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I was wandering what people thought about their own tatse in music. Do you think that you're taste is 'cool', 'uncool' or sophisticated / intellectual. Do you care more about being branded cool or being branded intellectual? Also what makes you like the music of your taste? Do you think it relates to your personality and identity?
Anyone have any ideas or know any theories on musical taste?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Is being intellectual the opposite of cool, then? What if you were into Cliff Richard, Val Doonican and Richard Clayderman - hardly intellectual!
I listen to plenty of bands that would probably be considered pretty with it in some circles (Radiohead, Mew, U2, Kate Bush) a lot of bands that most people have probably never heard of (Pure Reason Revolution, Porcupine Tree, Opeth), a lot of bands that most people might have heard of but would probably say were desperate uncool (Marillion, Billy Joel, Talk Talk)
Pants - didn't mean to submit there!
My point is that regardless of which category any of that might fit into, I don't listen to it because it's 'cool', or 'not cool' or whatever. I listen to it because I get an emotional reaction out of listening to it. I suppose the only thing you could say, is that I wouldn't not listen to something because it's 'not cool'.
I suppose most people tend to be more conservative in their tastes when they're younger, even if they're conservative within a genre (ie. if you listen to death metal, one probably wouldn't also listen to Madonna). As one gets older, one generally needs less peer acceptance and becomes more likely to listen to music because one enjoys it.
I think I'm easily influenced. As a child my mum tuned me into Bowie, Roxy Music, The Rolling Stones and The Doors.
My first free choice was probably the New Wave stuff like The Ramones and Blondie.
At college I adored The Nevermind CD by Nirvana, then attended a hippy fancy dress party and fell in love with White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane and Canned Heat.
It's adverts that seem to keep my musical taste evolving and I've been listening to Joanna Newsom, Carmen Miranda's Samba music of the 1930's, Devendra Banhart and Pink Martini's, Sympathique.
I love Souad Massi, Gillian Welch and Kathryn Williams, but accept I'm probably not cool, but varied.
I'll probably write down the names of bands I've seen for the first time here and fall in love with at least one of them.
I've never thought about it in terms of my personality before, but I suppose my constant changes do reflect my desire to find out who I am.
Therapy from music choices bell242. You could make a fortune!!!
Yep, I'm with muh colleague Waldo oncce again on this.
I've never thought of my taste as 'cool', or indeed any other adjective - except wide-ranging.
I don;t like to say "I listen to anything ..." because that implies that I have no opinions, which I do, most difintely, but I will give anything a go (missus!) and take it from there.
As a music journalist, I uncover gems of bands that I may not have come accross, until I'm sent albums to review, or for research for interviews. I've just become a major fan of both Alter Bridge and Nada Surf - having interviewed both bands' drummers this week.
I listen to the radio as often as I can - and generally try to keep an ear open for what ever is out there.
Cool? Yeah, if you like!
If you are a true music fan then you must have broad wide reaching tastes..i have.. ranging from rock to soul taking in blues, ska, reggae, punk, grunge and jazz.
artists in my record collection include miles davis, johnny cash, the beatles, zeppelin,hendrix, xtc,dylan, joni mitchell,sam cooke, the smiths, joy division, stone roses, the clash, radiohead, massive attack,catherine wheel, pixies,jamie lidell, india arie, the killers, el presidente, gorillaz, eminem and even some classical.
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