fROSTED Wrote:
Up until I had kids, I listened. Music was a constant, throughout nearly every hour of my life.
But that's a bit hard to do with a family. Occasionally, still, with headphones, mostly late at night. The rest of the time it's hearing and trying to filter through the din.
billygwrote:
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I know where you're going and I think a lot of albums would reveal themselves to me quicker if I listened more actively. But the bottom line is I don't really have that much time to really focus on the music. I'm almost always multi-tasking when listening to music -- working, reading, driving, or mongering. I do try to listen to things loud when my environment so permits so that the music's more nuisanced elements is more likely to permeate my thick skull.
This is all true. I try my best and I think the artist, if you like their music, deserves that attention. And, as I have said before I usually discover some network of why I like some artists because of similar works or at least a close degree of separation reflected in the liner notes including participating musicians, producers, or even mentioned influences. Does that make sense? Seems a bit wordy, but I am not so clear headed at the moment.
