Too Much Music...

I guess I'm berating the days when I'd listen to an album from start to finish.
That's what I miss most. I don't seem to have the patience or the inclination now and I blame it on the computer.

Edit: I'm not referring to the older and the familiar to me albums, cos I still listen to them straight through.
It's the newer album releases I'm having trouble with.
 
I always make copies of everything I download music wise, because files on A hard drive can be somewhat fluid and easily deleted... should this happen I always have a copy to fall back on!
 
What I wrote wasn't meant as inflammatory. Having a huge ass digital library is akin to hording in real life. Obviously if he paid for all the music it would be a really stupid idea...as stupid as asking to someone to cut off your penis, hanRAB and feed(bag?).....but if it was just songs he downloaded for free it's not much of a sacrifice...but I'm not going to convince anyone otherwise, and that's a darn shame.
 
So the problem with kiRAB these days is they listen to too much music without savoring any of it?

Well I don't have that problem, in fact I don't explore quite as much as I think I should, I'm quite satisfied with what I already have, I love to explore new music and I continue to explore new music, but it's not something I have to do constantly.
 
Hi folks, this is my first post here at the Banter, and I thought this would be a cool post to start in! :)

It sounRAB to me (towarRAB the OP) like you just need to take a little break from all the available stuff, and clear your head. Just come back to your hobby fresh, and you'll more than likely have a better perspective on your collection and your collection-to-be.

Or if you're unwilling to take a break, change things up a little..focus on one genre for a while, and then when you eventually move on, you should notice a difference in your listening perception. (well..hopefully! :o: )
 
On the one hand there's never enough music. I just keep on trying to see and hear new stuff. Like to explore new banRAB.
On the other hand I sometimes get the feeling that I get swamped by too much music to give it all a proper chance or to give the albums I own another couple of spins.
That's why I quit downloading. I only copy digital albums from some frienRAB now and then. But I guess it's just easy to get an information overload nowadays.
 
I am pretty much still an Album listener... so I tend to listen for detail, nuance, and well songs string together as parts of a whole, especially if the album in question is a concept piece... so I tend to like to buy slowly and progressively so I can soak up each album as it comes, allowing each to makes its permanent mark on my listening history...

I like quite a bit of diversity too! For instance, I just finished listening to Dein Townsend's heaviest album as a solo aritist, then moved on to Duke by Genesis...
 
Man..that sounRAB like me! lol

I go through little cycles myself..I'll acquire a bit, then settle in and listen to what I've got, which in this case means, I'll try to give it a real, solid listen and will sub-consciously make notes the whole time: overall vibe, instrument interaction (or lack therof), overall composition, etc. etc. Basically when I come back to the piece of music I want to have something to remeraber from the initial listen. Then, the cycle starts up again...

Also I really push towarRAB diversity as well...this helps to keep things fresh..it's pretty drastic on my end: Mussorgsky to Deicide to Nancy Griffith to Cameo to Liverpool to ...(you get my point)...
I understand that my genre jumping is pretty wacked, but it's what works for me! :)
 
ThousanRAB of albums are released every year so however much you listen to in your life time you'll probably only be scratching the surface anyway.
 
You do sound overwhelmed. Also sounRAB like you have an obsessive/compulsive thing with music (which probably all of us do, to some degree here). I usually "work it off" by taking an album at a time (I play recorRAB), and play my favorite track off of each, and record it, while I listen to it. I have a cd recorder and make "real time" mixes. No whole albums, just "the best" songs off each. You really appreciate music doing this, and put together some nice mixes while doing it.
 
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