Sean and Thomas, interesting comments and they have atleast made me think how my attitudes towards music have changed over the years.

I actually think that my tastes have broadened over the years rather than narrowed and that I am open to giving anything a listen. I do however feel (perhaps wrongly) that I am far more discerning than I used to be and am less likely to be influenced by marketing and peer pressure.

The one area I know I have become less tolerant over is the behavior of a band, years ago, it didn't matter how a band behaved and perhaps bad behaviour was even cool but these days, I have no patience for such things. Again I could be wrong but I like to think that me expecting adult behaviour and common decency from others is a sign of increased maturity.

I have to dissagree over the Beatles example. Surley there is a big difference between a group of women getting hysterical simply because they are watching a group who are just playing and people reacting to abuse hurled out at them by a band. IMO, the latter constitutes incitement.

Jon