How do you find music that you actually like? (genre, albums)

Dweller · 01-06-2009, 12:39 PM

I know this seems an odd question, but I do have a hard time finding music that I like.
My favorite genre is New Age, followed by Classical, but this doesn't get me far. (I like other genres too, but they're less prominent.) I don't like all New Age, or all Classical, but I really like certain styles of both of these genres, but I have no idea how to find them. I simply stumble upon them every now and then, I end up discarding almost all of the music that I listen to.
So, how do you music nuts find your bacon?

lucifer_sam · 01-06-2009, 12:40 PM

http://www.musicbanter.com

**Janszoon** · 01-06-2009, 12:46 PM

Word of mouth, reviews, and I know this sounds like a weird word to use but, research. What I mean by that is that I love reading about bands and styles I like and when I find out about influences, peers or labelmates of bands I like, I make it a point to give them a listen.

So, as a New Age fan, do you listen to any Windham Hill artists?

Rainard Jalen · 01-06-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Word of mouth, reviews, and I know this sounds like a weird word to use but, research. What I mean by that is that I love reading about bands and styles I like and when I find out about influences, peers or labelmates of bands I like, I make it a point to give them a listen.

So, as a New Age fan, do you listen to any Windham Hill artists?

i dont think research is a weird word to use in this context. actually i think it's the one word that sums it up best.

jackhammer · 01-06-2009, 02:08 PM

I'm still always looking for music and the net is probably the best resource. Get posting in here and in 6 months you will be a changed person!

Comus · 01-06-2009, 04:21 PM

Blogs and forums are definitely the best things.

lucylamppost · 01-06-2009, 04:27 PM

I make people make me mixed tap I go to shows and try everything once

Minstrel · 01-06-2009, 05:18 PM

Recommendations from people who's taste is similar to mine, bands that are considered to have similar sounds to ones I like/love, other prominent bands in genres I particularly like.

And a lot of stuff I really like I found from just random listens of albums/artists that catch my attention for no discernible reason. If something catches your eye, due to some quirk of its description or because of its association with something else, consider listening to it even if there's no specific reason to believe you'll like it. It may be nothing or it may be something you like and would never have found through research.

Yukon Cornelius · 01-06-2009, 05:41 PM

I well maybe its old fashioned.... I feel kinda weird saying this ... geez.. I use my .....ears

cardboard adolescent · 01-06-2009, 05:53 PM

you don't use the digital stimulator?? that is old-fashioned...

01-06-2009, 12:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dweller Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2	How do you find music that you actually like? I know this seems an odd question, but I do have a hard time finding music that I like. My favorite genre is New Age, followed by Classical, but this doesn't get me far. (I like other genres too, but they're less prominent.) I don't like all New Age, or all Classical, but I really like certain styles of both of these genres, but I have no idea how to find them. I simply stumble upon them every now and then, I end up discarding almost all of the music that I listen to. So, how do you music nuts find your bacon?

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01-06-2009, 12:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Word of mouth, reviews, and I know this sounds like a weird word to use but, research. What I mean by that is that I love reading about bands and styles I like and when I find out about influences, peers or labelmates of bands I like, I make it a point to give them a listen. So, as a New Age fan, do you listen to any Windham Hill artists? __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

01-06-2009, 02:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I'm still always looking for music and the net is probably the best resource. Get posting in here and in 6 months you will be a changed person! __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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lucylamppost I'm a figure of forgotten Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: canada Posts: 349	I make people make me mixed tap I go to shows and try everything once __________________

01-06-2009, 05:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Minstrel Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 436	Recommendations from people who's taste is similar to mine, bands that are considered to have similar sounds to ones I like/love, other prominent bands in genres I particularly like. And a lot of stuff I really like I found from just random listens of albums/artists that catch my attention for no discernible reason. If something catches your eye, due to some quirk of its description or because of its association with something else, consider listening to it even if there's no specific reason to believe you'll like it. It may be nothing or it may be something you like and would never have found through research. __________________ "Blow your tuneless trumpet, the choice is yours / We don't want the glamour, the pomp and the drums / The Dublin messiah scattering crumbs"

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Yukon Cornelius Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 625	I well maybe its old fashioned.... I feel kinda weird saying this ... geez.. I use my .....ears

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cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	you don't use the digital stimulator?? that is old-fashioned...