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It's normal to play the same song over and over again (2016)

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Re: It's normal to play the same song over and over again (2016)

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Post by scns »

jmiskovic wrote: post #78

I'm opposite; more than one hearing of same song per day and something inside gets triggered. Books, movies, shows, I need to wait something like two years before I can enjoy them again. My mind for some reason dislikes repetition. For background music I put on chill-hop which has a lot repetition inside individual songs but the live stream doesn't repeat tracks. I've noticed than my enjoyment in any song peaks at ar…

I feel kinda similar, would like to know your opinion to this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6WNB9JN_2o

Re: It's normal to play the same song over and over again (2016)

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Post by thorin »

tsimionescu wrote: post #72
Transfinity wrote: post #17

Semi professional musician here. Repetition goes way beyond what the author mentions: - Most music is highly repetitive, often recycling 2 or 3 short segments (chorus, verse) with minor variations to fill out a whole song. Coltrane is known for his avant-garde composition, and even he repeats (often on a much smaller scale than a pop tune). - The work of being a musician is repetitive. Learning (memorizing) songs tak…

> Most music is highly repetitive, often recycling 2 or 3 short segments (chorus, verse) with minor variations to fill out a whole song. Coltrane is known for his avant-garde composition, and even he repeats (often on a much smaller scale than a pop tune). I'll note that a pop music current that has, I think, even less repetition than someone like Coltrane was the Progressive Rock genre, especially the originals in t…

Prog is still alive and well. I love King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard. My fav lesser known prog is Caravan.

Re: It's normal to play the same song over and over again (2016)

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Post by pramodbiligiri »

reg_dunlop wrote: post #2

OP here Stumbled upon this article while researching reasons why Wes Montgomery is so good; Not because I was looking for an objective fact; Rather, just wanted to read some of the love others have for his voice While reading this article it struck me how well written the article is. Certainly the subject is relatable and Wes is more of a grace note than the melody of this article, yet the article was written by a hu…

Nice article! Thanks for sharing.

You could append “(2016)” to the title if the edit window is still open. Generally older articles that get posted to HN have it so that readers know it’s not new news. /cc @dang

Re: It's normal to play the same song over and over again (2016)

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Post by thorin »

spockz wrote: post #59
bentcorner wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I was younger I would get hooked on a CD. I'd do it so much that the current game I was also hooked on and the music I was listening to get intertwined into a single memory (if I see the game I remember the music, and vice versa). These days with Spotify I get hooked on a single song and will often play that song over and over for a week or two.

I had this with books! I would play one album per book. And still when I pick up the book I hear the music and know where I was when reading it. And the other way around. When I hear the album I see the pages of the book again.

Walking on Glass - Iain Banks

and

In-sides - Orbital

been stuck there for 25 years or so

Re: It's normal to play the same song over and over again (2016)

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Post by andybak »

hexo wrote: post #84

I do not agree at all. It's just not normal to listen to a single song for 35 times in a row unless you are musician working on it. It's even weirder when you play it loud, harassing your coworkers.

Your first part just sounds judgemental (unless you mean it in a strictly statistical sense) but I agree fully with your second sentence. Tolerance for repeated listening is such a personal thing that someone who does it in a group setting has to be some kind of sadistic sociopath.

Re: It's normal to play the same song over and over again (2016)

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Post by andybak »

senorqa wrote: post #73

Back in the day, together with my friend we played this trance tune on repeat for straight 5 days at the office :) both of us remember of this till this day and occasionally I play it for 10 or 15 times on repeat to honour that week :) James Holden & Julie Thompson (Nothing 93 returning mix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD8cRAjFB1w

James Holden's recent (last decade or so) work is incredible. I saw Animal Spirits live and it is a gig that I truly treasure having seen.

I'm not a huge fan of trance and more conventional dance music so his evolution has been quite interesting.

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