HAL9000

Hi Everyone,

My name is (for the purposes of this forum) HAL9000, I'm a new member, but didn't want to have an introductory thread in the other section, I thought I'd just jump straight into the reason I joined.

I, for all intents and purposes do not like Music. It doesn't speak to me, I see little to no value in it (with the exception of it adding something to movies / films) there are truly no bands / groups / artists that I like, that I would consider spending money on going to see or purchasing an album. I thought this would be a good place to discuss it, after finding the forum.

I'd really appreciate a reasonable conversation, rather than any abuse. I'm a reasonable person and I'm here not just because I'd like to discuss this with music fans, but that I thought maybe some of you would like to talk to me.

I'm trying to find if there is some music that I would like, I've found that I very much appreciate the technical skill that goes into playing a music instrument or in construction a piece of music without it sounding disjointed. I don't hate music, it doesn't offend or irritate me, rather it's just nothing, just some sound, if it were removed from the world it wouldn't effect me.

The main reason I'd like to find some music is that I hate silence, I listen to the radio every time I'm in the car, I listen to whatever's in the charts, I know the words to a lot of them, because I hear them over and over again, but I don't think the stuff is good or bad, it's just music.

Recently I've started to listen to classical music, that way I don't end up with a head full of useless lyrics and (as I said before) I can appreciate the technical skill of the performers / composers.

Before anyone asks if I'm an emotion-less robot, that's not the case, I adore painting and architecture (my two favourite art forms) and I got to galleries on the odd occasion, I'm a huge film fan, cinema is one of the biggest joys in my life and I imagine that without music it wouldn't be what it is, so I suppose I'd keep art in the world for that reason.

All the music I have on my iPhone are film themes, purely because they remind me of the films, not because they are good songs / music.

So.... Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

HAL

C-mo

Have you ever seen the movie Mary and Max? Your writing reminds me of it.

As for suggestions. Try music from around the world. See if any of it makes you feel good. You won't be able to understand the lyrics, so the lyrics won't bother you.

enjoy

HAL9000

Yep, that makes sense. I'll give it a go, I live in Europe (UK) the music from continental europe that I've heard doesn't seem to work for me, but I'll give it a go, thanks.

Haven't seen Mary and Max, I'll look it up.



I think this is the forum to go for, as it's specifically music related.

Ben Butler

I've not come across many people that don't like music.

Goofle

I would suggest a different forum to be honest.

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Hmm... I'm not sure what to say. It's very hard for me to imagine what it's like to not feel music at all. Not only do I love music, but there's really no form of art that leaves me cold like that. I guess if you don't feel it, it may be that it's just not for you. The only suggestion I can think of is to check out a wide variety of styles beyond just pop and classical. Try some jazz, some experimental noise, some afrobeat, some extreme metal, some chinese classical, some tango, some klezmer, etc.—whatever different things you can find, both old and new. Push the boundaries. And if music still does nothing for you, it probably never will.

Also, if you don't like music but hate silence, maybe you should consider listening to talk radio, podcasts, or audio books.

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C-mo

good suggestions!

I love klezmer music! It's so happy.

mr dave

This.

Quite frankly everything about your post reeks of yet another attempt at trolling the community, like a polar opposite of JayShreddz.

You say you don't want to be called a robot but you choose HAL9000 as a username. You assume you'll be the recipient of abuse for being different. You flat out state you do not like music or recognize it's value aside from being an aural additive to an (implied) superior visual art style. Serious question - have you ever gotten your hearing checked?

Having said that, I don't think you're a lost cause, but I think you have a poor attitude towards music and you might not necessarily end up feeling very satisfied with this place. Whatever. You say you've recently started enjoying Classical music as well as film soundtracks (even if it is 'secondary' enjoyment upon the reminiscence of some visual). At that point I'd suggest more Ambient Electronic stuff. In particular these 3 albums to get your started:

Brian Eno - Music for Airports
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2 (Vol. 1 is also good but 2 fits your description better).
Boards of Canada - Geogaddi

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HAL9000

OK great thank you. I'll listen to your suggestions and report back.

P.S. I chose HAL9000 purely because it happens to be my name on other forums.

mr dave

Good enough. Let me know what you think in regards to those albums, what particular elements, if not full songs, stood out the most and we'll go from there.

What's your current favourite film soundtrack?

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