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the music thread

pockyD

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as long as you have no delusions/intentions about becoming a connoisseur/critic/know-it-all, the point of listening to music is to enjoy it in the moment

listen to what you like, if you don't like something, don't force it upon yourself just because everybody else does
 
debaser

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Dandelion Gum and Eating Us by Black Moth Super Rainbow.

Eating Us is probably more accessible, though Dandelion Gum is more badass. Get them both, they're good. Then get Start a People if you really like those.

here's a small taste (I don't want to spoil the truly epic moments of the album for you): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwJamPPTJl4

also the main dude, Tobacco, has solo work that is amazing too. more hip-hop influenced than BMSR. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrL5qJF5pg
 
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pockyD said:
as long as you have no delusions/intentions about becoming a connoisseur/critic/know-it-all, the point of listening to music is to enjoy it in the moment

listen to what you like, if you don't like something, don't force it upon yourself just because everybody else does
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your posts have been extremely far off the mark recently

humans are evolutionarily primed to reject what is unfamiliar. so if you discard everything you immediately don't like, good luck finding what you really do like.
 
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Black Moth Super Rainbow is really good, but all their songs tend to blend together for me, so I kinda stopped listening to them


what is a falsedileemmma?
 
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debaser said:
Dandelion Gum and Eating Us by Black Moth Super Rainbow.

Eating Us is probably more accessible, though Dandelion Gum is more badass. Get them both, they're good. Then get Start a People if you really like those.

here's a small taste (I don't want to spoil the truly epic moments of the album for you): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwJamPPTJl4

also the main dude, Tobacco, has solo work that is amazing too. more hip-hop influenced than BMSR. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrL5qJF5pg
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that's some boc-azz ****
i like tobacco though, thanks
actually, that synth is loud
pretty good still though

a false dilemma is creating a situation where there are only 2 options, when in fact there are more choices
brendan didn't create a false dilemma, though
 
pockyD

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durrr said:
your posts have been extremely far off the mark recently

humans are evolutionarily primed to reject what is unfamiliar. so if you discard everything you immediately don't like, good luck finding what you really do like.
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it's not like music X or nothing... the time you spend trying to "enjoy" music X by listening to it repeatedly despite not having a great first impression could also be spent listening to new music Y and Z

you certainly don't broaden your horizons by sticking to something despite your impressions

SuperRad said:
i wouldn't pay much attention to pocky's opinions on matters relating to music
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i don't know/care about specific music, but i feel like i understand music "theory" and all that just fine

that is to say, feel free to ignore any recommendations or anything i make based on taste (I don't think I've made any because like I said, I don't care and am probably more open to music in general than everyone by virtue of that)... but i enjoy listening to music just fine
 
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durrr said:
how long do you think your impressions are (poorly phrased but idc, think you know what i mean)



haahahahahah
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if you're trying to say that your first impression does not always reflect how you will feel after it "grows" on you, then i agree.
however, i don't agree that every thing you listen too should be given a chance to grow one you.
if you don't like the sound of it when you first hear it, nothing is forcing you to listen again.
there are endless styles, genres, and artists to listen to.
i believe you're giving more music a chance if you don't devote time to music you don't enjoy (yet).

p.s. i'm wasn't following along with the conversation. i'm not even sure if this is in the proper context or if it's even viable for me to be talking about it.
 
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pockyD said:
there are things that you hear and you instantly hate and things that you hear and are indifferent towards
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Emo and overly marketed things come to mind.

SuperRad said:
there are also things that i hear and instantly hate that i will like down the road
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Don't forget things you like now that you'll eventually dislike.
 
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Boston? that's cool. i haven't listened to that stuff in a while.
now i mostly listen to music that would be considered garbage by an educated musician.
i respect almost every genre

i mainly asked you because i wanted to see if you'd state that you don't have a favorite.
hehe
 
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i do like savage garden

they don't have enough material for them to be a favorite though, and they do have some unpleasant songs
 
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SuperRad said:
there are also things that i hear and instantly hate that i will like down the road
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how frequently does this happen?

if it doesn't happen often, I question whether it's worth it to listen to songs you hate 10x in a row just for the 5% chance that you end up liking it when you could be listening to either music you already like or music that you have not yet experienced

if it happens often, then i would just attribute that to you not really having an idea of what you like to begin with, and thus your "instant hate" carries much less weight

edit: concerning savage garden, given that they only have 20-30 songs total that I know of, having 5 terrible songs is much more of a killer than for a band that has 5-6 albums
 
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its happened enough that it was worth mentioning. usually its not like i hate something and force myself to listen to it. its just that i hate it, and come back months/years later and end up liking it.

edit: my favorite band has released multiple albums I don't like. However, all their releases prior to 2005 are absolutely amazing. I'm just sayin, dawg.
 
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pockyD said:
how frequently does this happen?

if it doesn't happen often, I question whether it's worth it to listen to songs you hate 10x in a row just for the 5% chance that you end up liking it when you could be listening to either music you already like or music that you have not yet experienced

if it happens often, then i would just attribute that to you not really having an idea of what you like to begin with, and thus your "instant hate" carries much less weight

edit: concerning savage garden, given that they only have 20-30 songs total that I know of, having 5 terrible songs is much more of a killer than for a band that has 5-6 albums
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I hated my now favorite band the first time I heard them. Actually like the first 20-30 times I heard them.

Then I listened to them a few years later, and now they are my favorite band.

mewithoutYou, check em out.
 
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you are definitely depriving yourself if you instantly discard music you don't immediately like on your first listen.

but hey, you can enjoy music however you like, it's one of the beauties of it. (and most other kinds of art for that matter)
 
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