I've been into jazz somewhat for a long time really, used to go to a late night jazz club in Honolulu after gigs, saw Monk when I was a kid (opening for Peter, Paul, and Mary at the Hollywood Bowl…my first exposure to serious jazz piano), saw Joe Pass, Ella, Oscar Peterson, blah blah, and have been WAY into a few newer geniuses such as Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn…Brad Mehldau…my oh my…and I think a love of art and music (I'm a musician also, by default), and actually actively listening to music (which most people simply don't do) keeps the brain in shape. Art is all that matters…you think people hundreds of years from now will remember the great investment bankers? No they won't.
Tastes change with age?
Felt old, today, when I was seemingly unreasonably annoyed when a kid drove by in a rattling junk car with a boomin' system. Pretty sure the kid thought it sounded good.
It's unreasonable, because I may or may not have once been a kid in a rattling junk car with a ridiculous set of subwoofers who may or may not have thought it sounded good at the time. I guess tastes change with age, wisdom, exposure, and experience. A "friend" might have once been able to stomach some Mad Dog 20/20 Orange Jubilee but now thinks he appreciates terroir.
Aside from perhaps having more "disposable" income as "audiophiles" age or moving with technology, might others prefer different types of music/gear than they once upon a time did?
It's unreasonable, because I may or may not have once been a kid in a rattling junk car with a ridiculous set of subwoofers who may or may not have thought it sounded good at the time. I guess tastes change with age, wisdom, exposure, and experience. A "friend" might have once been able to stomach some Mad Dog 20/20 Orange Jubilee but now thinks he appreciates terroir.
Aside from perhaps having more "disposable" income as "audiophiles" age or moving with technology, might others prefer different types of music/gear than they once upon a time did?
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