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Musical taste and appreciation

tubby.twins

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I'm going to start off with a few observations about myself and then open this up to everyone.

As a bassist, I somewhat enjoy listening to other "bassist virtuoso albums" (e.g. Michael Manring, Jaco Pastorius, Gary Willis) but I find that I don't usually like this type of music as much as other styles, or other "instrumental solo albums".  In fact, I usually like drummers' or keyboardists' solo albums more than those of bassists.

Also, I find that the music I like to hear is not necessarily the same as the music for which I like to play bass.  I enjoy a variety of styles but I don't think I would want to end up playing that kind of music with a group.  I'm not sure why this is true.  There a number of bands whom I like to hear but would not want to emulate.

Some of my favorite albums (and artists) were discovered by accident.  In one case I ran across a CD in the used bin of a local store, and I mistook the artist for someone else whom I thought I had remembered.  In this case it was totally different from what I thought it would be, but after one listen, the music ended up changing my life completely.  Now I have (almost) all their albums.

Another album was given to me as a gift by someone else, when I bought a CD from them.  At first I didn't care for it at all.  A few months later I played it again, on a whim, and it started growing on me.  Now I couldn't imagine NOT liking this album as well as the band's other albums.

I am somewhat obsessive-compulsive about completing my collection of CDs.  In most cases if I discover a great album by an artist, I will feel compelled to buy all their other albums, unless they turn out to be completely different (in a bad way).  If this works out, I will enjoy listening to the entire works of a particular artist or band, and try to understand how their music has changed over the years.

In past years, I tried hard to share my favorite artists and albums with other people who appreciated a variety of musical styles.  In recent years I've backed off from this, and I am finding music to be a more personal experience for me.  In fact I regard some albums as "special" and probably wouldn't want to share the music with anyone else unless they explicitly wanted to borrow it or learn more about a particular artist.

Finally, I find that I'm rediscovering many of the artists and genres that I listened to in my youth (pre-teenage) after spending a few decades exploring other areas.  I am getting back into classical music after a long hiatus.

Anyone else want to share? :)

 
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