Well said.

Well said.

Posted by mr.bear (A) on March 16, 2017 at 09:43:03

In Reply to: It is a collection of art... posted by EdAInWestOC on March 15, 2017 at 22:33:54:

It may seem goofy, but I often wake up hearing a song from a particular artist or an era playing in mind (or several songs in a row) and plan that day to listen to those LP's. I grew up playing classical music pretty intensively (also big-band jazz) when I was a young feller. When you're rehearsing a piece you hear it in your mind all the time, every note on the charts means something. Hearing it like that is necessary to get proficient at playing it.

The thing that makes record-listening a distinctive hobby is what you refer to as "foreground" listening. I explain to non-musical people that "I listen to music in a focused way, like you'd read a book let's say." Having an LP there to experience the touch and feel engages you so as to enhance the experience.

I may be wrong but it seems that the majority of folks listen to music today the way we used to listen to the AM car radio when we were kids- just pushing the station buttons until a familiar ditty appears. That's all good- it's just for the pure enjoyment and ditties are an important part of a healthy brain- read the little article below. Who doesn't still sing the "Alphabet Song" occasionally to remember the order of the letters? Maybe that's why a good rock song needs a good hook. Its working a different part of the brain however than genuine music listening.

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Topic - What our records represent - slapshot 19:33:13 03/14/17 (21)

It is a collection of art... - EdAInWestOC 22:33:54 03/15/17 (1)

Well said. - mr.bear 03/16/1709:43:03 03/16/17 (0)

Musikmike had about 11,000 records - Penguin 19:30:20 03/15/17 (1)

RE: Musikmike had about 11,000 records - slapshot 19:46:35 03/15/17 (0)

I had a chance to buy someone else's collection - jedrider 15:11:53 03/15/17 (2)

Biggest collection I have purchased was 2,000 Classical. At fifty cents a pop - 3+4=5 17:48:04 03/15/17 (1)

I agree. - rbolaw 13:45:29 03/17/17 (0)

RE: What our records represent - Amphissa 14:22:55 03/15/17 (0)

RE: What our records represent - docw 11:48:41 03/15/17 (0)

RE: What our records represent - Inmate51 11:30:46 03/15/17 (0)

Vengeance upon my heirs - radiodaddy 07:29:43 03/15/17 (1)

It's a tough job... - ASHRA 10:11:14 03/17/17 (0)

RE: What our records represent - 6bq5 21:21:22 03/14/17 (2)

RE: What our records represent - Inmate51 11:00:54 03/15/17 (1)

RE: What our records represent - 6bq5 12:18:50 03/15/17 (0)

RE: What our records represent - ASHRA 20:37:41 03/14/17 (5)

That is pretty incredible - Penguin 19:24:55 03/15/17 (1)

I can remember... - ASHRA 07:37:45 03/16/17 (0)

RE: What our records represent - dadbar 07:20:39 03/15/17 (2)

Yup - MikeWI 10:07:09 03/15/17 (1)

RE: Yup - ASHRA 11:08:56 03/15/17 (0)

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Well said. - mr.bear 03/16/1709:43:03 03/16/17 (0)

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