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Feb. 25th, 2005 10:47 amRecently, Launchcast became the second internet service (after LiveJournal) that I actually pay for. It has become a big topic of conversation for the entire household, since ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
secret_willow and I became excited about it. It works well for me, because most of my music is still in analog formats which I cannot easily listen to. (I still have a large collection of LPs in a friend's closet in New Orleans, too.)
First, it greatly amuses me that they have material from artists like Nurse With Wound and Einstuerzende Neubauten. The music business has changed a lot; to get LPs by these artists back in the day, you had to go to special record stores or go to record conventions. Furthermore, friends or schoolmates looked at you funny or laughed out loud if you tried to talk about it.
Another way in which this has been interesting is that it has enabled me to listen to music which has been important to me at all stages of my life, side by side. Many different songs or styles of music call up emotions and memories from different parts of my life. It is strange, for example, to listen to a song by Christian Death or Sisters of Mercy (which were my favorite groups in the late '80's) and note that it doesn't have nearly the emotional impact on me that it did back then.
I can also see that it is inspiring some evolution in my music preferences. For example, I've discovered a strong new interest in a few artists I had decided previously I didn't care for, such as Tori Amos and Tears for Fears. I've rediscovered a few groups I'd lost interest in a while ago, like Joy Division and Killing Joke. Some of my past favorites have held up (Jethro Tull and Blue Oyster Cult) while others haven't, so much (America). I've become interested in a few new groups I hadn't heard before, like Thievery Corporation and Levinhurst.
I also have now, for the first time in a while, a clear "favorite song:" "Playground Love" by Air, from the Virgin Suicides soundtrack.
Say, does anyone know how if there is a way to recommend a specific song for someone?
secret_willow and I became excited about it. It works well for me, because most of my music is still in analog formats which I cannot easily listen to. (I still have a large collection of LPs in a friend's closet in New Orleans, too.)First, it greatly amuses me that they have material from artists like Nurse With Wound and Einstuerzende Neubauten. The music business has changed a lot; to get LPs by these artists back in the day, you had to go to special record stores or go to record conventions. Furthermore, friends or schoolmates looked at you funny or laughed out loud if you tried to talk about it.
Another way in which this has been interesting is that it has enabled me to listen to music which has been important to me at all stages of my life, side by side. Many different songs or styles of music call up emotions and memories from different parts of my life. It is strange, for example, to listen to a song by Christian Death or Sisters of Mercy (which were my favorite groups in the late '80's) and note that it doesn't have nearly the emotional impact on me that it did back then.
I can also see that it is inspiring some evolution in my music preferences. For example, I've discovered a strong new interest in a few artists I had decided previously I didn't care for, such as Tori Amos and Tears for Fears. I've rediscovered a few groups I'd lost interest in a while ago, like Joy Division and Killing Joke. Some of my past favorites have held up (Jethro Tull and Blue Oyster Cult) while others haven't, so much (America). I've become interested in a few new groups I hadn't heard before, like Thievery Corporation and Levinhurst.
I also have now, for the first time in a while, a clear "favorite song:" "Playground Love" by Air, from the Virgin Suicides soundtrack.
Say, does anyone know how if there is a way to recommend a specific song for someone?
