Do you subscribe to the "grower" school of thought?

djchameleon · 02-04-2014, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I don't see giving something a second chance as pushing myself to like it. I just see it as recognition of the fact that an album clicking with me often depends on my mood or the circumstances I listen to it under, and that many albums require more than a casual listen to be fully appreciated.

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I don't think anyone in this thread is talking about "torturing" themselves with music they hate. More like being open to giving something more than one chance.

I don't think it has anything to do with being open. Also I guess that's your experience with first listens to albums that you just do it casually but when I listen to an album the first time through I give it my full attention to pick apart the things that I do/don't like about it.

Which I guess is only something that I do and not anyone else in this thread.
Maybe Trollheart does as well.

Ninetales · 02-04-2014, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I don't think it has anything to do with being open. Also I guess that's your experience with first listens to albums that you just do it casually but when I listen to an album the first time through I give it my full attention to pick apart the things that I do/don't like about it.

Which I guess is only something that I do and not anyone else in this thread.
Maybe Trollheart does as well.

Do you listen to different music depending on mood? It's not about listening to it "casually" but sometimes certain pieces click when im in a different state of mind

djchameleon · 02-04-2014, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninetales

Do you listen to different music depending on mood? It's not about listening to it "casually" but sometimes certain pieces click when im in a different state of mind

Mood doesn't come into play with first listens though. If it is something that I'm hearing for the first time and it's new to me so I just take it in regardless of my mood.

Ninetales · 02-04-2014, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Mood doesn't come into play with first listens though. If it is something that I'm hearing for the first time and it's new to me so I just take it in regardless of my mood.

How would first listens be any different? If its a first listen of black metal and youre not in the mood for it itll skew your initial views

**Janszoon** · 02-04-2014, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I don't think it has anything to do with being open.

Sure it does. If you view repeat listens to an album that didn't immediately click with you as "torture", then clearly you're not open to repeat listens.

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Also I guess that's your experience with first listens to albums that you just do it casually but when I listen to an album the first time through I give it my full attention to pick apart the things that I do/don't like about it.

My experience is that nothing is set in stone. How closely I listen can vary. My mood can vary. Circumstances beyond my control can vary. Sometimes it's a matter of where I was in life when I heard something. There are albums that didn't click with when I first heard them but then years later, when I was in a different place in life, I rediscovered them and ended up loving them.

djchameleon · 02-04-2014, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninetales

How would first listens be any different? If its a first listen of black metal and youre not in the mood for it itll skew your initial views

First listens are different with me because I let myself be open to what it is I'm hearing regardless of my mood. My mood doesn't skew first listens. It may for you and others but it doesn't work that way with me.

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Sure it does. If you view repeat listens to an album that didn't immediately click with you as "torture", then clearly you're not open to repeat listens.

Why do you need to put yourself through repeated listens of something that you don't specifically click with in the first place I don't get it.

**Janszoon** · 02-04-2014, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Why do you need to put yourself through repeated listens of something that you don't specifically click with in the first place I don't get it.

You don't "need" to do anything, but I think being open to the idea that your opinions and perceptions can change is a good thing. If I just chucked everything that didn't click with me right away I'd have missed out on a hell of a lot of good music.

I also think you might have a mistaken impression of what I'm talking about here. You keep referring to giving an album a second chance as "torture" or something you "put yourself through" as if it's some kind of difficult regimen one makes a serious commitment to. All I'm talking about here is skimming through my library looking for something to listen to and thinking, "Hmm, I forgot about this album I downloaded a couple weeks ago, maybe I'll give it another spin. I think I'm more in the mood for it today."