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> 彼の聞く音楽といったら **肩の凝る** ものばかりだ。

The translation was:

> He always listens to serious music.
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What does 肩の凝る mean?
肩{かた｝の凝｛こ｝る - stiffening of shoulder muscles

It's usually used in reference to sitting at a desk for long hours and your
shoulders getting stiff, but in this sentence I think it's left to your own
interpretation of what "shoulder-stiffening music" is.
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from <http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/41611/meaning/m0u/>:

> 肩(かた)が凝(こ)・る  
>  ２ 重圧を感じて気詰まりである。肩が張る。  
>

TL: feel ill at ease, uncomfortable, feel constrained, unable to relax.

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Examples from <http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/je/12384/meaning/m0u/>:  

> あの人と話をしていると肩が凝る。  
>  I feel uncomfortable when I am talking with him.
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> 社長と話すといつも肩が凝る  
>  I always feel ill at ease when I speak with the boss.
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> もっと肩の凝らない話にしようよ  
>  Let's switch to a lighter [less demanding] subject.
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