People who don't like music

Grayditch · 26-08-2013 07:05PM

UCDVet wrote: »

Guitar is still the defacto 'cool' instrument.

I beg to differ!

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Howard Juneau · 26-08-2013 08:06PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Excuse me while I go and bang my head against a wall.

If you knock out a 3/4 time beat I'll accompany you.

nlgbbbblth · 26-08-2013 09:04PM

marketty wrote: »

I like music alright but not enough to pay for it, hard to imagine people used to do that

People still do.

New album sales 2012. CD 69%, Download 30%, Vinyl 1%

I've been buying records every week since late 1981.

fupduck · 26-08-2013 09:26PM

caustic 1 wrote: »

Listen to music everyday, wouldn't be happy if I didn't. One thing I love is going on a journey on my own with a good CD and driving along with it as loud as I want. Heaven.

I do this every day, to and from work, dont care about the looks i get from passers by, the best, most peaceful part of my day!!!

whirlpool · 26-08-2013 11:54PM

Listening to music is a huge part of my life.

I accept that, and understand how, it is not a part of other people's, though.

It's the exact same as any drug. Some people crave it, others do not.

Da Shins Kelly · 27-08-2013 12:34AM

I absolutely love music. I couldn't go through my day to day life without listening to it. At work, driving home, walking the dog, lying in bed, getting ready for a night out, I just always have music playing. I have music for every mood really, across all genres. Finding a song that just fits perfectly in a moment, that you can completely relate to or that you just connect with on some level, is such a unique experience. Even just the sound of a beautiful singing voice or the strumming of a guitar or the beat draws me in immediately.

I wouldn't say anyone is weird for not liking music, but it's something I definitely don't understand. I love literature and film, but music definitely speaks to me in a different way. Genuinely don't think I could live without some form of music in my life.

whirlpool · 27-08-2013 12:44AM

I don't get why anyone would take offence to being described as "odd" or "weird." Odd basically means 'unlike the majority.' Surely that stopped being a "bad" thing once we all left secondary school? People need to grow up.

Newsflash: if you don't like music but most people do, then yes you're odd. If you think being 'odd' is a bad thing, then you're judgmental and may want to rethink your beliefs.

Caonima · 27-08-2013 05:20AM

ScumLord wrote: »

I like music as much as the next guy I just don't get fanatical about music and have no interest in the people playing it. I have no interest in finding out anything about the artist, what their influences are or have any interest in buying any of the merchandise.

I think music has had the goodness taken out of it lately. They're just churning out to much of the stuff these days, most musicians are only products now I think the artistic side of it has been completely washed up. We've gone through almost every combination of notes, since the synt there's no new instruments that can change the scene, we're just rehashing what's been done to date and that's only going to get worse with time.

I don't believe there's anything to be excited about in music any more. I'll come across songs I like now and again but most music these days is as disposable as toilet paper.

Never read a book and then researched the author? Find out about them when they wrote said book. Music should be, and is, no different. Music, like literature, is an expression of emotion (* I do not regard X Fuckeder or any of that **** as music). I think even the most ephemeral researching of an artist is a wonderful accompaniment to enjoying music. Even if they are the most minted gazillionaire, it's always nice to know something of the mindset that produced an album/single/EP/riff you like.

btard · 27-08-2013 10:13PM

Catari Jaguar wrote: »

Look at the flippant & dismissive language you used - bop, inane... you ARE being judgmental, and defensive to boot.

Music lovers here never said they listen to inane music, or bop or get joy from doing that either.

I feel bad for non music likers. Missing out on such a vast world - stretching over 100s of years, 100s of cultures, 1000s of genres, millions of songs. Just seems so closed minded to deny yourself such a simple pleasure that could be so personal and unique.

To me, and I think to a lot of the music lovers who are actually *shocked* and unable to comprehend, it's a huge shame, just seems like a waste. I don't know if that's judging or not. I would be heartbroken if I had a child that was unresponsive to music or tone deaf (my Gran is so it's a fear of mine)

I'm not tone deaf, but most of it IS inane to me. I realise you don't understand. Most people have no insight in to how others tick. They assume we are all basically the same. Not just with the pleasures we enjoy. It extends to all aspects of how we live our lives. I didn't fully realise how much until I read this thread. It was a real eye opener for me.

returnNull · 27-08-2013 10:22PM

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

I've been buying records every week since late 1981.

I still have my very first ever record.It was the subhumans 'drugs of youth' ep,released 1981

As i said before though,havent bought/torrented music in a long time.Just not into it as much anymore and as a result I can leave it at that.

leahyl · 28-08-2013 11:40AM

I love music, couldn't live without it. I've just realised though that ive never had a conversation with a particular friend about music, like I couldn't tell you if she had a favourite band or whatever; and she doesn't watch much tv either. She's just a more outdoorsy type. I can't understand that myself but different strokes for different folks I guess.

Hoop66 · 28-08-2013 12:15PM

returnNull wrote: »

I still have my very first ever record.It was the subhumans 'drugs of youth' ep,released 1981

Ha! I have that.

I love music and it's still a big part of my life. I listen to all sorts of stuff, punk, rock, reggae, pop, techno, classical, trad, anything. I also get exposed to a lot of new pop music - 1D and the like - as I have a 9 year old daughter. I can't say it'd be my favourite, but she likes it now. She'll like something else next year. She also likes The Clash and Clint Eastwood & General Saint though, so I haven't entirely failed as a father.

I can't understand people who say "music is **** nowadays, it's all manufactured" etc etc. Take some time to find out who is releasing music, there's a lot of good stuff out there.

That also applies to the "I only like x, y & z", surely there are artists who are a bit like x, y & z, open yourself to a new experience.

Or don't. What the fuck do I care.

PickledLime · 28-08-2013 12:21PM

Hoop66 wrote: »

I can't understand people who say "music is **** nowadays, it's all manufactured" etc etc. Take some time to find out who is releasing music, there's a lot of good stuff out there.

This x 1,000.

There's obscene amount of good music getting released these days, and with the internet it's also easier than ever to discover and procure it (nothing beats the buzz out walking out of a record shop after you've hit on something you were searching for a while though).

denhaagenite · 28-08-2013 12:29PM

Went to a music festival with my husband and a couple of our friends a few months ago. Every time we went to see a band 3 of us would be facing the stage and 1 would be facing us. He had no interest whatsoever in seeing anyone, unless it was someone especially huge like Rammstein or Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Then he would ask us "Why didn't you tell me they were playing?" and update his Facebook status with the revelation.

It was infuriating. I had been planning which bands I could see for months, it was my dream line up. I spent most of the weekend trying to avoid being roped into being wingman so he could chat up girls. He's a good friend but honestly, I think it put a bit of a barrier between us all and I will never be attending anything music related with him again as he has zero interest and will only be a distraction.

I have absolutely no idea how you can get through life not being interested in music one way or another. Is it a very Irish thing to like music and going to gigs? I know we have an abnormally high attendance rate at music events and festivals in comparison to other countries...

WilyCoyote · 28-08-2013 12:35PM

I don't want to be part of their spectrum if they don't like music and dogs. Country and bitches included!

salacious crumb · 28-08-2013 12:36PM

Every time I see the title of this thread I expect the first post to say "are dead inside" :pac:

old hippy · 28-08-2013 12:36PM

Music is essential to my day to day existence. Be it Kanye, Laura Mvula, Dead Can Dance or Debussy. From Mozart to Motorhead, from Mars Volta to Miles Davis and everything in between.

I did buy myself an MP3 player last year but rarely use it. I prefer to read, whilst on public transport.

What annoys me is people who say "it was better in the 90s/80s/70s/60s". Open your ears. Every decade has it's dross and good stuff.

Ciaran_B · 28-08-2013 01:00PM

Back in the day music was my number one thing. I was out of college and working so I had a few quid. All my money went on CD’s, concert tickets, music papers and magazines, guitar strings etc. Listened to music from the minute I woke up to last thing at night. Every bit of my walls was covered with posters and concert ticket stubs, I had 1000’s of records and every bit of floor space held piles of old Melody Makers, NMEs, Selects etc. But over the years something changed. And it slid down the list of things I do with my time.

I think there’s a point when you realise that you you’ll never be able to listen to all the music , see all the films/TV, play all the video games, read all the books/comics, see all the sport you want. So music slowly got pushed to the side. It wasn’t a conscious thing but other ‘entertainment’ seemed more appealing.

I can’t remember the last time I bought an album, went to a gig or picked up a music mag. Strange, as music has never been more available on the internet. I wouldn’t say I don’t like music any more but I doubt I’d recognise any band/singer in the top 20. From everything to nothing in the space of about 8 years.

old hippy · 28-08-2013 01:04PM

Ciaran_B wrote: »

Back in the day music was my number one thing. I was out of college and working so I had a few quid. All my money went on CD’s, concert tickets, music papers and magazines, guitar strings etc. Listened to music from the minute I woke up to last thing at night. Every bit of my walls was covered with posters and concert ticket stubs, I had 1000’s of records and every bit of floor space held piles of old Melody Makers, NMEs, Selects etc. But over the years something changed. And it slid down the list of things I do with my time.

I think there’s a point when you realise that you you’ll never be able to listen to all the music , see all the films/TV, play all the video games, read all the books/comics, see all the sport you want. So music slowly got pushed to the side. It wasn’t a conscious thing but other ‘entertainment’ seemed more appealing.

I can’t remember the last time I bought an album, went to a gig or picked up a music mag. Strange, as music has never been more available on the internet. I wouldn’t say I don’t like music any more but I doubt I’d recognise any band/singer in the top 20. From everything to nothing in the space of about 8 years.

Get back in there, dude. It will delight you. Also, old bands you may once have dismissed can suddenly make sense

WilyCoyote · 28-08-2013 01:19PM

old hippy wrote: »

Music is essential to my day to day existence. Be it Kanye, Laura Mvula, Dead Can Dance or Debussy. From Mozart to Motorhead, from Mars Volta to Miles Davis and everything in between.

I did buy myself an MP3 player last year but rarely use it. I prefer to read, whilst on public transport.

What annoys me is people who say "it was better in the 90s/80s/70s/60s". Open your ears. Every decade has it's dross and good stuff.

Apologies old boy! You're normal

Enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gN6ODUPMNE

ScumLord · 28-08-2013 04:28PM

Caonima wrote: »

Never read a book and then researched the author? Find out about them when they wrote said book.

No, why would I? Most authors are boring that's why they escape to the fantasyland of writing books.

I have no interest in the cult of the celebrity.

kiffer · 28-08-2013 05:33PM

ScumLord wrote: »

No, why would I? Most authors are boring that's why they escape to the fantasyland of writing books.

I have no interest in the cult of the celebrity.

Ditto.
I have only very rarely looked into an author... and I've never really been thrilled when I do. Either they turn out to be annoying in some way (I'm looking at you Orson Scott Card) or they turn out to have died... and if the reason I was looking into them was to find out why there's no sequel to a book I enjoyed then I'm upset.

The authors name is a label that informs me about the style of writing and gives me a good indication of if I'll enjoy the book based on other books by the same author. I don't need to know about the author's life, or wife, or husband, or kids or what they look or sound like, or if they are gay or straight or religious or not.
If they are putting out books that I enjoy I'm happy with that.

Smart Bug · 28-08-2013 05:42PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

They Listen to Bruce Springsteen. Bruce himself is a very talented individual but he's often spoken of this quirk in the past. Because of his mega fame many non music fans draw to him in an attempt to try and pass themselves off as music people. There's an actual name for this condition which I can't recall at the moment.

It's called Brucellosis.

musicfan1ie · 28-08-2013 06:02PM

Maybe some people weren't exposed to it when younger or had a bad experience.

For example, I grew up in a family where no one listened to music. No radio, no record player or stereo - zippo. I realised I liked a bit of dance music, knew the odd REm song that was popular, but not much else.

People would ask me what music I liked and I didn't know. So I did a musical blitz a few years to see what I would like - bought a jazz album, classical, Beatles, Queen, abba, bond theme and also a mercury prize award album for some indie music.

Best thing I ever did - I discovered Coldplay, goldfrapp, ed harcourt and my taste developed from there along with good old amazon to assist. Now I have 100s of different album fro hip hop, metal, dance to indie.

There is music out there for everyone, but I guess some people just aren't interested enough to look. Other things in their life fill the gap

ScumLord · 28-08-2013 06:13PM

musicfan1ie wrote: »

Maybe some people weren't exposed to it when younger or had a bad experience.

I would have thought not having access to music at a young age would make it even more exciting as a young adult. If you're being bombarded with it from a young age you'll become apathetic to it much quicker. Assumption.

musicfan1ie · 28-08-2013 06:23PM

ScumLord wrote: »

I would have thought not having access to music at a young age would make it even more exciting as a young adult. If you're being bombarded with it from a young age you'll become apathetic to it much quicker. Assumption.

That can be true. But, you also don't miss what you've never had. Maybe you realise that you don't like chart music and give up on music in general

There's maybe an obscure act who sell about 100k albums that they'd love, but they'll never know as its unlikely they they would hear of them, if they don't read music magazines, article etc. even if they did, probably not interested enough to you tube them

nlgbbbblth · 28-08-2013 06:29PM

I got hooked early on and had a part-time job / summer work as soon as was practical so I could earn money to fund a record habit. 30 years on and nothing's changed. Packages still arriving every couple of days. Car boot sales at the weekend. A new town means checking out the charity shops for records.
Some of my friends have moved on and music no longer has priority in their lives.

Keeping an open mind is essential though. When I was a teenager in the mid 1980s I was predominately buying indie stuff. Then the NME started championing hip hop and sampling [Coldcut / Colourbox etc]. That got me off on a different path which lead to soul, funk, jazz and searching for breaks in the most unlikely places. I kept in touch with pop via Now and Hits albums [and still keep this up]. However I found a lot of indie fans to be seriously snobbish and dismissive about other genres. Very negatives reactions to discussions about
- The good Cliff Richard records.
- The genuinely funky easy listening LPs from the 1960s and 1970s [too many to mention]
- The weirdness that is Phil Collins' Face Value.
- Tom Jones' groovers.
- The merits of soundalike albums [Top Of The Pops series, Hot Hits etc].
- PWL / SAW 12" productions - anathema to hipsters but genuinely well-produced remixes.

Stick it long enough and most artists will produce a least one half-decent record. Even Billy Joel [to quote an earlier poster in this thread].

People who don't like music

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