How do you listen to music?

[ParanoidAndroid]

Hello! I have a bit of a vague question for anybody who feels like answering: How do you listen to music?

With the question being so vague, I suppose there are quite a few ways to answer this question. Here are a few examples of what comes to mind for me...

What do you use to listen to music? Speakers, headphones, etc?
Do you like to listen to single songs, whole albums, playlists, etc?
Do you play music in the background while doing something else, or do you focus on the music without distractions?
When you listen to music, what do you listen for? Certain instruments, chord progressions, lyrics, etc?

These are just a few examples, but don't feel constrained by them. As I said, it's a vague question.

I'm interested to hear your answers!

[Mondo Bungle]

I listen to songs with my ears for the music.

[butthead aka 216]

i usually listen on my laptop through the speakers and sometimes headphones. also sometimes with headohones thru my phone. i dont really listen to anything tbh, i just kinda listen and i either like stuff or i dont. i dont really think about stuf like that, i just enjoy the tunes cause most the time im not listening to make some kind of statement about it or analyze it, just to relax

and usually just songs but sometimes full albums at a time

[ParanoidAndroid]

Originally Posted by 216

i usually listen on my laptop through the speakers and sometimes headphones. also sometimes with headohones thru my phone. i dont really listen to anything tbh, i just kinda listen and i either like stuff or i dont. i dont really think about stuf like that, i just enjoy the tunes cause most the time im not listening to make some kind of statement about it or analyze it, just to relax

and usually just songs but sometimes full albums at a time

I suppose I'm a lot different. I tend to analyze the music I listen to quite a lot, and always aim to listen to full albums if I can.

[butthead aka 216]

sometimes i do

usually music is background noise for me while im doin somethin else. i dont have music in my car either which sucks cause i would listen deeper probab;y while drivin

[Astronomer]

Why is this question asked so many times by newbies on this forum? It's so strange. Are you doing marketing research or something?

Like Mondo said, I use my ears to listen to music that comes from various places in the world.

[Isbjørn]

I mainly use headphones. I put (some of) my albums on my iPod and use it to listen to them. I listen to a lot of single tracks, but sometimes whole albums (especially Diary and A Night at the Opera). Music tends to be in the background, but sometimes I sit down and listen to it without distractions. That's usually when I listen to a new album and I want to get the full experience. Lyrics are important, but I rarely catch them all (sometimes I read the album booklet while listening for the first time), so the musical quality is just as important.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Originally Posted by Astronomer

Why is this question asked so many times by newbies on this forum? It's so strange. Are you doing marketing research or something?

Like Mondo said, I use my ears to listen to music that comes from various places in the world.

Haha, no, I'm not doing any marketing research. I tend to be rather strict about how I listen to music, so I was curious if other people were the same/different.

[Black Francis]

What do you use to listen to music? Speakers, headphones, etc?

Mainly headphones or youtube

Do you like to listen to single songs, whole albums, playlists, etc?
A bit of everything but mostly single songs most bands for my taste aren't consistent enough but when they are i listen to their full album

Do you play music in the background while doing something else, or do you focus on the music without distractions?

Both but i rather like using it as background music
sometimes i like putting an album on loop as background music especially if i feel the album has a nice complex ambience

When you listen to music, what do you listen for? Certain instruments, chord progressions, lyrics, etc?

It needs to surprise me in some way if i can predict the hooks in the songs or the chord patterns i don't like it
all im really looking for is something that truly reaches me personally and that i can listen to it again and again until it becomes like a part of me.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Originally Posted by Black Francis

What do you use to listen to music? Speakers, headphones, etc?

Mainly headphones or youtube

Do you like to listen to single songs, whole albums, playlists, etc?
A bit of everything but mostly single songs most bands for my taste aren't consistent enough but when they are i listen to their full album

Do you play music in the background while doing something else, or do you focus on the music without distractions?

Both but i rather like using it as background music
sometimes i like putting an album on loop as background music especially if i feel the album has a nice complex ambience

When you listen to music, what do you listen for? Certain instruments, chord progressions, lyrics, etc?

It needs to surprise me in some way if i can predict the hooks in the songs or the chord patterns i don't like it
all im really looking for is something that truly reaches me personally and that i can listen to it again and again until it becomes like a part of me.

What do you mean by complex ambience? Nice username, by the way.