Comments on: What’s Your Favorite Music http://www.mymotech.com/whats-your-favorite-music/ The web analytics blog of Michael Helbling Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:32:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: ksrasra http://www.mymotech.com/whats-your-favorite-music/#comment-37 ksrasra Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mymotech.com/whats-your-favorite-music/#comment-37 Odd. I find myself pondering this same question betimes. I'm not convinced I have a favorite anything and I find that sadly disturbing. Why do I not have a favorite musician or color or tv show? I think it is because I have to keep myself open to the possibility of having new favorites all the time. Odd. I find myself pondering this same question betimes. I’m not convinced I have a favorite anything and I find that sadly disturbing. Why do I not have a favorite musician or color or tv show? I think it is because I have to keep myself open to the possibility of having new favorites all the time.

]]> By: Peter Kim http://www.mymotech.com/whats-your-favorite-music/#comment-38 Peter Kim Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mymotech.com/whats-your-favorite-music/#comment-38 Hmm... I wonder if we really had favorite bands or musicians because of their actual musical talent or ability... or it was more their celebrity and fame we were attracted to. One reason why we might not have favorites anymore is because our tastes have matured and we're not as drawn to any particular individuals just because of their fame anymore. And honestly, there aren't that many, if any, true musical geniuses out there that would clearly warrant particular attention. I know what I like, but I'm not particularly tied to any one artist. Lately, I've been diggin emo-ish stuff. In particular, Mae and Copeland. Hmm… I wonder if we really had favorite bands or musicians because of their actual musical talent or ability… or it was more their celebrity and fame we were attracted to.

One reason why we might not have favorites anymore is because our tastes have matured and we’re not as drawn to any particular individuals just because of their fame anymore. And honestly, there aren’t that many, if any, true musical geniuses out there that would clearly warrant particular attention.

I know what I like, but I’m not particularly tied to any one artist. Lately, I’ve been diggin emo-ish stuff. In particular, Mae and Copeland.

]]> By: mymo http://www.mymotech.com/whats-your-favorite-music/#comment-39 mymo Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mymotech.com/whats-your-favorite-music/#comment-39 Did you know that there isn't a single country music radio station in New York City? And yet country music is the single biggest thing happening in American music today, bar none. That alone is enough to create a soft spot in my heart for country, even though I'm rarely in the mood to listen to it. So what I'm proposing is that Aye-dults don't pick "favorites" because they like their music for more complicated reasons than when they were kids, such as politics. Also, we get jaded. Whenever I get onto an Over the Rhine kick, I listen to them so much that I get tired of them. Then I have to move on to something else. It's the legacy of the I-pod age: with 10,000 songs on tap, who has favorites? Did you know that there isn’t a single country music radio station in New York City? And yet country music is the single biggest thing happening in American music today, bar none. That alone is enough to create a soft spot in my heart for country, even though I’m rarely in the mood to listen to it.

So what I’m proposing is that Aye-dults don’t pick “favorites” because they like their music for more complicated reasons than when they were kids, such as politics. Also, we get jaded. Whenever I get onto an Over the Rhine kick, I listen to them so much that I get tired of them. Then I have to move on to something else. It’s the legacy of the I-pod age: with 10,000 songs on tap, who has favorites?

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