Has your constantly evolving music system changed the type of music you listen too?
I was doing the dishes, listening to some "Ingrid Michaelson" and it got me thinking... Why am I listening to this? And why am I enjoying it soooo much!
I never used to listen to this kind of music, or much female vocal music at all, with the exception of Enya, of which I have enjoyed since I was in high school some 20 years ago. I have also always been a HUGE fan of Rush, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater and a good deal of classical, but why now, do I have such a pull towards the female vocal?
Now, I still listen to all of the above quite frequently, but I usually don't sit and really "listen" to them anymore. Now I spend hours upon hours on iTunes playing the game "what new female vocal can I discover today?" And wonder how she will sound on my system. I have often found that even though I don't really like the song or particular genre, if the recording is good and I like how she sounds then that's that.
Perhaps it's because none of my male testosterone buds from high school and college are no longer around, therefore I no longer feel the need to play Megadeth's "Rust In Peace" at ear blistering levels for hours on end. (Sorry mom and dad.) Finally! I no longer have to worry about being caught listening to "girlie" music.
So why the musical transition? As I stated above, I still listen to much of what I used to, but I now have a constant ear out for that ONE recording. You know the one, the one that just takes you to another place and just makes you go.... "Damn, that just sounds so good." My wife often makes fun of me when she catches me in one of my altered states, but you know what, it does something to me no drug ever could. (Just to clarify, I am not implying that I had ever done ANY drugs, because I have not.) Seriously, none.
I guess this is where upgradeitis comes in. Now, I am not a new bells and whistles kind of guy and I rarely go after the latest next gen tech, but I am a stickler for quality of sound. What can I get that's going to make my music sound even better and more involving. This is just something many I talk to just don't and can't understand. Many of my friends are background music listeners. Now I am not knocking them, to each his/her own, but they often listen(if you could call it that) because they just don't want total quiet. My friends... Background music is NOT in my vocabulary. From the moment I walk in the door from work, I head on over and turn on something, usually soothing, but I TURN IT UP! If I have something playing, by golly, I am going to hear it AND feel it. Now this usually does not go over well with the wife, but she understands just how much music is a part of me and how much therapy it provides, so she plays along and I thank God every day for her.
Ok, I am starting to flounder a bit, so I will wrap things up. I was just curious what musical path you had taken.
Some of my questions to you are as follows:
1. Do you still listen to what you always have?
2. Have your musical tastes completely changed since you first got into this hobby or have they just expanded?
3. Do you upgrade based on what you listen to? An example might be, you love the smooth sweet sound of a tenor sax, so you, invested in a tube amp.
4. Do you have honest to goodness "listening sessions?"
5. Do you tweak your system more often than you actually listen to it? I have been guilty of this in the past.
Anyway, just the ramblings of a guy who loves late night listening sessions.
Hopefully I am not alone in my madness...
My apologies, as this was not very well written and I jumped around quite a bit, but I hope I at lease made a little sense.
Take care all. I will enjoy reading about your own musical experiences...
Derek
I was doing the dishes, listening to some "Ingrid Michaelson" and it got me thinking... Why am I listening to this? And why am I enjoying it soooo much!
I never used to listen to this kind of music, or much female vocal music at all, with the exception of Enya, of which I have enjoyed since I was in high school some 20 years ago. I have also always been a HUGE fan of Rush, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater and a good deal of classical, but why now, do I have such a pull towards the female vocal?
Now, I still listen to all of the above quite frequently, but I usually don't sit and really "listen" to them anymore. Now I spend hours upon hours on iTunes playing the game "what new female vocal can I discover today?" And wonder how she will sound on my system. I have often found that even though I don't really like the song or particular genre, if the recording is good and I like how she sounds then that's that.
Perhaps it's because none of my male testosterone buds from high school and college are no longer around, therefore I no longer feel the need to play Megadeth's "Rust In Peace" at ear blistering levels for hours on end. (Sorry mom and dad.) Finally! I no longer have to worry about being caught listening to "girlie" music.
So why the musical transition? As I stated above, I still listen to much of what I used to, but I now have a constant ear out for that ONE recording. You know the one, the one that just takes you to another place and just makes you go.... "Damn, that just sounds so good." My wife often makes fun of me when she catches me in one of my altered states, but you know what, it does something to me no drug ever could. (Just to clarify, I am not implying that I had ever done ANY drugs, because I have not.) Seriously, none.
I guess this is where upgradeitis comes in. Now, I am not a new bells and whistles kind of guy and I rarely go after the latest next gen tech, but I am a stickler for quality of sound. What can I get that's going to make my music sound even better and more involving. This is just something many I talk to just don't and can't understand. Many of my friends are background music listeners. Now I am not knocking them, to each his/her own, but they often listen(if you could call it that) because they just don't want total quiet. My friends... Background music is NOT in my vocabulary. From the moment I walk in the door from work, I head on over and turn on something, usually soothing, but I TURN IT UP! If I have something playing, by golly, I am going to hear it AND feel it. Now this usually does not go over well with the wife, but she understands just how much music is a part of me and how much therapy it provides, so she plays along and I thank God every day for her.
Ok, I am starting to flounder a bit, so I will wrap things up. I was just curious what musical path you had taken.
Some of my questions to you are as follows:
1. Do you still listen to what you always have?
2. Have your musical tastes completely changed since you first got into this hobby or have they just expanded?
3. Do you upgrade based on what you listen to? An example might be, you love the smooth sweet sound of a tenor sax, so you, invested in a tube amp.
4. Do you have honest to goodness "listening sessions?"
5. Do you tweak your system more often than you actually listen to it? I have been guilty of this in the past.
Anyway, just the ramblings of a guy who loves late night listening sessions.
Hopefully I am not alone in my madness...
My apologies, as this was not very well written and I jumped around quite a bit, but I hope I at lease made a little sense.
Take care all. I will enjoy reading about your own musical experiences...
Derek
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