I just cant do it /mu/. I fucking give up, how the fuck do you guys do it? No matter how hard I try I cant bring myself to listen to full albums. Seriously, I even took a list of supposedly "perfect" albums and gave up after 2 because they were honestly horrible (like only 1 or 2 decent songs). Its extremely time consuming and not rewarding imo.
Like I've fucking tried to listen to more radiohead but I cant bear to listen to a full song of them thats not creep.
is there hope for me? whats the secret here?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDzvNYVjCn8
What music do you like
>>65477795
You need a new hobby. I suggest buying color accurate monitors, a good printer, and stare at photos all day long.
Or just watch anime and play vidya like every single faggot out there.
>>65477795
lol
you seriously made a thread about your lack of attention span?
not gonna make it
drugs
>>65477795
You could just not have a real taste for music beyond catchy singles, it's not bad to be this way a lot of people are like this. Listening to a full album is kind of a dying custom in the mainstream since iTunes came out, made it much easier for artists to just sell the shit out of a few songs rather than a whole album. Your taste could just not be developed enough yet or perhaps listening to music at a deep level just isn't for you
>>65477826
I know its a cliche answer but I listen to everything except stuff that start with the word reggae.
>>65477873
Its not even about lack of attention span, its simply that I cant tolerate to listen to an entire album because MOST SONGS ARE FUCKING SHIT, and I dont see a point in listening to something I dont like. But at the same time I'm afraid that the song will get better eventually so I try not to skip it.
AND IT NEVER GETS BETTER, so its time loss, and I end up frustrated.
>>65477949
>I know its a cliche answer but I listen to everything except stuff that start with the word reggae.
I really doubt this since you can't even listen to more than a few songs by an artist who has made 1 or 2 songs you like.
Try doing something else while listening. Playing a game/reading a book/whatever. It's obviously not going to be the most immersive way to listen, but it can help you get through 45+ minutes of music.
>>65478014
Why would you equate my taste for genres with my preference to listen to 1-2 songs. Are you implying that every single song from a certain genre is great?
>>65477795
radiohead and /mu/ core fucking suck thats why
>>65478117
How can you say you like a genre if you can't stand to listen to more than a handful of songs in the genre?
>>65478155
What's the good shit then
maybe you don't like music
>>65477873
Who is this qt?
>>65477949
honestly radiohead is good but still massively overrated on this board and hipsters in general
i would recommend trying
Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
Pink Floyd - Animals
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
these imo are pretty easy to get into and work well as albums
>I listen to everything
well you could try some grind-core, 20 min albums to work your way up to full albums
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt1gYAMICpc
>>65478076
this, video games works really well cause you don't have to focus, books not so much.
top top top top top top top top top pol pot pet lel mop mop mop mop mop mop hop hop top shop crop crop pot pot big Big Rigs shig pig shig pig dig dig dig dig top top top top top top top top top fig fig fig fig fig fig fig fig fig shig shig shig shig shig shig shig shig shig pig pig pig pig pig pig pig pig pig fig fig fig fig fig fig fig fig fig pot lel
>>65477795
you have to manage to find an album you like enough that you don't want to turn it off or switch to something else
in other words, find something you personally consider a 10/10, get used to listening to it in full, then transfer that say of experiencing and thinking about albums to other ones enough to where you go into listening to most music in the mindset that you want to see how it all fits together
>>65478076
Do this, it's the best way to ease into it. I used to listen to bands entire discographies while playing wow in college.
It also has the unfortunate drawback of realizing you really liked a song from 2-3 hours ago then spending another hour trying to find it again.
>>65478179
Because like I fucking said not every song in a genre is magically great.
I could list you like 20 of my favorite songs and most of them would be from different genres
Thats the point im trying to make, I can listen to pretty much every genre
>>65478232
What music does he listen to?
>>65478204
desu
>>65478233
>OP says he cant listen to full albums
>You suggest he listens to 10/10 albums
>but how can he know they're 10/10 if he cant listen to them?
I'm at a lost here dude.
It's ok dude, sometimes you just like meghan trainor and there's nothing wrong with that.
>>65478289
better than tay tay thats for sure
fucking god-tier bait
>>65478291
determine they're 10/10 by listening to the songs you really like on them, then listen to other ones a bunch to give them a good chance, and then once you like the majority of the album start trying to listen to the whole thing
>>65478266
>Because like I fucking said not every song in a genre is magically great.
I agree, but there sure as hell are more than 1-2 or even 5 good songs in the majority of genres.
>>65477795
Honestly, go try Innervisions by Stevie Wonder. It's listenable as fuck, the music is genuinely interesting, and since it's poppy it goes down real smooth
>>65477795
go to genius.com and look up the lyrics, read the meaning of each line and then listen to the song again, you can now easily see how the story unfolds and understand what hes talking about.
focus on distant noises in the music, feel the lyrics.
also read the backstory of the album to get a feeling of how it was made.
i also struggled like you, listing to top 40 and billboard music(still listen to it sometimes) and nothing else. i came here and discovered a whole other world of music, genres and music that i thought i would never have liked before but now deeply love.
its hard listing to a full album when you've never done it before but as this guy >>65478076 suggest try to do something while listing, you might suddenly while playing shift attention towards the music and find a moment you like, ive done this with multiple albums like A Moon Shaped Pool since i didn't like it at first until listing to it while doing other things and picked up on some interesting moments in the music.
also try playing the song on Audiosurf, its incredibly immersive with the song, you basically Ride the song, you insert the song into the game and it creates a track fro you to drive in, sounds weird but its alot more fun than it sounds.
as i said before i was just like you until i tried it in different ways, its like taking a tall plank through a door, you've got to try different positions till it fits through the door.
try listening to it in different ways, you will be surprised how different you take it in
>>65478266
list those 20 please, i can give u da recc
OP here I'd like to ask that I play the piano and I really love bands that incorporate some piano tunes like what ELO did with evil women, jamiroquai with virtual insanity and the clash with rock the casbah.
If you can recommend songs/bands with similar piano tunes, that'd be great
>>65478357
this, we rec you, gib us songs
>>65477949
>>65477795
Listen to Weezer's Blue Album, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Revolver, 36 Chambers, or the Cars self titled, those albums have some of the best songwriting ever. If you can't get into them just give up, you're not one for music.
Listen to Autechre - Confield
>>65478392
dude Van Halen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMV-fenGP1g
gets me pumped
>>65477795
Wow please leave and never come back
The fact that there are people on this baord who have heard less than even 1,000 albums is terrifying to me
There is only one good album ever made and it's under thirty minutes anyway
>>65478392
Black Foliage - Olivia Tremor Control
Funeral - Arcade Fire
>>65478428
>people who haven't listened to at least 1000 albums can't enjoy music
shit tier b8
>>65478357
OK I guess I'll bite.
The clash- Rock the casbah
Jamiroquai- Virtual insanity
ELO- Evil woman
Hall and oates- out of touch
hall and oates- maneater
hall and oates- adult education
hall and oates- you make my dreams come true
soda stereo- tratame suavemente
soda stereo- nada personal
soda stereo- el cuerpo del delito
soda stereo- paseando por roma
radiohead- creep
iron maiden- the trooper
iron maiden- brave new world
iron maiden- fear of the dark
the ramones- pet semetery
the ramones- bonzo goes to bittburgh
dead kennedys- california uber allies
the misfits- teenagers from mars
marcus miller- power
stevie wonder- do like you
stevie wonder- master blaster
stevie wonder- as if you read my mind
stevie wonder- skeletons
stevie wonder- superstitions.
The police- everything she does is magic
The police- the bed's too big without you
the police- message in a bottle
Sting - seven days
cowboy bebop soundtrack- tank
More than 20, just off the top of my head.
>>65478428
>tfw i have listened to 1300 albums
>tfw still pleb as fuck
should probably bump that up to 5000 albums senpai
>>65478422
Thats not the tune im looking for, it sounds too much like a synth (maybe its the sound quality), and im looking for a more cheerful/playful piano tune
>>65478499
just stick with those. there's no hope
>>65478453
Olivia tremor control sounds too much like the beatles and im really not into beatles.
Arcade fire is sounding good so far.
>>65478583
Dont listen to this guy OP if you're not new to 4chan then you know that literally every "POST WHAT YOU LIKE" challenge will end up with people telling you you have shit taste no matter what
>>65478499
>"everything that doesnt start with 'reggae'"
>literally all dadrock
>>65478499
I know this'll sound like a neckbeard answer but your taste in music is normie x 2000 maybe as your taste evolves and beanches out you'll find an album that'll click for you, don't try to force it though.
>>65478499
listen to a pink floyd album tbqh
try dark side of the moon- actually no youll probably end it before it starts because youll think on the run is bad - try animals or wish you were here
>>65478722
in fact maybe give the wall a go, would like to see ur reaction to a concept album, however hamfisted the wall's concept is
just get into depressive shoegaze
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFUzvbkEvRk
Most people start listening to music by picking up an album by an artist whose singles they like. That album will have 3-4 songs you like and a lot of trash, mostly likely. Keep listening to those until you find one you like all of.
Or don't.
But that's just how most people do it
Honestly now if I download an album and I dislike more than about 20% of it I usually delete the whole thing
>>65478673
These are just bands off the top of my head, I obviously listen to a lot more and people usually tell me how I know a lot of obscure bands/have an unusual taste.
>>65478722
I've obviously listened to pink floyd. The wall is shit imo btw
>>65478673
>Stevie wonder is dadrock
>tank is dadrock
>marcus miller is dadrock
>jamiroquai is dadrock
>elo is dad rock
bro what?
>>65477795
Don't be embarassed, the whole "you must listen to full albums" meme was born from technological limitations - singles used to be the norm back when 12-inch records were all we had - and a rockist attitude. The album format as it exists now is dying, and some artists already realized this and started experimenting - King of Limbs was "only" 37 minutes long.
>>65478473
I'm not even baiting
How could you have any udnerstanding of music without properly understanding at least some kind of context?
OP's list (>>65478499) very clearly exemplifies what a lack of musical context looks like
>>65478820
>The Wall is shit
may as well kill yourself now
>>65478908
Its boring as fuck mate, they repeat another brick in the wall 3 times with slightly different production and some songs are literally identical.
Also you said on the run was shit, it was, but that didnt deterred me from listening to the rest of the album.
IMO one of the things I hate about pink floyd is how they literally repeat parts of a song throughout the whole album.
try wire - pink flag
>>65478898
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
>>65478958
>motifs are bad
oh boy
>>65478898
>singles used to be the norm back when 12-inch records were all we had
In this same post you said the album format was born from technological limitations but singles would be too then. Why would you want to constantly be switching records to listen to more than a few songs? Even with everything being digital I still find it annoying to have to keep constantly switching songs. It's more comfortable for me to just put on an album that has 10-15 songs on it that'll last me around an hour.
And albums being variable lengths isn't anything new and isn't experimenting. You have albums that are less than 30 minutes (and you can include EPs if you think of them as just shorter albums) and longer than 2 hours and it's been that way for quite a while. Even with the limitations of physical records you still had some artists putting out albums that wouldn't fit on a single one.
Funny thing though is that I think I remember reading that the desire for records that could hold more music was driven by classical music and people not wanting to have to flip the record in the middle of a movement or piece.
>>65478979
I dont consider them motifs when they're not short
>>65478958
>Also you said on the run was shit
I never said anything like that. It's one of my favorite songs on the album.
>>65479007
Well luckily you aren't in charge of it's definition so we good
>>65479014
Well, you (correctly) assumed that I would think it was shit, and I did. How do you even like that crap man? Its literally just a random electronic sound going up and down.
>>65478989
The future will be a landscape without said norms. Artists that want to release 3 hour long albums will do so; artists that want to release only singles will do so. Streaming is the last nail in the coffin of the CD, therefore the end of the album as standard for music output.
A cool factoid, though: the average listener is incapable of listening to full albums. Even people that buy albums usually pick one or two or three favorite songs out of the record and listen to them on loop. This is actual research but I can't be bothered to find the source now, probably a few google clicks away
>>65478204
>>65479036
You have the wrong man, I'm not that guy buddo
>>65479058
odd. i honestly cant imagine listening to music as individual songs anymore. it feels far too insubstantial an experience.
>>65478979
>motifs
>stopped reading there
>>65479073
this desu
>>65479036
kek what a turbopleb
spend ur summer kissing girls faggot, stop shitting up our image board with your normie bullshit
>this thread
>>65479058
>Even people that buy albums usually pick one or two or three favorite songs out of the record and listen to them on loop.
How could anyone do this and not get fucking bored? I can listen to an album on repeat for 3-4 days before I burn out. I can't listen to anything I've had on my mp3 for longer than a month usually.
>>65479058
I get the feeling that you think artists are being forced to release albums. This may be true for the biggest pop starts that are more commodity than anything but most artists release albums because they want to. And I don't see that going away just because it's easier (though I don't really see how, other than releasing songs as they're made rather than waiting to have enough for an album) to release single songs.
Also a lot of artists have come out saying they get fuck all from streaming so I also don't see that making artists want to just release songs as they're made on streaming sites.
>>65479036
its about how the song functions as part of the album my dude... it builds a sense of fear or paranoia if you like.. empties the listeners mind in a sort of hypnotic way, amplifying the impact of the crash at the beginning of Time tenfold
>>65479036
it's fast-paced and fun
ITT: Everyone fell for this semi-quality bait.
do you really think people OP even browse /mu/?
>>65479182
what prevents someone from /a/ deciding to browse /mu/ with none of the cultural context?
I mean, there's a reason we have containment threads.
>>65478499
CRINGE
>can't listen to a full song of them thats not creep
my man if you can't listen to airbag and love it you're beyond saving
keep trying though, honestly the fact that you're putting in effort puts you above 95% of the population
you'll find something you enjoy
>>65479036
Just give up all hope, you weren't meant for music.
>>65478958
>>65479036
honestly i'm starting to think music is just objective
>>65479182
nobody here thinks OP browses /mu/ idiot
it's obvious he's a summerfag, he's not baiting, just a gigapleb
I just listened to the entire Funeral by Arcade fire.
I beared through it, and I liked the first 3 songs, but then it became kind of a chore to complete.
Also I wonder why the hell did that user recommended it to me after asking for something similar to the piano tunes from the clash and ELO
>>65477795
shorter albums my guy, listen to nervous breakdown or some shit
>>65479422
Try the Richard D James album by Aphex Twin, it's very short. I am very much interested in what you would think of that.
>>65479422
>Also I wonder why the hell did that user recommended it to me after asking for something similar to the piano tunes from the clash and ELO
I was thinking that too...
The New Pornographers' Twin Cinemas would be a better recommendation, for that era and style of music.
Check this out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBAUQaj6EJo
>>65479478
ps. by that era and style of music I mean Arcade Fire's era and style, not ELO and the Clashes
>>65479422
you might be doomed to greatest hits albums
>>65479058
>A cool factoid, though: the average listener is incapable of listening to full albums.
Wow, most people are utter plebs. Who would have guessed?
>>65477795
Try long EDM mixes
BBC 1 Essential Mixes are a good start
>>65478499
Since you like Maiden, Powerslave is a good one to listen to all the way because every song except 1 or 2 is consistently good and it has fairly diverse songs.
>>65478400
those first two albums are total fucking shite
>>65479630
>ITAOTS
>shite
kys my man you fell for the meme
>>65478204
whatever you like retard
stop taking mushit seriously
most mushit is mostly interesting not actually god tier to everyone or anything like that
>>65479470
Yeah I stopped at the half of the 2nd track
>>65479705
wew
e
w
>>65478499
Summer makes me depressed as fuck
>>65479649
It is shite
Always hated that fucking shitheap failure of an album
>>65479726
I've been here for years
>>65479711
its just a bunch of BEEP BOOP BEEP BOOP BEEP BOOP and not the good kind.
>>65479478
Hated the vocals
>>65479747
try some good BEEP BOOP BEEP BOOP BEEP BOOP then
>>65479739
>my personal tastes are the objective measure of quality
All of those albums are critically and commercially acclaimed, why is your opinion worth more than so many others?
>>65479747
>he doesn't like 4
die
>>65479758
Look...I'd just like to know if theres any band that has a piano that sounds like ELO's, jamiroquai or the clash. Is it really that hard?
It all started with me explicitly asking this and being given a completely unrelated response (listen to arcade fire which literally had no piano), then after being told I didnt liked arcade fire, I get recommended to listen MORE BANDS LIKE ARCADE FIRE
What the fuck man
>>65479806
this board is a hive of people who like samey, generic indie rock. it shouldn't be very surprising anon.
>>65479747
>I've been here for years
I am genuinely in awe at the fact you think there is even one person in this thread who would believe that
>>65479705
jesus christ if you don't put any effort in and waste a little bit of time you will never find anything good
>>65479823
I swear its as if I was ordering a big mac and have the cashier give me a salad instead.
>>65479826
I dont care if you believe it or not, just find it funny how people here will say that anyone who disagrees with the majority is instantly a summerfag who has never been here.
>>65479854
It's not even the fact that you're disagreeing with people, but what would you be doing on a music board for years if you barely enjoy music?
>>65479705
Here's the thing though man, a lot of records that I absolutely love through and through took a little while for me to get into them. Some songs that I wanted to skip at first turned into favorites as I kept listening. I honestly think you need to be more patient.
>>65479705
hahahahaha just about what I expected
ahhhh summer
>>65479806
How much ELO have you listened to? Have you given the albums a shot? They have some good ones.
try this recent release my man ;^) it's high energy
also you may want to try Bottomless Pit by the Death Grip
>>65479839
How about stop with the random recommendations that are similar to stuff I just admitted to dislike?
>>65479872
>Not liking albums equals not enjoying music.
Theres 2 factions on /mu/: albumfags and songfags, I'm a songfact.
Seriously every day theres a debate about wether listening to albums sucks or not.
>>65479926
no there isn't lmao. there's like a bait thread every week or so
>>65479912
I've listened to a lot of ELO but not their entire dischography. I like their happy tunes, because honestly I just feel that their general tune is too depressing/nostalgic, like with telephone lines. I'm more of a fan of cheerful/playful music.
>>65479917
Guy who """recommended""" it here. It wasn't a recommendation. I just wanted to see your reaction to it
>>65479936
Just this week there has been at least 2 per day. And dont say no because I've made about 5 of them
>>65479959
ayy (doesn't count tho ;^) )
>>65479959
that's because it's summer and idiots like you are here til september :)
>>65479926
Who the fuck have you been talking about hall and oates with for "years"?
>>65480007
I'm not the guy you're quoting but please dont talk shit about h&o.
Like I understand that 4chan being 4chan everyone has to act like a dick and pretend that everybody else's taste suck but theres no need to be such a retard to insult actually great artists.
>>65480027
He's not insulting them. Just saying that nobody ever talks about them here.
>>65478392
try these
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LEXJfcIQfI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHIhsq9qHPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuM2FTq5f1o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49U4bBQMdWI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deB_u-to-IE
>>65480027
Sorry oates, didn't mean to hurt your feelings
>>65478076
really good advice, forreal. unless I'm insanely excited about a new album or something I NEVER listen to an album while doing something else. you'll see a few people on here claiming that you have to do that to appreciate it and they're wrong.
>>65478230
I'd say those albums are still a little difficult but whatever. good advice w/shorter albums though. OP should try older albums cause they're usually shorter pre-CD era
>>65478343
better suggestion for an album but it's still a little long. might work with the whole "doing something else while listening" though
>>65478355
also very good advice, underrated post
>>65478400
most of those albums are relatively hard to get into if you aren't already into music for albums. anyone who says "you're not one for music" because you don't share their taste is lame
>>65478419
hahahahahahahahahaha yeah no autechre is a nightmare for entry-level /mu/tants
>>65478428
chill how is someone supposed to make the jump from radio-level mainstream listening (skip midway through songs-level bad) to reddit-level interest to 1000+ albums interest, there's no community out there for the inbetween
>>65478627
underrated, good advice
>>65478798
ehhh sort of true, I've found that as I listen to albums more and more the songs just kind of morph into each other. you get to the point where if you put a song you normally listen to in album form on a playlist you'll get really disoriented when it skips to something else at the end
>>65478848
this
>>65478898
also this, while I think there is serious value in listening to entire albums all the way through it's your life
>>65478979
yeahhh that's a v. controversial opinion OP
>>65479146
this is more true than you might think, there are a lot of posers out there
>>65480050
I've listened to these, they're good.
>>65479182
>someone isn't as experienced as I am and they posted on a massive online community about their lack of experience
>going to a ton of effort to clarify their positions to people and are being rational
>they MUST be joking
go away
>>65479204
>you're beyond saving
>keep trying though
pick a position you goofball
>>65479228
go away
>>65479470
bad idea
>>65479758
also bad idea
>>65479806
not that I'm the absolute best at suggestions in this realm but I'd really really recommend more stevie wonder like the guy above said. also maybe a stretch but you *might* like the beach boys? maybe?
>>65479839
this is also true but not in context of that album at all, obviously w/your tastes you aren't gonna be into aphex and that doesn't make you impatient. but yes, you do have to put in effort, and be willing to listen, for a little bit at least, to something that you don't really like. something idk if you're realizing is that albums grow on you if they're good and your type and you give them a chance. you literally start liking them more. it's really quite a cool experience.
>>65479916
nope
>>65480050
nice recs gj
>>65479916
yo op pls go trough with my recz pls
>>65479916
>>65480118
Whats the name of the first one?
>>65477949
Listen to some music that surprises and blows your mind so that you don't have to TRY and make it through a whole album. I don't blame you for not making it through fucking radiohead. You probably just aren't an attentitive listener, I listened to albums and did nothing else when I was 10.
>>65480150
reverse image search it you fucking newfriend
>>65480150
skepta - konnichiwa , but try death gripz first (you can skip first two i guess(
>>65478499
Listen to the doors my man
>>65477795
Please never try to adjust yourself to fit into what /mu/'s standards of "right" are
That's what I fucking did and I'm only even more depressed, negative and isolated than I had been before.
>>65477795
Get ADD meds. But sincerely you're probably just a pleb.
>>65480263
sounds like you should consider your name, tripshit
>>65480263
good advice
>>65480298
heheheh I like this thing
>>65478499
are you a girl? you're a girl aren't you. either way this board and the whole "music as a hobby" thing probably isn't for you.
>>65480344
>implying music isn't just a hobby for all of us
If you don't work in the music industry, it's just a hobby for you.
>>65480344
who cares about genders famalama
>>65480363
that's exactly my point, it's just a hobby. but if you can't listen to full albums no matter how hard you try, then you should try a different hobby. because listening to music as a hobby requires, you know, listening to it.
>>65477949
maybe you just hate music
>>65478444
THIS
>>65479747
There's also drums on RDJA you douchebag
>these are the people you post with
wew
>>65480423
Well yeah, but it's silly to say you can't enjoy music if you don't enjoy the same music as you, or enjoy it in the same way as you.
I can enjoy books and not like the same ones as you, or games, or anything really.
>>65480630
there is a difference between enjoying something and calling it a hobby. you can enjoy whatever you like, i don't give a shit. but if you say building model airplanes is a hobby of yours, and then you take me into your garage and show me one of those wooden party favor planes that are built in 30 seconds, i'd think you're full of shit. also wondering where i said or implied that you can't enjoy something if it isn't my exact taste or method, i don't think that. wasn't expecting to have to explain myself this in-depth.
>>65478499
just leave
there is no saving you
>>65479826
To be fair /b/ exists, maybe he's just beginning his newfriend's pilgrimage.
>>65480690
Well yeah, sure, I wouldn't go calling myself an enthusiast, but music isn't a technical skill you have to work on in order to be good at, it's something you listen to. Whether you listen to it for enjoyment or not doesn't change whether it's a hobby for you I think.
But you're entitled to think differently.
Also, you judging them on their taste says to me that you think it should be more similar to yours.
>>65478499
Nigga everyone knows Dream of Mirrors is the best Iron Maiden song.
>>65480783
>I wouldn't go calling myself an enthusiast
good
>Whether you listen to it for enjoyment or not doesn't change whether it's a hobby for you I think
refer to the model airplane example
>Also, you judging them on their taste says to me that you think it should be more similar to yours
i never said anything about their taste, because once again, i don't give a shit.
my point is that full albums are widely accepted (not by everybody) as a big part of fully appreciating music, and if you are incapable of sitting through one, then this board is an odd pastime and most people won't take you seriously if you say music is a hobby of yours. i never tried to make any other point besides this one.
I would say listen to full albums while doing something because if you have short attention span after the first two songs you are not gonna enjoy the music even if it suits your taste because you just cant concentrate and fully enjoy it while feeling like you need to get up and do something that stimulates your brain more.
Go for a walk or something and listen to albums. I also find it hard to just lay in bed or sit and listen to music while doing nothing. I really enjoy listening music when walking somewhere or on a bus but for some reason at home I can't just sit and listen and not browse the web or play vidya or something while doing it.
>>65477873
who's this semen demon?
>>65480783
>but music isn't a technical skill you have to work on in order to be good at
disagree
>>65480278
It's not ADD, it's just bad taste
>>65477795
Go for a walk and listen while walking
>>65478499
Well since you mostly like punk rock, then fuck it, don't listen to albums. Y'know back in the day, people used to strive to make mixtapes and pick out their favorite songs, because it was an unknown thing, so much more convenient than putting on a record for one song. So when cd's and computers came about, it was revolutionary. Still listen to new albums to pick out songs you might like, but fuck it, nobody cares if you listen to full albums or not! In fact a lot of artists' best songs are singles, not even part of an album! there are exceptions, and I will tell you there are some albums that are definitely worth letting into your life, but even so, you probably know that, and I'm sure there's at least ONE album you adore. Anyway, here's some songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePtFsUGvSss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8O2ToQ_Dok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gTxo-vHGfQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpVqWS-cUKc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjqlz22ETnU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sofSMk7hkcA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=302oEzSPCqE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gylw5PZKN1U
these are all good and the ones with albums are worth checking out, seriously listen to some of these songs and tell me what ya think
>>65481119
I agree with you in the case that you disagree with that very, very, dumb statement.
>>65478076
I'm able to jam out to like 3 albums at a time if I'm cooking. One of the few environments you can play music out loud at home and still dance.
>>65481119
>>65481199
he's talking about listening to it, not making or appreciating it
>>65480898
>refer to the model airplane example
You can make simple model airplanes and still do it as a hobby anon, you don't have to be an enthusiast to have something as a hobby.
>i never said anything about their taste, because once again, i don't give a shit.
You responded to a post where they listed their favourite albums, and mocked them.
>>65481119
>>65481199
As >>65481216 said, I'm talking about listening to music, not the actual creation or critique of it.
>>65481277
>>65481216
I know he's talking about listening, I disagree. Unless you are literally talking about only the physical act of listening, which then duh, I would agree doesn't take skill. However that would imply that "listening to music" only implies that, in which case i would disagree with that. Perhaps then it's not a good term here, as physically listening doesn't take skill, but appreciating and understanding absolutely does, which is a lot more important and relevant to this thread, and of music listening as a whole.
>>65481277
>You responded to a post where they listed their favourite albums, and mocked them.
welcome to fucking /mu/
>>65481277
>You can make simple model airplanes and still do it as a hobby anon, you don't have to be an enthusiast to have something as a hobby.
i suppose. pretty autistic to post about it on a model airplane board though no?
>You responded to a post where they listed their favourite albums, and mocked them.
caught me. neither of you should be on this board.
>>65481338
i'm pretty sure he's talking about the literal act of listening, which is fucking retarded to even mention, but he's not wrong.
>>65477795
Most albums are about a half hour long. If you can't sit still for that long, you might have bigger issues.
It might help to try listening to continuous pieces - i.e. rock operas, classical works, extended jazz pieces, concept albums, prog rock, etc.
The fact of the matter is, in any album there are stronger and weaker tracks. But often, the weaker ones contribute to the power of the stronger ones by painting a more complete picture.
There are certain genres where you shouldn't feel bad about not listening to full albums. For example, most pop albums are literally a collection of 2 to 5 strong singles, and the rest is just worthless filler. There are also a lot of genres where songs are envisioned as stand-alone - there are lots of punk and garage rock albums that are literally just compilations of the bands' strongest songs. In these situations, there's no need to listen to the whole thing, though if you really like the band then you should probably find listening to the whole thing enjoyable.
But with conceptual bands like Pink Floyd and Yes, for full impact it's absolutely necessary to listen to the full album to get the full impact of the album. To not do so would be to watch one random scene of a film, and ignore others for not being as interesting or exciting.
>>65478499
I just kekd irl
>>65478499
you have to be 18 or older to visit this site
>>65478958
I'm lmaoing at your shitty opinion.
>>65478499
Yikes...
>>65481338
That's where you're making the mistake. There's nothing inherently wrong with listening to music for enjoyment, which takes no skill or practice to do. You like what you like, there is no goal, or getting better at that.
>>65481384
>i suppose. pretty autistic to post about it on a model airplane board though no?
Not if you're going "Hey guys, I really enjoyed these entry level designs, do you guys know anything similar?". He's not claiming to be patrician or any of that stupid shit, he's flat out asking for recommendations as to albums he may like listening through, and getting hit with recommendations completely different to what he's asking for.
>caught me. neither of you should be on this board.
Wow, I'm sorry, I forgot /mu/ was your super secret special club for fans of your favourite albums only, and totally not a public forum for anyone to post anything to do with music. Stop being so autistic.
>>65481527
If only you had any valid criticism for his opinion.
![220px-In_the_aeroplane_over_the_sea_album_cover_copy[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/MpJDtzn.jpg "220px-In_the_aeroplane_over_the_sea_album_cover_copy[1].jpg")
>>65477949
Listen to this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtbNbL8U91c&list=PLPa3WXfTbOuXQ-p5qEQ-wl6EVHsKVZGQp
Thank me later.
![220px-ItAotS_postcard_origins[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/evtJEhI.jpg "220px-ItAotS_postcard_origins[1].jpg")
>>65481678
This one might be better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wabrnt1MVVQ
>>65481662
If only I cared. :^)
Honestly I don't either unless they are like albums that can only be enjoyed in full like goegaddi or shpongle albums
>>65481636
/mu/ is pretty pleb anon, the only good part of /mu/ is the sharethread's, that's the only place that you can selectivity choose the album's genres for free acording to your taste, try downloading 10 or 20 albums, try the sample's if you like them then download, I've found some of the best shit in my life from doing this consistently. Erase the albums that you don't like and keep the one's that you find some how interesting keep them saved in your music player or app or whatever, keep them saved so you can listen to the one or two songs that you like, you'll eventually start listening to the whole album. And again erase the s*** you don't like, I think you'll actually enjoy the Kalahari Surfers it's based South African very obscure 1980's art/rock political anti establishment music, makes sense when you think about the situation there in.
>(Try Maid's day off on the first link)
&
>(Safety Seat in the second link)
Here's the links.
http://kalaharisurfer.bandcamp.com/album/sleep-armed
http://kalaharisurfer.bandcamp.com/album/living-in-the-heart-of-the-beast
Honestly the best thing I've heard in my life.
>>65481205
THIS
i love dancing/singing like a retard when I cook
>>65478076
Paint
