@fmf saidDoes anyone else ever feel this?
Too much music to listen to. Can't keep abreast of it. Might be missing stuff that needs to be heard, trends and innovations to be perceived. There's also so much I already have that's being neglected and it waits, queueing for my ears. Old stuff, new stuff, new stuff that's like old stuff. It's like a weight pressing down on me, a sense of grief, a feeling of helplessness and di ...[text shortened]... which I can revel and gorge ~ it has, instead, disconcerted me.
Does anyone else ever feel this?
I used to feel this, but with the passing of the years discovered the world of music is far too large to be fully discovered, understood, and fully appreciated by any one person. Take in small portions, savor each piece, and save your favorites for future listening. The anxiety will fade, and your appreciation of it will grow.
10 Aug 22
@mchill saidThis feeling of being overwhelmed is becoming more pronounced as I get older.
Does anyone else ever feel this?
I used to feel this, but with the passing of the years discovered the world of music is far too large to be fully discovered, understood, and fully appreciated by any one person. Take in small portions, savor each piece, and save your favorites for future listening. The anxiety will fade, and your appreciation of it will grow.
10 Aug 22
@beowulf saidI know what you mean about radio. I think it's on the way out, though: it's getting steamrollered by the interactive properties of playlists and streaming.
ok I will rephrase what I said.
The music they put on the radio, over here, sucks balls because it's always the same storyline.
Getting together or breaking up.
So North America sucks balls as far as radio music is concerned.
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@the-gravedigger saidI loved music both listening and playing, I still have a guitar but rarely play, could do with some inspiration. as to new music my kids do tend to keep me current but not with musical wallpaper.
I think I am typical. I believe most people have great fondness for the music of their youth but let the other stuff just pass them by.
@the-gravedigger saidSo, if you were midway through your life, you would not forgo the music you knew from the first half of your days on Earth [and never hear any of it again] in exchange for access to the music you would encounter in the second half of your life?
I think I am typical. I believe most people have great fondness for the music of their youth but let the other stuff just pass them by.
@fmf saidCorrect. I am pretty clueless on anything post 2000.
So, if you were midway through your life, you would not forgo the music you knew from the first half of your days on Earth [and never hear any of it again] in exchange for access to the music you would encounter in the second half of your life?
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10 Aug 22
@the-gravedigger saidGood news, y2k didn't happen.
Correct. I am pretty clueless on anything post 2000.
@beowulf saidAre you kidding me?
Modern music sucks balls.
Every damn song is about a relationship.
Breaking up or getting together 🙄
They have no creativity.
The 70's and 80's had the best music as far as talent and creativity is concerned.
Almost all the music of the 70s was about "Breaking up or getting together."
The 80s wasn't much better in this regard.
@moonbus saidI have little time I can devote to reading. I tend to stick to the classics these days. That and textbooks. Sooooo many textbooks, >sigh<.
@FMF
I feel the same way about books. So much to read, so little time, where to start.
Kindle is a godsend.
Working my way through Alexandre Dumas right now.
10 Aug 22
@beowulf saidI stream Amazon Music at work.
ok I will rephrase what I said.
The music they put on the radio, over here, sucks balls because it's always the same storyline.
Getting together or breaking up.
So North America sucks balls as far as radio music is concerned.
I can choose a category, like "Classic Rock" or "70s Pop" and that's all I get, with no commercials.
F radio. I only listen to radio for local sporting events.