argue, ever, that the Beatles or the Stones are the pinnacle of anything (except maybe 'music by the Beatles or the Rolling Stones', in which case I can't think of anyone who did it better) but perhaps the interest in such is a mis-laid interest in the timelessly brilliant?
Ultimately, it's all horseshit. Music is something to listen to, something to enjoy. Where and when it comes from is of less importance than whether it's good.