All too often when I read YouTube comments on old music, a youngster will say some variation on "I love this music and it's from before I was born" or "This is my favourite band and I'm only 15 or whatever". That's great. Then, some jive turkey comes and says something like "Nobody cares about your age, snowflake.", "You think you're so special?" or "You must be proud of yourself."
Look here, bringing up one's age is not so much about the listener as it is a comment on the music. It's a compliment, not a brag. The listener is not trying to say that they are special, they are saying that the music is not merely nostalgia for old people, not a flash-in-the-pan fad, but is genuinely good music that has stood the test of time, still worth listening to. Dig?
Unfortunately, a lot of people are conditioned to respond that way. It's become something like a sub dialect. We're witnessing the decline of Western Civilization. 👍
To provide some perspective: A young person in 2022 saying they enjoy listening to The Doors’ “Light My Fire” (1967) is equivalent to a young person in 1967 saying they enjoy listening to Al Jolson’s “You Great Big Beautiful Doll (1911). Around 55 years between each.
When my son was just learning guitar at 14 (he’s 27 now), he came home one day and declared, “dad, I found this great guitar player… have you ever heard of him? His name is Eric Clapton!”
I didn't even read the thread but want to thank the OP for the laugh with "jive turkey." A popular expression for a short while but I'm pretty sure the LAST time I heard it uttered was sometime in my college years, nearly 50 years ago. Thanks again for the laugh.
I am pretty sure we all can relate to those times when we were young and we “discovered” a band, or a sound that really hit us hard. For many of us that was the spark that led us into a lifetime journey in music and hifi. Why some choose to harsh the mellow I will never understand. I say celebrate that kiddo, nurture that discovery and show them some other bands and music that keeps them going. Then maybe they will become one of us, spending enjoyable moments chasing the dragon, listening to our beloved music, spending too much money, chatting with like minded friends….
All too often when I read YouTube comments on old music, a youngster will say some variation on "I love this music and it's from before I was born" or "This is my favourite band and I'm only 15 or whatever". That's great. Then, some jive turkey comes and says something like "Nobody cares about your age, snowflake.", "You think you're so special?" or "You must be proud of yourself
Look here, bringing up one's age is not so much about the listener as it is a comment on the music. It's a compliment, not a brag. The listener is not trying to say that they are special, they are saying that the music is not merely nostalgia for old people, not a flash-in-the-pan fad, but is genuinely good music that has stood the test of time, still worth listening to. Dig?
I was 20 years old in 1978 workin a summer job as a camp counselor. Two of my 8 year old campers got into a fight. After intervening I asked what it was about and one exclaimed that the other was insisting that Paul McCartney was in in a band before Wings. That was the first glimmer of my impending Old Fartdom.
Every generation should have their own music as part of their identity. I don’t listen to much non classical these days but my general impression is that most innovation in pop music stopped in the eighties or thereabouts. That makes it harder to claim an identity. Nothing wrong with recycling classic rock but it does seem to be a second hand experience…
You are never too old or young to enjoy different music. I am 73 and since getting bak into vinyl, I found that I enjoy jazz from almost before I was born. I am not so much into the bands of my youth in the 60's. I also really enjoy classical music more these days.
We just brought our grandkids to Disney they rode Aerosmith rock n roll ride. There 14 and 16 years old and never heard of them. I called em snowflakes yes I did but I also said they didn't miss anything. Is this relevant to the conversation?
I play the Dire Straits New York City concert on YouTube. Out of my MacBook Air into my deck through my system the sound is awesome. I don’t watch the video but listen to the concert. Also many other artists I enjoy.
YT has videos of people listening to a song for the first time. I watched many people reviewing the following video. The ones I hate are the ones where the reviewer does not know the age of the song or the original authors. That info will not affect the first impression of the performance.
Dig. (For those that thought “dig” was funny, I’m a musician. All the cats I work with use Dig as a regular part of the lexicon. It’s a thang. Really. You under dig?)
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