[-TH]

About just over 3-4 years ago I was a very enthusiastic listener of recorded jazz music and music of all kind (few hundred cd's in my house). Today I don't listen to music anymore, at all. I'm just tired of listening although I play a lot. I like to play my saxophones and piano almost daily, but listening to music doesn't feel the same anymore. When I was younger I felt that good music gave me energy, inspiration etc. but nowadays it just doesn't do the trick anymore. Is this just a period in my life or..? Anybody share this? Even a background music annoys me nowadays, few years ago it didn't matter. I think that there's so much good music I should listen to, to be able to develop as a player and as a musician, but..

-TH

 

[milandro]

funny you should say that, but I too own plenty of music on CD (and Vinyl for that matter) but yet hardly ever find a way to listen to it because of lack of time or perhaps even more than lack of time it's because I always want to do something else instead of just listen to the music. Partly has to do with not being able to listen to music while I work or while I'm reading.
I do love to load a pile of CD's with me when I drive, sometimes very long distance, a 1000Km drive gives me the chance to catch up with the music.

 

[rleitch]

When I was younger I felt that good music gave me energy, inspiration etc. but nowadays it just doesn't do the trick anymore. Is this just a period in my life or..? Anybody share this? Even a background music annoys me nowadays, few years ago it didn't matter. I think that there's so much good music I should listen to, to be able to develop as a player and as a musician, but..-TH

Well...how old are you? When I was a late teen and in my early twenties I had an insatiable ear for recorded music (and for live shows too). I mean I even used to be able to sit and listen to several ECM records in a row . Now, not so much. I think this is pretty normal, and I don't think it's about the music exactly--more a case of the distractions and tensions of the rat race/wife/child etc. sort of piling and just making it harder to get "into" the music in the way I could in my salad days. Time's wicked chariot don't you know.

Rory

ps. Have you tried Fats Domino?

 

[-TH]

rleitch: Well, I'm 30 at the moment and the "rat race" is just about to begin (getting married this summer and our first child is on it's way) So even less time in the future to try to listen some music. Fortunately I have listened the "jazz classics" but no way I can master them myself. Maybe I'll have to try to make some free time every day to be able to listen some music and that way get it going..

 

[BobD]

TH,

Are you talking about ALL music or just Jazz?

 

[AuntSaxophone]

About just over 3-4 years ago I was a very enthusiastic listener of recorded jazz music and music of all kind (few hundred cd's in my house). Today I don't listen to music anymore, at all. I'm just tired of listening although I play a lot. I like to play my saxophones and piano almost daily, but listening to music doesn't feel the same anymore. When I was younger I felt that good music gave me energy, inspiration etc. but nowadays it just doesn't do the trick anymore. Is this just a period in my life or..? Anybody share this? Even a background music annoys me nowadays, few years ago it didn't matter. I think that there's so much good music I should listen to, to be able to develop as a player and as a musician, but..

-TH

I think it's probably a period in your life...

 

[dpmusic]

yeah..you'll probably get busy for a while doing something else and then one day you'll hear something...and you go "man, that's BADASS i need to start listening to some music..."
and there's nothing wrong with taking a break from music for a while...sometimes it's necessary...

 

[potiphar]

When our first kid arrived and was old enough to appreciate I played him a different album every day (from Jazz to HM to classical). 'Twas a joy to see the lad appreciating it.

 

[cleger]

Listening to music is like sex, if you have to force yourself to do it you shouldn't be doing it.