New music, Old music

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I listen almost exclusively to either classical (Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, etc) or late 60's/early 70's rock.

I don't generally have music seeking behavior, though. I can easily go for a month without listening to anything.

I do pick up stuff from the environment, so if my wife listens to something, I tend to learn it.

 Fascinating.

At about 45  I formed the opinion that peoples'  musical taste often doesn't grow beyond what they were listening to at about age 20. For me that meant only the very occasional bit after ABBA.  Still like them, I think they are closest thing to the perfect pop group. 

So, I began going back in time; The big bands of the 1940's , the the Blues an finally Jazz. Very recently, Country.  All during that time I liked some classical music.   A bit more eclectic these days. Don't pretend to understand it. I listen for the emotional effect.

Today music is very much a mood thing for me.   Currently my favourite singer is the late, great Jazz singer Anita O'Day.(1919-2006) 

Only last month I discovered Linda Ronstadt doing Mariachi, which I also like (Canciones Di Mi Padre) 

I make no judgement on people's musical taste, nor do I justify my own.  I suppose I'm a music slut.

Below a link to the best Anita O'Day clip I've been able to find.(Newport Jazz Festival 1958, colour) I have about half a dozen of he albums,  but she recorded at least 2 dozen albums 

Anita O'Day - Sweet Georgia Brown & Tea for Two - YouTube


PS Just for interest. The most amazing female voice I've ever heard;  Yma Sumac; the great Peruvian coloratura soprano. There is some disagreement about her vocal range. Some say 5 octaves, some 4 and a half at the height of her career. The clip below has had 1.6 million views.

YMA SUMAC Chuncho - YouTube

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It was only a few years ago that I realised my attitude to Rap was the same as my father's of Frank Sinatra. ----and you could just forget about Elvis and the Beatles!

So call me narrow minded and bigoted. I still hate Rap.