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Old 09-04-2010, 21:31
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is this normal??? I swore to myself I'd never be like that - but a lot of my new music purchases are more obscure singers and listen to A LOT of older music....(just ordered the Yazoo boxset and some Olivia Newton John albums from the 70's!!!)
I am old. It's official
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Old 09-04-2010, 21:32
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haha its funny cos me and my Mum were talking about this yesterday,

She is 41 and is in the same boat as you, she doesn't know who is in the chart, and said the problem was she didnt care either! haha.
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Old 09-04-2010, 21:34
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My mum said the other day that your music taste stops at a certain era and you don't tend to listen to anything past that. wonder what i'll be like in 10 years time
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Old 09-04-2010, 21:35
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My friend likes to think she's "with it" and bought Now 75 o whatever it's up to - most of it is AWFUL!!!
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Old 09-04-2010, 21:40
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Times are changing....
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Old 09-04-2010, 22:03
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I'm 26 and, with a few exceptions, I feel the same. I couldn't tell you who was in the top 10 at the moment. The only reason I know what's going on sometimes is because of Digital Spy, otherwise I'd be blind.
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Old 10-04-2010, 02:41
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Awww, I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing, it could just be that someone is interested in more things that what is popular today. My brother is 29 and he's more into popular music now than I am, my other brother is 32 and is similar he's stuck in the 80's/90's and thinks today's music in the USA is shifting towards more of a hip-hop sound and he doesn't like it at all.
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Old 10-04-2010, 02:52
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That's because the charts is full of crap, lot's of great new bands about just don't make the charts, bands like Animal Kingdom She and Him should be high in the charts rather then this Iyaz crap
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Old 10-04-2010, 03:37
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Im 21 and dont like 90% of chart music, thiers a few chart artists i like but id rather listen to older stuff any day of the week!
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Old 10-04-2010, 05:09
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That's because the charts is full of crap, lot's of great new bands about just don't make the charts, bands like Animal Kingdom She and Him should be high in the charts rather then this Iyaz crap
Thanks for the suggestion of Animal Kingdom, I will check them out & if I like them then I will purchase some of their stuff for my shoutcast stream .

But getting back to the original topic, I am 33 & hardly listen to the charts these days due to the amount of Dance, R'n'B / X factor type rubbish played in it.
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Old 10-04-2010, 07:39
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i stopped listening to modern music in the late 80's when s/a/w were prominant and pretencious indie bands were around. .... that was a mistake, and i subsequently missed out on many of the 90's great music that im now trying to get back. i do listen to modern music if i like it .... 'she said' is great! and i like gaga.

id suggest not giving up, just keep an open mind and eye on whats happening, pick the best, ignore the rest.
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Old 10-04-2010, 08:20
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is this normal??? I swore to myself I'd never be like that - but a lot of my new music purchases are more obscure singers and listen to A LOT of older music....(just ordered the Yazoo boxset and some Olivia Newton John albums from the 70's!!!)
I am old. It's official
i listened to the top 40 about 3 weeks ago on the way home from work, and i didnt like one single song in the charts (im 36 btw). there is so much good stuff out there but there is only ever shit layed on tv and radio. no wonder this decade has been the decade of nostalgia and band reform.
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Old 10-04-2010, 10:19
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I'm 21 myself and I couldn't actually tell you one single track I think is in the top 50. Since I said that, I'm gonna have a look at the top 40, see what I can garner...


EDIT: Ok, there's about two songs I think I'll like in the clubs (however rare that I go these days), one song I just like (Alicia Keys), a couple I "don't mind", and about 35 tracks that will annoy the crap out of me.
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Old 10-04-2010, 10:44
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37 and aint a clue whats in the charts anymore not really had a clue for over 10 years anytime i catch something thats meant to be in the charts its total bollox.
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Old 10-04-2010, 11:17
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is this normal??? I swore to myself I'd never be like that - but a lot of my new music purchases are more obscure singers and listen to A LOT of older music....(just ordered the Yazoo boxset and some Olivia Newton John albums from the 70's!!!)
I am old. It's official
I'm 25 and I'm right there with you. I've been like this for the past 6ish years now. I haven't listened to music radio in all that time, I just listen to LBC

When my friends are talking about music, I usually have to zone out or ask who they're actually talking about.
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Old 10-04-2010, 11:43
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I'm 39, and I lost interest in the charts about 15 years ago (sans some exceptions).
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Old 10-04-2010, 12:07
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I haven't had any interest in the charts since I was at school.

"Getting old" musically for me is when you stop trying to find new music and just listens to whatever was popular in your youth. I friend of mine listens to nothing but late-80s/early 90s indie and swears blind that there has been nothing as good since. Of course, there has, it just needs to be looked for, and the charts aren't the place to find it, just as they weren't in the 80s or 90s.
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Old 10-04-2010, 12:26
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I'm 20, and I can find a few songs I wouldn't complain about if they were played somewhere where the music was out of my control, like a shop or a pub, but the majority of what I listen isn't usually found in those sorts of places. Or in the charts.
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Old 10-04-2010, 13:10
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No it comes to us all at various stages.....

I think as you get older your music tastes settle down into particular types or genres.

I do make a point of seeing who is the Top 10 virtually every week (on line) probably out of habit.

The charts have always been hit and miss anyway, we tend to remember things through rose tinted spectacles.

Youtube some of the Top of the Pops countdowns from years ago and you will see what I mean
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Old 10-04-2010, 13:13
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No it comes to us all at various stages.....

I think as you get older your music tastes settle down into particular types or genres.

I do make a point of seeing who is the Top 10 virtually every week (on line) probably out of habit.

The charts have always been hit and miss anyway, we tend to remember things through rose tinted spectacles.
Youtube some of the Top of the Pops countdowns from years ago and you will see what I mean
this is why I find it irritating when people say that music 'stopped' at the end of [enter certain era] etc.
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Old 10-04-2010, 13:14
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Im 15, and I couldn't care less who's in the charts either.
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Old 10-04-2010, 13:30
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Chart music becomes less of an obsession the older you get.

Some people never imbrue themselves in it and just see it as a folly of youth.

I am 37 and like some chart music but not all and am not obsessive as I was as a teenager. I don't listen to Radio 1 any more or watch chart shows on television like I would watch religiously every Thursday and Saturday.
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Old 10-04-2010, 14:15
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Im 15, and I couldn't care less who's in the charts either.
Also 15, and could not tell you who is number one. I have a vague idea of what's in the charts because of the radio etc but most of it I don't like.
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Old 10-04-2010, 14:17
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Im 26 and with a very few exceptions, I have no idea who or what is the charts.
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Old 10-04-2010, 17:30
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Im 21 and dont like 90% of chart music, thiers a few chart artists i like but id rather listen to older stuff any day of the week!
I'm 21 and feel exactly the same. Too much N-Dubz, JLS, Lady Gaga and 3OH!3 for my liking...
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