Why are old people so stupid about modern music? I swear they can't actually listen to music...

Why are old people so stupid about modern music? I swear they can't actually listen to music, they just read articles that say music after the 90s is all bad and they believe it.

I was talking to this guy who kept going on about how new music is terrible because it has no dynamic range. He asked me to show him some modern songs and explain what they mean to me, because modern songs also don't have meaning. I showed him I Want to be Well by Sufjan, thinking he'd like it because of it's large dynamic range and non-love song lyrics (he said not to show any love songs).

He then went on about how the song was terrible because it stayed at the same volume throughout and it caused it to be dull and emotionless because the lack of dynamic range. He tried to explain to me what dynamic range meant as if I didn't know, then told me to check out the song "Hello" by Adele, one of the only modern songs he likes because it's meaningful and the dynamic range gives it emotion. I even loaded the songs into audacity to check the dynamic range in case my ears were broken, and sure enough, the Adele song had much less range than the Sufjan song.

I'm convinced this guy was serious. Do old classic rock dads even have the ability to listen to music or do they just regurgitate whatever they heard about modern music without a second thought?

>inb4 p4kcore sufjan garbage
>inb4 autistic

Dynamic range is just something retards say to pretend they know about music. He has confirmed shit taste, so why do you care?
I don't think age matters, this same conversation could be had with anyone else.

I care because I have a really hard time backing out of things when I get curious.

I've seen this argument made almost exclusively by older people and 12-16 year olds who only listen to the music their dad showed them

Some(most) people are just not interested in music. These old dudes just listened to whatever was popular at the time (dad rock music)

they are exactly the same as modern pop and indie heads who only listen to the radio or pitchfork BNM. Actively listening to new music and searching for it is not a hobby for 90% of the population. Even if >70% of people say they are into music

old dad rockers are just popheads of their old dying generation

Normie here, what is dynamic range and why does it matter?

He must have been interested in music or else he wouldn't have spent a long time arguing his point about modern music

It's the difference between the quiet and loud parts in songs

Music is effective contrasts. If the bass is blaring at 150db incessantly, congratulations, you've made 150 the new 0 and now you have nowhere to go.

>150db
that's sure realistic

Modernity ended 100 years ago. Modern music would be dadrock to you grandparents.

Trap and metal is for people of inferior intellect. Stop coddling them, you racist condescending kike.

you know what I mean

>akg k44 headphones

Are you 14?

what the fuck are you talking about? I'm not coddling anyone just pointing out something they said was stupid

Why does the OP go and browse Steve Hoffman Forum anyway?

Yeh the old faggot who listens to REO Speedwagon on repeat just likes it because he lost his virginity to that music.

this conversation was on youtube, you spooked me for a second though because I was just browsing that forum

i'm 40 and suspect that i've been visiting this site since before you were born. please fuck off with your stupid ramblings. thx

I also know what you wrote and they're not the same thing.

hows it feel knowing im 20 and have better taste than you

Sup Forums went online in 2003

22 year old here. How does it feel knowing youre just going to be the old guy at one point and youre going to have some faggot 20 year old try to be awkward towards you

Pic unrelated I hope