John Grant wrote:

>Re General distaste for classical.... WHY?

My best guesses are:
For the average listener...

1 Tunes aren't repeated often enough.
2 Pieces are too long.
3 Beat is not often clear and changes=sometimes, you can't dance to it.
4 Too much variety in the harmonic rhythm.
5 Too wide of a dynamic range. Sometimes you can hardly hear it.
6 Usually requires some of your attention to figure it out.
7 Too much of it. When a new tune becomes a hit, you hear it alot.
  (well I guess that may be why we have "standard repertoire."
8 There are too many styles in classical music. It isn't easy to
  know what to expect.

etc.

Karl