was having a solid chat with @theShipment the other night and basically fessed up that I only really listen to hip hop from what I consider to be the golden era -1987-1993 (ish, give or take a year or two). sure, I listen to fresh stuff from time to time (say 13% of my overall hip hop intake) but ALWAYS find myself going back to my comfort zone. WEIRD
same with jazz really man. I consider the golden age to be 1945-65, and again, i dip my toe out now and again, but always get sucked back into that period. there is not one jazz album from before or after this period that I consider a stone cold classic. could be blinded, I dunno. doesn’t matter really, it’s just words after all
so - I dunno a) if I’m missing out (I definitely am) and b) whether this is a worthy thread, but I think it might have legs
most of the music I listen to regularly is from 87-94, most probably. Grunge / shoegaze / post-hardcore / hip-hop / whatever. I seem to be more interested in finding stuff from that period that I’ve never heard of than checking out current bands/artists etc
Mostly early 90s for me. I think most people have an affinity with what they loved when they were in their teens. Anything from late 80s grebo up until Britpop ate itself really.
Sometimes just find myself getting lost in music generally. Sort of caught in a trap if you know what I mean. No turning back either. Just lost in music.