How do you listen to music?
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Odd question I know? not the headphones argument etc
I listen to 'anything' - and i mean anything - and my mind/ear picks up on a lyric or melody and that's my hook. I just 'like it' no further reason needed
On the other hand, my missus is classically trained - and she hears something completely different (same song regardless of genre)
Swerving classical music, let me give you an idea of a song - randomly lets pick Blondie's 'Heart of Glass'
Now I fully focus on the Lyric. Being of my era its a classic - perfect almost. I sing along LA LA PITA etc. She however, almost bypasses the Lyrics (could be BLA BLA BLAH) and breathes in all the layers of all the instruments
I simply didn't get it until this afternoon until said song randomly came on Spotify and I actually listened to the 'whole' song
Enlightening. Once I zoned out Of DH and actually listened to It ALL I get her reasoning. For example, the drumming is absolutely mesmerising/sublime and I've missed that despite knowing the song for 40 odd years
Anybody else??
I listen to 'anything' - and i mean anything - and my mind/ear picks up on a lyric or melody and that's my hook. I just 'like it' no further reason needed
On the other hand, my missus is classically trained - and she hears something completely different (same song regardless of genre)
Swerving classical music, let me give you an idea of a song - randomly lets pick Blondie's 'Heart of Glass'
Now I fully focus on the Lyric. Being of my era its a classic - perfect almost. I sing along LA LA PITA etc. She however, almost bypasses the Lyrics (could be BLA BLA BLAH) and breathes in all the layers of all the instruments
I simply didn't get it until this afternoon until said song randomly came on Spotify and I actually listened to the 'whole' song
Enlightening. Once I zoned out Of DH and actually listened to It ALL I get her reasoning. For example, the drumming is absolutely mesmerising/sublime and I've missed that despite knowing the song for 40 odd years
Anybody else??
I'm the same. Glad to know I'm not alone! I'll listen to any song or melody I like the sound of, irrespective of genre, era, band, artist etc.
That being the case, I don't have a favourite band/artist/genre or consider myself capable of being able to. One song or part of a song may sound great, the rest of their songs I may not be interested in at all or worse!
However, Blur over Oasis!
That being the case, I don't have a favourite band/artist/genre or consider myself capable of being able to. One song or part of a song may sound great, the rest of their songs I may not be interested in at all or worse!
However, Blur over Oasis!
Learning the guitar, then playing in lots of bands and working in a recording studio changed how I listen to music. You get used to listening to the whole piece, picking out the different lines - no matter the genre. I used to get frustrated when the vocalist in one of the bands forgot the lyrics and sang the same verse twice, for instance - I couldn't understand how someone could 'forget' an intrinsic part of the song.
O/T, but playing in bands ruined going to gigs for many years - I couldn't go to one and just enjoy the show... I was always listening to song/set constructions and looking at the visuals with a 'critical' eye.
On another note, I sort of 'see' music as images and shades/colours rather than hear notes/melodies - sometimes I can spend ages trying to find the right 'shade' of music to match my mood, especially frustrating when I have to listen to someone else's music (Capital radio - which a work colleague listens to - genuinely gives me a headache as it transforms into static/white noise mixed with dripping water in my head).
O/T, but playing in bands ruined going to gigs for many years - I couldn't go to one and just enjoy the show... I was always listening to song/set constructions and looking at the visuals with a 'critical' eye.
On another note, I sort of 'see' music as images and shades/colours rather than hear notes/melodies - sometimes I can spend ages trying to find the right 'shade' of music to match my mood, especially frustrating when I have to listen to someone else's music (Capital radio - which a work colleague listens to - genuinely gives me a headache as it transforms into static/white noise mixed with dripping water in my head).
jules_s said:
Odd question I know? not the headphones argument etc
I listen to 'anything' - and i mean anything - and my mind/ear picks up on a lyric or melody and that's my hook. I just 'like it' no further reason needed
On the other hand, my missus is classically trained - and she hears something completely different (same song regardless of genre)
Swerving classical music, let me give you an idea of a song - randomly lets pick Blondie's 'Heart of Glass'
Now I fully focus on the Lyric. Being of my era its a classic - perfect almost. I sing along LA LA PITA etc. She however, almost bypasses the Lyrics (could be BLA BLA BLAH) and breathes in all the layers of all the instruments
I simply didn't get it until this afternoon until said song randomly came on Spotify and I actually listened to the 'whole' song
Enlightening. Once I zoned out Of DH and actually listened to It ALL I get her reasoning. For example, the drumming is absolutely mesmerising/sublime and I've missed that despite knowing the song for 40 odd years
Anybody else??
i don't care for lyrics in the slightest... they only stick out if they are awful.... more interested in the melody... i write and play songs with 6 and7 string guitars and 5 string bass.... often up to 8 or 9 different parts across all the instruments... i'm far more interested in how our singer threads a melody line/lines through the whole thing than what he's actually wittering on about... the drummer influences how i phrase parts with the punctuation points he picks up on when i'm throwing riffs around. either he melds to what i'm doing or i morph riffs around his rhythms...I listen to 'anything' - and i mean anything - and my mind/ear picks up on a lyric or melody and that's my hook. I just 'like it' no further reason needed
On the other hand, my missus is classically trained - and she hears something completely different (same song regardless of genre)
Swerving classical music, let me give you an idea of a song - randomly lets pick Blondie's 'Heart of Glass'
Now I fully focus on the Lyric. Being of my era its a classic - perfect almost. I sing along LA LA PITA etc. She however, almost bypasses the Lyrics (could be BLA BLA BLAH) and breathes in all the layers of all the instruments
I simply didn't get it until this afternoon until said song randomly came on Spotify and I actually listened to the 'whole' song
Enlightening. Once I zoned out Of DH and actually listened to It ALL I get her reasoning. For example, the drumming is absolutely mesmerising/sublime and I've missed that despite knowing the song for 40 odd years
Anybody else??
for me i love complex stuff that still bangs hard.. i love coming back to songs over and over again and picking out understated bits that aren't immediately obvious but steer the music in certain ways..
for fun i dabble with production, have a modest set up at home, some Roland kit, mac, midi keyboard and controllers etc etc and anything 4 on the floor style electronic and dance is me.
Dubstep i appreciate because of how complex some of the sounds are, morphing from one sound to another, LFOs and the like being automated and run through a matrix and multiple DSPs. I sit there for hours trying to work out how you'd go about recreating it. I often fall asleep thinking of being in front of the Mac, moving all the controllers around and how that might sound.
i do enjoy other stuff, mainly for melody - Pet shop boys in particular just seem to have the right formula, and even dare i say it, SAW tunes from the 80-90's
Just to confuse matters, i also love Pink Floyd, led zeppelin, whitesnake, the cult, guns and roses, iron maiden etc, but have classic FM playing while we sleep.
Lyrics are the last thing i consider, if everything else works then i like the tune, even if i can't make out 90% of the words
Dubstep i appreciate because of how complex some of the sounds are, morphing from one sound to another, LFOs and the like being automated and run through a matrix and multiple DSPs. I sit there for hours trying to work out how you'd go about recreating it. I often fall asleep thinking of being in front of the Mac, moving all the controllers around and how that might sound.
i do enjoy other stuff, mainly for melody - Pet shop boys in particular just seem to have the right formula, and even dare i say it, SAW tunes from the 80-90's
Just to confuse matters, i also love Pink Floyd, led zeppelin, whitesnake, the cult, guns and roses, iron maiden etc, but have classic FM playing while we sleep.
Lyrics are the last thing i consider, if everything else works then i like the tune, even if i can't make out 90% of the words
I've played guitar for a lot of years and recently started learning a lot more music theory. It's enabled me to listen to music differently. I've always listened to guitar driven music over say, dance, or pop or electronic. But learning theory has opened up a new understanding of what I'm listening to. In some ways its its good, as I can think about how the leading lines are relating to the chordal structure underneath etc. In other ways it's bad as I tend to not be able to just relax and listen to music as I used to.
So, for me, understanding music theory has helped me appreciate it more, but enjoy it less (at times).
So, for me, understanding music theory has helped me appreciate it more, but enjoy it less (at times).
The way I listen to music now is completely different to how I listened when I was a teenager.
I used to love listening to music, but hardly ever do these days.
As it's my day job, without even realising it, I listen with an analytical ear, which is the very worst way to listen to music!
Still. I can't complain. It's the price I paid.
I used to love listening to music, but hardly ever do these days.
As it's my day job, without even realising it, I listen with an analytical ear, which is the very worst way to listen to music!
Still. I can't complain. It's the price I paid.
Strangely enough - this subject came about again today in the car
I like a bit of Depeche Mode, and this track was on - so I asked the mrs (with her musical 'ear') what she thought. Her reaction was there was an undertone/beat in there that stitched it together.....I sort of heard it after a few listens - its a sort of click-click tick-tick in the background - and it runs through the whole track
https://youtu.be/fhnrrLxQEVQ - great backwards vid btw
I can hear it (sort of lol) but then I googled the track and found the studio video - ahhhh makes sense, it was the basis of the whole thing (and she was bloody right!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTB0JV385T8&ab...
I like a bit of Depeche Mode, and this track was on - so I asked the mrs (with her musical 'ear') what she thought. Her reaction was there was an undertone/beat in there that stitched it together.....I sort of heard it after a few listens - its a sort of click-click tick-tick in the background - and it runs through the whole track
https://youtu.be/fhnrrLxQEVQ - great backwards vid btw
I can hear it (sort of lol) but then I googled the track and found the studio video - ahhhh makes sense, it was the basis of the whole thing (and she was bloody right!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTB0JV385T8&ab...
jules_s said:
Strangely enough - this subject came about again today in the car
I like a bit of Depeche Mode, and this track was on - so I asked the mrs (with her musical 'ear') what she thought. Her reaction was there was an undertone/beat in there that stitched it together.....I sort of heard it after a few listens - its a sort of click-click tick-tick in the background - and it runs through the whole track
https://youtu.be/fhnrrLxQEVQ - great backwards vid btw
I can hear it (sort of lol) but then I googled the track and found the studio video - ahhhh makes sense, it was the basis of the whole thing (and she was bloody right!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTB0JV385T8&ab...
I have a feeling you and your missus will love listening the Christian James Hand dissect songs… don’t blame me if you end up getting divorced I like a bit of Depeche Mode, and this track was on - so I asked the mrs (with her musical 'ear') what she thought. Her reaction was there was an undertone/beat in there that stitched it together.....I sort of heard it after a few listens - its a sort of click-click tick-tick in the background - and it runs through the whole track
https://youtu.be/fhnrrLxQEVQ - great backwards vid btw
I can hear it (sort of lol) but then I googled the track and found the studio video - ahhhh makes sense, it was the basis of the whole thing (and she was bloody right!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTB0JV385T8&ab...
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