Then and Now: Your taste in music by Vanessa Ríos

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vanessarios2603 — 2026-04-18 14:53:23 UTC

In what ways has your taste in music changed over the years? What did you use to like?

What kind of music would your family listen to when you were younger?

Mariana

vanessarios2603 — 2026-06-08 20:28:02 UTC

I used to like electronic music some years ago and I would go to some festivals, but now I'm more into K-pop. I usually listen to playlists on Spotify. When I was a child, I used to listen to my parents' favourite rock bands, but they didn't appeal to me at all.

Julio Villanueva

2026-06-09 02:00:33 UTC

Over the last ten years, my taste in music has expanded rahter than changed. I still avoid music with lyrics because I find that words can distract from the tune or make a song's meaning feel explicit. At the same time, I have become more familiar with genres that fit my tastes, many of which I first encountered in video games. Just to put down some examples, there are orchestral music, enviromental, and certain forms of hip-hop built around voice samples.

Alida

yalidav — 2026-06-09 02:01:06 UTC

My parents used to listen bolero genre. My parents used to dance Roseros music. In my case, I used to listen to only kind of gospel music, but nowadays my taste in music has changed. I still listen to gospel, but I enjoy other genres too; like opera, pop, country music, 90s rock, etc.

FRANCESCO HONORIO

2026-06-09 02:03:59 UTC

I used to like reggaeton music a few years ago and I would buy reggaeton CDs at the market. I used to like going out, but now I prefer to be comfortable at home. When I was a child, I used to listen to my parents' favourite salsa songs.

FRANCESCA ALVINO

2026-06-09 02:04:27 UTC

My preferences changed, I used to like pop but not now, because I think it's boring, these days I prefer Cumbia.

My parents are used to listening to folklore music, but I would like them to listen to rock in English, because I think it's a good genre and it's the best way to learn English, by listening.

Camila

2026-06-09 02:04:54 UTC

I used to like k-pop music and had lot of playlists on Spotify 3 years ago and I used to hear them when I played some videogames, but now I'm more open to all kinds of music. I listen to music all the time. Actually, I don't have a favourite singer or favourite song because my preferences are always changing.

Kevin

2026-06-09 02:05:03 UTC

In the past, my music taste was quite different. When I was younger, I used to listen to songs made by YouTubers all the time. As for my family, they would always play popular Peruvian genres like cumbia, rock, and salsa around the house, and they actually still listen to them today. However, my tastes have changed a lot since then. Nowadays, I am really into pop rock , alternative rock, etc.

Jaime

2026-06-09 02:05:07 UTC

I used to like techno music when I was younger, around twenty-five years ago. I used to go to the disco with some friends and dance all night. Nowadays, I prefer classical music to relax after a long, hard day at work. I still to go to the disco, but only on special occasions like my birthday, and cumbia is now the kind of music I like the most.

2026-06-09 02:05:24 UTC

I think my taste in music changed over the years because two years ago I listened to pop and rock because at that time they were popular. Now I enjoy more kinds of music, including reggaeton and the music that is trending and I choose the ones that I think best in my style.

Angel Rocca

2026-06-09 02:07:02 UTC

I used to enjoy listening to electronic music 7 years ago, I didn´t use to have a varied taste in music because I didn´t really care about music at the age of 9. It's all completely different these days. When I go out I always bring my headphones to listen different genres of music like Indie Pop when I'm having a good day, Hip-Hop when I feel happy or Indie Rock if I just want to hear something melancholic.

Macarena Chang

2026-06-09 02:07:44 UTC

I used to like country music, and I would listen to it for hours, but now I'm more into alternative rock and pop. When I was a child, I used to listen my dad's favourite heavy metal band and my mom's favourite salsa songs, I would say they appeal to me because both are genres that I really enjoy.

Thiago Quiroz

2026-06-09 02:07:56 UTC

Over the last two years, my taste music has been changing and expanding. First of all, I used to like rap or English rock while I was doing my homework or work. I only listened to the audio, because watching the whole performances on a video would distract me more than I expected. Currently, I am used to listening to rock and pop, including English and Spanish ones. I really appreciate this decision. Not only it improves my English skills, such as listening, but it also helps to me relax and be more motivated for the activities I'm always doing.

Ariana Sánchez

2026-06-09 02:08:23 UTC

My taste in music has changed significantly over the years.

When I was younger ,I used to listen to pop music.In another hand , now I prefer rock,classical music and cumbia. I think my taste has become more varied and mature.

When I was a chile, my family would listen to latin american rock, cumbia and salsa at Home. Their music influenced me a lot at the beginning.

Lucas Manrique

2026-06-09 02:09:21 UTC

well, my taste in music has changed a bit over the years, but overall changed in the language they are written, I used to listen rock in English, but now I listen more rock in Spanish. I used to like a lot electronic music because of my brother and now I enjoy it but I don't feel it enough to be part of my everyday playlist. When I was a kid, my father used to put cd's of classical music on the radio specially the Sundays when all the family were occupied in their own business.

Manuel

2026-06-09 02:10:03 UTC

I always used to listen to metal music because of my older brother, but when I was at university, I started to listen to Billie Eilish and thanks to her I more into Pop music. When I was younger, my mother listened to ballads and music from the '80s and she still do it, my brother Carlos used to listen to metal bands, but now he listens to a variety of genres like cumbia, rock and things like that.

MELANI FUENTES

2026-06-09 02:11:53 UTC

I used to like rock music; however, I used to like rock music; however, nowadays I like different types of music like jazz, classical, and K-pop. Some of my favorite artists and bands are 'The Marías', 'Laufey', and 'ILLIT'.

When I was a child, my mom always listened to music in the mornings, and the majority of it was rock. She really likes 'Rata Blanca'. Also, my grandparents listened to huayno; they live in Huancavelica, so in some cases, I listen to huayno too.

Lucio

2026-06-09 02:14:04 UTC

The last year my taste in music became varied, I used to listen rock music but now I would listen to pop music for hours, nowdays I still like listen rock bands but more pop because I want to improve my listening skill in english. In my family the love cumbia, salsa, like dance music for that reason I grow up with this tipe of music but I used to dislike. Now my family continue whit this tipe of music and I getting used to like it

Daniela Quinto

2026-06-09 02:14:47 UTC

I believe my taste in music has changed a lot comparing the kinds of genders I like now than 3 years ago. I remember I would spend hours listening to a varaiety of electronic music, Honestly, I wasn't interested in any other gender. But nowadays, I'd develop a varied taste in music thanks to my friends and my uncle, they've show me a lot of artists and lots of different bands of pop, rock and even jazz, Of all of them I would say indie is my favorite, this type of songs have something that makes them interesting to hear like a story or a personal experience.

Evelyn :)

2026-06-09 02:18:35 UTC

There is not a big change, however, I would listen regaetton, ballads and even cumbia and I used to admire tv dance competition shows simply because they used to performance profesional dances, but now I'm more into indie pop, electronic music and rock. I usually listen to different playlist on Spotify or sometimes on youtube if the songs really appeal to me. As a kid, I used to listen to my father's music taste- it was techno and euro dance- so I think I take after my father more that I thought.

Valeria

2026-06-09 02:34:13 UTC

During the pandemic, I used to like K-pop and I would listen every day without getting tired. Currently, I am more into K-R&B and reggae. When I was younger, my family used to listen different kinds of music such as rock, pop, cumbia, etc. They influenced my musical taste because at some family parties I discovered new bands and artists that I now enjoy listening to.