obviously a 4 year old thread re-booted here.
my 2 cents is that i fall in and out of love with certain artists, recordings, and compositions. which is why i own 10k digital albums, 8000+ Lps, 300 master dub tapes, and subscribe to Quboz and Tidal streaming. music is mostly emotional connection, and discovery, but sometimes is part system investigation or just wanting hear recordings that do certain things. our relationship with music is dynamic and contextual.
there is no wrong reason to listen, or wrong reason to get excited or joyous about the music.
the last few weeks, Taiko Audio, the company that builds my music server the Extreme, has been developing new music library software (called TAS....a Roon alternative with full focus on SQ). so it's caused me to revisit some digital references, and they now sound fresh and new. one of them was Patricia Barber's 'Modern Cool' in 24/176 and 24/192. it was a big WOW for me. not listened to it in a year or so. but there is no denying that it's an amazing recording and shows just how crazy great digital can get. which then triggered more Patricia Barber. she had been dead to me, but then came alive......i got it. and away i went.
did i feel guilty? should i have felt guilty?
there are no rules. sometimes we have to grow or evolve into music, or even regress or find another path into music. it's why we collect music and don't just throw it out when it is not speaking to us.
no different with certain classical compositions. last weekend i had 4 guys drive up from Portland for a listening session. one of them wanted to hear the 4th (final) movement of Beethoven's 9th. so we played the Solti Decca. loved it. after they left i played it again. this week explored other Lp and digital versions.
that is how it goes. i have maybe 20 digital and 7-8 vinyl versions of that piece and it took a trigger to jump into it. it's not the music's fault it does not have my current love or attention. not saying it's not ok to dislike (or get bored with) Diana Krall or Patricia Barber. knock yourself out. you might find if you explore 10 other female jazz singers you might change your opinion of Krall or Barber, or dislike them more. but be open to seeing things differently as time goes on......or not.
i'm sure a thousand times i have bought music and listened and did not get it, but then later i figured it out. i had to grow, or find a path back to it. or run across it accidently and try it again.
,.... could be your front end! :what::coolbroguy:
