People who truly appreciate music

Moss · 10-17-2014, 10:34 AM

Music has just become so cheap these days, meaning it is so easily obtained. I constantly have a huge list of albums I'm trying to squeeze in to my busy schedule. To the point that I don't really give them the time they deserve to really grow on me. That was not the case in the past. You relied on saving up your hard earned money to buy something, getting a tape from friends, or listening to the radio. When you got something good you wore it out. Now there are just too many others in the queue. Every year I say I'm going to buy less and listen more like I used to but every year I'm trying one album after another. But to answer the original question, once I find a great album (like Atlas by Real Estate this year) I will throw on the headphones and listen and not play on my phone or whatever and I get transported.

Trollheart · 10-17-2014, 01:45 PM

You only have to check the journals section here, or any decent thread, to see how serious people here are about music. Fist fights have broken out on occasion. I kid ye not...

bob. · 10-17-2014, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Moss

Music has just become so cheap these days, meaning it is so easily obtained. I constantly have a huge list of albums I'm trying to squeeze in to my busy schedule. To the point that I don't really give them the time they deserve to really grow on me. That was not the case in the past. You relied on saving up your hard earned money to buy something, getting a tape from friends, or listening to the radio. When you got something good you wore it out. Now there are just too many others in the queue. Every year I say I'm going to buy less and listen more like I used to but every year I'm trying one album after another. But to answer the original question, once I find a great album (like Atlas by Real Estate this year) I will throw on the headphones and listen and not play on my phone or whatever and I get transported.

i was having a conversation about this very thing last night

saving up and getting albums was once so precious....and when you found them that was all you listened to....the search was such a great part of the experience and in my opinion just made the find that much better....i think in many ways i still hold onto that value when it's something i've really been looking forward to but at the same time i really flood myself with stuff these days....so i think it's not quite the same....i still always listen to an album from beginning to end when i get it.....but it really has to be special for a binge on it

Urban Hat€monger ? · 10-17-2014, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bob.

i was having a conversation about this very thing last night

saving up and getting albums was once so precious....and when you found them that was all you listened to....the search was such a great part of the experience and in my opinion just made the find that much better....i think in many ways i still hold onto that value when it's something i've really been looking forward to but at the same time i really flood myself with stuff these days....so i think it's not quite the same....i still always listen to an album from beginning to end when i get it.....but it really has to be special for a binge on it

I don't think it being cheaper or free makes me value the stuff I really look forward to any less.
I think it just means I listen to more stuff I would otherwise be indifferent to or would normally pass on.

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10-17-2014, 10:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Moss Scuttle Buttin' Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Boulder Colorado Posts: 972	Music has just become so cheap these days, meaning it is so easily obtained. I constantly have a huge list of albums I'm trying to squeeze in to my busy schedule. To the point that I don't really give them the time they deserve to really grow on me. That was not the case in the past. You relied on saving up your hard earned money to buy something, getting a tape from friends, or listening to the radio. When you got something good you wore it out. Now there are just too many others in the queue. Every year I say I'm going to buy less and listen more like I used to but every year I'm trying one album after another. But to answer the original question, once I find a great album (like Atlas by Real Estate this year) I will throw on the headphones and listen and not play on my phone or whatever and I get transported.