Do people with Aspeger's listen to old music?

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Is this type of music really dangerous to listen to? I mean, I've heard of people who have had heart attacks from loud bass and who have sustained hearing damage from going to too many concerts, but is just listening on headphones or normal house speakers that bad?

I'm stuck in the 20th century, music, fashion and personality wise. I connect to rock, jazz, country and pop from back then, I have no connection with today's music at all. I am 25 too.

People with Aspergers are generally much less susceptible to peer pressure and following the crowd than their neurotypical counterparts, so I guess that would make them more open minded when it comes to discovering music.

according to the good doctor, in a word, yes. at high volumes it has a visceral effect, especially on the circulatory system. by high volume I'm talking about the frequencies that carry the rhythm of most pop music, namely the bass range, reproduced at full gut-quaking room-pressurizing volume- I'm talking headbanger and discotheque loud. I would guess that at more typical apartment-dweller levels, it would be more benign in its effects.

I'm an avid listener to the music from the 50s to the mid-90s, but most of my interests fall into the 50s to 80s.
Real fond of Boston, Phil Collins, ELO, Peter Gabriel, The Four Seasons, etc.
Being 23.. I started this 'oldies' kick back when I was about 17.. Never not be a fan of the old stuff, gotta love it and the cars of the past.

I've always listened to Old music, aswell as new music. My father has always had a great interest in music , so when I was a child he always put on a CD with all the most popular classical masterpieces. He also introduced me to Jazz, prog rock(70's and 80's), jazz/fusion, funk and heavy rock from all era's they have existed. I think that alot of the new music is good aswell, but I mainly listen to what I would consider as "Complete",or well written music, and that is abit restricted in the newer music for my part, as many of these new songs are produced trough technology, and not too much musical understanding or talent. But do not take me wrong, a consequence of it being simpler to get your songs out, you will always find something of quality as long as you know where to find it. I also want to point out that everyone's tastes are different and thus there are no right or wrongs regarding musical taste, and what is stated over is just MY opninion and nothing more. I see people over mention their age , so if that should for some reason be a essential part of this topic; I am 21.

Because Queen and Rush are infinitely better than Bieber and Jedward.

I really enjoy some late instrumental's from the 60's (Paul Mauriat, Ferrante & Teicher) Some 70's rock (E.L.O., Moody Blues, Boston, Kansas) some disco (Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer, Meco,) 80's New Wave (ABC, Thompson Twins, Kim Wilde, Human League) late 80's dance music (Stacey Q, Expose) 90's techno (Cause & Effect, Ace Of Base) mid 00's pop (Emma Bunton, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Rachel Stevens) late 00's alt. rock (Kasabian, Last Shadow Puppets, Editors)So I have some favorites from every decade, but 1979-1991 is an obsession, and spent way too much time memorizing Billboard charts on Billboard google.

Just about anything is detrimental to your health when at such deafaning levels.



As for the thread's original question... I don't think having Asperger's has much of an affect on someone's musical tastes. I suspect the ratio between NT people that don't listen to the popular music of the day is about even with those of us that have Asperger's.

My personal taste is all over the place, but I'll always be a metalhead. That listens to pop music...

That's not even a fair comparison. Queen and Rush are better than 99% of the music being made today, let alone Justin Bieber.

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poor bustin jeeber

Everyone loves to hate Bieber, but he's just a product of the masses, and he's far from being the only sh***y pop star.

if he wasn't so obnoxious in his behavior, I would not even think of him.

He's hardly the only obnoxious celebrity out there. He just gets more press time because people either love him or love to hate him... people eat that s**t up.

yes, he's conveniently hateable

This. There has been sh***y pop music for as long as the very notion of pop music has existed. I remember hating some of the s**t I heard growing up in the late 90s and early 2000s. And guess what? People try to claim it's better than modern pop! Not.