Do you think that maybe some teens who choose to listen to older music are maybe rebelling in a different sort of way? Like, instead of the traditional "rebelling against their parents" - they're maybe more rebelling against the social expectations that teens are "supposed" to listen to listen to music that is new and trendy?

Before anybody jumps on the defensive here, I don't see rebellion as being necessarily a bad thing. Applied to other things, there are probably plenty of things we do that tend to go against accepted social norms of what is considered "normal" behaviour. I'm sure we can all name a few things we do - maybe things like eating sugared cereal without milk in it or eating whipped cream by itself - that may be seen by others as "aberrant" or "abnormal" behaviour, but are still completely harmless and perfectly legal. We're not quite so uptight that we actually have the "food police" going around and arresting people for eating cereal or whipped cream the "wrong" way - yet, some of us tend to be judgemental of other people doing things that might not conform to the social standards of "normal" behaviour.

Unfortunately, people's musical tastes are not completely immune to being criticized by certain members of society. Teens who choose to listen to music from the past may have to endure being laughed at, teased, or even bitched at by some of their peers for "living in the past" - and even certain older adults who themselves may like said era of music may have difficulty understanding why some teens would want to listen to music that was popular from before they came to be "of age", or even with accepting such musical tastes in teens as being "normal" and/or "healthy".

What are your thoughts on this?

I can't say that I've ever been teased by my peers for liking older music instead of liking music I'm "supposed" to like.

I guess it partially depends on where you live. There do seem to seem to be plenty of teens who are turning to liking older music - and maybe it's more common in other places than others. Although, to be fair, some people do act like they are somehow intellectually superior because they like older music - so I can see where that kind of attitude can push some of their friends away.

The whole "snobbery" thing can go both ways, when you think about it. Some people act like they're so trendy because they listen to the latest new music - and other people act like they are intellectually superior either because they listen to older music or indie music. I think, when all is said and done, we have to remember to accept the fact that everyone has a right to listen to whatever music they like. If we don't want other people to condemn us for liking Led Zeppelin (or '80s rock), then we shouldn't condemn others for liking Briney Spears. Granted, Britney isn't exactly to my liking - but it wouldn't be right for me to look down on other people who listen to her.

On a side note, it seems like the "old fogeys" have been condemning new music for a long time. In the '20s to the '50s - the "old fogeys" would condemn styles like jazz, blues, and swing. In the '50s, the fans of "old time radio" music would condemn rock and roll. In the '60s, the fans of what we now know of as "golden oldies" would condemn psychedelic music and classic rock.

In the late '70s, fans of punk music would condemn the psychedelic music and classic rock of the past - which is why listening to The Clash puts a bad taste in my mouth, as the members of The Clash were said to have hated Led Zeppelin. Then, once the '80s rolled around, fans of classic rock and punk music - who formerly were at odds with each other - would unite to condemn '80s pop and hair metal. Then fans of hair metal and fans of gruinge were at odds with other other.

Now many of us fans of rock and roll and old school pop have united to condemn rap and hip-hop music so have we become as bad as our elders? Personally, I can't stand rap or hip-hop - and I honestly don't understand what people can see in that style of music. To be fair, though, I'm sure the "old fogeys" of the '50s felt the exact same way about rock and roll music.

My tastes are actually pretty varied. I like psychedelic rock, some folk rock (especially Simon and Garfunkel, but not Bob Dylan), classic rock, some punk (The Ramones are good), new wave, hair metal, '70s and '80s pop, some grunge - and some rock from the '90s and today. Yeah, rap just doesn't cut it for me, though. I also can't sand country or opera - and, to be honest, I can't say I'm too big on classical. I can appreciate the value of classical music, but it's not something I can really listen to.

You know, there was a time when I was a little girl that I just wanted to listen to polkas all the time. It seems like only small children (under 10) and old folks (above 60) can really enjoy that style of music, lol.

I like Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock (Simon and Garfunkel and Bob Dylan), Classic Rock, some Grunge, some 70s and 80s Pop Rock, some punk (old school punk from the 70s and 80s), some rock from the '90s, Southern Rock. There's rock today that isn't all that bad. Hair Metal isn't my favorite, but I do like that one Whitesnake song, "Here I go Again."

Rap is the worst, and Hip-Hop is just as bad. To me, Hip-hop isn't much different from Rap. I don't like R&B much either. Although, I do like Soul Music from the '60s and early '70s. Like Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and the Jackson 5.

I don't like Country either, but I would definitely take that over Rap any day of the week. Southern Rock does have it's similarities to Country, though.