hello!
i would be interested in hearing people's anecdotes and internal
experiences of how they arrive at an opinion about a particular album or a
piece of music (specific to the genres that would tend to be discussed on
this list, of course). i would prefer to steer clear of "it just sounds
good" or "it just moves me" type of stuff--these are definitely legitimate
responses but they tend to be conclusive and don't really tell me anything
about the processes behind the conclusions. in my own experience, thinking
about hearing a recording for the first time often helps me retrace how i
came to form an opinion of it. you may have more useful methods. also, feel
free to qualify this for particular pieces of music, genres, artists, etc.
the reason i ask is because i'm starting to put some notes together for a
possible article/essay on the "semantic logic" of music (with a focus on
electronic music) and i think i could really benefit from this group's
stories, as many tend to be a bit more cerebral and self-conscious in their
listening. thanks! (oh, and be sure and reply privately unless you think
others would be interested.)
sc
p.s. i apologize if people think this is really stupid and boring...