I hardly ever listen to music unless it is in a movie, tv show or pc game.
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Music - Am I weird ?
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I'm habitual and I go back and forth. If I start listening to music, I'll end up having music on all the time. At some point, I'll stop listening for one reason or another and then I may go for weeks or even months of barely listening to anything.
There's days I dont listen to music, and there's days when I have music playing all day long. Depends on my mood, what I'm doing, or where I'm at.
Why ask whether you are "weird"?
It is your choice, and a perfectly valid one.
Now, that is not my choice; personally, I couldn't envisage a world without what music can offer, and my taste in music is pretty eclectic.
However, I'd suggest amending the thread title if you wish to discuss a world where you don't care much for music, and it means little to you.
Talking about in their signature? It doesn't follow the traditional Haiku pattern of "5-7-5," although it very well could be an alternate form I am unaware of. Anyway, I digress... I am probably the quirkiest person in the senior class, but I don't care, it's what makes me unique. That's how I like to think about it. Don't worry about being "weird."
Music is your life, your passion, your field of study, the field that you hope to make your career, or profession.
Can you really claim to understand people who have no interest whatsoever in music, who are indifferent to it, who are not moved by it, enthralled by it, for whom the soundtrack of their lives does not take place to the sound of music, for whom it matters not at all?
Really?
I can extend understanding to the extent of acknowledging "your way, your world, your choice - but very much not mine" but, to claim to understand where they come from, mentally, intellectually, emotionally? No, that, I don't.
As I work from home I listen to music all day and most of the night to be fair. But my tastes are particular. I don't like voice and I don't like loud or heavy bass. I am in one corner of my office and the Echo is in the opposite corner. It plays Smooth Jazz all day.
Thank you Spotify for doing what Apple Music can't! Just deliver a constant supply of fresh tracks every day without having to do anything.
Thank you Spotify for doing what Apple Music can't! Just deliver a constant supply of fresh tracks every day without having to do anything.
You can probably guess where I stand. But I have absolutely no interest in art, paintings, etc. That is one of the things about people that is so cool, different strokes for different folks.
Your right because when I listen to it in movies, tv shows and games it seems powerful sometimes!
We're all different. I listen to music on its own all the time; but the last movie I saw in a theater was the original Spider Man flick. TV's only on for the news, otherwise its off.
And I only recently got the Silk Sonic album, OMG what a great record! Highly recommended.
And I only recently got the Silk Sonic album, OMG what a great record! Highly recommended.
I have always liked music. When I was real young, I had an old Philco radio. We lived 18 miles due west of NYC. I listened to WABC 770 AM with Big Dan Ingram. First songs were Rockin Robin and Earth Angel. Probably around the mid 1950's. In high school I recorded songs off WABC for dances at school. (We had a very small High School). Around 1967 I bought a small stereo shop that was affiliated with another store in Rochester NY. I move it to a plaza after renovating an old book store. Sold records and stereo equipment before the manufactures got greedy and started selling to big discount stores. In 1970 we moved to Toronto where I worked at stereo store then managed another. By the beginning of the Disco era, I got tired of retail audio and started to build professional systems. For the next 5 or six years I built over 140 systems for nightclubs from Hawaii to Bermuda, Thunder Bay Ontario to the Bahamas. Also designed and built systems for hotel ballrooms and meeting rooms.
During all those years, different songs became markers for different places and people I would meet. I use Apple Music and the Classical for all types of music. The Apple ecosystem lets me listen to the Homepod in the kitchen, or blast music through my home theater system or use my iPhone in the car via bluetooth. I would lost and lonely without my music.
During all those years, different songs became markers for different places and people I would meet. I use Apple Music and the Classical for all types of music. The Apple ecosystem lets me listen to the Homepod in the kitchen, or blast music through my home theater system or use my iPhone in the car via bluetooth. I would lost and lonely without my music.
Exactly! So it is obviously important to me since I'm so passionate about it and will continue to be for as long as I live probably.
Well, that's somewhat subjective, "understanding." I suppose understanding can happen on a deep level, in which case that's not true for me. However, I CAN understand the people who just aren't moved by it, because I know those people, also; they're non-musicians, but from what I gather, they just don't understand the deeper context behind it, or just flat out don't enjoy it, which is okay imo.
I know absolutely nothing—but I'm assuming this was maybe in the 1950s/60s?
That's really cool! Gosh, I'm sure it was much different from now in terms of equipment and the electronics behind everything. What I'd love to see (which I haven't made a big effort to try and find) would be a video from the late 60s/early 70s about audio equipment back then, and how it worked. Although I DID find quite the fascinating video about one of the first digital synths from 1977, which is REALLY COOL, if you haven't already seen the video!!
Just a couple points in regards to me and music.
I do like music - but only certain genres. There is some music and some genres I will never like. There are some popular and famous 'artists' who I can never understand how they ever became popular or famous because I don't care for their music. I guess that means I just don't get it, while others do.
I can listen for hours, but not all day. The stuff that moves me is not mainstream. And I'm usually only wanting to listen when I'm working on writing things for myself.
Aside from 80s popular/mainstream music, my genres are just popular enough to be found only on internet radio. You will never find a radio station in a major US city playing what I like to hear (with certain crossover exceptions). It started with Celtic music and branched out into weird genres from there. Dead Can Dance anyone?
The single biggest genre I enjoy is ambient music. SOMA FM and Drone Zone has been my go to since 2001. But Steve Roach got me into ambient in 1996. Coincidentally, he lives in Tempe - 20 minutes from Phoenix.
Lately, I've been attempting to track down music in a genre I refer to as 'ethereal'. That is not the actual name of the music genre, because when I look it up I find something akin to Swedish Death Metal. That's NOT what I'm looking for. Airy, ethereal, breathy vocals is what I am searching for. But either that genre doesn't exist or I still can't find the name for it.
So, there it is. That's my music style.
I do like music - but only certain genres. There is some music and some genres I will never like. There are some popular and famous 'artists' who I can never understand how they ever became popular or famous because I don't care for their music. I guess that means I just don't get it, while others do.
I can listen for hours, but not all day. The stuff that moves me is not mainstream. And I'm usually only wanting to listen when I'm working on writing things for myself.
Aside from 80s popular/mainstream music, my genres are just popular enough to be found only on internet radio. You will never find a radio station in a major US city playing what I like to hear (with certain crossover exceptions). It started with Celtic music and branched out into weird genres from there. Dead Can Dance anyone?
The single biggest genre I enjoy is ambient music. SOMA FM and Drone Zone has been my go to since 2001. But Steve Roach got me into ambient in 1996. Coincidentally, he lives in Tempe - 20 minutes from Phoenix.
Lately, I've been attempting to track down music in a genre I refer to as 'ethereal'. That is not the actual name of the music genre, because when I look it up I find something akin to Swedish Death Metal. That's NOT what I'm looking for. Airy, ethereal, breathy vocals is what I am searching for. But either that genre doesn't exist or I still can't find the name for it.
So, there it is. That's my music style.
1) Never seek self- validation from others.
2) There is nothing wrong with a person who isn't passionate about music. A lot of people listen to music all the time because they can't stand to be alone inside themselves. As such, music serves as a mental distraction so said people won't have to start looking within and answering questions they don't want to face.
3) Some people use music as a method of focus
4) Some people revel in every song they hear, because it speaks to them or moves their soul in some way.
It is possible you experience a disconnect with music due to how you interpret what you hear. What I have just posted is music. You may say all I did was type words; and I say that what I posted was esoterically an 1/16th note of a part of me that expressed a word painting to the recipient. Listening to music isn't solely about turning on the radio, Apple Music or the like. At its core, listening to music is really about watching and listening to ourselves and others.
Everything you do each day is an expression and experience of music, whether from nature, yourself, or with others, in whatever way. You may be completely content in your own inner music and as such, you have no real need to look elsewhere, which is more normal than you might think.
2) There is nothing wrong with a person who isn't passionate about music. A lot of people listen to music all the time because they can't stand to be alone inside themselves. As such, music serves as a mental distraction so said people won't have to start looking within and answering questions they don't want to face.
3) Some people use music as a method of focus
4) Some people revel in every song they hear, because it speaks to them or moves their soul in some way.
It is possible you experience a disconnect with music due to how you interpret what you hear. What I have just posted is music. You may say all I did was type words; and I say that what I posted was esoterically an 1/16th note of a part of me that expressed a word painting to the recipient. Listening to music isn't solely about turning on the radio, Apple Music or the like. At its core, listening to music is really about watching and listening to ourselves and others.
Everything you do each day is an expression and experience of music, whether from nature, yourself, or with others, in whatever way. You may be completely content in your own inner music and as such, you have no real need to look elsewhere, which is more normal than you might think.
I know... I'm quoting these out of order...
I first heard Brian Eno's "Ambient 1" from Music for Airports when I was in first grade I think—so 6-7 years old, and I still love it. Have you ever heard Piano Phase? On every repeat, the two parts are displaced by a sixteenth note, and they never come back together throughout the 16-minute long piece—it's pretty cool! Also, have you ever heard of Phillip Glass? I particularly like Glassworks I: Opening. If you listen carefully, you'll notice small changes in the chord progression that hint at section changes.
I don't understand the popular artists that many in my generation listen to, either. But I've never been a big believer in TikTok, Instagram, etc., as much as people have convinced me to join these platforms to be a "more educated person," I just don't care enough, and at that point it would literally just be wasted storage on my phone for all those apps, because I would never use them!
I will have to go investigate Eno. I've avoided listening to his music simply because some of it didn't mesh well with me when I first heard it. Also…he has a LARGE body of work. I'll be there for a while, especially when the average ambient track is anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes. Glass I had not heard of, but will look him up as well.
Thank you!
There are artists of my own generation that I am confused by. I hate their music, it sounds ridiculous and very stupid to me - but enough people liked them that they became famous. What can I say?
My wife and I also clash over music. She hates 80s pop and a lot of the bands I like, while I consider some of the music she listened to as a kid really dumb. The five year difference between us I suppose.
Now, since you gave me two artists to look at, I will suggest two. Stars of the Lid and Ray Lynch. Lynch's Blue Sky of Mind in particular.