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I have a lot of reasons to like the music I have. Now for clarification, my music composes of Anime themes, Blazblue and Persona music, and some random stuff.
1). I love Japanese games and anime and want to have the song close by on the road.
2). Some songs just sound awesome to hear over and over again
3). They are dramatic enough to make an impact or sound like good fight music
4). They match my emotions at the time of listening
1). I love Japanese games and anime and want to have the song close by on the road.
2). Some songs just sound awesome to hear over and over again
3). They are dramatic enough to make an impact or sound like good fight music
4). They match my emotions at the time of listening
Welcome to my music liberty. A lot of Persona (I'll Face Myself is still my favorite Persona song) and Blazblue (Nightmare Fiction but would really like to buy the Roku Eiyuu song that's new to Chronophantasma if Ishiwatari-san releases a non-vocal version) music on my Itunes. I guess I just have an infatuation with Japan (I may need that checked out)The Wykydtron said:
P.S. music samples for those who don't understand the references
It sounds a little bizarre asking someone why the listen to something they like because why would you listen to something you don't like? Really, why?
That question aside, I could never really put down a reason why I liked some of the music I like. Lyrics, the rhythm, the meaning I place on it from my own experiences all factor into what I like. I've listened to music, gotten attached to it, and realized it was about a god I don't believe in. Ok, cool, it's still a great song and will continue to listen. And sometimes I listen to music so it reflects my mood although this is not such a great thing to do as it can perpetuate that mood, particularly a sad one, as apposed to making you feel better.
And others...others I can't explain. Tell me what in the world Hotel California is about, why Bach's Suite No. 1 in G major (BWV 1007) is so beautiful, or what it is about Journey's soundtrack that makes me cry and remember memories I don't even have.
Although going from Bach to Tool is a pretty interesting experience.
That question aside, I could never really put down a reason why I liked some of the music I like. Lyrics, the rhythm, the meaning I place on it from my own experiences all factor into what I like. I've listened to music, gotten attached to it, and realized it was about a god I don't believe in. Ok, cool, it's still a great song and will continue to listen. And sometimes I listen to music so it reflects my mood although this is not such a great thing to do as it can perpetuate that mood, particularly a sad one, as apposed to making you feel better.
And others...others I can't explain. Tell me what in the world Hotel California is about, why Bach's Suite No. 1 in G major (BWV 1007) is so beautiful, or what it is about Journey's soundtrack that makes me cry and remember memories I don't even have.
Although going from Bach to Tool is a pretty interesting experience.
When listening to music I firstly choose based on how listenable I consider the music. Whether or not the lyrics have meaning to begin with is irrelevant, it really does actually have to be something that I can latch onto and listen to. For it to last however, I prefer the lyrics to have a bit of depth to them. It doesn't always need to be at the level of The National (who incidentally are my absolute favourite band and one of the reasons I still have faith in the USA), but it has to have some weight behind it. I tend to prefer more non-pretentious stuff, but that's up to interpretation. Third, I tend to enjoy a bit of consistency with the band. Bands like The Black Keys, The National, Cage the Elephant, Arcade Fire, Miracle of Sound, Some of Modest Mouse's stuff, British India a bit, produce really great albums and do it over and over. They have a good sound, develop beyond it and create truly masterful works, something that The National have been doing since Alligator all the way up to Trouble Will Find Me. These are the bands that have survived the test of time and are the people I fall back on when I'm sitting here at my computer.
To Sum it up, First it has to be Listenable or just plain good, Second Lyrics have to be interesting and pack a bit of punch and Third, The band has to produce consistent good quality stuff to stay on my radar. That isn't to say I don't enjoy bands that have broken up, LCD Soundsystem are one of my favourites and it's basically because all their albums were great, especially Sound of Silver, that's one of my top ten and I'm not usually a fan of that type of music.
To Sum it up, First it has to be Listenable or just plain good, Second Lyrics have to be interesting and pack a bit of punch and Third, The band has to produce consistent good quality stuff to stay on my radar. That isn't to say I don't enjoy bands that have broken up, LCD Soundsystem are one of my favourites and it's basically because all their albums were great, especially Sound of Silver, that's one of my top ten and I'm not usually a fan of that type of music.
I clicked on the first choice. Then the second choice. Then the third choice. Then saw all of the above.
I listen to the music I listen to because I love it, because it sounds beautiful, because I agree with the message, hell, I just listen. Frank Turner, Scroobius Pipp both can hammer out a decent track, Bill Bragg can lift me up and make me want to fight, Billy Talent can do the same. Tchaikovsky is what I listen to when planning DnD campaigns. Bleh.
I just love music.
I listen to mostly classical music. No vocals, pieces are anywhere from twenty minutes to an hour and a half long, require a full orchestra, strings 'n' winds 'n' percussionists 'n' a conductor, most composers have been dead for at least a hundred years... you know, music that you have to like in order to tolerate it's long playing time.
I just like it because it sounds nice. I want something that sounds like... this, and the piece I'm listening to fulfills it. I'm not looking for a piece that makes me feel sad or feel remind me of... some moment in my life. I just want to listen something and go, that piece, that piece was the best forty minutes I've had in a while.
Here's why I think classical music transcends most music: I want something fast, or I want something exciting. I put on a regular rock song - it's got a nice beat, it's got okay lyrics, but I can easily predict how the song plays out in the midst of the song. You know? I hear a motiff, I immediately guess that the song is going to do this sound while the singer says a word that rhymes with "Mine", and it's just... okay. It all sounds the same because the set up is the same: a bassist, a guitar, the singer, maybe a percussive instrument like the drums or keyboard.
Then you put on a classical piece and, holy shit, with around one hundred professional people each commandeering entirely different instruments (compared to the set up of a bassist, a guitar, and maybe a drummer or keyboard), you never know how the piece is going to play out. It knocks you off your metaphorical feet to hear the wide ranges of sound that can be made by a bassoonist clashing with an English horn clashing with a double bass. But listening to a bass guitarist playing beneath a singer in a rock band? You've heard that, and the singer isn't going to make up for it sounding so much like everyone else.
Course that probably made no sense. I can't describe it without sounding too pretentious or too full of myself.
Here's what I was listening to while I wrote that. Fucking fantastic symphony.
I just like it because it sounds nice. I want something that sounds like... this, and the piece I'm listening to fulfills it. I'm not looking for a piece that makes me feel sad or feel remind me of... some moment in my life. I just want to listen something and go, that piece, that piece was the best forty minutes I've had in a while.
Here's why I think classical music transcends most music: I want something fast, or I want something exciting. I put on a regular rock song - it's got a nice beat, it's got okay lyrics, but I can easily predict how the song plays out in the midst of the song. You know? I hear a motiff, I immediately guess that the song is going to do this sound while the singer says a word that rhymes with "Mine", and it's just... okay. It all sounds the same because the set up is the same: a bassist, a guitar, the singer, maybe a percussive instrument like the drums or keyboard.
Then you put on a classical piece and, holy shit, with around one hundred professional people each commandeering entirely different instruments (compared to the set up of a bassist, a guitar, and maybe a drummer or keyboard), you never know how the piece is going to play out. It knocks you off your metaphorical feet to hear the wide ranges of sound that can be made by a bassoonist clashing with an English horn clashing with a double bass. But listening to a bass guitarist playing beneath a singer in a rock band? You've heard that, and the singer isn't going to make up for it sounding so much like everyone else.
Course that probably made no sense. I can't describe it without sounding too pretentious or too full of myself.
Here's what I was listening to while I wrote that. Fucking fantastic symphony.
<youtube=MMEpaVL_WsU> This is what I listen to when I'm down and want to feel better.
<youtube=goDd02TTxBA> This is what I listen to when I cannot sleep.
<youtube=t2mU6USTBRE> This is what I listen to when I want to laugh.
<youtube=qQkBeOisNM0&start=62> This is what I listen to when everything is awesome and I want to accentuate it.
<youtube=sx1ucXpwkpo> This is what I listen to when I want to listen to something religious, but also care about technical proficiency.
<youtube=doiiH2FkIO8> This is what I listen to when I'm on a religious high, can't hold it in and am exploding. COME AT ME BRO.
<youtube=ZVvjXJentik> This is what I listen to when all is quiet and I don't want to ruin it.
<youtube=cR2XilcGYOo> This is what I listen to when I need to drown out the sound.
<youtube=9qAc4qWc7rU> This is what I listen to when I wish to dissect the music.
<youtube=3l5N2pabiME> This is what I listen to when I don't want to dissect, just enjoy.
<youtube=AAkFBQ6sIcc> This is what I listen to when I am working out.
<youtube=gEQNAZGoZrw> This is what I listen to when I need to feel less manic.
<youtube=ghb6eDopW8I> And this is what I listen to when I just want a damn good song.
I listen to music for a ludicrous number of reasons.
<youtube=goDd02TTxBA> This is what I listen to when I cannot sleep.
<youtube=t2mU6USTBRE> This is what I listen to when I want to laugh.
<youtube=qQkBeOisNM0&start=62> This is what I listen to when everything is awesome and I want to accentuate it.
<youtube=sx1ucXpwkpo> This is what I listen to when I want to listen to something religious, but also care about technical proficiency.
<youtube=doiiH2FkIO8> This is what I listen to when I'm on a religious high, can't hold it in and am exploding. COME AT ME BRO.
<youtube=ZVvjXJentik> This is what I listen to when all is quiet and I don't want to ruin it.
<youtube=cR2XilcGYOo> This is what I listen to when I need to drown out the sound.
<youtube=9qAc4qWc7rU> This is what I listen to when I wish to dissect the music.
<youtube=3l5N2pabiME> This is what I listen to when I don't want to dissect, just enjoy.
<youtube=AAkFBQ6sIcc> This is what I listen to when I am working out.
<youtube=gEQNAZGoZrw> This is what I listen to when I need to feel less manic.
<youtube=ghb6eDopW8I> And this is what I listen to when I just want a damn good song.
I listen to music for a ludicrous number of reasons.
When I listen to a song, I either like it or I don't. I'm incredibly simple like that.
I don't care about whether I'm "supposed" to like it or whether it's objectively good or anything. I just care about whether I enjoy it.
I don't care about whether I'm "supposed" to like it or whether it's objectively good or anything. I just care about whether I enjoy it.
It's simply because I like the sound (beat/rhythm/sound) of it? I mean certain beat and sound etc can be provoking in a good way or make you feel something.
Pretty much most of this and more.
I mean for example.
Air on the G String is something I listen to just because I like it AND it calms me down.
Punk rock gets me into a rocking mood.
And well this ...
is a kick in the head emotionally.
So yeah, there is WAY too many reasons why I listen to the music I like.
I mean for example.
Air on the G String is something I listen to just because I like it AND it calms me down.
Punk rock gets me into a rocking mood.
And well this ...
is a kick in the head emotionally.
So yeah, there is WAY too many reasons why I listen to the music I like.
All of those reasons and more.
I typically enjoy non-vocal pieces more where the instruments do the singing.
If you can convey the intended emotion without singing a word or implying what I should be feeling, you've done something truly beautiful.
Not that I despise vocal pieces.
Not in the slightest. Well...some pop songs might be the exception to that generalization.
Thoughtless words manufactured to "sound good". Some indeed do, some just sound like trash.
I digress. Music in many ways completes me, and there isn't anything quite like winding down to your favorite tunes.
Or, in mine and some others cases, composing your own even.
I typically enjoy non-vocal pieces more where the instruments do the singing.
If you can convey the intended emotion without singing a word or implying what I should be feeling, you've done something truly beautiful.
Not that I despise vocal pieces.
Not in the slightest. Well...some pop songs might be the exception to that generalization.
Thoughtless words manufactured to "sound good". Some indeed do, some just sound like trash.
I digress. Music in many ways completes me, and there isn't anything quite like winding down to your favorite tunes.
Or, in mine and some others cases, composing your own even.
I love the hell out of Industrial Metal because... well I really like techno mixed with heavy drums and guitars.
I'm a simple man with simple needs.
I'm a simple man with simple needs.
I listen to music because I like the way it sounds. No more, no less.
If it reminds me of something (Billy Talent always reminds me of spring, for instance) or I identify with the lyrics (HIM comes to mind) or whatever, that's just a bonus.
And while I wouldn't say this dictates all the music I enjoy, I do tend to place high value in well-written lyrics. It can very easily make or break a song for me. (I really can't stand tracks like Daft Punk's "Around the World.")
If it reminds me of something (Billy Talent always reminds me of spring, for instance) or I identify with the lyrics (HIM comes to mind) or whatever, that's just a bonus.
And while I wouldn't say this dictates all the music I enjoy, I do tend to place high value in well-written lyrics. It can very easily make or break a song for me. (I really can't stand tracks like Daft Punk's "Around the World.")
One might argue that the voice is also an instrument.NightmareExpress said:
The main one is this one, from the poll:
I also like music I can engage in on an intellectual level. Although most of the time I'm listening to music as a background to another activity, sometimes I just sit down and listen to music and do nothing else. When I'm doing that, I want meaningful music. Unfortunately, I don't really have any music education, but I like to try to analyse music and lyrics and see if I can enrich my appreciation. I also sometimes like to research musicians and bands to see if there's some context I can glean that would help to explain context. For example (picking better-known examples, rather than the best possible examples), you understand Joy Division and Nirvana on different levels when you know that the lead singers killed themselves.
It's interesting how people engage in music on different levels. My boyfriend is particularly keen on instrumental and cinematic music because they engage his imagination. He like to imagine stories and scenes when listening to music. Generally we share a taste in music, but he generally dislikes lyrics because they disrupt his own interpretation of a song's meaning, whereas I love lyrics because I feel they add a new dimension of meaning to the song (though I'm equally happy with instrumental songs; they probably comprise about half my music).
Although all of the reasons you listed come into it, this is the main one. There are a few songs I keep for personal significance, and I wouldn't listen to a song if I despised its beat/rhythm/sound, but matching my emotions is the big one. If music is in-sync with my feelings, it sharpens my thinking and increases my enjoyment.
I also like music I can engage in on an intellectual level. Although most of the time I'm listening to music as a background to another activity, sometimes I just sit down and listen to music and do nothing else. When I'm doing that, I want meaningful music. Unfortunately, I don't really have any music education, but I like to try to analyse music and lyrics and see if I can enrich my appreciation. I also sometimes like to research musicians and bands to see if there's some context I can glean that would help to explain context. For example (picking better-known examples, rather than the best possible examples), you understand Joy Division and Nirvana on different levels when you know that the lead singers killed themselves.
It's interesting how people engage in music on different levels. My boyfriend is particularly keen on instrumental and cinematic music because they engage his imagination. He like to imagine stories and scenes when listening to music. Generally we share a taste in music, but he generally dislikes lyrics because they disrupt his own interpretation of a song's meaning, whereas I love lyrics because I feel they add a new dimension of meaning to the song (though I'm equally happy with instrumental songs; they probably comprise about half my music).
I don't have very consistent tastes, but it's a mix of inspiring emotions (Monster Hunter theme, Cornered (Phoenix Wright), Gwyn's theme from Dark Souls, Two Steps from Hell) and liking the sound of it (Armored Core OSTs, Look Pimpin, Disagreements). Generally both.