Speaking of music...

[7milesup]

Is that a dare? I've been listening to a lot more jazz lately on XM. I like the fact they have DJ's that are actual performers in there own right.

 

[Aukai]

When the kids where in high school, they had songs on the radio that they really liked. That generation of music was mostly remakes of our generation of original music. They got upset when I mentioned that their artist where just copy cats with no music writing talent, they got quiet when I found the original songs, and played them.

 

[Boswell]

I have sometimes been letting Spotify build my playlist. I will seed it with something like "Alexa, Play 60's Rock". The first few hours are the predictable to 40 tunes of the 60's but I have been pleasantly surprised by the diversity after a few days. The top hits do repeat but not so often that I cringe. I also have my own playlist built from CDs and Downloads that I own that is extreemly eclectic. Clasical, Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Country and more, hundreds of hours.

 

[Aukai]

 

[mmcmdl]

$5000 Carver system sits un-used in the bedroom . Not worth hooking up for me owning $2.00 ears .

 

[Aaron_W]

I've been very music oriented since at least my teenage years and have spent a lot of my life driving so I listen to a lot of stuff, classical, rap, country, classic rock, metal etc. Admittedly not a lot from the past decade but there is some I like.

I have a tablet filled with music that lives in my shop unless I'm travelling then it is in the car with me. Love having a blue tooth connection to the shop and car stereos. Not sure how many hours, but I bet it could run 24 hours a day for at least a week, maybe even 2 before repeating anything.

I have always relied heavily on being my own musical program director though. Soon after buying my first car I listened to a lot of cassettes. I would copy my records to cassette and also made a lot of my own "mix tapes". I had 2 large cases (60 each) of cassettes that I kept in the trunk of the car. Later I switched to CDs when burning your own CDs became easy.

I do listen to a lot of "classic rock" but it is my choices not the usual rotation of 3 or 4 songs from each band you get with most radio stations so I haven't had the burn out many mention. In the 80s and 90s I listened to a lot more radio, but since about 2000 I realized I had a better selection than most stations so the only time I listen to real radio is when running short errands.
I will occasionally stream Pandora which does help me keep up to date with newer stuff, and Youtube also occasionally suggests something new.

Commercial radio stinks and has for many years.

 

[C-Bag]

I don't like the music they play today! I've officially become an old fart! (61).

Wow, I fossilized while still in my 20’s I guess. By the end of the 70’s it was so much rehash I bailed and went to jazz. Then found jazz influenced acoustic bluegrass and been there ever since. I’ve not head a decent lead guitarist in mainstream for at least 30yrs.

 

[westerner]

Commercial radio stinks and has for many years.

I could not agree more.

I’ve not head a decent lead guitarist in mainstream for at least 30yrs.

I could not disagree more.

Carlos Santana
Mark Knopfler
Jerry Reed
Stevie Ray Vaughn

just to start.

 

[Larry$]

I prefer instrumental. Anything from Boogie Woogie to Mozart to Wagner (Valkyrie). Too many of the current vocals sound like screaming to me. Will not listen to RAP. Not a fan of country but like Blue Grass.

 

[sycle1]

Guitarists in the last 30 years to listen out for Warren Haynes, Eric Gillette, Steve Morse, Johnny Hiland, Joe Satriani, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley. Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Andy Timmons, Paul Gilbert, Greg Koch, Greg Howe, John Petrucci etc.