As a teenager I loved playing my tunes as loud as I could. I would be on the bus blaring my walkman listening to wicked tunes. I remember old people would tell me that it was too loud, and I would think yeah cause you are old. But as I got older the volume got lower and lower. Every now and then I like to turn up a good tune when alone in the car, but that isn't too often anymore. I am now telling my teen that her tunes are too loud.
So does this saying ring true for you too?
[question posted by vicki2876]
responses and comments:
when i am bored i use to turn the music on too loud but when i wanted to meditate id like it slow. but when my parents are in the house i have a low volume as i dont like them being bothered. older people got different type of music than the young ones so respect of each other is a must. [skywolfcel]
Very nice you consider your parents thanks [vicki2876]
I always blare the radio when I am in the car, I found out that what you said was true throughout the years. I also realized that those "old people" are the ones that can't hear the tv when needed LOL. Were they like us at one point. Now that I am older I feel it. I don't like the tv blaring a football game, or cartoons, but if it's CMT or MTV I can blare it. I think it has something to do with what you can tolerate and not tolerate with a volume. [peedielyn]
HEHEHE I can't hear the tv!!! Thanks [vicki2876]
nope. i am 47 and i still play my mp3 at the loudest possible volume that you can, but for me it depends on what type of music it is. i like most types of music these days except maybe rap. my daughter and i will listen to the same type of music mostly (she is 15). [cher913]
I also like lots of the new music just not at the 10 volts pulsing my body anymore. LOL Thanks [vicki2876]
The only thing it has to do with age is that teens (and adults who've never grown up) are too self-centered to realize that they're not the only people in the world and that their music doesn't stop at their front door or the inside of their car. It's a matter of being aware that your personal rights arent' permission to violate everyone else's. In other words, just plain rudeness. And that's not limited to any age. [unusualsuspect]
Yes there is consideration for others. I don't think I had it as a teen, luckily I grew out of that. LOL Thanks [vicki2876]
If I were telling a teenager to turn it down it wouldn't be because the noise was bothering me. It would be because I'm concerned about the damage they're doing to their ears! Listening to really loud noises (especially when placed directly next to the ear) is incredibly bad for you and could lead to hearing loss down the road. [mmiller26]
Totally agree. I have slight hearing loss because of that very reason. Thanks [vicki2876]
I never liked loud music even when I was a kid except when I go to discos which is very rare. Today I can still tolerate loud music like pop music, slow melodies turned on on high volume but the heavy metal kind i don't like, it's not pleasant to the eardrums. The issue on being old when hearing loud music is only physical I guess because loud music really damages the eardrums and do something to the pounding of your heart. [sandymay16]
I still crank the music up. The only time this rings true is when you can hear someone coming down the street three miles away and the entire house shakes as they go by. Do they not realize how bad it sounds? That's not the beat. It's the sound of the speakers that have been blown. [Reesers]
HEHE Rock On Reesers [vicki2876]
Well, I'll soon be 49, and my favorite place when I go see a live band is about 3 feet in front of the speaker stacks, so that means one of two things; either I'm not too old, or I'm going deaf.lol [myklj999]
You know I don't know if that's really true or not I never really liked loud music I mean don't get me wrong I will it up a little fromt time to time but not like these teenagers I can hear their cars a mile away I think thats a bit extreme. [christylynn]
I guess I was always old, because even as a teen I couldn't tolerate loud music. happy When you were blaring that Walkman, did you have headphones on? Hopefully so, otherwise blaring one's music would have been a bit...rude. [kenzie45230]
Oh yes I did have earphones on, the only ears I was hurting were my own. [vicki2876]
I am 56 years old. I love rock and roll. I could not and would not listen to Skynyrd, Sabbath, Floyd, Santana, A/C D/C, The Eagles, The Who or Zepplin with out it being as loud as I can possibly play it. I love the rhythym of the music and you can't get the full affect playing it low. [celticeagle]
I hope you didn't get brain damage from listening to so loud music. I am glad that you telling your teen that her tunes are loud. Also mention to her that DR.coolguy said she can get brain damage so there LOL. [coolguy01]
I think that perhaps you are just more responsible now. You see no reason to damage your hearing and distract yourself from your environment by cranking the music up. You aren't old yet. You'll know when you're old because you will be asking your daughter to turn the music up because you can't hear it anymore. [glords]
Thanks glords LOL [vicki2876]
We only had a radio when I was home until we got a TV. We never were allowed to turn either up really loud. I never really wanted to. My children never got to turn up their stereos or radios loud, either. My grandchildren try it when they are in the car with me, but I quickly turn it down. I can give them the look, and they'll turn it down themselves. I've tried to tell them really loud music or noise can damage their eardrums, but it doesn't set in with them. They'll just have to find out later in life when they realize they should have kept it lower. But they don't do the blasting stuff - Mom wouldn't allow that. [Barb42]
hi vicki this does ring true for me too, but again I never liked my music loud to start with. I like to hear the various chords and nuances of the music a nd you miss those if its blaring, specially with classical music like Mozart and Bach. [Hatley]
Hi Vicki, I would have to disagree. It doesn't matter what age someone is. Some like it loud, some don't. For example, my father-in-law (we lost him last month), loved to listen to music or the shows he would watch very loud. But that was because he had trouble hearing due to the occupation he was in for years. And with my husband being in the same occupation he too sometimes has a hard time hearing and will turn up the volume with certain shows. When I was 17 I went to my hometown and saw one of my old friends. She wanted to show me her sub woofers (I think they were 10 or 12 inches). Anyway, we got in her SUV and she started it up. Hot d@mn, not only was it loud, but it boomed and shook her car. It scared the crap out of me (not literally LOL). She saw the expression on my face, laughed, and told me she would lower it. Though when she did so it didn't make much difference, it was still LOUD and it still BOOMED! LOL She was 16 at the time. I think it didn't help that her mother loved cranking up the radio when my friend and I were kids. But at least her mom didn't have sub woofers in her car! LOL I'll admit, I turn up the volume with some songs, though not always. And it isn't so loud that it disturbs others. [sacmom]
Makes a lot on sense sacmom, sorry about your father-in-law. [vicki2876]
I too was just like you. I prefer loud, rock, acidic music, whatever that means. You know, those bands that makes music while eating live chickens, pulling their heads off with their bare teeth and just swallowing it whole. Lol. But I am now in mellow mode. I still want those music I grew up with but now I am also liking slow and relaxing songs. Maybe it is true. It is true to me anyways. [ethanonthemoon]
I guess I was one of those abnormal teens. I never liked my music loud - drove me nuts when my boyfriends would crank up the car stereos too. I never went to concerts because I didn't want to be deaf afterwards. I'm 49 now and still don't like my music loud. I think the only times I've cranked up the car stereo is to prove to the kids next to me at the stop light that I like MY music better than theirs. LOL [TessWhite]
HEHE reminds me of the boys I would date as a teen. They would call me and their music would be blaring and I couldn't hear anything they were saying. AHHHH Thanks [vicki2876]
I'd have to disagree with you, even when I was younger I was never one to blare my music, just seemed kinda pointless. Even now as an adult I don't feel the need to blare my music. I suppose it's out of respect of others, I understand that not everyone has the same taste in msuic and if they wanted to listen to music then they'd be playing it themselves. [devilsangel]
Don´t know if I´m too old. But I can seldom have high volume on when I am listening to music,beacuse I have probem with my left ear [Mickey_Mouse1]
sorry to hear that about your ear. [vicki2876]
Exactly the same thing I tell my young kids when they listen to loud music. Everytime we ask them to reduce the volume but they want to blare it. There are very few songs which I really love and then I increase the volume otherwise I like to hear music low. LOL! [comfort55]
I do not think that I am too old because my music is not played as loud. I think I am just more conservative. I still listen to all types of music. That was the thing I remember the most. My mother telling me that she can't understand what some of the rap and rock singers are saying. I still turn up my music too but only when the babies are not present (it can damage their hearing). I think it has more to do with respect for others rather then getting old. You are just mature [shortbunny1980]
depends on the person... I've seen people around 40 listening to their music loud in their car and teenagers listening it lower... It also depends on the genre of music someone listens to... if you hear energetic music like metal or trance rave etc u feel like turning it up if u listen to a more easy going music u might want to play it in a reasonable volume :) [lakantar]
True points thanks [vicki2876]
Hi vicki, Yea I do find myself thinking sometimes that the music is just a little too loud at times. But I still do find myself cranking up tunes when I'm in the mood myself! I guess it depends on my mood and the type of music it is. When I'm on the bus I don't seem to be able to tolerate the high volumes of music like I used to coming from the Ipods and MP players. I hate to admit that I'm like the "old" people that used to tell me to "turn it down", but I just might be! [Opal26]
HEHEHE I am in the same boat! Thanks opal [vicki2876]
Hi vicki2876, Yes I was the same, listening to the Beatles and Cliff Richard, Elvis, I use to have the volume loud but not like you hear youngster with their awful excuse for music. Its deafening the way they blast it, and all you can hear is boom, boom, boom. I know I'm going to get blasted for this, but our music wasn't that bad. Tamara [tamarafireheart]
LOL too truelol [vicki2876]
Well, biologically speaking, music is often played too loud and is hard on your hearing. Playing your music so loud that it disturbs others is just rude and not good citizenship. As we get older, we tend to become more conservative and.. perhaps.. able to see now what the older generation was saying to us when we were the younger generation. An interesting fact of life that the youngsters today are likely to realize down the road as well. [DaddyOfTheRose]
It's true for me. I remember blaring my music when I was younger and my mom would always yell at me to turn it down. I'm 27 now and I don't like to listen to it that loud anymore. I like a nice medium volume whether it's musice or the TV. My husband still blares the radio driving to work. If we need to go somewhere when he gets home, I yell at him when we get in the car because the radio is blasted at me! I think I sound like my mom! lol [dustinnikki]
Yes our ears change along with everything else about our bodies. Loud music will drive my away more then anything these days, i just can't stand it. And i remember when it was nothing but background noise when I was younger. Welcome aboard the age train. [savypat]
i like my music loud, but i hate it when others complain/make stupid comments to my music, so i normally use earphones, and i can turn it on as loud as i want it and not disturb people around me..*just not too loud, or itll hurt my ears* you can also get the "full effect" with earphones ; ) [chibiXpudding]
lol my husband tells me that but I tell him that hes too old b/c he can't hear it unless its loud. We are not old. At least I don't think we are lol. I use to turn my radio up often but not blaring loud. [mflower2053]
I can totally relate. The only time I turn mine up loud now is when exercising or a song I really like comes on. Usually I keep the volume in my car around ten, which isn't very loud. I listen to some of the same tunes that my kids listen to, so sometimes when they ride with me I will let them turn it up. Most of the time though I am telling them theirs is too loud. Be Blessed! [change1life]
Im grandma now and dont mind popping up the volume once in awhile. But i dont wnat to disturb others in my selfishness. Why should everyone have to listen to me they have their own liking. [jdyrj777]
Yeah,as I were young, I enjoy noisy music; and now I prefer to gentle music! [heroshotvulture]
I still like some music loud, luckily my oldest knows to listen to her music while wearing her headphones. My husband tries to live his childhood days by listening to music (he likes) loud only because he lost some of his hearing in his left ear while in the Navy. I only listen to music loud is when I'm vacumming, and mowing the lawn, and certain songs while driving. I like things quiet, I have noticed as I have gotten older. [chertsy]
Very much.Strangely at times I raise the volume as I travel alone and at home used to request my daughter to lower the volume.Age must definitely be a factor.We never had this much of responsibilities when we were young.The thoughts and plans that are going on our heads really find the loud music a disturbance. [balasri]