reflection on taste

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another one of my pseudo threads.

Do you all reflect on your tastes, wondering how you came to have them? And if so, do you - as I do - lament about how bad they are? ;P I know
this is a rather "enlightened forum" in some ways, but I do see people
complaining about criticism and overratedness and basically everything that impugns their taste to even the slightest
degree, and naturally this aura of touchiness and insecurity makes me wonder how much stock you all put in the music you've gravitated towards.

Personally, I spend time wondering why I like the things I do, trying to identify things I like only because of their relations to other things, redundancy among my favourite bands of similar genres, and I generally hone and consider my tastes. This is reflected in a fairly small collection of CDs and videos, as I like to think I'm constantly refining my tastes towards a body of music I'll always be comfortable with. It's probably hopeless, isn't it?

Even so, I find that it's hard to part with some of the bratty (ATDI/Mars Volta, Melt-Banana, everything Steve Albini did), simplistic (doom metal) and just plain embarassing (video game scores, unbelievably cutesy japanese pop, cabaret and new wave) music that I used to like more. I know that I like them now but will probably grow out of them, yet I keep these CDs around.

anyway, pick some poll options and then post about what your tastes mean to yourself!

Edited by laplace - August 06 2007 at 09:03

Poll Question: your musical taste (multivote is on for combinations)
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
I listen to a relatively small pool of unrelated bands	1	[2.78%]
I've found my obscure genre niche	1	[2.78%]
If I like it, I listen to it - my collection spans 100 bands	18	[50.00%]
I listen to the best and have discarded my childhood faves	0	[0.00%]
I can enjoy commercial radio stations	1	[2.78%]
despite research and heavy experience my tastes are open	7	[19.44%]
I haven't yet arrived at concrete tastes	1	[2.78%]
I don't even really know what I like	1	[2.78%]
what? taste can't be bad and only elitists disagree	3	[8.33%]
I have bad taste	3	[8.33%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted

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laplace Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 06 2005 Location: popupControl(); Status: Offline Points: 7606	Posted: August 06 2007 at 08:59
	another one of my pseudo threads. Do you all reflect on your tastes, wondering how you came to have them? And if so, do you - as I do - lament about how bad they are? ;P I know this is a rather "enlightened forum" in some ways, but I do see people complaining about criticism and overratedness and basically everything that impugns their taste to even the slightest degree, and naturally this aura of touchiness and insecurity makes me wonder how much stock you all put in the music you've gravitated towards. Personally, I spend time wondering why I like the things I do, trying to identify things I like only because of their relations to other things, redundancy among my favourite bands of similar genres, and I generally hone and consider my tastes. This is reflected in a fairly small collection of CDs and videos, as I like to think I'm constantly refining my tastes towards a body of music I'll always be comfortable with. It's probably hopeless, isn't it? Even so, I find that it's hard to part with some of the bratty (ATDI/Mars Volta, Melt-Banana, everything Steve Albini did), simplistic (doom metal) and just plain embarassing (video game scores, unbelievably cutesy japanese pop, cabaret and new wave) music that I used to like more. I know that I like them now but will probably grow out of them, yet I keep these CDs around. anyway, pick some poll options and then post about what your tastes mean to yourself! Edited by laplace - August 06 2007 at 09:03