Weekly Wrap-up - Music Revisited
1. What kind(s) of music do you listen to regularly? Does it change at all depending on your mood or the moods of those around you (like playing upbeat music as a motivator)?
If you take a look at my playlist, you'll see that I have everything from Britney Spears (ONE song, OK?!?!? :shrug) to Mozart to Slipknot. Of course what I prefer to listen to on any day depends on my mood, but I really like to load my entire mp3 collection, set Winamp to play at random and see where that takes me.
2. Do you listen to the radio (NPR and other talk radio, too, not just music stations) or CDs/audiobooks more while in the car? What do you consider to be good "driving music"? Any particular bands, songs or albums that seem to make long trips go faster?
I don't listen to the radio at all; I don't find there to be any good radio stations in this area. I have a "heavy rotation" of CD's for driving - this is what I have in my sunvisor organizer currently:
- New Killer America, Skrape
- The Lonely Position of Neutral, Trust Company
- Self-Titled, Headstrong
- Lost Angels, 3rd Strike (GAAAAAAAAAAAAABE!!)
- Available in All Colors, One Minute Silence (no Mazzy :cry)
- Self-Titled, Stone Sour
- Sevas Tra, Otep
3. Anymore, a lot of concert performances sound close to their professionally recorded conterparts. Do you thing this is true to some extent? Why or why not? Which do you prefer - live music or recorded music? Why?
I used to hear live recordings and be disappointed that they didn't sound like the CD, but now I know to appreciate the live concert as its own thing, it's like comparing apples and oranges.
4. With the abundance of music available to download, and the tools to make CDs on your own, how often do you actually buy CDs? Is there any artist or group that you prefer buying their CDs instead of downloading/burning a copy? What was the last CD you bought?
I still buy about the same number of CD's, the only thing I do less with the advent of mp3 is I no longer buy a CD for one song, that's what downloading is for. The last CD I bought was Stone Sour, it rox!
5. We all have maybe one similar music interest as our parents, especially if we grew up in a home where music was played often. So, 'fess up - what artist/group do both you and your parents like? Why do you like them? Also, do your parents like anything you listen to?
My parents and I definitely don't have any artists in common that we like, but my parents like classical. Obviously because of my education I like it too, but my parents tend to go for the popular stuff, whereas I have had exposure to all sorts of art music. I'll admit that I don't mind the soundtracks that my dad listens to, but I DO mind the fact that he'll listen to the same CD on repeat several times in the course of a day! When that happens I blast my stuff on headphones or make a strategic retreat into my room.