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A discussion on a thread tonite has got me curious about the music tastes of the community here. I am curious what the members like, especially the genre of country music, which I'll bet is not nearly as popular with the intellectuals here than with the general public. We'll find out. Just click on the categories of music you like. Sorry about combining some of the categories and limiting the number. I didn't want to make it too complicated and have never set up an online poll. You can vote for multiple categories.

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TomMcGiverin 8 Dec 19
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Update: I knew all along that country would either be at or very close to the bottom on this poll. Most intellectuals, which is what almost all non-believers are, don't like country and for good reasons.

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I voted for the categories I listen to the most but can find some redeeming qualities in just about all categories. You mentioned country. I don't usually listen to country but I've heard some country songs I like, same with rap, just not as many. LOL

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So far country is the next to last place genre, just about what I expected. No surprise there's not a NASCAR group on here either. When I was preparing to set up the categories for the poll, I noticed that while there were several groups for music lovers, each with different genres, there was not one group solely for fans of country music. And there were also no groups for sports fans either, which didn't surprise me either. It's not that I think intellectuals like us hate sports, as I'm sure plenty of us like me played sports and still like them in moderation. But in general, I think intellectuals are just not interested in sports enough to want to discuss them regularly with others like Joe Six-Pack.

@Seeker3CO II'll keep my eyes open to see if you start an NBA group here.

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‘70s, Post 1975, 1977/8 my favourite years, many songs from many eras, but this is my hot spot.

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I like...
Older jazz...40's-60's...Especially big bands
Older country/country rock...70's-80's
Pop/rock...60's-80's
Blues/R&B
Soul/funk...60's-70's
Classical...Not well versed, but l do like a lot of it.
Standards
Americana
Reggae
Latin

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I don't care much for Country or Jazz.

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I like most music but am not a fan of country. Not sure why...probably because in my circle, I associate it with , well, country living people...and I am definitely a city girl. Musically, I know a lot of it is danceable and upbeat, but it just doesn't strike me emotionally.

I also think it is what you grew up with...what your listened to in your teens and young adult life.

My dad liked it and I do enjoy older country like Patsy Cline..

I think your tastes can change over time as well...my preference is classic rock and smooth jazz now...but I will put on classical music to work by.

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You missed quite a bit of other categories. I will say I love all types of music. It depends how I feel. I'm not into today's country but older country music was good. I literally like all genres but so few people were born in a music world to be open to all music. Music is often instilled in culture and has little to do with intelligence. People are easily products of their own environment. Not all. But most.

People are mostly products of their environment with music. I see it all the time here in Iowa. I can pretty well predict that if someone grew up in a rural area where country music was about all there was to listen to on the radio (besides maybe an oldies rock station with country-friendly stuff like Elvis, Buddy Holly and The Beatles) or go hear live, then that's about all they'll listen to or like as an adult. But if they left their hometown and went away to college afterwords, esp. one in a more urban or sophisticated/progressive area (with a college radio station), I can pretty well bet that country is no longer their favorite type of music, if they even continue to listen to it at all. In my state, they often say in regards to music, there's people who really like country, and then there's those who went to college. In Iowa, only about 25% have college degrees.

Of course, the gateway to liking other music than country doesn't have to be attending college, but it usually is. If a young person moves away for a job or to enter the military in an urban area where they are exposed to other music, the experience and environment may have the same effect in shaping their tastes. It's just that the college move is much more common.
I've heard that most people's taste in music is usually set by age 35 and that after that they keep listening to the same genres the rest of their life, but of course there are exceptions. My late wife continued to explore new types of music and artists even when well into her 60s. She liked Bruno Mars and Adele. among others.

@TomMcGiverin well said and I agree.

I couldn't help commenting on your reference to intelligence and music tastes. I agree they are not related in any significant way. Music taste is shaped more by culture. People on this site pretty much seem to be intellectuals. Rural areas in the US, at least, do not seem that friendly, welcoming, attractive, or intellectually stimulating to intellectuals, tho I'm sure there are exceptions, including some intellectuals who would rather live in rural areas to enjoy the quiet, privacy, and/or nature. But my theory is that most intellectuals would prefer to live in areas where country music is not the dominant taste or center of the culture. Same reasons people here are not into NASCAR.

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Alternative, first wave, rock, some metal, classical, cinematic, world music, folk (esp Celtic), electro swing, indie folk, certain show tunes, funk, and instrumentals 1950s onward.

It might be easier to state what I dislike: most pop, rap, hip-hop, nearly anything with female vocals, and a lot of country. For some reason, I really enjoyed the country scene around 1995 (before/after, not so much).

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I have very catholic tastes in music but I seem to go for singer songwriter the most. Be that country, folk or whatever. It would be easier to list what I don't like. Which is stadium pussy rock a la Aerosmith, Guns and Roses etc. bad right wing c/w, autotune vocals and covers that bring nothing to the party.
Music can be a question of time and place. I doubt if anyone here would say that they like fairground organ music. Yet I spent a day a few years back in Blackpool fairground. We all sat drinking and chatting whilst the kids explored the park. (yes they had an adult with them). The wurlitzer tunes playing was just perfect. I would never have put this on my stereo at home but it was just right at that moment in time.

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I realize I left out folk music, but if people like it they can just indicate it with by posting a comment. The system limited me to 8 categories.

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