Do you listen to music?

rainbow kirby · 29-01-2009 7:56pm

I'm much more into music than I would be into movies or TV. I tend to listen to at least 100-150 songs a day, due to long bus journeys, always having it on when I'm studying or running, and always having it on in the background. While my favourite genre (by far) is metal, I'll give anything a listen.

Listening to Pantera right now

Orizio · 29-01-2009 7:56pm

Yes. On average about 6-7 albums per day.

I don't get people that don't listen to whole albums either...

Davidius · 29-01-2009 7:59pm

My signature does not apply:
I don't listen to music as I genuinely believe it's boring.

Sure it works in the background of a film or a video game but Jesus I just can't bring myself to like it on its own. It just doesn't work. I've tried to like it, I've even tried to pretend that I do in order to fool myself but I can't. I simply don't like music (on its own/as the main focus). There are very brief periods where I can tolerate it but I don't make an activity out of it.

It doesn't stir any notable sense of emotion within me, and I just don't get it. Of course the people who have a problem with that are generally told to go **** themselves.

Latchy · 29-01-2009 8:07pm

As long as there is a large variety of music to choose from ,I will always listen .I could not however just listen to one group/ artist over and over repeatedly ,no matter how good or big they are .That would drive me nuts .

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 29-01-2009 8:10pm

Wow there's a lot of people who don't listen to music! I always kind of assumed everyone, even if they didn't give a lot of thought or put a lot of effort into finding music they especially liked, threw on a bit of music every day. My eyes have been opened.

tribulus · 29-01-2009 8:19pm

Davidius wrote: »

My signature does not apply:
I don't listen to music as I genuinely believe it's boring.

Sure it works in the background of a film or a video game but Jesus I just can't bring myself to like it on its own. It just doesn't work. I've tried to like it, I've even tried to pretend that I do in order to fool myself but I can't. I simply don't like music (on its own/as the main focus). There are very brief periods where I can tolerate it but I don't make an activity out of it.

It doesn't stir any notable sense of emotion within me, and I just don't get it. Of course the people who have a problem with that are generally told to go **** themselves.

Said what I was trying to say better than I could myself.

phasers · 29-01-2009 8:34pm

I'm not really hugely into music, I like a few songs and I'll listen to music if it's on but that's about it...
My ipod is loaded with movies

The guy · 29-01-2009 8:42pm

I listen to a fair amount of music, I always have foobar loaded up on my pc and a new album regularly enough.

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

love the final fantasy scores so i do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RtUTiz2zr4

also love this at the moment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1fB62cGbo

:P

Back to basics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5st0b3ln5U

Rowley Birkin QC · 29-01-2009 9:16pm

Davidius wrote: »

My signature does not apply:
I don't listen to music as I genuinely believe it's boring.

Sure it works in the background of a film or a video game but Jesus I just can't bring myself to like it on its own. It just doesn't work. I've tried to like it, I've even tried to pretend that I do in order to fool myself but I can't. I simply don't like music (on its own/as the main focus). There are very brief periods where I can tolerate it but I don't make an activity out of it.

It doesn't stir any notable sense of emotion within me, and I just don't get it. Of course the people who have a problem with that are generally told to go **** themselves.

That about sums it up for me aswell, don't see listening to music on its own as an activity.

Earthhorse · 29-01-2009 9:28pm

This thread has just become an excuse for Karl Hungus to expose us to music not in 4/4. Don't be fooled kids!

square_igloo wrote: »

I've remidied it a bit by saying "most types" instead of "all types". There are a few pop/R&B/country/folk/dance songs I like but I wouldn't be any way knowledgeable of those genres.

The way I always put it is that I am broad minded but have narrow taste. I will listen to anything recommended to me but I tend to find myself gravitating toward the same music, or type of music, over time.

Davidius wrote: »

It doesn't stir any notable sense of emotion within me, and I just don't get it. Of course the people who have a problem with that are generally told to go **** themselves.

Yeah, whatever, go like yourself. :mad:

Blush_01 · 29-01-2009 9:33pm

I don't listen to as much music as I'd like, and I'm largely ignorant when it comes to music, but I like what I like. I tend to get obsessive about a certain CD and listen to it to the point of wearing it thin, then go off it for a few months. Seems like a waste to do that though, when there's so much to hear, and I have only two ears...

entropi · 29-01-2009 9:37pm

javaboy wrote: »

That's hearing music. He means listen... man. I mean really listen. Dude.

Would have said something similar myself

I listen to a song, if it has a rhythm or beat i find quite nice, i'll like it no matter what the words are...helps when i have a varied taste in music

DominoDub · 29-01-2009 9:45pm

Non stop ,,,any chance I get !

3- 6 ALBUMS A DAY

deleriumtremens · 29-01-2009 9:56pm

I do indeed, not as much as I used to but probably for about an hour a day!!!

Karl Hungus · 29-01-2009 9:59pm

Earthhorse wrote: »

This thread has just become an excuse for Karl Hungus to expose us to music not in 4/4. Don't be fooled kids!

4/4 is the enemy! :mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gomIjNTru0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Czu6DRRNSo

Censorsh!t · 29-01-2009 10:01pm

I couldnt live without it

ec18 · 29-01-2009 10:02pm

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Someone tries to take music away from me, I take their life. No negotiation:mad:

completely agree

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

i would listen to > 100 tracks at day, easily.

in fact i'm listening right now.

i would die if i couldn't listen to music, i really would

me to!

Elessar wrote: »

I don't understand what the point of it is. Do people get high listening to it? Does it take you to another place? Watching a film with a great soundtrack I can understand, but music on its own? Is that what it does?

Music just is not a part of my life in any significant way, so I'd like to know what people actually get out of the experience. /dons helmet

I don't understand people like that. Saying that though I do have friends like that who only listen to music on the radio or in the car.

Some quotes about Music that sum up my feelings on it

Without music life would be a mistake. ~Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. ~Leopold Stokowski

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach

Music is what feelings sound like. ~Author Unknown

Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. ~Ludwig van Beethoven

Music is the universal language of mankind. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,

Music is what life sounds like. ~Eric Olson

Rock music in its lyrics often talks ahead of the time about what's going on in the country. ~Edmund G. Brown

Music is something you are either into or not.

The guy · 29-01-2009 10:05pm

Karl Hungus wrote: »

4/4 is the enemy! :mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gomIjNTru0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Czu6DRRNSo

More Petrucci

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t25AOSxZZkI

javaboy · 29-01-2009 10:14pm

Isn't there an ear porn thread in Music somewhere?

Earthhorse · 29-01-2009 10:15pm

Karl Hungus wrote: »

4/4 is the enemy! :mad:

Dream Theatre, eh? Isn't that where Man Utd play their games?

titan18 · 29-01-2009 10:15pm

Nah, it bores me.

takola · 29-01-2009 10:20pm

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

i would listen to > 100 tracks at day, easily.

in fact i'm listening right now.

i would die if i couldn't listen to music, i really would

What he said.

Earthhorse · 29-01-2009 10:23pm

Although music is really important to me and I understand why people are puzzled by people that's not the case for, do you not think that other people feel the same way about things you don't? What I mean is, you might live quite happily without watching dance, reading poetry or going to the theatre, whereas other people couldn't live without those things and feel as dearly about them as you do about music.

yerayeah · 29-01-2009 10:24pm

Really can't imagine life without music. I can never manage more than a 5 minute walk without pining for my iPod when it's not charged.

Diabhal Beag · 29-01-2009 10:27pm

Music is one of the most important aspects of my life and I couldn't imagine how ****e my life would be without it.

Wexford Girl · 29-01-2009 10:34pm

I'd seriously crack up if i couldn't listen to music

Heisenberg. · 29-01-2009 11:06pm

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Terry · 29-01-2009 11:08pm

Earthhorse wrote: »

Come to think of it, it's mostly Nirvana's Unplugged session. How predictable. Also have a RATM Live 'n' Loud on the same tape (that's right VHS). I do keep meaning to pick up Pearl Jam's Touring DVD and Alice in Chains Unplugged too.

Do you think that live performances lose anything in translation to the small screen?

They both kick ass.
I've also got Pearl Jam live at the gorge. 6 discs of live material and not one song repeated.

Elessar wrote: »

I don't understand what the point of it is. Do people get high listening to it? Does it take you to another place? Watching a film with a great soundtrack I can understand, but music on its own? Is that what it does?

Music just is not a part of my life in any significant way, so I'd like to know what people actually get out of the experience. /dons helmet

I see where you are coming from.
Two films that spring to mind are Juno and Donnie Darko.
They have excellent soundtracks, but only from the perspective of watching the films. Without the films the songs don't really have as much of an impact.

latchyco wrote: »

Absolutly ,listeing to my favorites every couple of days can change my moods for the better . Listening to music is a healthy activity and depressed people are encourged to do so .Just dont listen to depressing music which by defination could be anything .

One mans heaven ( music) is another ones hell :cool:

I actually listen to what would be described as depressing music when I'm depressed (clinically). I find it helps me. Each to their own though.

I find that I don't listen to as much music as I did when I was younger. I'll still blast out some metal when I'm drunk though. Nothing like a bit of S.O.D. or Slayer to get you going when you're hammered.

My sober msic tastes are stuck in the early 90's too. Mostly grungeand the like.
I'm also a huge U2 fan and anyone who doesn't like that can go and **** themselves. I make no apologies for it. I've been a fan for 26 years.

Heisenberg. · 29-01-2009 11:18pm

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chopperbyrne · 29-01-2009 11:33pm

Listen and play.

Do you listen to music?

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