[joeberon]

There is way too much music compared to film and literature as it's so much easier, faster, and cheaper to make. Many of people's favourite albums were recorded over periods of days and weeks, while books can take years to write, and films are crazy often needing thousands of people. Additionally it is so incredibly subjective to the point that no one can agree on classics and it evolves much more quickly.

Really, there is no such thing as being a "music buff", but you can be a "jazz buff" for example! I'd say pick something mildly pretentious to feed your clearly slightly overinflated ego and dig deep into the history of that genre.