People who truly appreciate music

Chula Vista · 10-17-2014, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Midgar77

I've heard/read stories about how a lot of people used to be like that, back in like the 1970s and 1980s. People would just listen to The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety and absolutely love it.

I'm 54 and was fortunate to experience all of the great 60s and 70s stuff in real time. Lots of things to consider when trying to imagine what it was like back then.

- no video games, cell phones, home PCs (no email, Facebook, IM, internet, iTunes, etc.)
- most people owned only 1 television and there was no cable and pretty limited programming (that started changing in the mid 70s)
- the formats for music were albums at home and 8 tracks or cassettes in the car. None of which make song hopping very easy.
- a LOT of rock artists were focused on the AOR format instead of singles.

Slapping an album on and listening to the whole thing was just "the thing to do" back then if you were a fan of rock music.

Fans of pop would buy 45s and listen to their fave hits over and over again though.

Moss · 10-17-2014, 10:34 AM

Music has just become so cheap these days, meaning it is so easily obtained. I constantly have a huge list of albums I'm trying to squeeze in to my busy schedule. To the point that I don't really give them the time they deserve to really grow on me. That was not the case in the past. You relied on saving up your hard earned money to buy something, getting a tape from friends, or listening to the radio. When you got something good you wore it out. Now there are just too many others in the queue. Every year I say I'm going to buy less and listen more like I used to but every year I'm trying one album after another. But to answer the original question, once I find a great album (like Atlas by Real Estate this year) I will throw on the headphones and listen and not play on my phone or whatever and I get transported.

Trollheart · 10-17-2014, 01:45 PM

You only have to check the journals section here, or any decent thread, to see how serious people here are about music. Fist fights have broken out on occasion. I kid ye not...

Necromancer · 10-17-2014, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Midgar77

I'm only 20 so I was never able to experience the 1970s or 1980s (or even the great alt rock decade of the 90s), but I have met a few people back in high school who had such a strong connection with music and even if we didn't have the same musical taste, we were able to bond over this connection.

Please tell me that there are still people out there who are like this? I'm not talking about people who listen to the most recent Ariana Grande song and say that it changed their life. I'm talking about people who listen to Siamese Dream by the Smashing Pumpkins and feel a certain way that nothing else can make them feel or think.

I've experienced the music of the 70s 80s and 90s. And the only difference in connection, since you're a lot younger than I am, is the memories that any particular song might reflect.

As far as vibe, it's all either your style of taste in music or not. What was cool sounding in the 80s for example hair metal, doesn't necessarily have the same vibe today. A lot of it sounds cheesy and outdated.

I get the impression you're talking about the difference between someone that just randomly listens to the radio, and someone that is a little more dedicated music enthusiast that appreciates music more than your average listener does. Someone that prefers listening to whole albums versus just the popular songs that are on the album.

Dylstew · 10-17-2014, 03:29 PM

There's a difference between casual listeners and fans of music/,music enthusiasts. There's plenty of people that really love and enjoy music.

bob. · 10-17-2014, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Moss

Music has just become so cheap these days, meaning it is so easily obtained. I constantly have a huge list of albums I'm trying to squeeze in to my busy schedule. To the point that I don't really give them the time they deserve to really grow on me. That was not the case in the past. You relied on saving up your hard earned money to buy something, getting a tape from friends, or listening to the radio. When you got something good you wore it out. Now there are just too many others in the queue. Every year I say I'm going to buy less and listen more like I used to but every year I'm trying one album after another. But to answer the original question, once I find a great album (like Atlas by Real Estate this year) I will throw on the headphones and listen and not play on my phone or whatever and I get transported.

i was having a conversation about this very thing last night

saving up and getting albums was once so precious....and when you found them that was all you listened to....the search was such a great part of the experience and in my opinion just made the find that much better....i think in many ways i still hold onto that value when it's something i've really been looking forward to but at the same time i really flood myself with stuff these days....so i think it's not quite the same....i still always listen to an album from beginning to end when i get it.....but it really has to be special for a binge on it

Urban Hat€monger ? · 10-17-2014, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bob.

i was having a conversation about this very thing last night

saving up and getting albums was once so precious....and when you found them that was all you listened to....the search was such a great part of the experience and in my opinion just made the find that much better....i think in many ways i still hold onto that value when it's something i've really been looking forward to but at the same time i really flood myself with stuff these days....so i think it's not quite the same....i still always listen to an album from beginning to end when i get it.....but it really has to be special for a binge on it

I don't think it being cheaper or free makes me value the stuff I really look forward to any less.
I think it just means I listen to more stuff I would otherwise be indifferent to or would normally pass on.

bob. · 10-17-2014, 04:37 PM

really thats more or less what i'm saying

i just kind of miss that searching and the ultimate joy of finding it

although i still collect....i can just grab an album online and when it physically comes to me....so be it

for instance.....i am literally listening to Coil Horse Rotorvator as i type....mainly due to this thread.....i remember searching so hard for this album....and then even at that finding a copy that would not suffer from "disc rot"....but when i found it there was a certain reward in my mind (like a rat that found the cheese in a maze)....and i devoured the album for weeks

**Goofle** · 10-17-2014, 04:45 PM

I think I have only ever bought one album on the strength of it having a cover that peaked my interest (and it is now one of my favourite albums ever), other than that I only ever buy stuff that I either already love, or it's a new album from an artist I like.

I wouldn't like to live in an age where I couldn't listen to pretty much whatever I wanted whenever I felt like it. My taste in music would be much narrower and less expansive.

Chula Vista · 10-17-2014, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle

I think I have only ever bought one album on the strength of it having a cover that peaked my interest (and it is now one of my favourite albums ever).

What is it?

We use to buy albums just based on the covers all the time way back. I "discovered" Genesis and King Crimson that way.

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10-17-2014, 10:34 AM	#12 (permalink)
Moss Scuttle Buttin' Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Boulder Colorado Posts: 972	Music has just become so cheap these days, meaning it is so easily obtained. I constantly have a huge list of albums I'm trying to squeeze in to my busy schedule. To the point that I don't really give them the time they deserve to really grow on me. That was not the case in the past. You relied on saving up your hard earned money to buy something, getting a tape from friends, or listening to the radio. When you got something good you wore it out. Now there are just too many others in the queue. Every year I say I'm going to buy less and listen more like I used to but every year I'm trying one album after another. But to answer the original question, once I find a great album (like Atlas by Real Estate this year) I will throw on the headphones and listen and not play on my phone or whatever and I get transported.

10-17-2014, 03:29 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dylstew Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,366	There's a difference between casual listeners and fans of music/,music enthusiasts. There's plenty of people that really love and enjoy music.