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08-18-2012, 02:39 AM | #91 (permalink) | |
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(to the bolded): At least once, right? I mean, at some point in your life you should be able to set aside the time to hear it. Maybe a road trip, maybe laying on the beach or in the park with headphones while sunbathing. Am I right? Am I wrong? If you feel the song deserves merit/attention but is too long to ever hear regularly, you know there's odd times where you could be multitasking that tune in. Perhaps. Like a movie... did you walk out of the theater when you watched Titanic or Lord of the Rings because it was far over 2 hours? Do you skip chapters of good, long books to get to the better parts or the end? Music, movies, and books take time to consume. Just which tome is the question... that's where multitasking comes in.. |
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08-18-2012, 08:10 AM | #94 (permalink) |
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When I sit down to listen to music, I will always choose to listen to it in the album format. Whether it's an album of 55 minutes and 12 tracks, or 55 minutes and two tracks is ultimately irrelevant.
Interestingly, I do find that there is a psychological effect on me when the same amount of music is broken down into more recognizable chunks. A lengthy track seems to suggest a certain amount of repetition or dullness (which is nonsense, but I always find myself expecting an intense or droning experience when I see a 45 minute track.) |
08-18-2012, 11:07 AM | #95 (permalink) | |
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Onto the second bolded point, we do agree partly on something. I get that you don't have to listen to the entire song to make a good opinion on it, but I find it beneficial to give the whole song at least a trial run just to see how it sounds the first time, regardless of the length. I don't know if you mentioned in your post but I feel like you did, do you limit yourself before listening to a song? Or do you look at the time of the song after giving the music a trial listen? I'm hoping you lean more towards the second question because any song by any artists at least (and i'm sure you can agree) deserves a fair listen. Even if you don't want to listen to the whole album, that's fine. However, not listening to a whole song strictly based on the time without even knowing what the rest of the song sounds like is a case of bad listening in my honest opinion. If I may add, I don't find your listening style or your style of discarding music any worse than I would find my own. I don't want you to think i'm attacking your points either, it's a bit of debate if anything regardless of how it comes by. Even with your post though, I still don't get why one must limit themselves with music. As you say, it is strictly democratic and you have the free will to listen to whatever you like. However, there has to be a trial session somewhere, though I feel like you probably already know that just by the looks on how you listen to music today. |
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08-18-2012, 11:23 AM | #96 (permalink) | |
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08-18-2012, 11:27 AM | #97 (permalink) |
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Who's exaggerating now? And please stop putting words in my mouth. I never mentioned anything further than a song of 2 hours, which, to be fair, if I enjoyed it and had the time, I would listen to. 100 years? Well, unless I'm a vampire and can live forever... er... never mind. You didn't hear that from me. What? Is that the sun on the horizon I see? Excuse me....
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08-18-2012, 11:30 AM | #98 (permalink) | |
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But VEGANGELICA's point is one of the best I've ever seen on this forum: linking song length to natural/preferred expression of emotion. Like why rageful songs often are short bursts, while most sad songs last from maybe 3 to 6 minutes and build more slowly. Maybe happy people feel that way for long periods, but I don't (unless I just 'won' something) and extended club mixes do not reflect my emotional state and therefore feel forced and irritating (though there are things about the style that bug me). I like music for getting me safely into moods that feel real and then go away so that I can focus elsewhere. I usually don't want 'easy listening' that relaxes me, which I suppose is what some people want from long songs. |
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08-18-2012, 11:52 AM | #100 (permalink) | |
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