A matter of taste

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I had a bit of music running through my head tonight ("Small Town Spree" by Peter Case) and, reviewing the lyrics, realized that it wasn't as good a song as I'd thought back in 1986 or so when it came out. Reflecting on this, I further realized that a lot of what I thought of as "good" years ago I now don't like in varying degrees. So, a question for the Group Mind:

Assuming only adult tastes (none of what you liked or disliked at age 9), what tastes in music, or film, or food, or other arts have changed for you? Particularly, what particular artists or edibles or designs (cars, architecture) etc. have lost or gained value for you?

Examples for me include:

• Musical artists I adored 15 years ago that I now think are clumsy and overrated (the above Mr. Case and several others)
  
• Cilantro, which I thought was horrible at age 19 and now I can't get enough of
  
• Mercedez-Benz cars, which I once thought were the apex of beauty; now I think they're boring businessman's cars
  
• Science Fiction, which ruled my world in early college and now makes me gag almost every time
  

Comment away if you're interested, either with your own changes in taste or about the phenomenon.

Comments

[flipzagging.livejournal.com]

Artistically I've rarely gone head-over-heels for someone. I used to think I was deficient or wishy-washy since I didn't have absolute idols like most of my friends did. When I do allow someone into my pantheon, they tend to stay there.

I used to think Sting was great.

I can't abide Morrissey any more. Yes, great songs in their way. But nowadays whenever I hear see a Morrissey headline, I always hope it's going to be that he's finally killed himself.

The most embarassing has to be Love & Rockets. A small amount of talent thinly spread over tedious and pretentious songs.

I've gone from being an Apple-worshipper to seeing that as pathetic cult behaviour. Apple has a different vision, and that is no small thing in a monopoly-dominated market. But no consumer products company deserves anybody's "loyalty" or "faith" -- words you often hear from a certain type of hardcore Mac fan.

I used to laugh at people who drank cola with breakfast until I became one like that myself. (I don't like coffee much but had become a caffeine addict.) But lately I've been completely off caffeine, so the pointing and laughing will resume shortly.

Love & Rockets!

[nosrialleon.livejournal.com]

I actually saw them in the mid 90's, and it was the most oddly schitzophrenic show EVAR!

It was the later version, which was essentially Bauhaus w/o Peter Murphy. So they would do a pop song like "No New Tale To Tell", and then the next song would be an extended "Bela Lugosi's Dead"-style psychedilic jam. Very weird.

This was right around the time that they were working with Rick Rubin, and somehow managed to incinerate his studio.

Oh, and David J is the WORST bass player I've ever seen.