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It doesn't seem like the article makes much of a distinction between newly released music and music that you haven't listened to yet. Personally, as I get older

It doesn't seem like the article makes much of a distinction between newly released music and music that you haven't listened to yet. Personally, as I get older I've lost the ability to listen to the same Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd etc albums for the 100th time. I cringe every time I hear the opening of Don't Stop Believing. So I've kept trying to get deeper into prog and other genres lately as I'm just burnt out on the old (good) stuff.

082349872349872 2y ago
> Pink Floyd etc albums for the 100th time If you can risk a 101st time, have you tried "Dark Side of the Moonshine" (2009) yet?
- grujicd 2y ago
  I really like Roger Waters recently released Dark Side of the Moon Redux.
- eterm 2y ago
  Dub side of the moon (2003) is an absolute masterpiece of alternative covers. Sometimes I forget their version of Breathe isn't the original.
  - jddj 2y ago
    I also listened to so much of this in my late teens that hearing the original sounds strange.
jonathankoren 2y ago
I still like Nirvana, and think they defined a moment, but let’s be honest here. Dave Grohl has had a longer career with Foo Fighters, and Cobain hasn’t put out new stuff since 1994. I’m not really interested in reliving that time.
nocman 2y ago
Just pulled up "Don't Stop Believing" as a test. Even on crappy old junk headphones, still an awesome song that I don't think I'll ever get tired of. Granted, I don't generally let services make a playlist for me, and I don't beat the old songs to death. I like more variety than that. I have however, rolled my eyes when listening to services that have an "80's rock" or "top 90's songs" only to have them play the exact same dozen-or-so songs that they did the last time I visited that channel. No thanks! That's also probably one of the reasons I rarely listen using a service-generated playlist/channel. I think they are maximized for the service's profit, not for the listener's enjoyment.
_yb2s 2y ago
To me it depends a lot on the music... if it's more complex, or has more emotional depth I can usually continue to enjoy it almost indefinitely and get something new out of it each time. I'm sad to admit Led Zeppelin has lost some of it's charm after many listening, which makes me sad because I enjoyed it so much in the past. I've found a lot of Pink Floyd stuff is complex enough that I'm still enjoying it and noticing new things after many decades of listening to it. Watching videos of Floyd playing live also opened up a whole new appreciation for the music. Lots of the music I enjoyed as a kid/teenager had themes I can only now understand in my late 30s, and didn't really appreciate or fully grasp back then. Overall, a lot of prog really seems to have enough complexity to remain interesting for a long time. Most of Tools albums, I seem to not enjoy much at first, but enjoy more, and notice more things each time I listen, even after hundreds of listens. The same music that is complex enough to remain interesting over time, usually doesn't compress well and is really damaged as a low bitrate MP3. I've found those same albums I listen to most year after year are the ones I sought out lossless versions of.
HDThoreaun 2y ago
Prog is making a bit of a comeback. Black Midi brought it back to the limelight for critics I think and the london scene is kind of all in on the sound.

082349872349872 2y ago

> Pink Floyd etc albums for the 100th time If you can risk a 101st time, have you tried "Dark Side of the Moonshine" (2009) yet?

grujicd 2y ago
I really like Roger Waters recently released Dark Side of the Moon Redux.
eterm 2y ago
Dub side of the moon (2003) is an absolute masterpiece of alternative covers. Sometimes I forget their version of Breathe isn't the original.
- jddj 2y ago
  I also listened to so much of this in my late teens that hearing the original sounds strange.

jonathankoren 2y ago

I still like Nirvana, and think they defined a moment, but let’s be honest here. Dave Grohl has had a longer career with Foo Fighters, and Cobain hasn’t put out new stuff since 1994. I’m not really interested in reliving that time.

nocman 2y ago

Just pulled up "Don't Stop Believing" as a test. Even on crappy old junk headphones, still an awesome song that I don't think I'll ever get tired of. Granted, I don't generally let services make a playlist for me, and I don't beat the old songs to death. I like more variety than that. I have however, rolled my eyes when listening to services that have an "80's rock" or "top 90's songs" only to have them play the exact same dozen-or-so songs that they did the last time I visited that channel. No thanks! That's also probably one of the reasons I rarely listen using a service-generated playlist/channel. I think they are maximized for the service's profit, not for the listener's enjoyment.

_yb2s 2y ago

To me it depends a lot on the music... if it's more complex, or has more emotional depth I can usually continue to enjoy it almost indefinitely and get something new out of it each time. I'm sad to admit Led Zeppelin has lost some of it's charm after many listening, which makes me sad because I enjoyed it so much in the past. I've found a lot of Pink Floyd stuff is complex enough that I'm still enjoying it and noticing new things after many decades of listening to it. Watching videos of Floyd playing live also opened up a whole new appreciation for the music. Lots of the music I enjoyed as a kid/teenager had themes I can only now understand in my late 30s, and didn't really appreciate or fully grasp back then. Overall, a lot of prog really seems to have enough complexity to remain interesting for a long time. Most of Tools albums, I seem to not enjoy much at first, but enjoy more, and notice more things each time I listen, even after hundreds of listens. The same music that is complex enough to remain interesting over time, usually doesn't compress well and is really damaged as a low bitrate MP3. I've found those same albums I listen to most year after year are the ones I sought out lossless versions of.

HDThoreaun 2y ago

Prog is making a bit of a comeback. Black Midi brought it back to the limelight for critics I think and the london scene is kind of all in on the sound.