Originally Posted by DeadChannel

That's probably because

A) you probably haven't delved into modern music
B) you are have a specific set of vintage sounds that you are looking for, and any new innovations are crap to you.

Next!

Originally Posted by ChelseaDagger

I don't exactly disagree with this, but I do think its an oversimplification.

I can somewhat relate because before I got married I had my core "sounds" that I connected with, while keeping an open mind and exploring new ones. Music lovers tend to grow in their music, developing their musical pallet just like a foodie develops their culinary pallet...

However, sometimes life just gets in the way (I.e: a spouse that doesn't like loud music, a job that doesn't allow music or only plays the Gaga stations, living with individuals who have very different sensory processing needs, etc), and sometimes that musical exploration and refinement process either plateaus or halts altogether. After all, if music is no longer a big part of someone's life, filtering through all the crap songs to get to the good ones can seem a daunting chore.. sometimes its just easier to pop in some nostalgic "comfort songs." It doesn't mean the person is close-minded or incapable of appreciating newer sounds, it just means that they need to be willing to break their musical routine and ask for recommendations from others with similar musical taste but a more developed pallet.