According to some "experts", one tastes in music are formed by the age of 16 and then are set thereafter. If so, nothing after 1959 would appeal to me. I don't think that's totally true since artists such as Roger Whittaker and Karen Carpenter both rose to fame in the 1970s and are easy on my ears. Still, I think the ears become used to certain genres and reach a comfort zone whereby new musical forms (such as hard rock, in my case) become unappealing.
Since you mentioned your broad musical tastes, I think you'll like this one featuring Ft. Worth's Tex Beneke: I've got a Gal in Kalamazoo.
Interesting, and if true, something to fight within yourself (according to moi), because there is so much out there. I don't suffer from it, although see all the time people who apparently do.
On the other hand, it just occurred to me, perhaps by "tastes" these experts don't mean particular artists or genres, but something more general in music, that by which Pandora "scientifically" selects music for you based on an analysis of your taste AND an analysis of their experts, musicians and musicologists of their, Pandora's offerings.
My grandparents raised me on Gospel and music from the 20’s through 50’s. My Dad introduced me to 50’s through 70’s. I am from Generation X. So “my” generation was late 70’s through the 80’s. Now I have kids. So I also like a lot of today’s music. I appreciate all types of music. I can’t stand much rap though.
Yep. I liked that song. Sounded familiar believe it or not.
My son’s class had a competition the other day to name songs that contained certain keywords. When the keyword was “moon,” he won the team big points with Dean Martin’s “That’s Amore.” His teacher was shocked he had ever heard it let alone knew the lyrics by heart. :)