Also, just a comment on all this "subjective" talk. I agree. Taste is of course, subjective, and people can like different things, and even change their mind about what they like. But "Subjective" should never mean that anything goes, or that all performances, songs and players have equal merit.
All of the things that we're saying on these boards are also subjective. But that doesn't mean language has no rules and anything goes. We all more or less follow the same rules of English grammar to express a subjective opinion.
Same with music. What you do and don't like is kind of up to you. What you play and don't play is up to you. And the rules change all the time -- but nevertheless, there are musical rules. These is such a thing as something that sounds bad or is poorly written. If there weren't such a thing, there'd be nothing for us to "subjectively" like or dislike in the first place.
All of the things that we're saying on these boards are also subjective. But that doesn't mean language has no rules and anything goes. We all more or less follow the same rules of English grammar to express a subjective opinion.
Same with music. What you do and don't like is kind of up to you. What you play and don't play is up to you. And the rules change all the time -- but nevertheless, there are musical rules. These is such a thing as something that sounds bad or is poorly written. If there weren't such a thing, there'd be nothing for us to "subjectively" like or dislike in the first place.