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In Reply to: RE: Do You Go Both Ways? posted by Inmate51 on March 26, 2015 at 21:42:47
I enjoy HEARING both classical and popular music. But when it comes to LISTENING, classical is pretty much it. Although when younger, I listened to a lot of rock and zero classical, I eventually had to admit to myself that there just wasn't much in popular music to LISTEN to. IMO, few real rewards come from paying close attention to popular stuff while the rewards of classical music are abundant.
-Bob
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At what age did you seriously begin listening to classical ?
I've tried but I just can't seem to enjoy it much.
I love rock, jazz, americana, and some big band. Not too much into current pop.
That is, early post-college. I wasn't brought up with classical, in fact I wasn't brought up with much music at all. My parents weren't musically inclined to any genre and I heard nothing expect what was on AM radio and at church.
There is a story I tell:
One day on the bus returning from university I over heard a couple of ladies talking. One was bragging about her son, the doctor, (yes, I believe she was Jewis). One brag was that he was into classical music despite that he had never heard it as a child. I figured if the good doctor could learn to enjoy classical music as an adult, so could I.
I love the music of Dmitri Shostakovich
Hi Abe,
Actually, I started listening to classical music in college (about 35 years ago!). Up till then, it was nothing but Beatles, Stones, Traffic, Procol Harum, Dylan, James Taylor, CSNY, etc.
Then I took a course in music history. I learned that music was not just a succession of pleasing sounds. Lots of people had actually assembled symphonies, concertos, sonatas, etc. using building blocks made of themes, rhythms and things that you could follow much like you'd follow the sentences and paragraphs of a book. I was hooked. Since then, as I said, I just haven't found much in popular music to engage my interest, other than simply enjoying the tunes, largely as musical wallpaper. It no longer really engages my interest enough to focus on it.
-Bob
10-4 on the frequent listener rewards program.Although, there is great artistry in some pop music. For me, I admire both ELO and EL&P, among others. Marvin Gaye and Otis Redding also come to mind.
Stock market is flat, but CNOOC is up.
:)
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