It's called the "pantywad effect." Unwad your panties by any means colorful and distracting.
What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you?
I listen to music every day for several hours. It’s a daily routine. But some days I just can’t seem to get into the music. It takes a while for me to find the exact music that I want to listen to. Other days I’m fine with it from the beginning. If any of you have the same problem what do you do to get out of it?
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When the music won't listen and I am not really listening to my wife either she advises me to get my panties out of a wad by suggesting that I "take a hike" - not in the colloquial sense but in the literal meaning of the expression which I do. I have a hike right out my back door that takes me up steep hills and back down on the return flight. After that I am properly oxygenated and full of endorphins, ready for anything of beauty. |
I often feel that way about reading - just can't find a book that draws me in. So, I just put on some comfortable music, push back in my chair and drowse a bit. Not music that demands attention though. Something for solo piano, like, perhaps Brahms, Debussy, Schumann, etc. You might try reading something, like a newspaper, i.e. the NY Times. That ought to put you to sleep. :-) When you wake you can focus on your music which demands your attention. |
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Hi Richard , I hope all is well. For me sometimes I just get tired of music. When this happens I leave the house and do outdoor activities. I know we old farts spend more time at home than we used to. When I’m not feeling up to activities like cycling or fishing because my body is weak, I have a mens social club I attend and usually have a good cigar. But usually sooner than later the stereo is on again. Regards , Mike B. |
My audiophile system is only used once a week for 'intense' listening sessions, this system demands my attention so using it for casual listening is a waste. Most of my music listening done via completely mediocre audio system at work. I much more enjoy casual listening with this system since the music can still demand my attention while the sound quality is completely moot.
I've never used an audiophile system for casual or daily listening, not enough hours in the day, between work and other hobbies I only have limited time for serious listening. The other thing for me is 'special' experiences become the usual or mundane when repeated too often, keeping them special means limited exposure for me. |
Best thing I ever did was set up a second system. It on it's on merit sounds damn good , it gets me real close to my main system. They both have a different presentation so sometimes I'll give the main rig a break , while thoroughly enjoying my small system . Funny thing about the small system, my brain has trouble accepting it sounds SO good... so it's been getting a lot of use lately. Then when I have some spare time I'll fire up the main rig , appreciating it even more. A lot has to do with " are you feeling it " , so sometimes if I can't really find what I want to listen to I'll stream a song I like and let Auto Play find songs it thinks I'll like.
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After years of enjoying my Heresy IIIs with a couple of older REL subs, I decided to put the IIIs (note the III's titanium mids sound much better than the new poly driver redesigned mids on the IVs...no compression throat for some reason) up on slightly tilted back 15" stands...man...the new sound is revelatory. Also, I bought a Classic 99 sub to replace one of my older RELs and that thing, used with one of my trusty Q150 RELs, is pretty amazing. So if you're a little bored and feeling a need to mix things up, just spend money. Also, smoke some pot as it moves you sideways for a different perspective. (from the late 60s: "Are your a real hippy or a weekend hippy?" |
@wolf_garcia ....after years....'ell, decades of being real I went into stealth mode. Back in SF, we had a raised inset porch that during the day some youngen's liked to smoke their pinrolls and giggle. Was home and heard them, spied upon, and open the door.... "Y'know...just my opinion, but I'd go trash the ass of the twit that sold you this. They beat feet down the street....best of knowledge never returned.... If you're going to take the risk back then, smoke something better than street merch....👍😎 |
These music is very therapeutic... It is like an anti-stress drug with no secondary effects...When we are really down, we need something stronger than "music" a recipe designed by Jonathan Goldman genius (even Bach or Mozart dont work for some very anxiety or panic stress): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJRpoUk-mpU&t=110s
If you are healthy it will be of no use probably because the one minute and few seconds mantra is repeated... But if you are in distress it will takes between 15 and 25 minutes to put you out the extreme stress state... I used it since 30 years.. Other musics created by Goldman did not compared for the therapeutic effect in my opinion they are more "relaxing music" but if in a panic attack we need more than relaxing... Among all music i tried this is the most efficient... The effect exist even after 30 years repetition regularly ... it is best to hear it on a good sound system because of the subtle frequencies used here ....
I may add an explanation for why it work better than some sdacred music: Gregorian song or Hildegard Von Bingen for example are absolutely beautiful meditative music... They beat more "relaxing" well done music... Why ? Because Grogorian And Bingen use a masterfully controlled esthetical language of beauty and designed almost to perfection...
Then what the Jonathan Goldman piece has which is more powerful for panic attack or extreme internal stress and struggles ? It is a "mantra" very short repeated songs with subtle and masterfully craftmanship in using very specific frequencies... It work chirurgically on the distressed soul not to relax it, or to put it on ecstasy (as Bingen or Gregorian or Liszt Christus or Bruckner) but to cure the soul as a surgical procedure cutting the negative from the body and making respiration process calmer .. Try it only in a stress situation...
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@rvpiano , hope you are well my friend. I listen to music when I feel like it (that is, in my listening seat), and I generally am in the mood for something specific beforehand. I mentioned gummies prior in another post, as it relaxes me from my anxiety situation. Otherwise, I am doing something else. @wolf_garcia I mentioned a while back on another thread here that the Heresy, all series, performed much better elevated on stands.....I am glad you did it, enjoying the benefits and finding it revelatory. FYI, I am somewhat educated and experienced with Klipsch Heritage speakers, just sayin’. My best, MrD. |
I played trumpet in a Jazz band for years in my early days and it didn’t do anything to help me appreciate music any better. Growing up, there was always music playing in our home, my dad was thrilled when his console stereo got delivered, I remember him giving the 3 delivery guys a cigar and a 5 dollar bill each. This was back in 1963. It was a Magnavox tube unit. Didn’t sound bad. I played many of my own records on it until I bought my first system at the age of 16. All of my music appreciation came from that console stereo, with my dad playing Chubby Checker and lots of Johnny Cash. Every Sunday morning, my dad played some FM ststion thst featured 3 hours of Armenian Music. God how I hated it, it sounded awful but mom and dad loved it. Mom and dad were, you guessed it, Armenian. |
I wonder if @chrisoshea is also a musician? |
I often find that I’m in the mood for certain kinds of music. There is also music that can lighten my mood, Thelonious Monk comes to mind or music that can actually be depressing like P.J. Harvey. There are so many different kinds of music, surely you can find something to either match or enhance whatever mood you're in. |
Do what hilde said, and if this does not work, take a week or a month off. Get away from it for a while, and go do something else, with another hobby, exercise, bike rides, whatever - simply stepping away for a while can help a lot. I had to do this during the pandemic, and it was due to overexposure to the system, trying too many different components, was missing the music, all of it fell flat. Had to completely step away for a 90 day stretch once. You might be surprised to learn you can enjoy your existing system all over again if you just give yourself a break from it for a while. It works.
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@stereo5 Well that’s just sad and we’ll just differ on that. I find playing in bands for years greatly deepened my appreciation for how music is played. How sad you don’t feel likewise, and I don’t even understand how you can not. |
