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LiquidMorkite

When I was a toddler the main thing I was listening to of course was what my parents used to put on the player. My dad was born in the 60s, and his favorite was The Beatles, Scorpions, Bee Gees, ABBA, Francoise Hardy, Nancy Sinatra. Or at least that's what I remember, because they were, and still are my favorite musicians until today.

In middle school, it was around 2006-2007. It was a lot of younger rock music like emo, punk, alternative, bands like Simple Plan, My Chemical Romance, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, Green Day, they were my favorites. I don't listen to them anymore nowadays, just a song a two of MCR everytime I'm feeling it, but not further than that. Oh, and also a bit of hip-hop.

In highschool, it was dubstep, I couldn't understand why, must because dubstep musicians like Zedd and Skrillex were pretty big by that time. A bit of pop as well, but mostly I couldn't remember who I was listening too, I guess I didn't listen to that much music in highschool. And yeah, also a bit of hip-hop.

As I'm finishing high school and entering college, my spectrum has gotten big big in a very short time. First it was a bit more of rock, for the first time I started looking back a bit of older bands, glam metal, classic rock, rock n' roll, it was a mess between of big faces in the 60-70s like Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Rolling Stones, you name it; and the later generations of the 80-90s like Skid Row, Guns n' Roses, Nirvana, Deep Purple. I dived a bit deeper for some metal, but only for a short time. It got so intense during a year or two, then suddenly I just got soften down, and included some pop in my music. Lana Del Rey was my favorite, still is my most listened artist though. It's been 11 years since her first album that made it to mainstream, and today I'm still her fan. Later on I started to pick up something else like 30-40s music like folk, jazz, a bit of classic pop like The Chordettes, The Ronnettes, The Platters, and some jazz artists including Armstrong, Baker, among others.

As of today, almost being 30, I find myself listening to everything. Movies soundtracks have been included in the last 5 years since I started to watch more movies and pay attention to them. Favorite original soundtracks including Amélie (2001), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Scorsese's movies in the 90s, with an exception of Taxi Driver (1976) (he knows how to choose songs for his films). Classical is something else I'd go to once in a while. And last but not least, country, and Johnny Cash, because the man made his own genre.

New music been added to my playlists lately being synth pop, 80s synth, 90s hip-hop. The whole Fallout games and TV shows has enlighten me with more classic pop/folk. But the only thing I stop listening to is heavier rock music, or dubstep, can go for synthwave, darkwave and techno (if I'm outside of course), but dubstep is just dead for me. I just feel too old for that.

I've come to a conclusion is that your music taste really develops through yourself by the time, by what you're dealing with during the moment. There was a time that I started to learn how to play the guitar, I listened to a lot of folk and stuff like that. Then I started a garage band and listened to a lot of garage/indie.

Who knows what could inspire me in the future, but my playlist is surely confusing to a lot of people, lol.

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AlexGoesTheWorld

Music is like life: as time passes, it changes. Tastes changes and mixes, bands come and go, some classics remain. Periods of calm alternates to periods of intense discovery. Every genre/band has a reason and a time for it, it makes no sense to wonder "what if I discovered that early?" or "wish I had known them early" if you didn't it probably means you weren't ready for it.

From the mix of 2000 and 2010s radio music and 80s classics, Linkin Park angst and Depeche Mode forever sound, comes the first great period of discovery when I moved away from pop and rock and delved into Symphonic Metal: it was a different sound, with these ethereal women voices pitted against the darkness and guttural growl of male singers. Nightwish, Within Temptation, Epica, Theater of Tragedy were the lead groups of such phase. Darker the descent became with Lacuna Coil, Tristania and others, a descent that branched into into the dark electronic music of the german speaking dance halls with aggrotech and EBM, to slip into the dark lyrics of Paradise Lost and similar groups. But darkness can't last forever, and from it, the progressive metal like Ayreon and God is an Astronaut, 80s inspired bands like The Night Flight Orchestra and electronic acts and weaver of landscapes like Solar Fields brought a change of air. And air would change once again as history cannot be forgotten, and it came forward, in due time, with 80s staples like Ah-ah and Toto, 70s experiments like YMO and Kraftwerk, or the saxophones of Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane of Jazz.

What I know is that it is yet to end and plenty is yet to be discovered.

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Shovel

My taste in music has always been led by my love of pop-rock, which developed and matured within me as time went by. As a kid, it had all been about the Disney Channel; hence, pop/rock and debut albums by Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and Miley Cyrus gained height and were my soundtrack. It is quite chill pop/rock that has subtly introduced me to that genre, of which, in fact, I was unaware back in that moment.

By the time I got to high school, my playlists were full of top 40 hits and a growing appreciation for pop-rock. I listened to a lot of One Direction, like every teen back then, Justin Bieber, and whatever was dominating the charts. But this was also when my true rock journey began with the discovery of bands like All Time Low, Marianas Trench, and Hedley. They opened the door to a slightly edgier, more emotional sound that stuck with me.

College was all about embracing those rock influences even further. Marianas Trench and All Time Low were on repeat, and their albums felt like they were written just for me. Their lyrics and melodies became the soundtrack to some of the most defining years of my life.

Now, as an adult, my musical tastes remain steadfast but refined. Marianas Trench and All Time Low are staples in my playlists, with 5 Seconds of Summer joining the bunch. I love how these bands have grown with me, evolving their sounds while still holding onto the elements that made me fall in love with their music in the first place.

It's funny looking back mostly because, while my taste hasn't drastically changed, it's always been dictated by the phases of my life and the artists who spoke to me during those times. And honestly? I wouldn't change a thing.

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Supernova

I'd like to think my taste in music is eclectic. My music journey started by being influenced from a young age to my father and mothers music which ranged from The Eagles, Meatloaf, Elton John, Queen (my father) to The Beatles, Elvis and other 60s band (my mother). I remember fondly exploring through their CD's and LPs and taking a chance on the music within going off the artwork. It was exciting. I remember fondly trying to guess what the music sounded like after looking at the sometimes random and provocative album artwork. As soon as one album as done, the craving for more took hold and I'd hurry back to see what else the metaphorical sweet shop of music held in store. I quickly became a fan of the bands which I had discovered, predominantly, Queen and The Beatles and still am to this day.

As I grew my yearning for more music knowledge/experiences grew with me and I looked to my elder brother and sister, taking on board what they were listening to. My brother who was nearly 20yrs my senior grew up loving punk, two tone and prog rock music. A vastly different sound to that I had listened to from my parents. My brothers rock bands of choice, that I took interest in, were the greats from the 70s Pink Floyd, Madness and The Sex Pistols. I was haunted for years the memory of watching Pink Floyd's movie, The Wall, with him one night as an impressionable 10 year old. A memory I will never forget. My sister, ten years older, was more into the pop music of the 80s with artists such has Madonna, Kyle Minogue, Paul Young, Phil Collins making the rotation in her EP collection. We used to go on road trips around the area just listening to the charts on the radio singing our hearts out.

As I grew into my teens that need for discovering new music stayed with me and I ventured off on my own into the world of music, at first looking for music that sounded similar to that already experienced, needing that comfort blanket and familiarity. Bands such as Oasis, Blur, The Verve, Kula Shaker and Stone Roses who all seemed exciting and fresh but with call-backs to the sound of The Beatles, Queen and even The Eagles. I was excited with every trip to Woolworths to see what singles I could buy or albums if I liked the band enough.

As I grew I went through what I call the teen cocoon phase, shutting myself off in my room with only gaming and music for entertainment. This is where my music journey flourished. I'd fully concentrate on the music without distractions and take note of who songs were built in songs but also as a whole album, sometimes telling a story from start to finish. I was making leaps across genres and soundscapes. During an exceptionally hard time around the millennium I used this escapism hard when coping and got lost in the music which had brought me so much comfort and good memories in the past.

During my 20s, 30s to present I've continued to collect fresh and exciting new music to add to my collection - firstly CDs, then in playlists such as Winamp and then Spotify. The Journey continues. I also found a love of hosting gigs for local bands in the area by being a music promoter giving them a chance to shine but also introducing me to homegrown music influenced by the music I loved already and sometimes something completely different. Watching as the bands evolve into more proficient bands and artists has been great to see. We've garnered praise in the local community for being fair and for being there to promote them. Something I'm proud of

The journey is ongoing. A journey I never want to end.

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JCPeters23

My music taste has evolved over the years, while still containing some of the classics I used to listen to in my youth. Growing up, I was mainly into chart music, pop & occasionally some r&b. Through my teens I felt a growing connection to songs and genres that reminded me of my dad and my brothers, such as Oasis, The Arctic Monkeys & Kasabian. Today, I will listen to almost anything! I could be hearing Ariana Grande one minute, Tame Impala the next, then moving onto a mix of Heavy Metal! I appreciate all music for different reasons, but must say my love for Grime has come to play these last few years most of all.

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Marukosu

When I was a child I didn't listen to much to much alone, only the musics the people around me was listening to, but at some point, around 8 I guess, I started to use more the internet, and started to find some interesting music that I rarely saw people listening to in my cicle. That genre that dominated my ears at that time was Rock N' Roll, I remember playing Guitar Flash on Facebook and loving to listen to AC/DC, but I also liked a little the genres that the people played around me.

When I started to listen to music using Spotify, my taste started to expand so much, but I've always been more artist focused than genre focused, I remember listening to old pop with MJ, hip hop with Eminem and so much Indie/Alternative Rock with Twenty One Pilots.

After some time, I went back to listening to a lot of regular Rock, but to get into some bands especially Guns'n Roses and Queen, but I listened to a lot of other bands too. In that same year I joined my school orquestra, and because of that I started to listen to a lot of classical music, Mozart, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov and a lot of others great artists.

After a while, I started to listen more to some more calming songs, with genres like Indie Pop, Lofi, Bedroom Pop, and a lot of indie artists.

Nowadays I basically listen to everything, but I mostly enjoy calm songs and some fun instrumental stuff.

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Sinclair

dang, my music taste always CHANGED year-by-year but here's the conclusion tho

2010 : I think was my era liking all Lady Gaga music, still to this day SHE'S QUEEN

2011 - 2012 : WEEB ERA LMAO. since Sword Art Online came i listened to LiSA A LOT (she's Queen btw)

2013 : Started my Swifties Era! i think i started listening A LOT to Taylor Swift since "Red" (tbh its from a Ice Cream Commercial) and by A LOT, i mean A LOT lmao. i was always listen to her music whetever i doing something or just spending time, its like i was being "true" swifties that time

bout 2014-2016 ish it was the Great EDM era! names like Jonas Blue, Chain Smoker, Martin Garrix, Major Laser, R3HAB, and Many more. man i love this era so much, giving me nostalgic feeling just talk abt this

2017-2020 : Started my journey to K-POP world. YEAH BLACKPINK STILL GOATED TILL THIS DAY although they're just disbanded :( . also shoutout to (G)I-DLE, Stray Kids, Hwa Sa, Mamamoo, Red Velvet and many more!

2021 - now : kinda mixed tho, i just play a music lmao

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projectazone

Over the last few years my taste has changed even though I have started to appreciate other musical styles. I have always loved strong and even pounding rhythms, but especially in this last period I have started to greatly appreciate instrumental music. Relaxing music, with few sounds and slower rhythms, small sounds even in the distance of bells and some ambient noise. Even while I work, ambient music relaxes me and gets me going... it may seem strange but I am also starting to like music with small noises.

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JHenckes

My story goes back and forth in many ways, and since I'm Brazilian, I'll stop to explain some of the musical genres that you might not know, okay?

I started listening to music influenced by my brother's taste in music, and when I went through children's music and was around 10 years old, I became the biggest fan of Linkin Park and Green Day. I listened to them every day on my MP3 player hahaha, we were both like that (he's older). In a few years I began to learn more about Brazilian music and liked styles of music such as MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira), which has a calmer style and well-crafted lyrics (usually internationally known music), as well as sertaneja music (a regional style from rural regions that talks a lot about the countryside and life in smaller towns), I was closer to my own culture hehe.

As I got closer to adulthood, I began to like pagode (an extremely cheerful and romantic style of music) and I gradually began to like rock music again, this time not just Linkin Park. Bands like Pearl Jam, Queen, RHCP and Metallica became part of my daily life. It was as if I was listening to a musical style for the mood I was in at the time.

In the midst of this madness, at the age of 21, I started to like classical music, Japanese music and international pop! Yes, I change my style a lot hahaha. Classical music by Mosart and Bach, Japanese music usually from anime and international American and English pop were all part of my daily life.

I'm currently 25 years old. Do you know all the musical styles I've mentioned? Well, I could be listening to any of them hahaha. Nowadays I've been listening to more Brazilian music, especially happy or relaxing music (such as pagode and MPB, respectively) because everyday life is already very stressful...

And that's me and the whole evolution of the musical style of a young middle-class Brazilian!

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JHenckes

Lovely entry, thanks for sharing JHenckes!

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GoJapan

I grew up with melancholy music that makes you think, and even today, many years later, I listen to it, however I must say that some genres that I couldn't stand before, today I willingly listen to, if of course the song attracts me, like RAP. Let's say that the prejudices I had about some genres have changed a bit over time. If before I listened to a lot of jazz and blues, today I also give space to rock for example, but I really can't digest metal. It must be said, however, that I listen to a lot of Japanese music, even old-fashioned ones, which might not appeal to everyone.

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Auri_McNish

Since I was little I have liked the music my parents played. Estopa, Camela, Ráfaga... Music that the people around me didn't want to hear, that those who bullied me laughed at... What's wrong with it? It's a pleasure.

As a teenager I started listening to Shé, a rapper who, at that time, made raps that helped me cope with life at school.

Later, When I finally got out of the slump, I went back to basics. I don't like the music that people my age (under 25) listen to. So now I listen to the same things I did when I was young, and similar music.

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Desde que era pequeña me ha gustado la música que ponían mis padres. Estopa, Camela, Ráfaga... Música que la gente que me rodeaba no quería oír, de la que se reían los que me hacían bullying... ¿Qué tiene de malo? Es un gusto.

En la adolescencia empecé a escuchar Shé, un rapero que, en esa época, hacía raps que ayudaban a sobrellevar la vida en el instituto.

Más tarde, cuando por fin salí de la mala racha, volví a los orígenes. No me gusta la música que escucha la gente de mi edad (menos de 25). Así que ahora escucho lo mismo que cuando era joven y música similar.

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Realis

At the age of 15 I started listening to Genesis, Iron Maiden and heavy metal in general. British and American rock were later appreciated along with jazz, pop soul and various similar genres. As time goes by, however, I also like different styles depending on the moments and moods.

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Psykokow

The earliest memory I have of music was buying my first single on vinyl from the local corner shop.

The assistant reached below his till counter and pulled out a wooden box full of vinyl records.

I grabbed and purchased Shakin Stevens and "Green Door", I played that to death, and according to my parents... nearly to my own death too.

I was subjected to a barrage of my mothers music, which was Abba heavy, or The Carpenters, some Mungo Jerry and "In The Summertime" used to accompany our summer runs in the car.

I became a big fan of Iron Maiden towards the end of Primary School and took that love of metal and rock music with me through high school... which weirdly did not make me the popular kid. Who knew. With lunch at my friends house where we'd watch Kerrang recorded from the night before or Listen to a recording of the Tom Russell Rock hour to here the newest rock music.

I still have that love of Rock today, but appreciate all stylings of music that catches my ear.

I had Muse's "Unintended" for my first dance at my wedding, after coming down the ailse to Radiohead "You never wash up after your self" on accoustic Guitar.

Nowadays Im a fan still of rock, thrash, classic 80s pop... and finding the likes of Ren Gill "Hi Ren" bringing a stronger taste of rapping into my enjoyment.

I can appreciate now the writing in some of the older songs, like "Next" by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, or The Show Must Go on by Leo Sayer. It seems life experience shows how genious the music making youth can be, and that really you can't write off musicians based on who they became.

The live performance of songs seems to be a real song maker for me too now, having not really gone to music concerts until the last 4 years or so.. and I have loved it.

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FirestormGamingTeam

I would say for me its changed quite a bit over the years

So my earliest music memory would be things like:

Vengar Boys etc

Then as I hit around 17yrs old I went to things like:

Greenday
Disturbed
Blink 182

As I got into my 20's I went to:

Hard Dance and Trance music, per Van dyk, Dave Pearce etc.

Now my tastes lean more towards things like:

Two Steps From Hell
EDM
Alan Walker
Future Garage

So over the years, my tastes in music have changed drastically.

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mypets

Starting with the phase where I began to understand music haha, between 2007-2010 I had a lot of reference from what my parents and my brother and sister listened to. My parents' reference was Brazilian Popular Music (MPB), a timeless genre that includes names like Caetano Veloso and Chico Buarque, which is a genre that will always be in my ears.

My brothers, on the other hand, were teenagers and through them I got to know names like Katy Perry, Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, Fergie, David Guetta... they got me hooked!!!

Between 2010 and 2015 or so, I was influenced by my peers and started listening to Brazilian genres such as Pagode and Sertanejo, something very characteristic of the youth here. That's also when my friends who were fans introduced me to One Direction and Justin Bieber!!!

I matured and got to know new genres, and it was then that I got to know Rock n'roll and fell in love with various bands such as Guns n Roses and Bon Jovi (these were the first). Since then I've become an eclectic person, I like everything and listen to everything, because I don't think we need to have just one style to define us and I think music will always be good, what makes it good or not for our ears is the emotional state we're in. So today I listen to rock, pop, funk, rap or whatever, varying a lot more with my mood that day, I think that's the best part!

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Kethervir

My musical tastes have changed a lot over the years and have always followed my progress related to learning composition techniques related to different instruments. I grew up playing the piano and listening and trying to repeat the music of Pat Metheny, Frank Zappa, Genesis and Pink Floyd. Around the age of 12 a friend made me an audio tape with a collection of metal music, years later I discovered that they were Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne, but I was still listened to the popular commercial electronic dance music. after some time, having friends who played in bands, I learned to play the bass to play with them and so I also discovered Iron Maiden who definitely brought me to the world of Metal for many years. It was after some years later with the discovery of Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir that I began to listen to an increasingly extreme more powerful Metal than just listen the classics, so my taste in metal become even more extreme, looking for more technical stuff, and then i discover technical death and the Viking Metal Subgenere. Until, through friendships, I discovered the secrets of the use of the Synths in electronic music and therefore began to explore that world too. my approach became very experimental with those concepts, ranging from 70's experimental rock to dubstep, passing through infinite genres in between, but particularly appreciating synthwave and Dnb.
Until I realized that I had mixed up so many genres that I could no longer consider music as "Songs" but as real proper soundtracks. So I began to study orchestral composition and how soundtracks were created, from that point a whole new world opened up to me. There was no longer a particular instrument, a particular genre or a style to refer to more than others, because in every corner, in every note, in every pause, an inspiration could be hidden to create new music, a music that had now taken on an absolute meaning and had simply become the great soundtrack of life.

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NarratorID

When i was a kid, about 10 years old, we (my family) have the same music taste, especially the boys/uncles, and that is rock, we really do love musics from Avenged Sevenfold, even my uncle bought me the disk album of it, every morning we were gathering in the livingroom having family time while listening to the musics from its band.

After time and time as i'm growing older,

About 2 years ago i started listening to Acapella, especially the bass singer, and from my history, i'd learned Voice Acting/Impression since i was in highschool.

I was thinking that i should learn how to be a bass singer, no matter solo or in an acapella group, i did learn about it, because of the talent that i learned (Voice Impressions) i can reach the low bass pitch clearly.

And now i always sing the song cover from the Famous Bass Singers (The Bass Gang, Avi Kaplan, Bobby Walter, Geoff Castelucci, etc) , i always sing for my wife everyday, and Thank God, She really loves my voice so much, and keep giving me supports and motivations.

Merry Christmas for Y'all

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MrT

I would say that my music tastes have adapted over the years. When I was growing up and the 80's came along I just loved a lot of the pop music of the day as we would listen to it on the radio. Bands like Dire Straits, The Police, and Bon Jovi had a huge influence on me. Being a bass player myself, I always had a gravitation towards music that I could play with. As my brother played piano we would play quite a bit of Billy Joel and Elton John songs, amongst other songs of the day. As the 90's came I would listen and appreciate the new dance music style but also more so liked the sound the of new rock bands like the Baby Animals and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

Nowadays If I'm on my own I'll listen to mostly rock but with others I'll tone it down with some 80's classics.

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I have always been a fan of rock and metal and I still appreciate some of it today. However, as I get older I have learned to look back and listen to great pieces. If I had to prefer a style today it would definitely be Jazz Gold but also Blues. I like the rhythms and atmospheres they create.

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Vivisector

I want to share using my years as time frame so lets begin from my oldest (and still in my brain) memories.

6-13yo
In this timeline i really enjoy 90' dance and pop music. Every famous artist i liked in this years are internationals and italians. I listening music of Aqua, Cher, Eiffel65, 883, Haddaway in shorts these are an example of my tastes.

14yo-to now (35)
I starting listent mostly rap music like eminem, d12, 50cent, nelly but its when i doscover metal everything changed. Starting with nu metal (mixed with rap) I found my favourite band Limp Bizkit (still now). Over the years I discover how metal is so "large" because exist a lots of genres and band to listen. A world! Favourite in order added year after year: nu metal - death metal - grindcore - brutal - metalcore - deatchore - hardcore - technical (this is really hard to define because also had lots of facets inside).

Over the years anyway I start listen other geners, i'm not only metal focused, but i found band like Blink182, Avril Lavigne, Sum41 yeah this kind of punk. Also i listen italian music (of course i'm italian) mostly calm. I still like pop dance music and old 90s with nostalgia.

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metal_ed666

so as a kid in secondary/high school it was only bands like Metallica or iron maiden going through college it changed abit more to grim dubstep and now its pretty much anything really enjoying country rock a lot at the moment

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Noarobic

My music taste is like a rollercoaster ride, it's constantly changing! I used to be all about that pop music life, but now I'm more into indie and alternative. Give me all the chill vibes and deep lyrics. Sometimes I even find myself jamming out to classical music while I work. It's funny how our tastes evolve over time.

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Bollazza

My music taste changed over the years. As a kid i loved to listen rock and pop music, but during my teenage years all I wanted to listen was rap and punk, and it awas more than music, it was the attitude and a way to face life. In my twenties punk gave way to metal, more melodic and complex, and with more possibilities about themes and subgeners. But then about I finish university, near my 30 I completly stopped listen to music, even when I am driving. I don't stopped loving music but it has become a background presence and now is 100% collateral to other media for me, like movies or video games.

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TeaLeaf

When I was younger I used to enjoy a lot of rap, hip-hop, as well as metal. I've always enjoyed a wide-variety of music, but I find as I get older I gravitate more towards more calming music such as Lo-Fi, Drum&Bass as well as some indie genres. Even though I listen to very different music now, I still enjoy listening to my old taste from time to time.

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I'll tell you that I've always been passionate about jazz and blues music, but over the course of the year I've gone from listening to rock to bar lounge music, I think it's quite relaxing, especially on rainy days or in solitude, it makes you think. I've also re-evaluated rap in some ways, even if it's not a genre that I love, some lyrics are pleasant to listen to, let's say I've removed those prejudices that led me to criticize the genre even though I wasn't listening to it, it's always worth giving it a chance.

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Rocha

My music taste changed a lot over the years. When I was younger, I used to listen brazilian funk, but now I can’t listen to that anymore. Then hip hop was the vibe, OG ones, Eminem, Pac… . I’m a drummer, I like some rock hits, but the songs I learned to play on the drums, I can’t hear it casually because I heard’em so many times that I got sick. My taste for now is, some country, mpb, hip hop, just chill vibes.

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Josh B

Well being born in the 90s Now albums were all the rage so my music preferences started off very varied and often very cheesy. My dad loved DeLaSoul and really got me in to the them and that helped shape my tastes towards hip hop and R&B considerably.

That said, in my early teens I went through a heavy rock phase, with bullet for my valentine, nickelback, limp bizkit to name a few. I grew out of this rock phase until Daughtry became a hit and that was followed closely by Black Stone Cherry, who I still love to this day and could happily listen to 'Between the devil and the deep blue sea' on repeat no problem.

Most of my music now though revolved around my running playlist, so I've gone full circle to a wide mix of genres again, with the likes of Tyga, RAYE, Childish Gambino and Lauryn Hill featuring heavily.

I'm always open to new music but I do have strong preferences for some of these artists even though a lot may be older releases!

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LeoMo

There are times when I listen to more music and times when I don't. But I think my musical evolution has gone through some good changes. When I was younger, from 12 to 15, I listened to a lot of hip-hop, mainly boombap, and the hit songs that interested me. I couldn't define my taste precisely. As I got older, around 16 to 17, I continued listening to hip-hop, but I moved more towards trap, and I also listened to a little rock, I listened to a lot of older rock. When I was 18, I hardly listened to music. When I was 19, I only listened to one artist frequently, Joji. Now I'm in my 20s and the music I listen to the most is from some animes that I think have a good soundtrack and some songs that have left a mark on me, mainly rock and Joji.

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AbyKwon117

Thinking about my musical tastes over time really makes me feel a little sorry for myself until now haha ​​but well let's get started. ♤When I was 10-13 years old I really liked a Korean band called "Big Bang" it was a kpop, hip hop/rap genre (to this day I listen to them from time to time to remember their music).

♤Then I went to listen to "Vocaloid" when I was 14-17 years old haha ​​and it has a variety of musical genres, they still listen to them from time to time but in private, I don't dare to put any of that on speakers or at high volume 🤣.

♤ When I was 18-22 years old I started listening to the "opening/ending" of animes and video games that are usually of the Jpop and Jrock genre.

♤At 23-25 ​​(my current age) I listen to a little of all of the above, along with Pop, Rock, Electronic music, etc.

We are all different and therefore we all have different tastes but what I have definitely never liked over the years is the genre "reggaeton, bachata, grupera music" etc. But they are totally respectable for people who like them.

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Horror and Cats

I was a country boy in my early years and listened to a lot of contemporary country on drives with the family.

Then as a teenager I got into break dancing and listened exclusively to hip hop and rap, anything I could dance to really.

In my late teens I had some older friends who introduced me to harder rock music like Tool, Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle and Disturbed and was SUPER into that genre for basically the rest of my life till now.

I'm still very into hard rock, but I have recently (last 5 years or so) discovered what I can best describe as folk rock? Delta Rae and The Civil Wars are good examples of the genre.

Also red dirt country music has come onto my radar in the same time period. Uncle Lucius, Colter Wall, Tyler Childers, etc. It's country, but it's not the "my dog, truck, beer and girl" country. That stuff drives me nuts these days.

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So, let's start in my adolescence, where I were a little more into music, and to clarify it haven't change too much, is more new tastes, some getting out and then coming back later. But all start with rock, hard rock and metal, specially with great bands like Guns n''Roses, Metallica, Link Park, Black Sabbath and many others. And this perdure for years to my early adulthood, in this time I was very into the rock scene with some other musics that came out from other genres like Black Eyed Peas.

Entering the adulthood I keep my original tastes but I then realised the other songs I didn't listen to because of that stupid prejudice that rock lovers doesn't listen to pop or other genres. In the 2015 and years close to it I started to hear more pop songs as well, specially Sia, that catch me a lot, and I start to listen to more songs fro my country as well.

After a few years we had kind a fever of the Norse mythology and then I discovered a lot of folk Norse songs and I felt in love, and now my tastes a more Rock and the Norse folk with a few songs from other gender, pop, Bolsa Nova, Classical and even Mongolian Folk!

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Nice. Have you heard of The Hu? They combine your appetite for Mongolian folk and hard rock.

https://justabout.com/music/37146/just-abouts-world-music-tour-42-beautiful-community-selected-non-english-songs

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When I think about how my music tastes have evolved, I have to go way back to the early 80s. I was just a kid, maybe six or seven years old, and my first connection to music was through merengue. Around 1982 or 1983, it was the most popular genre in the Dominican Republic, so it was everywhere.

But at the same time, there was this big wave of American influence, and of course, Michael Jackson was at the center of it. That was my first real exposure to English-language music. I vividly remember watching the videos for Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean. It was impossible to miss. I even had a neighbor who owned the Thriller LP, and he’d play it nonstop.

By the late 80s, my older brother was fully into music in English, and naturally, I started following his lead. By the early 90s, we were both hooked on La X-102, a Dominican radio station that mainly played English-language songs but also supported Spanish rock and local rock projects. That was when I really shifted toward English-language music, and honestly, it’s been my main focus ever since.

Then, in the mid-90s, something else came into play. A friend of mine introduced me to a Billboard music collection that focused on songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. That was a game-changer. Through that collection, I discovered rock and roll, the music that defined the pre-Beatles era, and, of course, The Beatles themselves. It was like stepping into a whole new world, and it definitely shaped my taste during that time.

Fast-forward to the late 2000s, and my musical journey took another turn when I discovered francophone music. Artists like Lara Fabian, Jacques Brel, Léo Ferré and Georges Brassens completely drew me in. I got so into it that, for the past 15 years or so, it’s been a huge part of what I listen to. It didn’t replace everything else, but it added this whole new dimension to my music tastes.

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Since today's styles are mainly prefab nonsense and an overdose of autotune, I am still listening beloved rock from the '70s: first Queen albums, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, etc. classical/opera (from Palestrina to Puccini) and soundtracks (Zimmer, of course, and Göransson from the contemporary composers). And just a few modern bands like Muse, Gojira or Machine Head.

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Well… I admit that my taste in music used to be pretty terrible compared to now. I think it’s because I was younger then, and I hadn’t really explored many options. Even though I'm still young, I believe my music preferences today are much better than what I used to listen to.

Back then, I was really into K-pop. I genuinely thought it was the best music in the world, listening to BTS, Hyuna, Girls' Generation, and others. I’m not saying that K-pop is bad—it’s just that my taste has changed. Maybe it’s an age thing. Now I’m 26 (wow, so old, right?), but back then, I was around 15.

These days, I love listening to older music from the 1960s to the 1990s—pop, electronic, and some classics every now and then. I’ve really been enjoying ’80s pop, like Cyndi Lauper’s "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." I discovered it because I heard my mom play it on her birthday when I was 18, along with a lot of other adults. Ever since then, I’ve been curious about music from my mom’s time (she was born in 1975). She used to tell me that when she went to teen parties, this and other great pop songs would play. It felt like the music made her heart beat in sync with the rhythm.

Now, my iTunes searches are filled with songs from between the 1960s and 1998. Sometimes I wish I’d been born back then so I could’ve enjoyed the parties and nightlife of those years! But since I’m still young, maybe it’s just a phase, a change in my music taste. Yet, even at 26, I’m still loving this style.

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  1. My first contact with music was mainly listening to Caetano Veloso and Nando Reis, icons of MPB (Brazilian popular music), because of my mother.

  2. My uncle introduced me to rock for the first time with Angra - Nova Era, and I simply discovered a new world.

  3. I remember in 2015 there was Rock in Rio with Metallica, System of a Down, Slipknot and the event was televised for us Brazilians. There I fell even more in love with this world of music

  4. I used to watch a lot of streams on twitch, and 99% of the time the streamers were listening to eminem, it just came on my spotify and never left.

  5. I was very prejudiced against other styles of music that escaped MPB or rock and its derivations, but through the influence of my schoolmates, I started listening to a Brazilian genre called Pagode, which is close to samba, but they are different. Simply the official style of Brazilian barbecues, today I can't live without it haha

  6. My mother started going to church and we listened to gospel music every day. I believe it gives me incredible peace and I always listen to it when I need to reflect and find myself.

  7. I got to know a “new” side of rock, mainly through Arctic Monkeys

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When I was a kid, I didn't had any music taste, just listened to what was playing in radio back then. Then, I got an acoustic guitar and a opportunity to study music on an government facility. Thanks to that... I learned how to make strings sound decent, but didn't have anything at all that I really wanted to play. So, I used to play "folk" music, whatever people asked for, like sertanejo (country-like) and MPB (Brazilian Popular Music).

At this point, my friend gave me a CD, and Snow - Red Hot Chilli Peppers was on it. I then learned that I kinda liked how rock sounds, those explosive melodies and all. I even had a RHCP cover band!

But it wasn't until my early adulthood that I would discover brazilian '70s psychodelic/progressive music was truly my thing. One day I found this band on early YouTube, Ave Sangria (Sangria Bird), and it became one of my favorites to this day, leading me to discover many others from various sub-genres.

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Here comes my chronological story about my musical tastes through the years.

  • 1971 / 1976 like a little boy l’m just remember to hear my mother singing and manny songs that l can’t clearly remember

  • 1976 / 1980 Like Dominican that l’m an living in a little town l hear manys Merengues , Salsa , Bachata , Bolero , Rancheras , Ballads and a few rock songs like Donna Summer , Jackson 5 , Nat King Cole or Blondie

  • 1980 / 1985 Was the big explosion of new Merengues group , salsa and of course Michael Jackson Thriller , Cindy Lauper , The Bangles and many’s Soundtrack especially Footlose , Flashdance or Rambo ll the list ist infinite

  • 1985 / 1990 In this moment l’m start to hear less Latino Music and more American and European like Madonna , Duran Duran , Depeche Mode , Menudo from PR (Ricky Martin was there) Mecano , Aha , ABBA and much more

  • 1990 / 1999 Michael Jackson is Back and this time he look different but we don’t care , Milli Valnilly and Modern Talking was the kings of my radio Casette , U2 and Depeche Mode was new for me but my heart get broken sometimes and slowly lm looking for Air Supply and l discover ENYA and Sinead O’connor

  • 1999 / 2005 I’m re discover the videogames , new movies and new love for this about music l’m getting closer to classic music , German and Italian singer and finally discover the magic of Queen , The Beatles , The Doors and the country music and somes Africans styles

  • 2005 / 2009 Working in a resort l’m get related with many American and European music there comes Beyoncé , Usher , Fat Boy Slim , Moby , No Dubts and many more

  • 2009 / 2014 new life married and living in Germany Rammsteim , Wird Sind Helden , Christina Stumer and of course Psy , Daddy Yankee but l discover my favorite group BROADCAST or Tiny Tin , Tori Amos , Paula Cole and more Spiritually singer

  • 2014 / 2024 (Today) being divorced and living a new life l’m starting to love the music from 60’s 70’s and off course 80’s

And today l’m hear singers that almost nobody knows , videogames soundtracks or movies/tv series themes

Chelsea Princess , Len , The Pierces , Betthoven , Mozart or One winged Angel /Sephiroth (FF7) or Megaman X music

I hope that this music taste history like us

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The first time I became aware that I had developed my own musical taste was thanks to Jean-Michel Jarre, when I was about 12 years old, in the early 90s. That New-Age music introduced me to a whole paradigm of complex electronic music; Kraftwerk, Vangelis, Kitaro, Tangerine Dream, etc... I listened to every little sound, every touch of the synthesizer, every musical variation or change...

This led me to discover classical music, lesser-known works than the typical ones we all know from having heard them a thousand times in films or TV-ads, and it was then that I discovered my passion for J.S. Bach, A. Marcello, Albinoni, etc... From that moment on I decided that, although it was perhaps a little late for me, I would study the intricacies of music even if I had to be self-taught.

But curiously I then evolved towards a type of music that may seem very different in style and form, such as Heavy Metal, but over time you understand that everything has a common thread. Because of my love for tabletop role-playing games, music about swords, spells and knights, I ended up listening to Manowar, Blind Guardian, Helloween, Iron Maiden, etc.

And again, another very common hobby, such as video games and manga, led me to discover Japanese music, mainly that of the creators of Games and Movies soundtracks; Kenji Kawai, Joe Hisaishi, Nobuo Uematsu, Ko Otani, etc. I found an indescribable balance in this type of music; classical but modern, complex but accessible.

Today I still listen to these types of music that I have always been passionate about, the old albums and the new stuff that comes out. Music is a pillar in my life, partly because I ended up studying music during my university years, and because it is obviously a big part of my daily leisure time.

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Imagine born in Latin American country where Merengue was the king of music and ended up loving music from other countries.

Dont judge me wrong, i still love the golden age of Merengue and of course Juan Luis Guerra and 4:40.

A friend at school (1984) told me that hearing music in english would teach me that language so i follow his advice. He was so right, yes...i learned english hearing music.

Never had the opportunity to buy vinyls LP but during the age of compact disk i manage to get every favorite music band from Depeche Mode to Michael Jackson.

Digital era was coming and i had to make some changes and convert all my compact disk to MP3 and uploaded to internet, today i still preserve all that music using Youtube Music.

Today in my 50's and since the first time i learned my first song in english i still attached to music from other countries mainly in english.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFG8xfRAt-

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Love the graphic! Boomer I nominate this for Member Monday!

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For a long time I didn't really have my own musical tastes. My parents listened to Oldies in the car, with an emphasis on Motown artists and the Beach Boys, and my sister got into the typical preteen pop divas and boy bands of the late 90s-early 2000's, and since I didn't have space in my room yet for a stereo, I just listened to whatever they listened to. Eventually I got a small CD player and the soundtrack to Disney's Tarzan, and that was occasionally sprinkled in, but I didn't start developing my own taste for real until middle school.

That's when I met someone who's still a close friend to this day, and he introduced me to the wonders of Metallica and Linkin Park, and told me what the frequency for our local Rock radio station was. That set my course for a good while after that. I listened to rock and radio-friendly metal. Then I started listening more to the music in games, particularly Final Fantasy, and I got into Nobuo Uematsu's rock band side project The Black Mages. Around the same time a few of us in my friend group got into Ska, and that friend who first showed me Rock music got into electronic music, specifically Hardstyle, both genres got incorporated into my growing library.

One day I was looking up information about my favorite book series, The Wheel of Time, and discovered this band called Blind Guardian had written a couple songs inspired by it. So I tracked them down and it led me into the rabbit hole that is Symphonic/Power Metal, so Blind Guardian, Delain, Within Temptation, Sabaton, Xandria, and Nightwish all made appearances in my collection. Then that original friend shifted his attention to the more bass-y end of the EDM spectrum, particularly Dubstep and Drum n Bass. And while I preferred the more melodic stuff you could find in Hard Style, I still found some of his influence creeping in. Especially when he started producing his own music (He still does so to this day as Clyde Machine, if you feel like looking him up on Youtube or Bandcamp. He also plays live sets in the VRChat club scene).

Then I got into Vinyl. I found a bundle of great condition 80s rock records at a used book sale one day and about a year later got a record player and started collecting vinyl just before the recent boom started. That's how I got into Prog Rock, via an original copy of Rush's 2112 I stumbled across (Rush is now my favorite classic band). More recently I started listening to Ghost after realizing I'd never tried them and just assumed they were hyper-screamo metal that I find grating, and realized just how wrong I was. And the most recent addition to my library is Rap. I mentioned in a previous bounty that I got into Fighting Games last year and through that rediscovered a rapper I enjoyed hearing on the Red Vs Blue season 10 soundtrack, and he's been a gateway into the wider world of the genre.

One final thing to note: None of these were phases. Every time I found a new artist or genre I liked it was additive, not a replacement for my current tastes. WHich is why I can now put my phone one shuffle and go from Wu-Tang to neoclassical to chiptune to club remixes to Master of Puppets to hornfests to Daft Punk to broadway to.....You get the picture.

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Thanks for sharing!

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I almost like every genre music, but I especialy like Rock and Metal genre. it's because Rock and Metal is very dynamic it can wake your spirit well and also remind when we was teenager

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Koniko

Mines Intresting. I used to be a Hip Hop and Pop fan and Country (still am) but then back in 2020 I got Introduced to BTS through an Event in Fortnite. Since then I’ve been a fan of KPop, Jpop and it’s been really good!

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Peculiarities

When I was young, I enjoyed listening to pop music like Madonna and Fangoria. Nowadays, I still like these artists, but I listen to more rock and metal. My current favorite bands are Najwajean, Ingot, Candlemass, and Kiss.

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Podi

Love the graphic love music

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Shallhall01

Firstly, i loved pop, then i got to rock, and i love retro.

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tomas_costa

Over the years, my musical tastes have changed a lot! I started with pop and rock, but now I also enjoy hip-hop and electronic music.

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lolpat

Ah, my taste in music has changed so much over the years, as I think happens to everyone! When I was younger, I was drawn to music that was more energetic and "loud." During my teenage years, punk rock and alternative were my daily soundtrack: Green Day, Blink-182, and even Linkin Park (who blended rap and rock so well) were with me everywhere.

Then, in my twenties, there was a shift. I fell in love with singer-songwriters and lyrics that dig deep into your soul. Artists like Bob Dylan, Fabrizio De André, and Damien Rice made me appreciate the simplicity of a guitar and a voice telling a story. It felt like I was searching for something deeper, something that made me think.

In recent years, I’ve opened up to genres I used to completely ignore. I’ve discovered the charm of jazz—Miles Davis and Nina Simone give me a sense of peace I never thought I’d look for. And electronic music, which I used to listen to only casually, now excites me: artists like Bonobo or Moderat create atmospheres that make me lose track of time.

In the end, I’ve realized that my taste in music has evolved with me. It reflects the changes in my life, the experiences I’ve had, and what I’m looking for at any given moment. And you know what’s the best part? Discovering that no matter how many years go by, there’s always new music waiting to be listened to.

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Doppelganger

Growing up in a family that cherished the rich harmonies of jazz and the energetic rhythms of classic rock and roll, I developed an early affinity for these timeless genres. My parents' record collection was a treasure trove of legends—Miles Davis, John Coltrane, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. These sounds became the soundtrack of my childhood, shaping my initial musical palate. As I ventured into adolescence, my curiosity led me to explore more intense and powerful genres. The rebellious spirit of heavy metal and its plethora of subgenres—thrash, death, black, and progressive metal—captivated my imagination. Bands like Metallica, Slayer, Opeth, and Mastodon introduced me to complex compositions, aggressive riffs, and lyrical themes that spoke to the more visceral aspects of human experience. The intensity of metal became a cathartic outlet during those formative years. Yet, as I've grown older, my musical tastes have continued to evolve. While metal remains a core part of my identity, I'm constantly seeking out new sonic experiences. Electronica, ambient, world music, and even experimental genres have found their way into my playlists. The quest for fresh sounds that challenge and delight my ears is never-ending.

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