| VEGANGELICA |
12-28-2009 11:52 AM |
My Musical Tastes (again)
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Originally Posted by jackhammer
(Post 790639)
You have intelligence by the bucketload bit I still haven't got a bloody clue what music you like and why you like it. These simple steps help enormously on MB.
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Hey jackhammer,
Since you wrote that you wondered about my musical tastes, and since I *am* up for “most boring member,” I’ll quote the posts I’ve made over the last 6 months that answer your questions.
Summary: I am more interested in the process people use to make music than in critiques of the finished product, the music itself. Listening to music for me is rather like looking at a still photograph of a ballet: I much prefer watching the movement that creates the ballet. In this analogy, the movement of the ballet equals the intentions, abandon, and exuberance of the people as they think of and construct new music and especially lyrics.
Though I have preferences about the end-product, the music itself, I don’t focus on those at MB. I’d rather read what songwriters in the songwriting section are thinking as they create new songs, because I want to learn about what the process is like for them and offer feedback. I also like to try to figure out what motivated and inspired established musicians to create their pieces. For me this analysis adds to, rather than detracts from, the appreciation of their music.
Still, I have described my musical tastes several times on MB.
Back in June, 4 days after I joined MB, I described my musical tastes in a post entitled, “My Musical Tastes,” in my intro thread:
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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA
(Post 675303)
Hi, Antonio! Thank you for asking. Since I grew up in the 70s - 80s I find I gravitate toward groups from that time...though I hear some songs on the radio in the last several years that I love (I just can't remember their names!). In general I like alternative rock music the best, but my tastes are fairly broad. Here's a list of a few groups and particular songs I like:
Depeche Mode ("Personal Jesus")
Vivaldi (violin concertos)
Seitz (violin concertos)
MGMT ("Indie Rokkers," "Time to Pretend"--I like it that they say they just play what they like, regardless what others feel)
Bread ("If" and "Diary"--very sweet; always make me sad)
Sweet ("Love is like Oxygen"--the first rock song I remember stirring me)
A. Corelli (Sonata for Violin "La Folia"--great repetition of theme with variation)
Naked Eyes ("There's always something there to reimind me")
The Recanteurs ("Steady as she goes"--very easy guitar part; fun to play; I like the intensity of it)
Veridical Fiction ("Disconnect"--which is like a very good haircut. Emotional, intense, and mesmerizing. We'll see if he's reading this!).
How about yourself, Antonio? --Erica
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More on my feelings about various music genres:
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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA
(Post 756427)
As for myself, I am not sure if I fit musical stereotypes, if there are any, about female bisexual people. In general I don't like genres and classifications and instead enjoy music that seems unusual or quirky in some way, but emotionally compelling. Perhaps my musical tastes do relate to being bisexual: a person's category doesn't determine whether I feel drawn to that person; rather, the person's singular characteristics are especially important. Similarly, a particular song's characteristics may make me like it, regardless what genre it is.
I feel my age and particular upbringing had the most impact on my musical tastes. I rarely listen to music as a leisure activity, probably because I am very goal oriented and not good at relaxing (although MusicBanter is relaxing for me!). I grew up in a "classical" household and often felt bored by much of the classical music, especially long symphonies. As a young-un I felt pop and rock music music were usually "beneath" me because they seemed too vapid and focused only on sex and love. A genre I have always disliked is jazz, probably because I prefer order over improvisation. I find rap music tedious because it often seems very antagonistic and self-preening. I generally despise trance and dance music. Country music seems too saturated with gender stereotypes and trite topics. Metal is too harsh and gives me a headache. I don't care for musicals much, either, because the themes/tunes seem so simplistic. Oh...and I don't like opera, having sat through more Wagner operas than I care to remember. However, I probably like at least one song in every genre...and I will listen to a song so I can learn what makes someone else appreciate it, even if the song isn't one that appeals to me.
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Why I like music (posted in the “Why Do You Love Music Thread”):
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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA
(Post 768085)
Your description matches closely the reasons I love music. I like the fact that music is a peaceful way to express emotion and stir it in others. I also love the way music is absorbing...when I listen to or make music, I concentrate on the music so much that for that moment I forget that life will end, and it is nice to be able to forget that sometimes.
I can relate to what you said, ribbons! One of my strongest memories relating to music was when I went to a Junior High dance and heard a song playing that I loved...I rushed to the dance floor with a friend, but felt so self-conscious and shy that I couldn't get myself to move. I just stood there, unable then to give into my emotions and show them. I think over time hearing music, hearing other people expressing themselves through music, helped me feel more comfortable with myself and my own emotions...anger, frustration, love, joy, disgust, hopelessness, abandonment, silliness, etc.
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AwwSugar...heh heh...yes, I like weird music about poles. :) That pole song probably shows a lot about my musical tastes. Did you notice I tried using counterpoint of melodies in it? And, of course, it is stuffed with rhymes. |
