I remember back before the internet when "music discovery" rarely involved listening to music (except the radio). I would be so interested in music, but READING about music was a horrible hit-or-mostly-miss experience. I could read something like rolling stone and then be disappointed when the music didn't capture the emotion the description portrayed.

Even word of mouth was hit-or-miss unless someone had a tape in the car.

anyway... now we have infinite discoverability, and with youtube, you can get really interesting journeys like this deconstruction: https://youtu.be/QWveXdj6oZU