Dr.Seussicide

I look for something that takes away the pain.

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Alfred

I don't expect metal to act as an emotional crutch and I don't expect to get really pumped up while listening to post-rock, so like boo boo said, it depends on the music.

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Bulldog

Just some sort of edge or sense of character to set it apart from most of everything else out there is something for a start. From there, as has already been said, it depends on the kind of music.

mr dave

i found the only way to get rid of 'my' pain was to start playing 'my' own music. waiting for anyone else to properly address it proved futile.

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homesick.alien

If I had the same set of criteria for choosing every single band/song/music I listen to, all my music would sound the same.

My only 'criteria' (and I use that word hesitantly as this doesnt apply to all the music I listen to- e.g. classical music) is that the music has to be composed/written by the musician. So no Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus, as they don't write the music themselves. This is because I feel the music is translated better towards the listener if the performer also wrote the song.

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..Colourless green ideas sleep furiously..

"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names"- J.F. Kennedy

downwardspiral

To make sure I can hear it.

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mr dave

this is a fairly recent development in music though, it's only really become standard in the last 50 years or so. i'm quite sure the initial move towards self-creating artists wasn't so much altruism or artistry so much as cost efficiency. no need to keep professional songwriters and studio bands on staff when the artist themselves will provide the extra work.

it all goes back to the boomers and hippies wanting things their way and being incredibly vocal about it. two simple examples - Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan - HORRIBLE performers - fantastically talented on paper, but incredibly boring on stage. yet, the public demands performances by the 'artistes' because for some reason we've stopped allowing most creators to be separate from performers and vice versa.

it doesn't result in a better band, better music, or a better product. if anything it seems to be leading towards LOTS of really short term bands that don't actually say or amount to much of anything in the long run, that or a talented something to be respected far more than enjoyed. we end up with virtuosic talent wasted on poorly crafted songs and great songs wasted on poor music all in the name of 'integrity'.

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duga

I usually go for music that creates a world for me to get lost in. So, very atmospheric stuff. That's why I prefer ambient/chill electronic, shoegaze, and black metal. Other than that, I want something unexpected...something I've never heard before.

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Confusion will be my epitaph...

Urban Hat€monger ?

How fast will it get this girl's underwear off.

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duga

I used to think having a good taste in music would help this cause. It doesn't. Most people don't know wtf I'm playing. It scares and confuses them.

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Confusion will be my epitaph...