Do you get made fun of for liking "old" music?

[SAT-I need more room!!]

I know many of us DO listen to current stuff-Me, Martina, Foo Fighters, etc, Ken-Fountains of Wayne, etc, Kitty, a bunch of different groups.

But when people ask you what CD you are listening to or who your fave artists are, do they tease you?

There was a girl here at work who asked me what I was listening to the other day. I said she wouldn't know them. She's black and she made a joke like, "Oh I wouldn't know them cuz I'm black?" LOL I said no, because they are too old and not real famous. I was listening to Poco. She had no clue.

So she proceeded to say I like "old stuff". She really didn't make fun, but a lot of people do.


Do you get that?

[Ken]

Great post Adam , No, actually I've never been teased .

It's funny when I went to pick up the Love Story collection the guy that was behind the counter retrieved it for me and just as he was going to hand it to me he glanced at it and said "cool!" LOL

[Pete70s]

I did more years ago than I do now. But I also took crap for liking obscure current artists as well!

It used to be that if I was having a discussion about music with a person who was older than me, and a person my age or younger was within earshot, they'd kinda give me this look, as if to say, "What are you talking about? I've never heard of that! What planet are YOU from?" (It's amazing how many people believe that the only music that exists is the stuff they currently hear on the radio!).

Nowadays, if anyone gives me a hard time, I just bust their balls about them "needing to expand their horizons more", because I really don't give a shit what they think.....

[SAT-I need more room!!]

Pete70s said:

I did more years ago than I do now. But I also took crap for liking obscure current artists as well!

It used to be that if I was having a discussion about music with a person who was older than me, and a person my age or younger was within earshot, they'd kinda give me this look, as if to say, "What are you talking about? I've never heard of that! What planet are YOU from?" (It's amazing how many people believe that the only music that exists is the stuff they currently hear on the radio!).

Nowadays, if anyone gives me a hard time, I just bust their balls about them "needing to expand their horizons more", because I really don't give a shit what they think.....

I know a guy about 8 years older than me, and once for my birthday he was at our apartment and I was talking to my dad & uncle, and he started giving me shit for having more in common with them than the people my own age. I was like Shut the F up!

So true about people only liking what is current. I am always sure to point out that at some point all these current artists will be old and will they hate them then? I should start asking those people if they no longer like Pearl Jam & Alice in Chains!

[lora]

You're preaching to the choir boys! This kind of stuff happens to me a lot. I don't really get made fun of for it anymore, but I used to. I'm more "known" for it now.

It was a huge compliment to me a couple years ago when this guy I went to school with told me that he would come to me with a question about an old TV show before he would go to his grandmother, who was living when those shows were actually on.

[beatles4ever]

I've experienced this from time to time but often it is because of individual groups or performers.Like the Osmonds or John Denver,to name a couple of examples.I have even been told that the Beatles weren't as great as their hype!Yes,after much inner debate I let the person live.

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

Not really. Then again I am 41 now and I don't have to be "cool".

[55dodger]

Used to, but not so much anymore. I've always prefered to listen to the oldies as opposed to whatever the current crop of music was. Especially now, since most of today's music, IMO, isn't very good. I'm 49 years old and don't feel I need to try to be cool either.

[beatles4ever]

55dodger said:

Used to, but not so much anymore. I've always prefered to listen to the oldies as opposed to whatever the current crop of music was. Especially now, since most of today's music, IMO, isn't very good. I'm 49 years old and don't feel I need to try to be cool either.

Good for you!I never worried about being "cool" even though occassionally the groups I liked were considered "in"....I think it was just a coincidence.

[Dawn]

Not very often anymore, but I did some when I was in high school and for a few years after that. I had Beatles and ELO cassettes in my car, and used to get some ribbing about them from some people. No one else I knew was into those groups much at the time, and they couldn't understand why I listened to such "old" music!

[55dodger]

Maybe a different take on this, but my son, who is 19, took some ribbing while he was still in high school because he was (and still is) a fan of "old" music. He is a fan of 80s hair bands as well as Led Zep, the Stones, The Who, Beatles, Elvis and other "classic rockers." I remember when Steely Dan won the Grammy a few years ago, he was one of the few who had not only heard of Steely Dan, but knew they had actually done stuff in the 70s. He takes the ribbing in stride, listens to what he wants to, regardless of what people say. I guess he doesn't feel the need to be cool either, which is a good thing.

[Hector]

I've had my case of being put down for listening to old music when I was in CompUSA. Many of my co-workers at the time were into Rap and Boy Bands while I was listening to "real music". However, in FAO where I work now, a majority of co-workers are fans of the Classic Rock sound. I even shocked one co-worker, who was into Motown when she heard a recording of Stevie Wonder's "Living in the City" performed by The Ian Gillan Band in a heavy metal format.

[#9 Dream]

I do get teased for listening to older stuff. Mainly by people my own age. I find that the people born in decades past appreciate that people my age like older music.

I really can't stand much of today's music, though. So I gotta listen to something good.

A cool/weird story... this past week, a friend (who also loves the classic artists) and I went to KFC, and they have a free play jukebox, so we were picking out songs by Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and the like. Well I overheard this guy at the table closest to the jukebox telling his wife, "Those girls over there sure know their music. They even know who Chuck Berry is!" I just had to chuckle at that.

[smittykins--70s pop RULES!]

Not so much now, but in junior high, I got a LOT of flack for liking Chicago(this was about 1980-81, between "No Tell Lover" and "Hard To Say I'm Sorry." In eighth grade, having just procured Chicago VIII, I got my mom to put the iron-on patch on one of my T-shirts, and I wore it to school...unfortunately, it was the last time I wore it to school. Between sticking out like a sore thumb amid all the AC/DC 'Back In Black" shirts and hearing people talk about me behind my back, I couldn't wait to go home.

I am so glad those days are over...*sigh*

[berjo]

Believe it or not, this is true!

One of Future Shop's weekly deals had those "Essential" CDs (the 2-disc sets loaded with tunes) at 2 for $25.
Now, that's a great deal (Canadian funds).

And the '2' I purchased that day? Judas Priest and Barbra Streisand.

At the cashier, a lady behind me remarked (quite loudly I like to add) in a sarcastic snarl, "Judas Priest and Barbra Streisand. Now what a combination..."

I don't care what anyone says. I LOVE "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies and I'll crank it up in the car if I have to.

As for the initial question, I don't think anyone made fun since I listened to practically anything. In public school, I made friends with this guy 'cause he saw that I wrote "Go Down Fighting" on my hand (in ink). He was also a "Nazareth" fan.

Great questions/topics here!!