tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348386685446228398.post8857539402785212747..comments2016-10-04T18:34:42.669-07:00Comments on Slow Listening Movement: The first two weeks.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05478091013635418963noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348386685446228398.post-36510939496477027242009-01-23T00:06:00.000-08:002009-01-23T00:06:00.000-08:00I didn't feel slighted at all! I merely wanted to ...I didn't feel slighted at all! I merely wanted to further clarify what I'm trying to do. And mix-like listening is a big part of my diet; I write a weekly singles column and want to get back into listening widely and voraciously to new stuff--that'll probably be my next post or the one after.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05478091013635418963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348386685446228398.post-85465239825089400642009-01-22T20:31:00.000-08:002009-01-22T20:31:00.000-08:00Whoops--I meant to say, I feel I've managed to fai...Whoops--I meant to say, I feel I've managed to fairly thoroughly appreciate most of the albums I bought; only a few feel unheard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348386685446228398.post-41772818361843113872009-01-22T20:29:00.000-08:002009-01-22T20:29:00.000-08:00I hope I didn't come across as taking any digs in ...I hope I didn't come across as taking any digs in the comment you mention--in truth I really wouldn't try to prescribe my "off the grid" approach to anyone who, you know, actually still found themselves enjoying the "new-and-now" in real time. Taking my approach pretty much requires becoming totally frustrated with keeping up, which clearly isn't the impetus of your SLM, and I wouldn't wish it on you. There are exciting things about living in ones own time that I know I give up, and I wouldn't fault anyone who found them essential rather than secondary in experiencing music.<BR/><BR/>Thinking about the "stocking-up-for-the-winter-ahead" mentality I've let justify my collecting, I realised I've been preparing for that winter for a decade and a half, and no matter how much or little I earn, I've barely ever slowed down to any significant degree. As yet, I don't regret it--looking over the 300 or so albums I bought last year, I regret almost none of them and have the feeling of barely having heard only a few of them. But you've planted the kernel in my mind of pondering trying to change my habits--instituting the "winter" myself. I recognise that at this point, I listen to full albums in order almost never; that I've become addicted to mix-like listening, and mix-making, more than ever. So maybe I need to find my own way of slowing down, too. (Of course, I'll still always have to grab those random reissues of albums sure to go OOP for years again. . .)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the mention, too. Keep up the experiment--I'll be following with keen interest to see where it leads.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262896736357535110noreply@blogger.com