NIN in Vienna

[Gert van Santen]

Tony Scharf schreef op 10-6-2014 16:48:
> Its kind of goes both ways.  You're getting old and boring at the
> same rate the artists of your youth are getting old and boring.
>   NIN's latest album was pretty boring to me.  I just couldn't
> get into it.  I think part of it is because the 'magic' of how he
> get's those sounds is long gone for me.  In fact, there are a lot
> of artists that used to impress me that don't do anything for me
> anymore for that reason.
>
> I am going to see NIN with Soundgarden in a few months hear in
> Chicago.  I am looking forward to it, but I have seen both bands
> a gazillion times.  I am not sure what they could do that I
> haven't seen before.  It's almost a waste.

Perhaps it's time to mention my theory again about why people 
like/love music. I will put it very black and white, and I will 
keep it as short as possible, just to keep it clear. Of course I 
understand that it will be different for everyone, and other 
factors can be involved, but I'm quite sure this is the way it 
more or less works for most people.

People start loving certain music because that music is there 
when they experience new things in life, like first radio (long 
time ago), first love, first sex, going to college, living on 
your own for the first time, going on a holiday, moving to 
another place, that kind of stuff. It doesn't even have much to 
do with the (quality of the) music itself, but most of it happens 
between the age of 10 and 25, I guess.

As we grow older, there are less and less really new things to 
do. Life gets a bit boring. It's just work, home, kids (or cats 
:-), the holidays, that kind of stuff. Not a lot of new music is 
added to the soundtrack of our lives by then.

I see this exact same process with most people I know, except 
perhaps some music-barians, who are always keen on finding new 
cool music :-)

Many of my "other" friends have either stopped caring about music 
at all, or just play their old music from their college days 
every now and then because they dislike or even hate most stuff 
that is new.
Still others might get into more traditional and a lot "softer" 
stuff, like accoustic or classical music, or jazz, but basically 
nothing new is added to their collection anymore.

Personally, I try to find new stuff more or less actively, but 
it's very seldom these days that I find something that I honestly 
love. Last 2 were (I think) Vladislav Delay and Richie Hawtin, 
but that is both years ago, and it was part of an active search 
with Rolf and Harry for inspiration for new Wave World albums 
during some very special music inundated weekends with lots of 
wine, good food and an immense load of positivity and anticipation...

That's about it.

:-)

-- 
Gert

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