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?
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?