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LightWork · 03-06-2008, 06:49 AM

I agree with the person speaking about HIM (not about the specific band though

) I find I couldn't go more than a day without music - recently my ipod broke and whilst it is being repaired I'm spending as much time as I can near my laptop so I can get music from there.

Intriguingly, I find music has varying effects on me. My music taste is extremely eclectic for an 18 year old. For a start I can listen to my Dad's old stuff (e.g Electric Light Orchestra) but he is a rather young father. Alternatively I have progressive rock that I can occasionally find really hits the spot (Pain Of Salvation/Coheed And Cambria: be interested to see if anybody recognises this stuff), regular rock and indie (Bloc Party, Chili Peppers) or some slower things (The Fray at the moment). At the extreme end I listen to uplifting instrumental music (Explosions In The Sky/Gladiator soundtrack at present). ALL of this music can, at times, uplift me. At other times, it can deflate me. Can anybody begin to try explain this?

I seem to change what I enjoy listening to regularly and sometimes can't stop listening to a particular artist for days on end to the point that the rest of my music collection seems inferior. Obviously I end up wearing this artist out and it becomes on par with everything else after this. During this time, I'm clearly happiest listening to this artist, but it has to be said being "into" a certain genre has different results to being "into" another genre.

Currently, I can't stop listening to Coheed & Cambria and I am simply enjoying listening to it. When I can't stop listening to Explosions In The Sky, it's a quantum shift. I may experiment with eliminating heavier musics and seeing what results it has?

Also: I work with VERY loud music. Perhaps this can be separated into auditory, visual and kinaesthetic persons? I'm not entirely sure as to the accuracy of this theory though.

03-06-2008, 06:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
LightWork Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bath, United Kingdom Posts: 32	If music be the food of love, play on... I agree with the person speaking about HIM (not about the specific band though ) I find I couldn't go more than a day without music - recently my ipod broke and whilst it is being repaired I'm spending as much time as I can near my laptop so I can get music from there. Intriguingly, I find music has varying effects on me. My music taste is extremely eclectic for an 18 year old. For a start I can listen to my Dad's old stuff (e.g Electric Light Orchestra) but he is a rather young father. Alternatively I have progressive rock that I can occasionally find really hits the spot (Pain Of Salvation/Coheed And Cambria: be interested to see if anybody recognises this stuff), regular rock and indie (Bloc Party, Chili Peppers) or some slower things (The Fray at the moment). At the extreme end I listen to uplifting instrumental music (Explosions In The Sky/Gladiator soundtrack at present). ALL of this music can, at times, uplift me. At other times, it can deflate me. Can anybody begin to try explain this? I seem to change what I enjoy listening to regularly and sometimes can't stop listening to a particular artist for days on end to the point that the rest of my music collection seems inferior. Obviously I end up wearing this artist out and it becomes on par with everything else after this. During this time, I'm clearly happiest listening to this artist, but it has to be said being "into" a certain genre has different results to being "into" another genre. Currently, I can't stop listening to Coheed & Cambria and I am simply enjoying listening to it. When I can't stop listening to Explosions In The Sky, it's a quantum shift. I may experiment with eliminating heavier musics and seeing what results it has? Also: I work with VERY loud music. Perhaps this can be separated into auditory, visual and kinaesthetic persons? I'm not entirely sure as to the accuracy of this theory though.