Musings about Music

Is it an autistic thing to have a hugely varied taste in music, or do our tastes just diversify more as we get older? My own taste in music is very varied from heavy metal through 80's and 90's music to Trance music. For me it's not so much about the genre of the music but whether or not I like a particular song or the music to that song. Personally I like quite upbeat songs as opposed to the slower tracks, regardless of what type of music it is. What is other people's experience? What do you listen to? Do you tend to only listen to one category of music or do you prefer variety?

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  • Very broad taste and more, music 'saves' me sometimes...

    I recently had the house to myself and pumped "Lean on" by Major Lazer through all the downstairs speakers - it felt like my chest & skull were being filled with helium, like (without wishing to be crude) a full-body orgasm...

    If I feel shutdown/meltdown symptoms I have 'go to' tracks that I can use to 'dissolve myself'... if I can't get out for a run e.g.

    Shape of You - Ed Sheeran (Major Lazer remix featuring Nyla & Kranium)

    Feel it Still - Portugal the Man

    Back in Black - AC/DC

    Ante Up - M.O.P

    There are also tracks I need to avoid unless I want to have a certain feeling - the following reduce me to tears every time and I have to make sure they don't pop up accidentally in a playlist:

    Tea & Toast - Lucy Spraggan (just thinking about it I can feel my throat tightening & eyes prickling)

    99 Red Balloons - Nena

    Scar - Missy Higgins

    The Tourist - Lucy Spraggan

    These are 'known' culprits, but I can get caught out by other tracks (and even sometimes just a news story or something)

  • I do know what you mean about having certain tracks that are good for diversion. I have certain tracks that can divert my train of thought if I'm overthinking or getting very aggravated. I wonder if anyone else has good diversional songs that they listen to to get their mind out of a certain state?

  • I certainly do, and as others have said there are ones that put you in that state for no apparent reason!

  • I usually listen to music on CD in my car or music on YouTube in my house so I don’t often have to put up with a song that I don’t like. Except if my husband is playing music at home but if it’s getting on my nerves then I just switch my hearing aids off, problem solved! :-)

  • It's interesting how music can have such a huge impact on one's state of mind!

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