From Konstantin Minko Sent Tue, Oct 19th 1999, 12:34
From Konstantin Minko Sent Tue, Oct 19th 1999, 12:34
Good subject. For me it's like 50/50. Half of my favorite records I liked from the first listen and half was missed in any way and then recovered and reassessed. For such cases I like to mention how I got to adore Ae. I first listened to it by friends recommendation in 96. I listened to it once or twice and checked it as good music but somehow forgot about it. And then once in two or three months I found this cassette and remembered that it was told to be good. I put it in the walkman and went to my friends party. After only ten ot twenty minutes of listening I fell in love with it till the present moment and I'm still sure that there's no other music that matches my inner world. Another case is that most of my favorite records were first assessed to be really good only after listening to them in stoned condition. But that's another story... my two kopecs (sorry for crib) Alien np. Amon Tobin "Bricolage" > -----Original Message----- > From: xxx-xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx [mailto:xxx-xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx]On > Behalf Of Irene McC > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 10:33 AM > To: xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx; xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx > Subject: (idm) repeat listening/Warp 10+1 Influences > > > On 18 Oct 99, kurt wrote re: (idm) Warp 10+1 Influences: > > > so I guess I'll > > keep listening to it till I like it. > > This is something I'd like feedback on: DOES music necessarily > "grow on you" with repeat listening? I tend to make a snap > decision on the off : skip skip skip through a new release (either in > the shop or at home) and it either gells or it doesn't. > > If it grabs me right away, I know I'll play it over and over and come > to assimilate and love it, but if it leaves me cold with the initial > exposure, I'm hardly likely to really adore it further down the line. I > might *appreciate* it more, understand its intricacies, etc. but on > an emotional level, I don't think my enjoyment will increase if I > didn't immediately find something there - some spark. > > I think it's like the initial "chemistry" between people - the > electricity you feel on first meeting that arouses your curiosity to > delve deeper. Others you might have superficial conversations > with, but never really call your close friends. > > Hmmm, musing over. Back to work. > > I > * >