On listening
I spent a few years not listening to much music, new or old.
The two reasons that come to mind are the aural exhaustion after playing for several hours each day and, later, my changing tastes.
Apart from a few rabbit holes, the odd concert or night out at a rock bar, music was playing. Something to make, to be made.
There's a joke about (classical) musicians having poor (or no) taste in music and I guess this can be a passable explanation.
As I don't play the whole day anymore, I now have some time to listen.
Lists help me:
- The music of friends
- The music of friends of friends
- Bands/albums/composers you did not have the time or maturity to enjoy
- Channels of curation for new music
Curating a personal archive is, for me, necessary in these times (the only ones we are going to live through).
Even if it is just to have a band or track to show of speak about.