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"what's going on with music these days?
are we enjoying it less because it's easier to get or is there just a lack of truly great songs being written?
brian wilson, of the beach boys, who was one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, and of all time, was driving in 1967 when he heard the beatles song "strawberry fields forever" for the first time. he was so affected by the song that he had to pull over on the side of the road. he later said that this song was one of the reasons that the beach boys masterpiece album "smile", went off the rails.
i'm always amazed by that story and saddened that there aren't many songs these days, if any, that can affect people so viscerally.
has anyone had that feeling in their life, where you hear a song for the first time and you're just absolutely floored by it?"
- jade
i've realised recently that the music i listen to now no longer have the same impact they did in the past, like i've developed some sort of immunity to them. i just listen and feel... nothing. there was a time when i used to be able to feel happy or sad or everything in between but now there's nothing.
it's boring not to feel anything when listening to music, because i'm not musically inclined enough to appreciate it as it is. i need lyrics. that's also why i don't listen to post-rock.
i should stop listening to music completely for a while and see if anything changes. if it doesn't then i can stab myself in the ears because there's really no use for ears other than to listen to music.
it's so ironic that i feel sad that i can't feel anything when i listen to my favourite songs.
are we enjoying it less because it's easier to get or is there just a lack of truly great songs being written?
brian wilson, of the beach boys, who was one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, and of all time, was driving in 1967 when he heard the beatles song "strawberry fields forever" for the first time. he was so affected by the song that he had to pull over on the side of the road. he later said that this song was one of the reasons that the beach boys masterpiece album "smile", went off the rails.
i'm always amazed by that story and saddened that there aren't many songs these days, if any, that can affect people so viscerally.
has anyone had that feeling in their life, where you hear a song for the first time and you're just absolutely floored by it?"
- jade
i've realised recently that the music i listen to now no longer have the same impact they did in the past, like i've developed some sort of immunity to them. i just listen and feel... nothing. there was a time when i used to be able to feel happy or sad or everything in between but now there's nothing.
it's boring not to feel anything when listening to music, because i'm not musically inclined enough to appreciate it as it is. i need lyrics. that's also why i don't listen to post-rock.
i should stop listening to music completely for a while and see if anything changes. if it doesn't then i can stab myself in the ears because there's really no use for ears other than to listen to music.
it's so ironic that i feel sad that i can't feel anything when i listen to my favourite songs.
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