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I'm not sure if I'm unique in this respect, but I have about 15 to 20 songs/mixes/pieces that I regularly listen to. I never get tired of them, and they are sat

I'm not sure if I'm unique in this respect, but I have about 15 to 20 songs/mixes/pieces that I regularly listen to. I never get tired of them, and they are satisfying enough to me that I don't need to really seek out new music. What does happen to me is that every 2 years or so I find that I get on a particular kick to listen to a certain type of music. This happened to me with baroque/classical/romantic orchestral music recently, but again I eventually reached a point where I had found about 15-20 pieces that I would repeatedly listen to and no longer needed new pieces as I was so satisfied with what I had found. It's not that I don't love music. I do, and each day I listen to it for 2-3 hours.

aaroninsf 9y ago
Playlists pls :)
maxxxxx 9y ago
I do something similar but I am not sure if it's a good thing. Sometimes I feel it feeds my autistic tendencies.
- meri_dian 9y ago
  I'm not diagnosed autistic but I definitely have strong obsessive and ADHD tendencies about things I get interested in. For music, the pieces I find myself listening to repeatedly have a particular quality that I can't really describe, but they just sound so good, so perfect, that they make me feel transcendent .. it's honestly like sex. I like all music and I'm cool with having anything on in the background while I'm doing work, but when I'm really determined to focus on what I'm listening to I need to listen to the music I love, and the list of that music is very short.
  - maxxxxx 9y ago
    That's exactly how I feel. I have a few pieces of music that speak to me and have done this for many years. Sometimes I find something new but that's rare. I am also not diagnosed but all the signs for some level of autism are there.
    - zodPod 9y ago
      Just want to add, same all around!
- sogen 9y ago
  playlist please
sogen 9y ago
me too i found after getting a new laptop that i really only listend to 2-3 records i bought ages ago. iTunes can confirm, it says i only listened to 7 files (4songs and 3 albums) this past year
fhood 9y ago
Haha, I guess I'll provide the dissenting voice. I know I get bored of songs and as a result I actually ration my favorite music. As a result I am always hunting for new stuff, so that when I do go back to my favorites playlist it remains fresh.
- robryan 9y ago
  Yeah, last year on Spotify my favorite band was my 4th most played. Definitely try to ration, especially if I am playing full albums.
jerf 9y ago
"I'm not sure if I'm unique in this respect, but I have about 15 to 20 songs/mixes/pieces that I regularly listen to. I never get tired of them, and they are satisfying enough to me that I don't need to really seek out new music." I suspect what you are is normal. I recall reading an article somewhere about how the average person over 30 or 40 listens to no new music, ever, at least in the purposeful sense. Hence the stereotype of "Grandpa", who insists that the best music just happens to have been the stuff that he listened to from ages 12-22 or so, and never moves. It seems that people over that age who seek out new music at all are already outliers. I find personally that I do "consume" music. Not too quickly. My favorite albums probably had a good 50-100 plays in them, and I still like them well enough when I revisit them. But over the course of months and years, yeah, I do like being able to find new stuff.
- johnny22 9y ago
  My father certainly wasn't listening to much new music (he's nearly 70), but then he started watching Austin City Limits and listening to the local uni radio station. His tastes are still changing. I am sure he's an outlier though.
zodPod 9y ago
I tend to listen in this kind of way but usually I listen to something for a few months until I can't stand it. Most of my playlists have less than 10 songs on them and I just repeat them all of the time until I find myself skipping most of them. Then I realize I have to go find more music. Right now I'm actually just looping the same song because I have only found one suitable replacement so far.

aaroninsf 9y ago

Playlists pls :)

maxxxxx 9y ago

I do something similar but I am not sure if it's a good thing. Sometimes I feel it feeds my autistic tendencies.

meri_dian 9y ago
I'm not diagnosed autistic but I definitely have strong obsessive and ADHD tendencies about things I get interested in. For music, the pieces I find myself listening to repeatedly have a particular quality that I can't really describe, but they just sound so good, so perfect, that they make me feel transcendent .. it's honestly like sex. I like all music and I'm cool with having anything on in the background while I'm doing work, but when I'm really determined to focus on what I'm listening to I need to listen to the music I love, and the list of that music is very short.
- maxxxxx 9y ago
  That's exactly how I feel. I have a few pieces of music that speak to me and have done this for many years. Sometimes I find something new but that's rare. I am also not diagnosed but all the signs for some level of autism are there.
  - zodPod 9y ago
    Just want to add, same all around!
sogen 9y ago
playlist please

sogen 9y ago

me too i found after getting a new laptop that i really only listend to 2-3 records i bought ages ago. iTunes can confirm, it says i only listened to 7 files (4songs and 3 albums) this past year

fhood 9y ago

Haha, I guess I'll provide the dissenting voice. I know I get bored of songs and as a result I actually ration my favorite music. As a result I am always hunting for new stuff, so that when I do go back to my favorites playlist it remains fresh.

robryan 9y ago
Yeah, last year on Spotify my favorite band was my 4th most played. Definitely try to ration, especially if I am playing full albums.

jerf 9y ago

"I'm not sure if I'm unique in this respect, but I have about 15 to 20 songs/mixes/pieces that I regularly listen to. I never get tired of them, and they are satisfying enough to me that I don't need to really seek out new music." I suspect what you are is normal. I recall reading an article somewhere about how the average person over 30 or 40 listens to no new music, ever, at least in the purposeful sense. Hence the stereotype of "Grandpa", who insists that the best music just happens to have been the stuff that he listened to from ages 12-22 or so, and never moves. It seems that people over that age who seek out new music at all are already outliers. I find personally that I do "consume" music. Not too quickly. My favorite albums probably had a good 50-100 plays in them, and I still like them well enough when I revisit them. But over the course of months and years, yeah, I do like being able to find new stuff.

johnny22 9y ago
My father certainly wasn't listening to much new music (he's nearly 70), but then he started watching Austin City Limits and listening to the local uni radio station. His tastes are still changing. I am sure he's an outlier though.

zodPod 9y ago

I tend to listen in this kind of way but usually I listen to something for a few months until I can't stand it. Most of my playlists have less than 10 songs on them and I just repeat them all of the time until I find myself skipping most of them. Then I realize I have to go find more music. Right now I'm actually just looping the same song because I have only found one suitable replacement so far.