I just realized how different age-significant aspects of culture can be from generation to generation. I am referring specifically to music at the moment, but I believe the idea could apply equally to other cultural expressions. I realized tonight at a concert (Switchfoot) at Chautauqua Institution that I would consider fairly entertaining (if a bit generic) and very tame alt-rock, and yet I realize that what I consider a 'clean, soft alt-rock' performance will be seen by those on the other side of a cultural-age barrier a 'Rock Concert' (in a bad way).
This concert is most likely very difficult for an older audience to enjoy not only because of different musical tastes but because of the attitudes and actions of the audience and the band. The atmosphere of the show is effected by interactions between the audience, the band, and the venue.
...more to follow on Chautauqua as a venue (past and future)...
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I think that this topic relates also to considerations of the future of us Baby Bouncers (along with Gen-X'ers and Millenials). What will our 'Oldies' be? It may sound like a cliche' at this point, but I'd really like to know if we'll be bumpin Biggy and Pac in our fusion-powered Oldsmobiles 50 years from now. Any thoughts? Do 'Oldies' always have to sound old?
"affected"
"effect" is a noun.
Music is thought to imprint during a stage of life or an event, typically puberty for a male, childbirth for a female.
so music, like some smells and sights, can bring back fond memories or are so emblazoned in your soul that you seek the familiar. I know I do.
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