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Do you like music the first time you hear it?

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This is something I always wonder about. Maybe I have made this thread before. :dunno:

I almost never really like music the first time I hear it - and I wonder if others are the same.

Like I can hear the music and understand intellectually there are elements I usually like. I can make an educated guess if I will like it someday (although those guesses are not amazingly accurate). But whatever, I don't enjoy that first listen. Or second. Third is starting to feel it a bit if the listens are in close succession. Usually it takes about 4 listens for me to really start feeling it.

When I used to be more of a concert-goer, I hated when a band had a new album I hadn't heard yet - because they were going to play a whole bunch of songs I was not going to enjoy. Even though - more often than not that new album would end up being something I love.

First time I saw Les Miz it was like a chore. But with familiarity it has become a deeply beloved part of my musical being.


The obvious question: are there exceptions? The answer is yes, but the fact that the main example that comes to mind is a David Wilcox show I saw when I was using fake I.D. to get into the bar - i.e. not recent - tells you how rare that is.



Movies and TV - the first viewing is the max experience for me. Music - definitely not.



Just curious if others are the same.
 
There have been tunes/songs that struck me the very first time, most notably Awol Nations "Sail" which I originally heard as the background piece for that squirrel suit video on YouTube. Generally though some of the better songs (and even a few silly/stupid songs kind of develop their appreciation over time.
 
Sometimes I will know I like a song within the first minute

Or sometimes I think I love the song until one part ruins it for me

I think songs sound different at different points in your life too-for instance I head Police Synchronicity II yesterday on Sirius and never found it interesting until that moment
 
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When I used to be more of a concert-goer, I hated when a band had a new album I hadn't heard yet - because they were going to play a whole bunch of songs I was not going to enjoy. Even though - more often than not that new album would end up being something I love.
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100% in agreement!!!

The movie part sometimes I need a second viewing to fully comprehend!
 
For mainstream things I can normally get engaged rather quickly, but they also die rather quickly too.

I've also noticed a funny thing that I like a song before I understand the entire lyrics. Normally after reading the lyrics I then connect with it more. It's almost as if my subconscious knows the theme of songs or maybe understands the lyrics/connections before my conscious mind does.

Go Music!
 
Sometimes I just have no clue. I think of Muse. With every one of their first 5 CD's, when I first listened to them, I thought, "No, this is not for me."

But every one grew on me to the point where they are the most listened to group in my rotation.



I got their most recent CD a couple months back and first impression again: "No, this is not going to work. We had a good run but not this time."

But I stuck with it because I have seen the pattern.

Unfortunately this time I was right.
 
I LOVE some music at 1st listen. There are some forms of music that are just perfect. For instance the new ZZ TOP. Rick Rubin produced the new project and it is fucking amazing.... If you cant get into this song on the first listen, I wouldn't bother playing it again.

 
RickRubinSept09.jpg


Rick Rubin is the best producer in the business.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rubin

Daniel Lanois is a close 2nd.
 
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