Crappy Taste--Period

[MN Dave]

Does poor taste in pop music equate to poor taste in classical recordings?

Just wondering. 

[Teresa]

Does poor taste in pop music equate to poor taste in classical recordings?

Just wondering. 

I believe so-called taste is a social construct in which elitists can impose their will on others.  Enjoy the music you LOVE without any guilt whatsoever.  You'll be much happier that way! 

[karlhenning]

Enjoy the music you LOVE without any guilt whatsoever.

Even if it's porn-o-graphic? ; )

[Lethevich]

Good taste in pop music is for chin-strokers.

[Sergeant Rock]

Even if it's porn-o-graphic? ; )

Good question, Karl. I don't know whether I should feel guilty or not about my 40-year-old affair with this song...released in, uh...69 






Sarge

[Josquin des Prez]

If you listen to pop you have no taste.

[Guido]

I believe so-called taste is a social construct in which elitists can impose their will on others.

It's nihilism like that makes it hard to imagine what you might gain from a website like this.

[hornteacher]

I equate listening to popular music to eating junk food.  You know its bad, but you get some enjoyment out of it.  Just realize too much of it will kill you.   

[The new erato]

I equate listening to popular music to eating junk food.  You know its bad, but you get some enjoyment out of it.  Just realize too much of it will kill you.   

I disagree. There's lots of good pop (and tons of junk of course), but good pop is good music, it's just different.

[The Six]

Are we going back to the crotchety curmudgeon bit where classical music people try to insist that all pop is worthless and without substance?

To answer the question, probably not.

[mikkeljs]

Are we going back to the crotchety curmudgeon bit where classical music people try to insist that all pop is worthless and without substance?

To answer the question, probably not.

I would love to.

Many people hate all kind of junk food, and they must be considered mature in their taste. But it doesn´t mean that others who might love to go to McD should be said to have a less mature taste. Usually pop lovers mis the point of a classical musicians statement about pop.

[jhar26]

Does poor taste in pop music equate to poor taste in classical recordings?

Just wondering. 

When you have a habit of really sitting down and listen to popular music - a habit that fans of 'good pop(ular) music' are more likely to have than those for whom pop (or any music) is little more than a background noise coming out of the radio, one is also more likely to have an attention span sufficient for listening to classical music. One can't generalize, but a, say, Joni Mitchell fan is probably more likely to appreciate or at some point check out classical music than a Britney Spears fan.

[71 dB]

If you listen to pop you have no taste.

Generalizations like that usually come from simple mind. 

I listen to quality pop sometimes and I won't apologize that. The same "lack of taste" makes me enjoy Beethoven's String Quartets and J. S. Bach. It's nice to change between easy and complex music. It's not easy to make interesting pop music. Unfortunately most pop music played in the media is crap.

[Henk]

If you listen to pop you have no taste.

One can say the same about jazz.

[Bulldog]

Just what is pop music?  Led Zepplin?  The Carpenters?

[Chaszz]

If you listen to pop you have no taste.

The record series with a fair claim to be the the greatest American music ever played, Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five and Seven, was pure pop when it first came out.

[71 dB]

Just what is pop music?  Led Zepplin?  The Carpenters?

What is classical music? Beethoven? Hindemith?

Isn't Led Zeppelin rock and The Carpenters folk?

[Bulldog]

What is classical music? Beethoven? Hindemith?

Isn't Led Zeppelin rock and The Carpenters folk?

Calling The Carpenters' songs folk music is giving them too much credit.  To me, it's "puke" music.

[Todd]

Does poor taste in pop music equate to poor taste in classical recordings?

No.

[listener]

Poor taste in popular music usually equates to poor taste in headphones used in public places (i.e. sound bleed).