Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
I'm with you on opera. I couldn't sit through a whole one.

Classical music, as you put it, is so diverse, it's impossible to pigeon-hole it. In the 20th century it's become more difficult to even define.

Have a try of Penderecki's Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima.
I guarantee people will call it a load of shit without a second thought.
Absolutely, incredibly diverse

My mate is completely immersed in it

He wouldn't consider stuff by the beatles , led zep , Bob marley , stevie wonder to be music

I love metal and heavy rock but like reggae , two tone , some punk , indie , I can even listen to toyah if I am pushed

He just listens to classical , all day , nothing else