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Old 07-20-2017, 02:42 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Bad French synthpop is a genre I have yet to explore. I'm sure I'm missing out, big time!
You are! I'm a longtime unrepentant Depeche Mode fan, so I can tolerate quite a bit of cheese and synthesizers.


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I like different kinds of music for different reasons, but one quality that sticks out for me is what I call "color" in music. This is found most readily in certain kinds of classical music - particularly Debussy, Ravel, Satie, and the other "French impressionists" - as well as psychedelic rock.

To me, the following two pieces of music are really kinda the same. They're both extremely "visual" in a way that's hard to describe, unless you simply "get it."
So do you also have mild synesthesia then? I don't find that certain genres are necessarily any more colorful than other ones. But I'm often drawn to certain artists for the same reasons, especially if many of their songs tend to be overwhelmingly blue/indigo (like The Durutti Column and John Cage--there's also lots of dark green, black and dark blue there-- and Julee Cruise)
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You are! I'm a longtime unrepentant Depeche Mode fan, so I can tolerate quite a bit of cheese and synthesizers.
I could totally get into this! Sometimes, it sounds uncannily like circa Construction Time Again era Depeche Mode, even though it's from 1998 according to Allmusic. Definitely going to return to this a bunch more times and see how much I get into it.

I've been a fan of Depeche Mode since Ultra, which was the first album I got from them and the first time I even heard any of their songs. I have basically all their albums now and I like most of them. The two first albums aren't great and I'm not a big fan of Sounds of the Universe either, but most of their albums have plenty of solid songs. Despite a couple silly sounding tracks, my favorite remains Some Great Reward.
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I could totally get into this! Sometimes, it sounds uncannily like circa Construction Time Again era Depeche Mode, even though it's from 1998 according to Allmusic. Definitely going to return to this a bunch more times and see how much I get into it.

I've been a fan of Depeche Mode since Ultra, which was the first album I got from them and the first time I even heard any of their songs. I have basically all their albums now and I like most of them. The two first albums aren't great and I'm not a big fan of Sounds of the Universe either, but most of their albums have plenty of solid songs. Despite a couple silly sounding tracks, my favorite remains Some Great Reward.
Yes, definitely; it's oddly charming.

Ultra was probably the first album of theirs that I became truly obsessed with, although Black Celebration was my first favorite. I don't listen to their newer albums much, honestly; I tend to just play Black Celebration, Violator, Ultra and Songs of Faith & Devotion on repeat. I'm fond of Some Great Reward too, though. "Blasphemous Rumors" was on allll of my angsty mix cds as a teenager.
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So do you also have mild synesthesia then? I don't find that certain genres are necessarily any more colorful than other ones. But I'm often drawn to certain artists for the same reasons, especially if many of their songs tend to be overwhelmingly blue/indigo (like The Durutti Column and John Cage--there's also lots of dark green, black and dark blue there-- and Julee Cruise)
No, I didn't mean "colors" literally. I don't associate particular sounds with certain colors, it's just that the word "colorful" is the best way for me to describe some forms of music. Some forms of music are just more "visual" to me. When I listen to Bach, Beethoven or, say, most Led Zeppelin, as much as I like their stuff it isn't really "visual" music. But when I listen to most Tame Impala, Debussy and Ravel, the characteristics of the music have me imagining all these visual things going on. It's like there's this whole other dimension to that kind of music. For example, the video I posted of the Tame Impala song is the kind of thing that will be going through my head while listening to the song even if I'm not watching a video. But that video is perfect for the song. The song just naturally seems to lend itself to all kinds of imagery like that. Same with the Debussy piece.

But of course there's also borderline stuff.
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I only like music that is fast, midpaced, slow, or tempo-less
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Yes, definitely; it's oddly charming.

Ultra was probably the first album of theirs that I became truly obsessed with, although Black Celebration was my first favorite. I don't listen to their newer albums much, honestly; I tend to just play Black Celebration, Violator, Ultra and Songs of Faith & Devotion on repeat. I'm fond of Some Great Reward too, though. "Blasphemous Rumors" was on allll of my angsty mix cds as a teenager.
While I like their newer material quite a bit, I think the last truly excellent album was Exciter. The newest one, Spirit, also really grew on me after a while, but they will definetely never recapture that vibe they used to have in the early 90's and the 80's.

I like Black Celebration a lot too. "Stripped" and "Here is the House" are two of my favorite DM songs. "Blasphemous Rumors" too! It's quite overdramatic, but I love those synth lines. There's just an atmosphere to that track that will always amaze me.
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I do a lot of browsing and often skip a band after 5 seconds of preview. My main turn offs are mediocre vocals and style clones. I tend to seek novel experiences rather than someone trying to emulate a band that's already played a style of music better than them.
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Usually, for me, what the main "grab" is, is usually vocals that grab my attention. If the vocals sound, in my opinion, mediocre, or just doesn't seem right, that's when I turn off the song. Also, If there's a ton of swearing every 3 seconds, that is sure to make me skip the song

But what's also important is the backing music. I like pretty much anything from relatively quiet to medium loud. If it's too loud or too quiet, I usually just skip the song.
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Usually, for me, what the main "grab" is, is usually vocals that grab my attention. If the vocals sound, in my opinion, mediocre, or just doesn't seem right, that's when I turn off the song. Also, If there's a ton of swearing every 3 seconds, that is sure to make me skip the song

But what's also important is the backing music. I like pretty much anything from relatively quiet to medium loud. If it's too loud or too quiet, I usually just skip the song.
If I'd judge a song this quickly I'd skip 99% of the music I listened to. Unless I don't want a particular sound or am looking for something unique
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