tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157503008323740264.post7267493372769854935..comments2023-07-11T07:15:31.441-05:00Comments on The Jeopardy of Contentment: You Know What Really Grinds My Gears?Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193898227002522826noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157503008323740264.post-47819420074012196282009-02-09T22:28:00.000-06:002009-02-09T22:28:00.000-06:00Not only do I not have enough time to hear all the...Not only do I not have enough time to hear all the stuff I (think) I want to hear, but I've been guilty more than once of giving an album a spin, thinking it was crap, and then ditching it... only to return weeks (or months) later, and think, "Wow, that's really great!" Seems like a lot of albums these days are "growers" and the qualities that I would come to love are not immediately apparent with just a listen or three. This happened to me just last week (Elbow's "new" album). Yeesh.<BR/><BR/>In the end I guess it's a good problem to have?? Too much music?!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521062071966061400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157503008323740264.post-87084639557433047982009-02-09T07:31:00.000-06:002009-02-09T07:31:00.000-06:00I completely agree. I get overwhelmed with the am...I completely agree. I get overwhelmed with the amount of music I am exposed to. I can't listen to everything I'd like to....and the stuff I might like won't necessarily get enough spins to really absorb it. The problem I run into with the large influx of media (specifically music) available at my fingertips is that if a band or album doesn't grab my attention at first listen, there is a good chance that album may only get one more spin before it's retired. That really makes the "slow burner" type records lose out.<BR/><BR/>To spring board of Mike's comment, I think the two are completely related. I still acquire 95% of my music legally. However, I do download most of it from pay sites. However, if I had at least one decent record store in the KC area (if you know of one that I don't, please let me know) I would probably purchase more actual albums. I like having the physical media in my hands when I listen to it, but right now that's not feasible. I think that when I did have that album and liner notes in my hands, it meant I would come back to that record over an over, if not just because I spent 15 bucks on it. I think the overexposure definitely makes the music more disposable.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193898227002522826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157503008323740264.post-57533322884769013182009-02-08T13:10:00.000-06:002009-02-08T13:10:00.000-06:00I think a lot of people, I included, feel similarl...I think a lot of people, I included, feel similarly overwhelmed. As long as you are ipoding during every second of downtime, and stop ipoding before you go crazy I think that's all you can expect from yourself.<BR/>We are at the mercy of critics and college bloggers who have all the time in the world to trim the herd for us.<BR/>Who would have ever thought that CDs would become irrelevant before vinyls?<BR/>In this age of torrenting I think our friend's job is now not to recommend a band but to tell us that we misjudged it and to listen to it again. <BR/>Sorry if this was all really obvious.<BR/>http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.203Bang Potentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380271542974274626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157503008323740264.post-49561866522790476602009-02-08T13:08:00.000-06:002009-02-08T13:08:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bang Potentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380271542974274626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157503008323740264.post-60329456352929182822009-02-07T19:44:00.000-06:002009-02-07T19:44:00.000-06:00Chris, I couldn't agree with you more. This has go...Chris, I couldn't agree with you more. This has gotten completely out of hand. Myself,<BR/>I'm "oldschool" in the fact that I still walk down to Love Garden or Kief's and actually by a CD. For me, it is a thrill to physically have it and to read liner notes. I have yet to (and will never) download an album. I just don't get it. Where is the fun in that? I do realize CD's will soon no longer be marketed and/or printed. I guess I better dust off the old record player and listen to music the way it was meant to huh? Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com