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There was some contamination in the top songs playlist because my account is connected to the Google speakers in our house, but this seems pretty accurate:
Top 5 Artists: 1. The Barr Brothers (binged them hard in January and February) 2. Pearl Jam ( ) 3. John R. Miller 4. Manchester Orchestra 5. The War on Drugs
Top 5 Songs: Not Dead Yet (Lord Huron) Faustina (John R. Miller) Bed Head (Manchester Orchestra) Keel Timing (Manchester Orchestra) Lookin' Over My Shoulder (John R. Miller)
Moods: Cozy and Free-Spirited
Genre: Alternative Country
ROBBED: Buck Meek and Hiss Golden Messenger, who I mostly listen to through the Bandcamp app.
Post subject: Re: Post Random Music-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Thu December 02, 2021 7:12 pm
likes rhythmic things that butt up against each other
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I was just thinking about those Spotify statistics the other day and what they really measure and are capable to capture. I guess, at least for me personally what I get out of music is first and foremost the feeling it gives me. Many songs also remind me of a particular moment in my life and people connected to those situations. Arvo Pärt's Fratres still takes me back to that moment when I heard that my friend had died (I was listening to that song when I got the news). Tom Waits' I Can't Wait To Get Off Work takes me back to that summer when I had discovered Small Change and did a three-shift work in factory. Music has also always been something that comforts me when life kicks me in the head.
So when I put on a song I don't think what genre it belongs to, how many minutes and seconds it lasts or how many times I have listened to that particular song that day/week/month/year. Those numbers really say nothing meaningful about my listening experience and what music really means to me. Instead, those numbers basically strip away everything that's important to me in music, and make listening to music a competition where the winner is the one with the biggest numbers.
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Post subject: Re: Post Random Music-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Thu December 02, 2021 7:16 pm
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 46875 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
contamination wrote:
I was just thinking about those Spotify statistics the other day and what they really measure and are capable to capture. I guess, at least for me personally what I get out of music is first and foremost the feeling it gives me. Many songs also remind me of a particular moment in my life and people connected to those situations. Arvo Pärt's Fratres still takes me back to that moment when I heard that my friend had died (I was listening to that song when I got the news). Tom Waits' I Can't Wait To Get Off Work takes me back to that summer when I had discovered Small Change and did a three-shift work in factory. Music has also always been something that comforts me when life kicks me in the head.
So when I put on a song I don't think what genre it belongs to, how many minutes and seconds it lasts or how many times I have listened to that particular song that day/week/month/year. Those numbers really say nothing meaningful about my listening experience and what music really means to me. Those numbers basically strip away everything that's important to me in music, and make listening to music a competition where the winner is the one with the biggest numbers.
Post subject: Re: Post Random Music-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Thu December 02, 2021 8:16 pm
Future Drummer
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:07 pm Posts: 3362
contamination wrote:
I was just thinking about those Spotify statistics the other day and what they really measure and are capable to capture. I guess, at least for me personally what I get out of music is first and foremost the feeling it gives me. Many songs also remind me of a particular moment in my life and people connected to those situations. Arvo Pärt's Fratres still takes me back to that moment when I heard that my friend had died (I was listening to that song when I got the news). Tom Waits' I Can't Wait To Get Off Work takes me back to that summer when I had discovered Small Change and did a three-shift work in factory. Music has also always been something that comforts me when life kicks me in the head.
So when I put on a song I don't think what genre it belongs to, how many minutes and seconds it lasts or how many times I have listened to that particular song that day/week/month/year. Those numbers really say nothing meaningful about my listening experience and what music really means to me. Instead, those numbers basically strip away everything that's important to me in music, and make listening to music a competition where the winner is the one with the biggest numbers.
What are these feelings you speak of?
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Post subject: Re: Post Random Music-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Thu December 02, 2021 9:36 pm
NYUCK NYUCK NYUCK
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm Posts: 32236 Location: Buenos Aires
I mean they're right
But also... no shit. Seems pretty obvious that it "says nothing about the joy of music." How could it? And does the author think people share their Wrapped results because they think it's a meaningful summary of their relationship with the artform?
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