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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
It's a timeless phenomenon. I am reminded of Herman Hesse's Steppenwolf, where the narrator, a classical music purist, cannot adapt to the music (and mores) of the Jazz Age -- or can he?
And of my Dad, also a classical purist, who HATED the music my brothers and I listened to, which happened to be the classic rock of the 60s and early 70s. He never did get it, thought it all sounded the same.
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Loved Herman Hesse in college. Read 5 or 6 of his books. Always wanted to go back and reread one or two but haven't had a chance.