I wonder if the reason some of the guys on here have such bad taste in music and beer is because of old age. I wonder if they have lost much of their sense of taste and sense of hearing. They need so much hops like an old person loads up their food with salt. They probably can't hear melodies anymore and just like music that they can remember when they could hear more than a beat.
Curious.
I've wondered about this for a while now.
What draws you to your favorite bands? What makes for a good song? For me - and probably in sharp contrast to some of the posters here, lyrics are primary. Musical complexity ranks high. Musical and lyrical angst seems to be a common theme for me.
I fully expect you have different criteria when you say someone has "good" or "bad" taste in music. And I'm guessing you have different preferences.
Do you think that there are objective measures of good vs bad music? If so, what are they?
I don't think there are any objective ways to measure any type of art. I mean I hate the dutch masters but others love them. I am sure they have their reasons.
I like music with a lot of different instruments and good melodies. Harmonies add a lot for me. I guess lyrics aren't that important to me. After all I listen to Paul McCartney and T Rex. You don't get much worse in the lyric department than them.
I am bored with a male lead singer and bass, drum, guitar line-up doing rock and roll. I mean how many times do you need to hear the same thing done. To me it means the band lack creativity.
I usually don't criticize other's taste unless they knock mine first. I mean some people don't like change. So they will listen to the Pearl Jam they grew up on. I moved a lot when I was younger so that probably makes me like change more than them.
