Recent events have taught me a great deal about my musical preferences and those of my first son.
For years now I’ve listened to Pandora. Specifically, I listen to a Pandora station seeded with Indigo Girls. It behaves exactly as one might expect such a station to behave.
I needed a change.
“What better change,” thought I, “than to go back and listen to a style of music I liked a decade ago?”
So I seeded a station with the musical Rent.
This is what I learned:
- Most musicals are generated by Disney.
- Many of them are pretty good.
- I really want to see Wicked.
- I really like The Beatles’ music, but not really when it’s performed by The Beatles.
- Glee has produced a significant quantity of music. I like most of it.
- Starting with Rent, clicking “like” whenever something is good, and adding Glee can result in Pandora recommending a solid stream of punk rock.
- I like punk.
I guess I sort of knew that last one already.
I’m not the only one who’s musical tastes are evolving.
Isaac is now a hardcore fan of “symphonies”.
I have always encouraged him to like rock and roll. I’ve usually listened to classic rock in the truck or alternative rock in the car. He’s always been neutral on the subject.
But he loves symphonies. Now, whatever radio we are near, he demands symphonies. He knows the classical music MPR station, and notices immediately when it is changed. He even complains whenever the DJs start talking.
And….
Pictures.
