(03-22-2022, 04:38 PM)mikesez Wrote: I think all of us, especially in our teenage years, liked music that was more about shock value or trendiness than skill or talent.
So what's something you jammed to back then, that is hard to listen to now? One that comes to my mind is White Zombie. One note basslines, vocals that were more growling than singing, etc. And Korn! Same reason. What's yours?
Wesley Willis(RIP). Goofy, chaotic, but then you realize it was more a case of the band exploiting a guy's struggle with mental illness to keep him on edge. Rock over London, Rock on, Chicago!
I've never really been one to go all in on pop music, trending more toward thrash metal, classic rock, psychadelia. There were a lot more bands that no matter how popular they were, I just couldn't get into them - Korn, Type O Neg, The Cure, The Smiths, etc. Just an absolute nope from first listen.
For me, I think early on I bought a bunch of stuff, especially if I saw them live, and after a while, grew out of that phase. A lot of hair metal in that category (Firehouse, Winger, anyone?). Those tapes and CDs ended up in the trade bin at the local second hand music store. My tastes are quite diverse, the collection ranges from Cannibal Corpse to Allison Krouse, but once something stops meaning something to me, I move on from it.
(03-22-2022, 04:58 PM)Jags Wrote: I find myself still listening to much of what I did in HS. Just much less since so many other songs/artist I enjoy came out since. Oddly enough, your two examples Korn and white/Rob Zombie I still love today. I like that “angry” music. The biggest bands I got away from were INXS and Metallica. I’ll still listen to some Metallica but my range of songs I care to listen to has dwindled. I remember wearing out the “Load” and “ReLoad” albums. Just can’t do it anymore. My tastes have changed a bit and I’ve learned to appreciate other styles of music. Here lately my daughter likes to change the radio to either 50’s or 60’s if we’re listening to SiriusXM. I don’t mind it at all. Is what tiny jags listened to while riding in the back seat as a boy when dad was driving.
It is well known that Metallica stopped making albums after "Justice".
They were one I was really into through HS and college, but after the black album and championing the anti-Napster movement, I soured on them more than any other band out there. Remember that when they first started they were double-birds all day every day toward the establishment and record companies, then suddenly they hit it big and now the almighty dollar is more important. Their polar opposite would be a band like Tool, who welcome fans to post and share their material, make new fans so they can go out and buy their catalog.
