Does classical music taste carry rock/pop disdain?

[stormx]

Hi !! 

I am 37 years old. I have allways enjoyed rock/pop my whole life, until about a little more than a year ago, when i discovered classical music  . As a matter of fact, i began my piano classes because i enjoyed piano classical pieces.

Now, lets go to my problem:
on the last year and a half, i have been listening ONLY to classical music. I have bought many many CDs, and i enjoy listening to them.
But my problem is that some disdain for pop/rock has grew up in my mind, making me see this kind of music somewhat inferiour to classical.
AND I DONT LIKE THIS SENSATION.
After all, GOOD rock/pop is music as well as classical (i am talking about bands like Pink Floyd, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Supertramp, etc...).

Do you have experienced something similar?
If so, does it bother you? How do you face it?
Should i stop listening to only classical and start mixing it again with my old rock CDs?

[Torp]

Don't worry about it is a good first step.  There's room in your life for both.

One thing to do is to not compare the two.  Chances are you get/got something out of pop music that you just may not really need or appreciate as much anymore.  Classical music is providing you with something that pop cannot/could not.  Sometimes the tables may turn back.  Sometimes it will just be situational.  I generally prefer to listen to progressive rock music.  However, when I'm sitting in a poolside bar in the Caribbean throwing back a cold one, Jimmy Buffett's gonna get my vote every time.

Let both sides of your personality enjoy what they enjoy and don't let them judge each other.

Jef

[bernhard]

Nothing to worry about. Your musical taste is improving, that's all

(After a period of haute cuisine and Chateaux Margaux, you tend to dislike MacDonald's)

Best wishes,
Bernhard

[stevie]

hahaha, well this is interesting because ive been through a similar situation.
i listened to only rock music, then got into random classical sheet.

the thing is, the essential difference important in appreciating both types of music is the WAY we listen to it.

when listening to classical music, for the most part, we expect constant development and little outright repetition, its alot more complex.
when we go back and listen to popular music it just sounds dull because we are expecting much more 'musical information' from it.

this is precisely why i do not consider popular music intriunsically inferior to classical, because for the most part, it is way better suited to the more casual listening approach of most people.

now i listen to popular music for variety, and i enjoy it, but cant cope with it for too long before i get bored.
you just have to try and relax your mind, dont expect so much from the music and enjoy the BEAT, which is one thing that can be enjoyed even in the most passive of listening situations.

and really, a great tune is a great tune, i heard a random great song the other day, and the melody was so simple and yes so hauntingly beautiful it has stuck in my mind ever since, it may be simple but it still moves me.

randomly, true.

[Floristan]

The best classical music is way more complicated musically than the best rock, so it's hard not to develop an "attitude" -- but as others have said above, why compare?  These are two completely different musical worlds.  Personally, I never compare jazz to rock nor either to classical.  They're all just different types of music.

Rock is partly about tunes for me and partly about performance.  For instance, Jimi Hendrix was an incredible performer and improviser.   When I listen to Hendrix, I'm in awe of what he can do with a guitar, in much the same way I'm in awe of, say, Horowitz or Art Tatum.

[gilad]

Pink floyd and the other bands you've mentioned are good music in my opinion.
I'm took up piano recently cause of my amazement with jazz then classical piano. i feel as though i've forsaken my jazz collection, because i've been buying classical and listening to classical a whole bunch. but i'm listening to what my ear is thirsty for and i trust my ear to know what it wants without the interferance from my mind.
When i'm cruising with my little bro in his car he plays rock tune after rock tune, it's not all the greatest rock and tends to annoy me, but i can still enjoy it.
What can i say? enjoy your new found love for classical music! people change all the time, dont look back and enjoy your travels.