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Sounds like Stockholm syndrome for technologically lacking times :P If you appreciate music at all, you will appreciate it whether you can get it instantly or

by rfnslyr 13y ago

Sounds like Stockholm syndrome for technologically lacking times :P If you appreciate music at all, you will appreciate it whether you can get it instantly or wait weeks for it, the latter being an inconvenience, though one filled with anticipation, stress, and excitement. Spotify is the best thing to happen to music since forever!

prof_hobart 13y ago
I'm not sure that's always true. Some of my favourite artists are ones that I really didn't get when I first heard them. I remember being away from home for a few days in the late 80s and, having got bored with the few tapes I could carry with me I bought Husker Du's Zen Arcade, as I'd read a review of an album I liked that made reference to that one. On the first listen, I thought it was an absolute chaotic racket. But having bought it, and not having much else to listen to, I played it through a few times and by the end of my trip I'd bought their next two albums. I'm pretty sure that had I had Spotify back then, I would have managed at most a couple of tracks before dismissing the album out of hand, trying something else and never listening to it again. Don't get me wrong - instant access to most of the world's music is great. But unless you've got better willpower than I have, that access could easily result in you missing out on some of those harder to get into artists.
- MartinCron 13y ago
  I had the exact same experience with a few albums when I was growing up. Some of my favorite albums were unappealing to me on first listen. Now I just listen to whatever really accessible pop music bubbles up through the social ecosystem. It's kind of sad.
edgarallenbro 13y ago
>If you appreciate music at all, you will appreciate it whether you can get it instantly or wait weeks for it, the latter being an inconvenience, though one filled with anticipation, stress, and excitement Unfortunately, this just isn't true. Enjoyment of music is very dependent on context in most circumstances. An easy example is metal drumming -- not necessarily impressive based on sound alone, but extremely impressive once you realize the physicality it requires. The same goes for the way in which the user hears the music. Track 6 out of 10 on a physical CD or spotify CD may not get noticed as much as it would if it were track 1 on side B of a vinyl

by rfnslyr 13y ago

prof_hobart 13y ago

I'm not sure that's always true. Some of my favourite artists are ones that I really didn't get when I first heard them. I remember being away from home for a few days in the late 80s and, having got bored with the few tapes I could carry with me I bought Husker Du's Zen Arcade, as I'd read a review of an album I liked that made reference to that one. On the first listen, I thought it was an absolute chaotic racket. But having bought it, and not having much else to listen to, I played it through a few times and by the end of my trip I'd bought their next two albums. I'm pretty sure that had I had Spotify back then, I would have managed at most a couple of tracks before dismissing the album out of hand, trying something else and never listening to it again. Don't get me wrong - instant access to most of the world's music is great. But unless you've got better willpower than I have, that access could easily result in you missing out on some of those harder to get into artists.

MartinCron 13y ago
I had the exact same experience with a few albums when I was growing up. Some of my favorite albums were unappealing to me on first listen. Now I just listen to whatever really accessible pop music bubbles up through the social ecosystem. It's kind of sad.

edgarallenbro 13y ago

>If you appreciate music at all, you will appreciate it whether you can get it instantly or wait weeks for it, the latter being an inconvenience, though one filled with anticipation, stress, and excitement Unfortunately, this just isn't true. Enjoyment of music is very dependent on context in most circumstances. An easy example is metal drumming -- not necessarily impressive based on sound alone, but extremely impressive once you realize the physicality it requires. The same goes for the way in which the user hears the music. Track 6 out of 10 on a physical CD or spotify CD may not get noticed as much as it would if it were track 1 on side B of a vinyl