Do you listen to music?

dceire

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

i would listen to > 100 tracks at day, easily.

in fact i'm listening right now.

i would die if i couldn't listen to music, i really would

+1

I was actually thinking today how devastating it would be to be deaf & not be able to hear any music!

Karl Hungus

Earthhorse wrote: »

No, not really. Mostly they fail to appeal to me. Having said that there are a few performances I have on tape which I've watched countless times.

Which are the ones you've watched countless times?

For me, I picked up a Joe Hisaishi DVD while I was in Japan, pretty rare even there, scoured shops for it. Probably one of my most treasured piece of music, and I'd easily watch it for hours:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU64woohRzU

Creamy Goodness

Karl Hungus wrote: »

This one is for everyone else:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYecLvwOiVA

Everyone but Dudess listen to it.

love the final fantasy scores so i do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RtUTiz2zr4

also love this at the moment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1fB62cGbo

Moonbaby wrote: »

Some was attempting to expose Janeymc's Last habits in another thread.
So there smarty pants. :razz:

:P

javaboy

I hate all music and I'm tempted to lock this thread.

It's all a crock anyway. Look at protest singers for one thing. Oooh Bob Dylan is a protest singer. Well that's swell except nobody including the man himself has a clue what his songs are about. Hardly an effective protest. Plain and simple placards are how you protest Bob.

Karl Hungus

Elessar wrote: »

It all seems a bit pointless. What's the purpose of it?

Are you serious, or just trying to provoke a reaction?

m3llowship

Zangetsu wrote: »

This is a bit of an odd one really, never been able to get my head around it...

I have a few friends and know a couple other people that have absolute NO interest in music. This is absolute madness in my mind, how someone could survive without it is beyond me...

So how bout it... Any of you freaks people on boards?

What do you listen to?

Earthhorse

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Which are the ones you've watched countless times?

Come to think of it, it's mostly Nirvana's Unplugged session. How predictable. Also have a RATM Live 'n' Loud on the same tape (that's right VHS). I do keep meaning to pick up Pearl Jam's Touring DVD and Alice in Chains Unplugged too.

Do you think that live performances lose anything in translation to the small screen?

javaboy wrote: »

I hate all music and I'm tempted to lock this thread.

Hmmm.

javaboy wrote: »

It's all a crock anyway. Look at protest singers for one thing. Oooh Bob Dylan is a protest singer. Well that's swell except nobody including the man himself has a clue what his songs are about. Hardly an effective protest. Plain and simple placards are how you protest Bob.

Didn't you see that video where he has the placards with the lyrics so deaf people can sing along? You know the one. That song that he did?

KnifeWRENCH

I absolutely love music. It is a huge part of my life.
There are some genres I just don't get (like metal, trance and most hip-hop) but I like to think I'm open minded and will listen to most types.

Talking to others about music can be frustrating though. I love discussing bands and songs I like/don't like and I love getting recommendations. But I absolutely detest music snobs - y'know the twats I'm talking about.
"Oh I liked <random band> before they got famous but don't like them now because they realised a semi-successful album and gained a fanbase of more than 10 people, thefore becoming sellouts".
I enjoy posting in the Boards Music/Alt & Indie forums because most people there are not like that.

javaboy

Earthhorse wrote: »

Didn't you see that video where he has the placards with the lyrics so deaf people can sing along? You know the one. That song that he did?

Yep and it didn't make a lick of sense. There's no such thing as eleven dollar bills. :rolleyes:

Karl Hungus

square_igloo wrote: »

"Oh I liked <random band> before they got famous but don't like them now because they realised a semi-successful album and gained a fanbase of more than 10 people, thefore becoming sellouts". .

To be fair though, that does happen a lot. Just take Metallica for example, the latter stuff they've released has been pure garbage.

Dutch_Druid

Sometimes I have to listen to it involunteeringly?:(

Elessar

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Are you serious, or just trying to provoke a reaction?

I don't understand what the point of it is. Do people get high listening to it? Does it take you to another place? Watching a film with a great soundtrack I can understand, but music on its own? Is that what it does?

Music just is not a part of my life in any significant way, so I'd like to know what people actually get out of the experience. /dons helmet

Karl Hungus

Elessar wrote: »

I don't understand what the point of it is. Do people get high listening to it? Does it take you to another place? Watching a film with a great soundtrack I can understand, but music on its own? Is that what it does?

Music just is not a part of my life in any significant way, so I'd like to know what people actually get out of the experience. /dons helmet

So, are you trying to say that you feel absolutely nothing when listening to music? Nothing at all? It doesn't stir any feelings, any emotions in you?

Latchy

Music touches the senses in the brain pretty much in the same way you might like to hear a songbird chirping .If you dont like the sound of birds chirping ,nor like listening to music than you might lack soul because that's were it's supposed to touch your soul, in a positive meaningful way .Also depends on the type of music you like ie ,classical /rock/pop /folk/soul etc or a combination of all, depending on what mood your in to ,on a particular day .

Sabotage

Sabotage wrote: »

Thats a bit harsh. I'm not saying its not true ... just that its harsh.

Go to youtube and put in Julia Nunes - listen to the covers she does but also her own stuff like "binoculars".

I only listen to 5-10 songs a day.

That happy ladygirl makes me smile......thanks.

javaboy

Karl Hungus wrote: »

So, are you trying to say that you feel absolutely nothing when listening to music? Nothing at all? It doesn't stir any feelings, any emotions in you?

Here's a song guaranteed to stir a few feelings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO0J7O960ls

Dudess

Karl Hungus wrote: »

To be fair though, that does happen a lot. Just take Metallica for example, the latter stuff they've released has been pure garbage.

Yeah, to stop listening to a band just because they've become successful is knobbish, but an increase in commercial success can appear to have a detrimental effect on a band's output - e.g. Kings of Leon (they've forsaken their gritty, blues-infused sound with a Stereophonics/U2 type one now - coincidence? Hardly) and the aforementioned Metallica.
Arcade Fire are great still though - I think Neon Bible is better than Funeral. I also like Kaiser Chiefs who people would totally give credit if they weren't successful - ditto The Killers.

banshee_bones

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

i would die if i couldn't listen to music, i really would

me too, worst thing ever, on a long bus journey or any of that kind and bang... batteries in ipod/mp3 player cut out....

i bring my ipod everywhere, love making playlists.

Music makes me so happy, does anyone else feel that their mood would suffer slightly for not having listened to some music after a couple of days? for whatever reason??

Latchy

banshee_bones wrote: »

Music makes me so happy, does anyone else feel that their mood would suffer slightly for not having listened to some music after a couple of days? for whatever reason??

Absolutly ,listeing to my favorites every couple of days can change my moods for the better . Listening to music is a healthy activity and depressed people are encourged to do so .Just dont listen to depressing music which by defination could be anything .

One mans heaven ( music) is another ones hell :cool:

Elessar

Karl Hungus wrote: »

So, are you trying to say that you feel absolutely nothing when listening to music? Nothing at all? It doesn't stir any feelings, any emotions in you?

Rarely. Now on the other hand, watching the climax of a good movie with the orchestral score crescendo gets the emotions flowing alright. But I cannot be, and have never been, emotionally stirred by some bloke mouthing lyrics down a microphone with a guitar and drum procession. It's just not the same.

Karl Hungus

Dudess wrote: »

Yeah, to stop listening to a band just because they've become successful is knobbish, but an increase in commercial success can appear to have a detrimental effect on a band's output - e.g. Kings of Leon (they've forsaken their gritty, blues-infused sound with a Stereophonics/U2 type one now - coincidence? Hardly) and the aforementioned Metallica.
Arcade Fire are great still though - I think Neon Bible is better than Funeral. I also like Kaiser Chiefs who people would totally give credit if they weren't successful - ditto The Killers.

I don't think anybody really stops listening to a band if they become successful, that's more a caricature than anything. But bands do change for the worse quite often, and sometimes it can coincide with popularity. But at the same time, a lot of bands can become hugely popular, and still be terrific. Opeth for example, have become far, far more successful than when I first got into them, and they're still one of the best bands going.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu9saNrtVoI

KnifeWRENCH

Karl Hungus wrote: »

To be fair though, that does happen a lot. Just take Metallica for example, the latter stuff they've released has been pure garbage.

Not a Metallica fan so can't really comment on that. (Although going by reviwes I thought their most reason album was supposed to be a return to form, no?)

I have no doubt that there are some bands out there who "sell out" and I totally understand it when fans are disappointed by some releases. I just find it excruciating when some people have this constant need to remind everyone that they liked a certain band before they were famous, and have contempt for any band who achieve commercial success. It just comes across as desparate, pretentious and petty.

Creamy Goodness

Dudess wrote: »

Yeah, to stop listening to a band just because they've become successful is knobbish, but an increase in commercial success can appear to have a detrimental effect on a band's output - e.g. Kings of Leon (they've forsaken their gritty, blues-infused sound with a Stereophonics/U2 type one now - coincidence? Hardly) and the aforementioned Metallica.
Arcade Fire are great still though - I think Neon Bible is better than Funeral. I also like Kaiser Chiefs who people would totally give credit if they weren't successful - ditto The Killers.

i can never get that whole i really dislike a band now because they've become successful.

hell i can't even dislike a band, i dislike albums. people take this up the wrong way, i'm labelled weird cause i think puzzle by biffy clyro is ****e, i love their previous albums, same goes for Weezer great band in my books, but have some terrible terrible albums they are still a good band though.

Blowfish

Karl Hungus wrote: »

This one is for everyone else:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYecLvwOiVA

Everyone but Dudess listen to it.

Is it odd that I knew exactly what that was without hitting play?

Anyway, yes I listen to lots. Two days ago it was classical, yesterday it was post rock, today Jazz Fusion.

I always find it amusing though when asking someone what music they like they say 'Oh I listen to all types' but when you probe, 'all types' consists solely of pop, R&B and Hip Hop.

Latchy

Eirc Clapton Left the yardbirds because they went down the commercial road and lot's of aging hippies like to say they were big fans of the Eagles until they went all commercial but they still fill the pop/rock arenas .

The '' I liked them befoe they were commercial '' is so old hat .

Many other artist's and groups,such as Dylan sold their soul ( musiclly speaking ) to make a million or two .

Karl Hungus

Blowfish wrote: »

I always find it amusing though when asking someone what music they like they say 'Oh I listen to all types' but when you probe, 'all types' consists solely of pop, R&B and Hip Hop.

Yeah, that gets me too...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfFWE8vIBCA

K-9

latchyco wrote: »

Eirc Clapton Left the yardbirds because they went down the commercial road and lot's of aging hippies like to say they were big fans of the Eagles until they went all commercial but they still fill the pop/rock arenas .

The '' I liked them befoe they were commercial '' is so old hat .

Many other artist's and groups,such as Dylan sold their soul ( musiclly speaking ) to make a million or two .

Dylan sold his soul?

Dord

I can't not listen to music. Yes I realise that's a double negative! :rolleyes:
I'm even listening to music now, currently the band Television.

Latchy

Seanies32 wrote: »

Dylan sold his soul?

Musical terminology

Dylan when he started out was according to many of his fans ' the messiah of the folk world , the one with all the answers ' ,although he would say himself he hated that tag .In the 80s and 90s ,He was touring as much as any of the other big artists from the 60s .He just went with the flow of the times and sold his albums commercialy, like all the rest .

K-9

latchyco wrote: »

Musical terminology

Dylan when he started out was according to many of his fans ' the messiah of the folk world , the one with all the answers ' ,although he would say himself he hated that tag .In the 80s and 90s ,He was touring as much as any of the other big artists from the 60s .He just went with the flow of the times and sold his albums commercialy, like all the rest .

True, getting old does that to you!

Latchy

Seanies32 wrote: »

True, getting old does that to you!

Yeah , like everybody else he does need a pension

Karl Hungus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJF5zB7YcXc

Cathy666

Yes I do. I listen to music in the car, on my MP3 player in work/whilst out and about and I have loads of music saved on the computer at home. Whatever I'm doing, I will be listening to music.

KnifeWRENCH

latchyco wrote: »

Music touches the senses in the brain pretty much in the same way you might like to hear a songbird chirping .If you dont like the sound of birds chirping ,nor like listening to music than you might lack soul because that's were it's supposed to touch your soul, in a positive meaningful way.

Songbird chirping when I'm up and about = nice.
Songbird chirping at 5 or 6 in the morning when I'm trying to sleep = not nice and not in the least bit heart warming.

Seanies32 wrote: »

Dylan sold his soul?

And also lingerie! :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNtlqPfhSzY

Blowfish wrote: »

I always find it amusing though when asking someone what music they like they say 'Oh I listen to all types' but when you probe, 'all types' consists solely of pop, R&B and Hip Hop.

I'm guilty of that myself, at times. Except replace "pop, R&B and Hip Hop" with "rock, indie and alternative"
I've remidied it a bit by saying "most types" instead of "all types". There are a few pop/R&B/country/folk/dance songs I like but I wouldn't be any way knowledgeable of those genres.

tribulus

Only listen to it on the train and bus on the way to training and work. Only because I can't enjoy reading without silence and a lack of movement.

I was never into it really. I think I've been to three concerts in my entire life and that was years ago. I don't seek out new songs or bands and haven't a clue if someone's talking about such n suchs new album.

I'm not sure why I'm like that I'd just rather be active, out doing something or if not then reading or computer, anything else really. *shrugs*

Latchy

square_igloo wrote: »

Songbird chirping at 5 or 6 in the morning when I'm trying to sleep = not nice and not in the least bit heart warming.

Natures own alarm clock .:)

Time to insulate the bedroom walls so

Gal in the dylan video is hot






Surfing ther web , boards etc while listing to music is one of my fav pastimes

K-9

square_igloo wrote: »

And also lingerie! :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNtlqPfhSzY

Well I'd sell my soul to the Devil for that.

Zangetsu

m3llowship wrote: »

What do you listen to?

Favorite would be the likes of muse, beatles, prodigy, oasis, placebo, air, daft punk, sigur ros, justice, cloud cult, ben gibberd solo, death cab, postal service, dylan, bb king, mgmt,gorillaz, dave clarke, morillo, dmx, alice in chains, nirvana, radiohead, the knife, some classical guitar, anything bluesy etc etc etc. . . . .

Pretty much anything that sounds good to my ears, far too much too list.

I keep going between the 60's and more modern music every few months, at the moment im in the 60's (dammit bob ya god damn legend).

exiot

Can't imagine not having music as part of my life, I have it on everywhere I go. Neil Young is singing at the moment

Rowley Birkin QC

People that are obsessive about music bore me a bit.

Film > Music for me.

rainbow kirby

I'm much more into music than I would be into movies or TV. I tend to listen to at least 100-150 songs a day, due to long bus journeys, always having it on when I'm studying or running, and always having it on in the background. While my favourite genre (by far) is metal, I'll give anything a listen.

Listening to Pantera right now

Orizio

Yes. On average about 6-7 albums per day.

I don't get people that don't listen to whole albums either...

Davidius

My signature does not apply:
I don't listen to music as I genuinely believe it's boring.

Sure it works in the background of a film or a video game but Jesus I just can't bring myself to like it on its own. It just doesn't work. I've tried to like it, I've even tried to pretend that I do in order to fool myself but I can't. I simply don't like music (on its own/as the main focus). There are very brief periods where I can tolerate it but I don't make an activity out of it.

It doesn't stir any notable sense of emotion within me, and I just don't get it. Of course the people who have a problem with that are generally told to go **** themselves.

Latchy

As long as there is a large variety of music to choose from ,I will always listen .I could not however just listen to one group/ artist over and over repeatedly ,no matter how good or big they are .That would drive me nuts .

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Wow there's a lot of people who don't listen to music! I always kind of assumed everyone, even if they didn't give a lot of thought or put a lot of effort into finding music they especially liked, threw on a bit of music every day. My eyes have been opened.

tribulus

Davidius wrote: »

My signature does not apply:
I don't listen to music as I genuinely believe it's boring.

Sure it works in the background of a film or a video game but Jesus I just can't bring myself to like it on its own. It just doesn't work. I've tried to like it, I've even tried to pretend that I do in order to fool myself but I can't. I simply don't like music (on its own/as the main focus). There are very brief periods where I can tolerate it but I don't make an activity out of it.

It doesn't stir any notable sense of emotion within me, and I just don't get it. Of course the people who have a problem with that are generally told to go **** themselves.

Said what I was trying to say better than I could myself.

phasers

I'm not really hugely into music, I like a few songs and I'll listen to music if it's on but that's about it...
My ipod is loaded with movies

The guy

I listen to a fair amount of music, I always have foobar loaded up on my pc and a new album regularly enough.

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

love the final fantasy scores so i do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RtUTiz2zr4

also love this at the moment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1fB62cGbo

:P

Back to basics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5st0b3ln5U

Rowley Birkin QC

Davidius wrote: »

My signature does not apply:
I don't listen to music as I genuinely believe it's boring.

Sure it works in the background of a film or a video game but Jesus I just can't bring myself to like it on its own. It just doesn't work. I've tried to like it, I've even tried to pretend that I do in order to fool myself but I can't. I simply don't like music (on its own/as the main focus). There are very brief periods where I can tolerate it but I don't make an activity out of it.

It doesn't stir any notable sense of emotion within me, and I just don't get it. Of course the people who have a problem with that are generally told to go **** themselves.

That about sums it up for me aswell, don't see listening to music on its own as an activity.

Earthhorse

This thread has just become an excuse for Karl Hungus to expose us to music not in 4/4. Don't be fooled kids!

square_igloo wrote: »

I've remidied it a bit by saying "most types" instead of "all types". There are a few pop/R&B/country/folk/dance songs I like but I wouldn't be any way knowledgeable of those genres.

The way I always put it is that I am broad minded but have narrow taste. I will listen to anything recommended to me but I tend to find myself gravitating toward the same music, or type of music, over time.

Davidius wrote: »

It doesn't stir any notable sense of emotion within me, and I just don't get it. Of course the people who have a problem with that are generally told to go **** themselves.

Yeah, whatever, go like yourself. :mad: