Dfwgator wrote: “I listened to Black Sabbath at 78 speed, and I saw God.”
I did the same at 33 and a third at ten years of age (Master of Reality) - but you’re obviously a hard case. A good grounding in the Beatles prepared me for it. A good grounding in classical music prepared me for good rock.
I used to spontaneously say “rap rhymes with crap” but have found that continuous exposure makes me discern the better practitioners from the herd. Lil Wayne is an incomprehensible idiot destined for an early demise.
Going on 50 I find I don’t recognize half the musical acts on the late shows, let alone the pop music charts. That’s alright as most of them are never heard from again. There IS a push for bad artists via Carson Daly and now Jimmy Fallon - smarmy punks with tin ears who mistake popularity for taste. Do they even know they’re being used as shills?
Keep up the good work, people, and Don’t Fear the Reaper.