Long time music lover...followed the path chosen by many my age:

Hip Hop / electro: 1982 - 90
70s Funk/breaks: 86 onwards
House music: 87 onwards
Acid: 88 onwards
Breakbeat/hardcore: 90 onwards
Drum n bass: 92/93 onwards
Techno: 92 onwards

well, you get the idea...still love all these forms and many more besides