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Old 07-16-2012, 11:23 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default I'm obsessed! Do you guys get that way too?

I'm just curious to see if some of you listen to music the way I do. When I get into a band or an album, I listen to it pretty much exclusively, and this can last for weeks. Then I will decide I'm done with it and often never listen to it again or listen to it rarely. And on to the next obsession. Do you all do that too, or do you have a bunch of artists you like at once and kind of rotate through them?
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Old 07-16-2012, 11:28 AM   #2 (permalink)
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That's how I ween out who really matters and who doesn't.

I get insanely attached to an act and then I just stop. Almost spontaneously. If I eventually make my way back to them, then it was all worth it.

So far, the only artists who I don't listen to regularly anymore are Joni Mitchell and Gregory Douglass, but those are for personal reasons rather than not liking their music anymore.

Current obsession: The Police.

Bands that have survived the obsession phase and proven their worth: Robyn, Madonna, Duran Duran, Janet Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Tears for Fears, Queen, Frank Sinatra.
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Old 07-16-2012, 11:30 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I find I get this way with genres rather than artists. Lately it's been post-punk, a genre I have some familiarity with, but only with the top tier bands. I'm now trying to learn more of the deeper cuts because a mix CD I made for a party on Saturday turned out to be a big hit and now I've been conscribed into making a follow-up for August's monthly party.

Before this it was hip hop, where I decided to go through my collection of somewhat "broken in" artists in the hopes of finding more tracks I like, and before that it was metal.
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Old 07-16-2012, 11:32 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I tend to get obsessed with types of music rather than one band.

One day I might download a bunch of soul & funk and spend a while listening to that, then I might get bored & listen to a load of noise rock, then get bored of that and get a bunch of jazz and so on and so on.
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Old 07-16-2012, 11:42 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I tend to get obsessed with types of music rather than one band.

One day I might download a bunch of soul & funk and spend a while listening to that, then I might get bored & listen to a load of noise rock, then get bored of that and get a bunch of jazz and so on and so on.
I'm the same way. Every once in a while, when I come across someone who really knocks my socks off, I'll get that way about a single artist, but usually it's about general types of music.
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Old 07-16-2012, 11:43 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I tend to get obsessed with types of music rather than one band.

One day I might download a bunch of soul & funk and spend a while listening to that, then I might get bored & listen to a load of noise rock, then get bored of that and get a bunch of jazz and so on and so on.
Agree with that. On a huge post-punk kick right now, and starting to listen to more Jazz as well.
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Old 07-16-2012, 12:33 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I wouldn't say obsession with a particular band but definitely with genres, except mine usually last a long time, for the past 2 years I've been on a huge punk and emo kick, before that I was obsessed with Twee pop and I listened to that exclusively for like a year before I moved on.
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Old 07-16-2012, 01:03 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Tend to be more obsessed with artists rather than genres. When I do, I gotta listen and find out everything about them. Can't seem to shake off my Tool obsession. Not like I want to anyway.
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Old 07-16-2012, 01:21 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I only ever get obsessed with a genre when I'm first introduced to it and there's a strong connection. Then I like to look for music that exemplifies exactly what I like about the genre. If an artist has enough songs that make the cut, I'll listen to them a lot and see if they have staying power. Otherwise, I make sure they have enough in common with other songs I already have so that they can be listenable "filler" songs. I don't like wasting any of my time with disposable music (mostly because I purchase most of it).

Really, I don't like being obsessed with artists because I find it makes me want to like some stuff they put out that I otherwise wouldn't care for. I tend to prefer approaching music on a song-by-song basis instead, and focusing on two or three genre obsessions at a time.
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Old 07-16-2012, 01:23 PM   #10 (permalink)
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no i put all my music on my ipod and then but that mug on shuffle most of the time
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