This is definitely something I needed to watch, I have the same feelings with rap and can never enjoy or even appreciate the times my friends will play that type of music. Hopefully that'll change 😅
Damn dude, great video! Don't know how this doesn't have more views. I want to try this system sometime, but with house music. I've always really disliked it, but I agree with you saying that if you're gonna dislike something, you should at least know what you're disliking. And I figured out that I don't really know what house music is! I also want to try this to immerse myself in genres I enjoy, but don't know much about - which is pretty much every genre but metal & most of its numerous subgenres... Will definitely be checking out those Ken Burns docs about country and jazz!
Thanks, that's very nice of you to say! Fearless listening is the most metal way to approach music in general! Exactly-I didn't like olives until a few years ago. Reassessed, and booom, I'm an olive fiend
Eurobeat! I was so close to doing a segment on it in my disco video, but left it on the cutting room floor to focus on Italo Disco. I still have some writing and research, so I'll definitely circle back at some point. Don't worry, we'll get your wife onboard with Eurobeat.
I think the hardest step for me personally is context. When I listen to music, I guess I'm not really considering the context, or perhaps it's so obvious to me in the things I enjoy that I don't have to think about it, or maybe context is so broad that there are things I don't realise are "context". But often my experience with context is some friend rambling to me about a bunch of history about the artist or the production or purpose of the music, that I instinctively ignore in favour of "does it sound good?". Are the books/films still worth exploring? I'm not much of a reader. Is there anything else that might help with context?
Sometimes, a full appreciation can be difficult to just explain away either in a book or a rambling youtube video. I only really started to "get" salsa music after living in Central America. In the end, it's all just a bunch of stuff to help shift the needle with your subjective experience.
good video, deserves way more attention
Thanks! Appreciate it!
This is definitely something I needed to watch, I have the same feelings with rap and can never enjoy or even appreciate the times my friends will play that type of music. Hopefully that'll change 😅
You can do it! There's so much quality hip hop out there! The only thing that this system can't help with is Baby Shark, unfortunately...
Great tips!
Thank you!
Damn dude, great video! Don't know how this doesn't have more views. I want to try this system sometime, but with house music. I've always really disliked it, but I agree with you saying that if you're gonna dislike something, you should at least know what you're disliking. And I figured out that I don't really know what house music is! I also want to try this to immerse myself in genres I enjoy, but don't know much about - which is pretty much every genre but metal & most of its numerous subgenres... Will definitely be checking out those Ken Burns docs about country and jazz!
Thanks, that's very nice of you to say! Fearless listening is the most metal way to approach music in general! Exactly-I didn't like olives until a few years ago. Reassessed, and booom, I'm an olive fiend
Speaking of music my wife abhors, but I find delightful: I’d love to see your take on Eurobeat.
Eurobeat! I was so close to doing a segment on it in my disco video, but left it on the cutting room floor to focus on Italo Disco. I still have some writing and research, so I'll definitely circle back at some point. Don't worry, we'll get your wife onboard with Eurobeat.
I think the hardest step for me personally is context. When I listen to music, I guess I'm not really considering the context, or perhaps it's so obvious to me in the things I enjoy that I don't have to think about it, or maybe context is so broad that there are things I don't realise are "context". But often my experience with context is some friend rambling to me about a bunch of history about the artist or the production or purpose of the music, that I instinctively ignore in favour of "does it sound good?". Are the books/films still worth exploring? I'm not much of a reader. Is there anything else that might help with context?
Sometimes, a full appreciation can be difficult to just explain away either in a book or a rambling youtube video. I only really started to "get" salsa music after living in Central America. In the end, it's all just a bunch of stuff to help shift the needle with your subjective experience.