Yeah, novelty music is pretty much at the peak of stuff-I-used-to-like.
I find most of the stuff that I used to like that I actively try to distance myself from now isn't the indiscretions like Green Day (a fine pop band in their own right who don't try TOO hard, though they definitely have a certain streak of headiness). It's more the acts that I used to think were super deep but are really just very, very pretentious in the most accurate usage of the word. I find it irksome when bands create a cult of intellectualism or hipness but are really just pretty vapid. Things like Grizzly Bear, Vampire Weekend, a lot of post-rock, and newer prog and metal like Dream Theater or The Mars Volta are what make me cringe the most to recall enjoyment.
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