[Kevy Baby]

I have enjoyed watching this thread. Because a lot of this boils down to personal taste and preference. I celebrate our differences; even if I don't much personally care for the actual particulars of what another is digging on, I am glad that we, as a whole, have so many different choices.

I am a fan of "Classic Rock" - one of my favorite things about the seventies. Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, The Outlaws, The Eagles (an oft maligned band)... the list is long and varied. But this is counter to the musical preferences of some of my friends. Cool. So we won't be going to particular concerts together. But that by no means dictates that we can't be friends. I try not to decide against any style of music or other trends without at least giving it a try.

Time is also an interesting player in this equation. I didn't much care for punk in the late 70's and early 80's as it came across as too angry and too "loud" (not in the volume sense of the word). But as time went on, it doesn't seem like that at all to me.

It often amuses me that each generation of parents/authority figures complains about how the "music is bad for our children." Tpper Gore and her PMRC was up in arms about the music (and we have their ilk to blame/credit for th "Parental Advisory" labels). But that was the same generation who grew up listening to Peter Frampton who THEIR parents complained about even though they grew up listening to Elvis. Thankfully, I think society is growing (slowly) and learning that music is not evil.

I think we also, as individuals, go through our own trends. I cannot stay listening to any one group or style of music though I have a tendency to lock on to one for a while. Some of my recent "trends" include 40's/50's jazz vocals, eighties dance (King, DOA, Stacy Q, Danse Society, Q-Feel), techno (including a whole CD I burned of techno remakes of classic rock songs), jazz and blues (old and new) (Stevie Ray Vaughn and Miles Davis both have spent time in the CD player recently), and Salsa & Merengue. And sometimes I like just mixing it all up: click on the main library in iTunes and just shuffle away. Sarah Vaughan to Oingo Boingo to Moby to Josh Groban to Molly Hatchet to Dirty Vegas. Keeps me amused.

And I never liked avocado green or harvest gold appliances. But I do like ultra low-rise jeans with the underwear showing - what can I say: I'm a guy.