smoe.org mailing lists
ivan@stellysee.de
| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Magnet Magazine |
| Date | Mon, 14 May 2007 16:22:00 -0400 |
[Part 1 text/plain (3.7 kilobytes)]
(View Text in a separate window)
At Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 15:22:25 John wrote:
>>--- Jaimie Vernon <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> >People consume so much music the may not hear a song they've purchased
>>> >even
>>> >once - and as >long as they have an interesting mix when they shuffle
>>> >up -
>>> >they might not even know who the >are listening to half the time.
>>
>>As this talk about too much music (which I agree with 110%)
>>reminded me of the back page article in the latest issue of
>>Magnet magazine. I don't have it with me here, but he talks
>>about how "art" has grown so much that there is such overkill.
>>He touches on art, literature and TV. He makes the point
>>that TV has grown to the point where there are more CSI
>>shows than there were networks years ago.
>>
>I've weighed in on this before, but the whole premise that there's "too
>much" art or too much music or too much literature or too much film is
>absolutely inane.
Just to clarify....the first paragraph quoted at the top was not me. That
was Lee Elliott's perspective.
Secondly, I agree with Lee's take that gluttonous music listeners are not
collectors. These people own the music but don't actually consume it.
Somehow trying to fill their lives with "things" in some hollow personal
achievement of having the most of something isn't a music issue at all.
That's something they and a good therapist needs to sort out. I divorced my
first wife for this same type of materialistic gorging that was destroying
my life because we couldn't afford to eat at the end of the day because we
were spending money on things we didn't need...only things that she wanted.
But I digress (again).
With all that said, I gotta say that I personally believe there *is* too
much music. Yeah, it's great in an idealistic "look how much we have to
chose from", but again it comes down to having to spend ALL your time
weeding out the crap just to find something good.
There are hundreds of recommendations on this list every month alone....now
go to iTunes...there's another 20,000,000 songs there. We don't have the
capacity to sort the material out to see if it's what we like....never mind
actually LISTEN to it.
I am really picky about what I like to listen to (and do NOT apologize for
any of my choices...including liking Sugar Ray, f'rinstance) so having 20
million choices means nothing to me because after the first few thousand
songs I will probably like less than 1% of it. That's a pretty sad return on
my time investment. This is why, in previous debates on this list I've grown
tired of people saying to me that if I don't like a new artist I need to
"stick with it. It will grow on you". Again....what? I'm sorry....I'm
looking for something to entertain me now and hopefully long after my first
listen. I've got better things to do with my time than to listen to
something that doesn't impress me on first listen.
I'm not saying I need instant gratification here. But I've lived 43 years
knowing what I like and if I can't identify that sound or feeling in a
band/album/song immediately then it's time to find something that doesn't
require me to figure out what the hell they're trying to say
lyrically/musically/etc. That's a job for music critics....not the casual
listener. The critical analysis of my listening selections is far behind
me....now I want to be entertained....cause so few things in life bring that
kind of joy.
Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye
_________________________________________________________________
Like the way Microsoft Office Outlook works? You’ll love Windows Live
Hotmail.
http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_outlook_0507
For assistance, please contact
the smoe.org administrators.