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kerpingtack) wrote2006-12-31 09:03 pm
kerpingtack) wrote2006-12-31 09:03 pm
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2006 retro: music
This is the worst idea. I can't remember back that far. And yet I insist on doing this. I had Top 10 Songs, Top 10 Earworms, and Top 10 Albums, but I figured that those weren't significant.
Top 10 7 Finds, unordered
1. Explosions in the Sky
2. The Who
3. The Cardigans
4. Nina Simone
5. Guided By Voices
6. Hans Zimmer
7. Moxy Früvous
Notable Changes In Musical Opinion
1. I no longer judge anything but people's musical taste by... their musical tastes. What I mean by this is, that my opinon of someone used to be lowered if they liked some godawful band, and this is no longer so. The only thing that changes with me now is how much I trust their musical taste. Because music is the most universalest thing ever. *halo*
2. Separated objective quality from emotional attachment, all across the board. Meaning that, uh, I used to think that if I thought a band was good, then it'd by definition be a favorite, and that's not exactly the case. Haha, and it only took me this long.
3. Finally let go of "everybody else likes it! but I don't! I must not be listening co-rrect-ly!" Sometimes everyone else is just taking crazy pills.
4. Clarity is probably not as objectively good as I used to think, but it's still definitely in my top 5. See no. 2. Then again, maybe I'm undercutting it as a defensive reflex kind of thing... I don't think I can tell anymore. It was too important during my formative years.
5. I kind of understand what "self-indulgent" means in music (I think) and why it annoys people.
6. Musicians are unpredictable and unfathomable. How can Stuart not like We Are the Sleepyheads?? I CANNOT GET OVER THIS.
7. I learned that I can't be trusted. One day I'll hate something and the next I will be all "this is brilliant!!" Usually the wrong first opinions come when it's really late, when I'm really tired, when I've been online for a really long time, or all three. Fancy that.
8. At the same time I've been less patient with new bands. I'm not as willing to try out random new things anymore, and if I feel itchy listening to something, I will delete that ess-oh-bee. This means you, Franz Ferdinand. Sorry.
9. I haven't played my viola in like, a year. This isn't a Notable Musical Opinion, but it's true. I do like playing, it's just that I get discouraged really easily. D:
10. I'm not into jpop anymore. I'm terribly uninterested. Maybe it's because I'm putting more stock in lyrics, which is a hassle when listening to songs in a language you don't know at all. Most of the mainstream jpop, which is what's available to me, is not terribly good either. I've forgotten how to find stuff I like. D:x2
I'd also like to say that Belle and Sebastian prolly saved my life more than I know this year. Just having The Life Pursuit to look forward to, let alone having it full-stop, was a big saving grace for the first two months of the year. The concert will-we-won't-we was nice too, in a happy fun stressful way. This was also the year of live concerts leaked all over the place. And tons and tons of old, live, and unreleased tracks (Pocketbook Angel and Hurley's Having Dreams = fanning the flames of B&S love). Careful viewings of Fans Only. Annotating This is Just a Modern Rock Story with highlighters during the summer. (Lulz, as my mom said, if only I put as much effort into school.) Falling completely in love with Stuart. Going to the concert. *fireworks* It's always a good thing when you love something so much, but I really think B&S is special in that it gives a lot. I mean. All that guff about their intimacy and personal connection were quite right.
Top 10 7 Finds, unordered
1. Explosions in the Sky
2. The Who
3. The Cardigans
4. Nina Simone
5. Guided By Voices
6. Hans Zimmer
7. Moxy Früvous
Notable Changes In Musical Opinion
1. I no longer judge anything but people's musical taste by... their musical tastes. What I mean by this is, that my opinon of someone used to be lowered if they liked some godawful band, and this is no longer so. The only thing that changes with me now is how much I trust their musical taste. Because music is the most universalest thing ever. *halo*
2. Separated objective quality from emotional attachment, all across the board. Meaning that, uh, I used to think that if I thought a band was good, then it'd by definition be a favorite, and that's not exactly the case. Haha, and it only took me this long.
3. Finally let go of "everybody else likes it! but I don't! I must not be listening co-rrect-ly!" Sometimes everyone else is just taking crazy pills.
4. Clarity is probably not as objectively good as I used to think, but it's still definitely in my top 5. See no. 2. Then again, maybe I'm undercutting it as a defensive reflex kind of thing... I don't think I can tell anymore. It was too important during my formative years.
5. I kind of understand what "self-indulgent" means in music (I think) and why it annoys people.
6. Musicians are unpredictable and unfathomable. How can Stuart not like We Are the Sleepyheads?? I CANNOT GET OVER THIS.
7. I learned that I can't be trusted. One day I'll hate something and the next I will be all "this is brilliant!!" Usually the wrong first opinions come when it's really late, when I'm really tired, when I've been online for a really long time, or all three. Fancy that.
8. At the same time I've been less patient with new bands. I'm not as willing to try out random new things anymore, and if I feel itchy listening to something, I will delete that ess-oh-bee. This means you, Franz Ferdinand. Sorry.
9. I haven't played my viola in like, a year. This isn't a Notable Musical Opinion, but it's true. I do like playing, it's just that I get discouraged really easily. D:
10. I'm not into jpop anymore. I'm terribly uninterested. Maybe it's because I'm putting more stock in lyrics, which is a hassle when listening to songs in a language you don't know at all. Most of the mainstream jpop, which is what's available to me, is not terribly good either. I've forgotten how to find stuff I like. D:x2
I'd also like to say that Belle and Sebastian prolly saved my life more than I know this year. Just having The Life Pursuit to look forward to, let alone having it full-stop, was a big saving grace for the first two months of the year. The concert will-we-won't-we was nice too, in a happy fun stressful way. This was also the year of live concerts leaked all over the place. And tons and tons of old, live, and unreleased tracks (Pocketbook Angel and Hurley's Having Dreams = fanning the flames of B&S love). Careful viewings of Fans Only. Annotating This is Just a Modern Rock Story with highlighters during the summer. (Lulz, as my mom said, if only I put as much effort into school.) Falling completely in love with Stuart. Going to the concert. *fireworks* It's always a good thing when you love something so much, but I really think B&S is special in that it gives a lot. I mean. All that guff about their intimacy and personal connection were quite right.