My musical tastes are entirely mockable.
Grew up in the 80s on Zeppelin, the Beatles, Jethro Tull, Elton John, the Animals, The Moody Blues, etc. and 80s country/pop radio.
In the 90s I joined a CD club in my early teens and from that along with my older brothers’ influences got into “alternative”: RHCP, Pearl Jam, STP, Weezer, etc. Then got into the lighter follow on alt stuff as I went thru HS: Counting Crows, Bush, etc. All the while continuing to listen to local country/pop radio of the time.
In college in the late 90s and early aughts I became a pretty big Old 97s fan but otherwise continued listening to the stuff that was mainstream at the time: Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Toadies, etc. The first “big” concert I ever went to was Semisonic at Liberty Lunch, and it was awesome.
After college my interest in music declined dramatically, and I listened to music a lot less, but when I did, I pretty much just listened to the same stuff I’d always listened to. Occasionally I’d randomly hear something new that I liked (21 Pilots and Cage the Elephant come to mind). 20 years passed like that. Then I had kids, and now the music I listen to is stuff that’s appropriate for them (6 and 3) or stuff they like. Our “family song” is Roar by Katy Perry. I am hopeful I can introduce them to a wider range of music and that attending shows can be a frequent family activity as they get older. Although I would happily attend a Katy Perry or Bruno Mars show with my kiddos now.
All that is to say, listing the music I’ve listened to over the years can be somewhat embarrassing. A lot of the late 90s alternative stuff I LOVED at the time is fucking awful. But I can say that my tastes are varied, and that I can appreciate all genres (I’ve been enjoyed concerts from Nas to Dillinger Escape Plan to The Gourds). I just never made finding new/unique/expansive/hidden music something I was going to put effort into.