miskit

that is so true. i honeslty do not know any mainstream rock bands anymore. mainly becasue i am not real sure what is considered. i mean nickleback, hinder, cartel, and the list goes on...

Urban Hat€monger ?

To be honest I find bands from the 90s like Smashing Pumpkins , Alice In Chains , Bush & Pearl Jam just as turgid & dull as any of those bands you've mentioned.

Many would disagree though

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jackhammer

The older you get the easier it is too spot bad bands. When you are more mature you sometimes don't get the time to listen to every new band that is popping up on your radar. Because you have x amount of years of listening to music you will have heard such a wide range of music that it is harder for bands to appeal to you. In my case I find I am sometimes goung backwards chronologically and listening to music that I missed out on before.

I will say that people can (and do) recommend me absolutely any genre and I will give it a fair and impartial listen. if some new bands get a thumbs down, then they are'nt bringing anything new to the table.

With over 20 years of REALLY digging music I can't help the fact that good music is that little harder to find.

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Urban Hat€monger ?

That's kinda how I felt a couple of years ago.

I used to get so much stick here about hardly liking any new bands that were being posted about , but I found myself getting bored of trying to be nice about that 20th Talking Heads / Gang Of Four rip off i'd heard that month.

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abstractsolo4agirl

wow that is true
but my dad ..he dont like that stuff
so i hope that made u feel a litle better L]]]

icebox

they say that life begins at 40.
My dad is 50 now but he's still into music..
of his time.. 60's =D

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Lizzie

My dad's 50, and he wont listen to anything other than classical orchestra music

That's kind of a depressing thought

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miskit

these were the bands i first got into, the 90s. and now i can't listen to smashing pumpkins or alice in chains. although i still do like pearl jam. they are still way over played on the radio, but the stuff that never made it to radio i still like to listen to

Musique N Style

I think in this day & age with music being as accessible and portable as it is, a 40 year old would have an extensive knowledge to music.

-Peace, Love & Soul™

mr. goth glam

Part of me always admires someone who knows what they like...but on the same page...I prefer talking to music geeks who are up for damn near anything...

I read a study about this once...I wish I could find it.

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