After contemplating the WAF thread, I asked my wife last night to come and take a listen to the wonderful Patricia Barber LP of The Cole Porter Mix. This time, the wife was agreeable to take a listen. After about thirty seconds, she says to me, this isn't my kind of music and although i can see she is impressed by the sound, she gets up and leaves.
I had noticed at THE SHOW newport that a similar thing occurred in one of the rooms that i visited....they were playing some heavy metal on very large speakers. The minute any visitors peaked into the room and heard this music, they made an abrupt exit.
My conclusion is that maybe us a'philes are typically listeners of jazz, some classical and blues and a little country...NO Hip Hop and not much metal, Pop or hard rock.
Problem for the hobby is that I believe many of the younger listeners are into Hip Hop and Pop ( my wife's favorite) vs. the above. Does our hobby have to appeal only to a certain type of music listener?
I had noticed at THE SHOW newport that a similar thing occurred in one of the rooms that i visited....they were playing some heavy metal on very large speakers. The minute any visitors peaked into the room and heard this music, they made an abrupt exit.
My conclusion is that maybe us a'philes are typically listeners of jazz, some classical and blues and a little country...NO Hip Hop and not much metal, Pop or hard rock.
Problem for the hobby is that I believe many of the younger listeners are into Hip Hop and Pop ( my wife's favorite) vs. the above. Does our hobby have to appeal only to a certain type of music listener?