What are your weakness and strengths? (listening to music, country, indie, pop)

Kevorkian Logic · 10-10-2007, 05:57 PM

Usually people are weak in some area of music and strong in others, whether it be a certain genre or band members or telling what instruments are being played. What are your weakness and strengths?

I'll start
Strengths:
~knowing how different genres of music came to be
~Knowing basic facts (genres, influences, origin) about a good number of bands across a good number of genres
~Telling what instruments and time signatures are being used

Weaknesses:
~Knowing band members names
~Knowing song titles
~Country Music
~Indie Pop

jackhammer · 10-10-2007, 06:04 PM

Weakness-Giving a coherent and cohesive reasoning for the love of a band is a major weakness.

Using a band as an emotional crux, whilst shirking my own emotional responsibiltys.

Strength- hugely open minded and completely oblivious to passing fads and the fact that my son thinks I know nothing about music.

Weakness-Using music to express my emotional state.

Strength-Using music to expres my emotional state

=ladyface= · 10-10-2007, 06:05 PM

Interesting. I haven't got any of your strengths. I don't think I have any strengths full stop, to be honest.

I can identify a lot of songs in a couple of seconds but so can most people. Uh... yeah, I don't know. I'm fine with song titles, band names and album titles and that's about it.

jackhammer · 10-10-2007, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by =ladyface=

Interesting. I haven't got any of your strengths. I don't think I have any strengths full stop, to be honest.

I can identify a lot of songs in a couple of seconds but so can most people. Uh... yeah, I don't know. I'm fine with song titles, band names and album titles and that's about it.

I think you are well on the way to achieving a mod status, even at this early stage. Very few posters have such a wide range and knowledgeable level of many genres of music.

You must dislike some music? I have'nt seen many posts in the Punk thread-have Ispotted a weakness?lol

=ladyface= · 10-10-2007, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

I think you are well on the way to achieving a mod status, even at this early stage. Very few posters have such a wide range and knowledgeable level of many genres of music.

I will take that as a compliment (and I thank you very much) but it's all an illusion.

Quote:

You must dislike some music? I have'nt seen many posts in the Punk thread-have Ispotted a weakness?lol

Yeah, I'm really not up on punk. I know about Operation Ivy and that's it. They might not even count.

~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ · 10-10-2007, 06:26 PM

Strengths:

- I have a relatively good knowledge/idea of a lot of types of music. I don't listen to them all, but I know what to expect from something when told it's genre.
- I'm quite organized with all my music on my computer (which is funny, because I'm a mess with everything else, mostly)

Weaknesses:

- I tend to sometimes judge on musical taste, whether I can help it or not.
- I've been accused of music snobbery (even though I'm really not a music snob, despite my first point.)
- I can't play any instruments and I don't really have the patience to learn one.
- Fairly narrow taste.

Duke Of Slander · 10-10-2007, 06:40 PM

Strengths
-Indie & Psychobilly
-Knowing what I like and not caring what people think of it

Weaknesses
-Not as adventurous in music as I'd like to be
-tendancy to pick up and instrament then put it down
-Country & Hip Hop/Rap

Sparky · 10-10-2007, 07:22 PM

strength
-sometimes can fake knowing something about music

weakness
-in reality doesnt have a clue

anticipation · 10-10-2007, 09:01 PM

strengths - talking ****

weaknesses - backing it up

Seltzer · 10-10-2007, 09:02 PM

Strength - Hugely massively open-minded and not fanboyish. Thus, I'm not an elitist and my ability to judge isn't impacted.
Weakness - Spend too much time listening to music due to above strength.

Strength - I'm good at debating/arguing. Relevant to music discussions.

Strength - I have 500 GB of music, so that means I don't just acquire the music I know I'd listen to regularly (like many people).

Weakness - Sometimes I don't give some albums the full attention they deserve because I'll be doing something else demanding at the same time (i.e. studying).

10-10-2007, 05:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	What are your weakness and strengths? Usually people are weak in some area of music and strong in others, whether it be a certain genre or band members or telling what instruments are being played. What are your weakness and strengths? I'll start Strengths: ~knowing how different genres of music came to be ~Knowing basic facts (genres, influences, origin) about a good number of bands across a good number of genres ~Telling what instruments and time signatures are being used Weaknesses: ~Knowing band members names ~Knowing song titles ~Country Music ~Indie Pop __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

10-10-2007, 06:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Weakness-Giving a coherent and cohesive reasoning for the love of a band is a major weakness. Using a band as an emotional crux, whilst shirking my own emotional responsibiltys. Strength- hugely open minded and completely oblivious to passing fads and the fact that my son thinks I know nothing about music. Weakness-Using music to express my emotional state. Strength-Using music to expres my emotional state __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-10-2007, 06:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VAN Posts: 2,530	Strengths: - I have a relatively good knowledge/idea of a lot of types of music. I don't listen to them all, but I know what to expect from something when told it's genre. - I'm quite organized with all my music on my computer (which is funny, because I'm a mess with everything else, mostly) Weaknesses: - I tend to sometimes judge on musical taste, whether I can help it or not. - I've been accused of music snobbery (even though I'm really not a music snob, despite my first point.) - I can't play any instruments and I don't really have the patience to learn one. - Fairly narrow taste. Last edited by CAPTAIN CAVEMAN; 10-10-2007 at 06:46 PM.

10-10-2007, 09:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	Strength - Hugely massively open-minded and not fanboyish. Thus, I'm not an elitist and my ability to judge isn't impacted. Weakness - Spend too much time listening to music due to above strength. Strength - I'm good at debating/arguing. Relevant to music discussions. Strength - I have 500 GB of music, so that means I don't just acquire the music I know I'd listen to regularly (like many people). Weakness - Sometimes I don't give some albums the full attention they deserve because I'll be doing something else demanding at the same time (i.e. studying). __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM Last edited by Seltzer; 10-10-2007 at 09:14 PM.

10-10-2007, 06:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
=ladyface= Sounds Like Disco Tetris Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 346	Interesting. I haven't got any of your strengths. I don't think I have any strengths full stop, to be honest. I can identify a lot of songs in a couple of seconds but so can most people. Uh... yeah, I don't know. I'm fine with song titles, band names and album titles and that's about it.

10-10-2007, 06:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
Duke Of Slander Slanderous Duke Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 87	Strengths -Indie & Psychobilly -Knowing what I like and not caring what people think of it Weaknesses -Not as adventurous in music as I'd like to be -tendancy to pick up and instrament then put it down -Country & Hip Hop/Rap

10-10-2007, 07:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	strength -sometimes can fake knowing something about music weakness -in reality doesnt have a clue

10-10-2007, 09:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	strengths - talking **** weaknesses - backing it up