There was a time, probably High School and College, when I bought new CD's on a very regular basis. I soaked in music, went to concerts frequently, had conversations regularly about bands I liked, wore band t-shirts and on and on.
These days I mostly just listen to ESPN Radio.
I don't think it's that I don't connect with a lot of newer music. That's not it at all. The truth is, I never much cared for Top-40 radio and always preferred either bands not many people had heard of, or at least B-side tracks that never played on the radio. So what I think my musical drought boils down to is effort.
When you don't care for the mainstream artists, finding music you like is hard work. It means reading articles, wading through hours of bad music to find a few gems, asking people what they're listening to lately, etc... It takes a lot of time and energy. If you don't spend it, you end up listening to the Top-40 stuff, getting bored of your old collection, or doing what I've been doing, listening to talk-radio instead.
So maybe it's time I started doing a little musical homework once again... any suggestions?
2 comments:
Similar thing has happened to me. Only I listen to NPR instead of ESPN. It's an odd thing to observe one's own evolution.
I guess we're just growing up!
:)
Andy
I think part of it also has to do with my commute being shortened significantly. I used to have a 20-30 min drive one-way to school and work. Now I have a 3-5 min. drive to work. It's nice, but it means I don't have time for more than one song. If I tune in to the radio and it's on a commercial, there's no point in staying tuned in. If I use my iPod, by the time I pick a song, I'm almost to work.
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