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post #16 of 30
3/11/10 at 7:57am
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Originally Posted by rehabitat View Post
My philosophy now is to seek out the best of ALL types of music; to listen intently to everything I come across, by accident or by design,and to filter out the gems (few) from the mediocre (most). That's not to say I have a vast collection of the most varied styles; I'm still working on that and will be until the day I die. It's a life long journey and one that is always fulfilling but always holds a promise of something new and amazing just around the corner...
Completely agree with this. There isn't a point of having a "wide" music taste if you can't even tell bad from good.
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post #17 of 30
3/11/10 at 12:17pm
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Originally Posted by Gbak View Post
I tried and failed in going "All styles have gems" my ears seem to be snobby at times.......
I agree and have drawn the line with Chinese Opera, Innuit Throat Singing and Daniel O'Donnell.
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post #18 of 30
3/12/10 at 5:35am
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I agree and have drawn the line with Chinese Opera, Innuit Throat Singing and Daniel O'Donnell.
LOL, blessed be the throats of the inuits. Btw Who-t-f is D O'D? I agree about Chinese Opera, but each to their own - it probably would require even more effort than I am prepared to give!

Down with kenny GGGGGGGGGGGG I agree with pat metheney
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post #19 of 30
3/12/10 at 3:53pm
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I agree with pat metheney
kenny's talents are too teeny."
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post #20 of 30
3/12/10 at 5:01pm
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Originally Posted by Cianyx View Post
Completely agree with this. There isn't a point of having a "wide" music taste if you can't even tell bad from good.
Bad and good is subjective. I think a big part of having a "wide" music taste is being able to enjoy songs/genres that are musically impeccable right alongside songs that are terrible but fun.

I have no problem enjoying classics like Pink Floyd and the Beatles right alongside ****ty J-pop and Kenny G.

I actually don't own any Kenny G. I was just using his name as a metaphor for ****ty smooth jazz.
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post #21 of 30
3/12/10 at 7:07pm
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Originally Posted by Head Injury View Post
Bad and good is subjective. I think a big part of having a "wide" music taste is being able to enjoy songs/genres that are musically impeccable right alongside songs that are terrible but fun.
It is subjective, but the point I'm trying to drive here is that a fan of a certain genre has to able to distinguish the good works in that genre from the bad. The bigger fan is able to distinguish between the good and the great.

That being said, I disagree that music is completely subjective. While it may be just anecdotal, I've noticed, that a more experienced listener is able to sense inspired and unique works as opposed to the casual listener. No matter how "bad" ones music taste is, I've noticed that, given time, will change to what is considered "good". But that's unrelated, so whatever.
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post #22 of 30
3/12/10 at 7:08pm
I tend to look on large "community album review" sites like the dutch musicmeter.nl and enter the name of an album I like. Then I would take a look at the reactions, and filter out the people who have a similar way of enjoying the album. The next thing I do is look at their online profile and see if I can spot any albums that I have heard of or read about somewhere else and fwir might fit my tastes. Enter it at Youtube et voilá, new music.
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post #23 of 30
3/13/10 at 5:58am
I find Spotify great for exploring more music.
Search one artist, look into related artists and off you go...
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post #24 of 30
3/13/10 at 7:45am
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Bad and good is subjective. I think a big part of having a "wide" music taste is being able to enjoy songs/genres that are musically impeccable right alongside songs that are terrible but fun.
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Originally Posted by Cianyx View Post
It is subjective, but the point I'm trying to drive here is that a fan of a certain genre has to able to distinguish the good works in that genre from the bad. The bigger fan is able to distinguish between the good and the great.

That being said, I disagree that music is completely subjective. While it may be just anecdotal, I've noticed, that a more experienced listener is able to sense inspired and unique works as opposed to the casual listener. No matter how "bad" ones music taste is, I've noticed that, given time, will change to what is considered "good". But that's unrelated, so whatever.
Wow, this is actually turning into an interesting thread. Rather than continuing to hijack this thread, maybe we should start a new one, something like "Pontificating on subjectivity in music".
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post #25 of 30
3/13/10 at 10:08am
The moment music on TV disgusted me, age 16/17 I started collecting music. First I randomly bought stuff based on what I really liked and thought and read a lot. If it wasn't for my photography hobby I could've already been into LPs. I dig for the old and original music first and sometimes buy a new album. I always go for CDs and usually read in to what I'm searching for. The 10th and 11th of April there will be a great record fair in Utrecht which I intend to visit for it's a piece of heaven on earth.

For Rock, start early 40'ties and 50'ties. The early Rock & Roll is very fun to listen to and you still hear traces of it in today's music. Classic music can be tricky so ask around, my first self bought album was Harp Concertos by Marisa Robles & others from the Decca label.
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post #26 of 30
3/13/10 at 12:10pm
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Originally Posted by rehabitat View Post
..... Btw Who-t-f is D O'D?
YouTube - BLACKBOARD OF MY HEART - DANIEL O'DONNELL
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post #27 of 30
3/17/10 at 1:15am
I'm in the same situation. I've spent way to much money on equipment over the years when I should have been spending it on music. So recently I thought to myself: what is the cheapest way of obtaining a LOT of music? Besides stealing it of course, VINYL!

Of course that leads to a few more equipment purchases (turntable/vintage receiver/diy speakers), but in the end, it'll be much cheaper. People are selling off their record collections and there are many deals to be had. Just add a record cleaner and you can get some great sounding, great quality music for cheap.

My current collection is around 500 albums (mostly CDs). That could easily be 1K if I could buy all the stuff I currently want. It's wide, but not very deep. Rock/jazz/classical/electronica/reggae. I'd really like to dive a lot deeper into jazz and classical, and a little deeper into the others, as well as exploring blues and bluegrass.
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post #28 of 30
3/18/10 at 1:15pm
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I would also like an introduction to Jazz, anybody?

Cianyx: How will I learn to filter out bad from good, I mean ok I like some classic artists like Led Zeppelin, The Clash and so on but I don't think bad and good music is determined.

The problem with my taste is that the Rock music that I listen doesn't go well with Jazz and Classical. So I can't here Pixies and then change to the Phantom of the Opera album...
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post #29 of 30
3/18/10 at 1:52pm
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I would also like an introduction to Jazz, anybody?

Cianyx: How will I learn to filter out bad from good, I mean ok I like some classic artists like Led Zeppelin, The Clash and so on but I don't think bad and good music is determined.

The problem with my taste is that the Rock music that I listen doesn't go well with Jazz and Classical. So I can't here Pixies and then change to the Phantom of the Opera album...
What kind of Jazz? There's an overwhelming amount of jazz out there. Saying just "jazz" is like saying "rock" now. There's so many variations on the term "rock". I'm into a little jazz, but I haven't touched the tip of the iceberg.

But I think any jazz fan will agree that you must start with Miles Davis's "Kind of Blue". If you don't like it at first, that's okay. It grows on you.
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post #30 of 30
3/18/10 at 5:10pm
'Olé' by John Coltrane is a good addition to 'Kind Of Blue.' Hip Hop instrumentals can work as a bridge to go from Rock to Jazz. '93'Til Infinity' by Souls Of Mischief is such an album which offers good transitional music. Otherwise Funk can work to bridge the gap.

Soundtracks from the 70'ties by Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Isaac Hayes, Willie Hutch and others work too.
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