Do Old People Like Dubstep?

[deluxe]

Have you ever had someone 40+ listen to dubstep? Ever introduce your grandpa to Mala or Burial?

I haven't myself...but just curious to know if a genre so young and fresh would appeal to someone of age. Would they appreciate the low end frequencies, melodies, atmosphere, and wonderful percussion of some proper tunes?

[JBoy]

I reckon some older people that were into rootsy dub and reggae wouldnt mind some dubstep tracks.

[scspkr99]

lol

[collige]

My 65 year old dad just asked me to make him a mix of Shackleton tunes

[Pistonsbeneath]

yes loads of them..you think no 30 year olds or even 20 year olds liked jungle?

[cityzen]

My Dad was feelin Headhunters album, My Demons by Distance and Dubstep Allstars 2 and he is in his 60's. That's all i've ever had the opportunity to test on him though.

[Viineri]

My dad (60) likes Youngsta's Rinse CD He said it's very relaxing (meditate to bassweight!)

[NickUndercover]

My dad is a Silkie fanboy

[triggy]

My dad (almost 40) likes a bit of Loefah and Distance, dont think ive shown him much else though, My mum says she cant stand it, although shes bullshitting a bit, I can tell, some of the more percussive, melodic tracks I play dont involve a big shout 'TURN IT DOWN!' shes vibin to it, Closet dubbstepper

[limbo]

My parents won't like it all. In fact the only thing in my music collection that my family ever appreciates is Massive Attack.

However I do have a friend in her mid 40's that LOVES Kingdom, Girl Unit, assorted juke music, etc. She also started loving dubstep and bmore club before it got pretty popular.

[Caski]

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yes he counts for every old person ever

[mortalgrey]

My dad does all the mastering for my label, and he's 55. He loves almost all the music I send him, from minimal rollers to downright abusive stuff. To be fair though, he's been in a metal band and an engineer longer than most of you have been alive.

http://www.tkmaudio.com <--- Shameless promo for my old man.

I also just sent some of my stuff to a sales rep that deals with the company I work for. She loved it and gave it to everyone in her office....It's pretty melodic, so I think it's appealing to a wide range of music lovers.

ETA: My pops will actually go to shows because he loves the bass on a big system so much

[vishes]

A while back my dad asked me to burn him a cd with Burial, Guido, Synkro, Phaeleh, Scuba, Mount Kimbie, basically all nice 'chilled' tunes I had, so that he could listen to the tunes in the car.

[illandnatti]

I know a woman, who has to be pushing 80 at this point, who has been to every rave at this one club that I've been to since I was 15. She was there for Hip/hop, Jungle, Minimal, Techno, Electro and now Dubstep, although I only hit the scene from Minimal onwards.

I know my parents can't deal with heavy bass at all. I wonder if I'll hate the music the next generation will listen to...

[horsefeather]

i think the older people really like the chilled dubstep tunes

[watoo]

A good friend who turned 60 last year turned me onto dubstep back in '06.

[LGBT]

Yes i do like Dubstep

[leeany]

My 45 year old mum asked me what I was listening to when I was playing Burial - Southern Comfort and she actually liked it.

[deluxe]

thats wassup, would've never thought so many old heads would dig it... but makes sense since the sounds are irresistible

[zerbaman]

My friend's dad likes Skrillex.
Skrillex is the only modern musician who's music he enjoys.