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| From | William Rabeneck <largro13@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: audities-digest V5 #29 (11 msgs) |
| Date | Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:01:19 -0800 (PST) |
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Hi Lee,
I'm in total agreement with you on the learning new music thing.
As I've gotten older, and more involved in other activities (work, family, other hobbies), it's harder to learn new music. Where used to, I might have got a melody stuck in my head after hearing a song one to three times, now it takes maybe five to seven listens to get to the same place, as far as being familiar with the song. And where I could hear a single, read a good review, or hear a song or two from a friend, that would make me want to buy a new album; and be impressed by probably 7 or 8 out of 10 of the new albums that I bought. Now I'm only really impressed by maybe 2 or 3 out of 10 of the new albums that I buy.
I've been buying lots of music for about 20 years now. And one thing that always happens is that whenever I'm a little disappointed with things, and thinking that I'm only going to buy albums by artists that I've already heard of, some new artist always comes along and blows me away. I may have bought six crappy CDs in a row, but number 7 is always brilliant, and keeps me going, as a fan. And sometimes you still get really lucky, and buy two or three really good CDs in a row.
largro
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:07:26 -0600
From: "Lee Elliott"
To: audities@smoe.org
Subject: Re: %
Message-ID: <356351f30701131007x2e7e5309k19bbc7170445834b@mail.gmail.com>
Haha ... I have a group of like minded kooks I hang out with - they
have very different perspectives. One own's a record store - he get's
almost anything he wants from the distributors and lots he doesn't.
Many are promo's in sleeves or cut up etc. - he's got so much it's all
kinda gravy for him - he spends so much time learning the new stuff to
keep current (has a radio show as well) - doesn't have time to pursue
being a completist.
The other friend gets rid of stuff he doesn't like immediately after
he decides it's not for him - his collection grows very slowly - but
he likes every album to be a true keeper. He's not interested in new
stuff as much, mostly filling holes in stuff from the sixties.
I'm a pack rat - still buying back cds I sold in university for
spending money - even if I only liked that one song - it bothers me
that I sold them. I irrationally explain to myself that it all
influenced in some way or another - I'm pretty sure it's some kind of
mental illness.
A. In 5 years I can probably listen to 25% of 4K+ - but if you count
listening to my favorite one or two songs from an album, maybe more
albums get touched than that.
B. 20% or more I can see never hearing again.
C. I was a late comer to the Kinks - other than some colllections -
and a few years ago I decided I needed it - so I got everything over
the space of a few months. I found it very difficult to learn the
albums and appreciate then like I would when I was younger and would
listen to the same album 50 times till I knew every note - so that's
kinda depressing - knowing that what I know really really well as of
today - the core of my musical history - might not change that much in
the future - no matter how much stuff I expose myself to - it's won't
be the same. The odd new album here and there might crack my top 500
favorites - but it gets harder and harder. The last time it happened
was a few years ago when I got into The Jam after ignoring them all
these years - I played the crap out of them and successfully obsorbed.
The thought of learning Dylan is frightening - like quitting my job
and going back to university. Then what about Mozart! - oh! the
self-imposed anxieties!
--
Lee Elliott
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