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Author:  Spiderlix [ Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:21 am ]
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Recently i was only listening new bands discographies (I mean bands that i didn't listen yet).But because that i can't remember all their songs,especially their hits.I can remember which album i liked it more because of their covers.

But i had my favorites that i listened:I really liked Pentagram,Motorhead,Judas Priest,Meshuggah,Gojira,Hatebreed,Raven,Acid,Early Bathory,Immortal,Marduk,Vulcano,Sabbat (Japan),Pro-Pain,Pantera,Sabaton,Anthrax,Overkill,Deicide,Yngwie Malmsteen,Eyehategod,Crowbar and etc.

So i want to ask:Am i doing it wrong?
Author:  linkavitch [ Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:52 am ]
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Just listen to whatever you want however you want man. There's no right or wrong way to listen to music.
Author:  King_of_Arnor [ Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:53 am ]
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It sounds like you're exploring a lot of bands at once, so it can be hard to take that all in. I suggest that if something stands out to you, give it another listen, as you might hear things you missed on the first listen. Even with my favourite bands I don't remember every single one of their songs so I often revisit albums/songs I've already heard to get a fresh perspective of them.
Author:  HeavenDuff [ Fri Sep 08, 2023 1:04 pm ]
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Spiderlix wrote:
Recently i was only listening new bands discographies (I mean bands that i didn't listen yet).But because that i can't remember all their songs,especially their hits.I can remember which album i liked it more because of their covers.

But i had my favorites that i listened:I really liked Pentagram,Motorhead,Judas Priest,Meshuggah,Gojira,Hatebreed,Raven,Acid,Early Bathory,Immortal,Marduk,Vulcano,Sabbat (Japan),Pro-Pain,Pantera,Sabaton,Anthrax,Overkill,Deicide,Yngwie Malmsteen,Eyehategod,Crowbar and etc.

So i want to ask:Am i doing it wrong?


There's no wrong way to do it wrong, if you ask me. But if it becomes a kind of struggle or a source of frustration because you forget bands and/or albums you like, then maybe you could come up with a kind of system to keep track of what you liked.

Making lists on Excel or Word always works. You could rate albums.

Personnally, I keep track of what I listen to through last.fm. That way I can keep tabs of my listening habits, when I listened to what song from what album.

Of course, if you listen to a lot of stuff, you will inevitably forget some bands and albums you like. It happens to me constantly, and every once in a while I stumble upon a band I love and have not listened to in six months because I just forgot they existed, haha :-P
Author:  Durag [ Fri Sep 08, 2023 1:23 pm ]
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Just listen to what you want, how and when you want. I guess the only time I really take notice is new albums coming out, I kind of try to keep on top of that and check out all the recommendations from here and keep track of it, but even that is hard coz I forget half of them. In that instance I try to buy the ones I like on bandcamp or pick up the vinyl somewhere.

I haven't listened to ay metal in the past few days, my vinyl of Lankums False Lankum has been on constant spin because I think its one of the greatest pieces of music I've ever heard. Whatever you like, listen to it and enjoy it. Music is for enjoying
Author:  democracyiscringe [ Fri Sep 08, 2023 4:39 pm ]
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How would one listen to music wrong? Are you getting joy from what you're doing? If so, keep doing it. Are you not? If not, change the way you do it, or don't do it.
Author:  MetlaNZ [ Fri Sep 08, 2023 6:01 pm ]
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Seems like OPs got a classic case of overthinking this shit.
Looks like you're into tons of cool bands, take your time and enjoy them. Don't stress out about keeping up with new stuff, the vast majority of it is not worth it.
Let it happen naturally.
Author:  Kalimata [ Sat Sep 09, 2023 2:59 pm ]
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There are people asking those questions for real?
Author:  Thexhumed [ Sat Sep 09, 2023 3:29 pm ]
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Spiderlix wrote:
Recently i was only listening new bands discographies (I mean bands that i didn't listen yet).But because that i can't remember all their songs,especially their hits.I can remember which album i liked it more because of their covers.

But i had my favorites that i listened:I really liked Pentagram,Motorhead,Judas Priest,Meshuggah,Gojira,Hatebreed,Raven,Acid,Early Bathory,Immortal,Marduk,Vulcano,Sabbat (Japan),Pro-Pain,Pantera,Sabaton,Anthrax,Overkill,Deicide,Yngwie Malmsteen,Eyehategod,Crowbar and etc.

So i want to ask:Am i doing it wrong?



How old are you?
Author:  Kalimata [ Sun Sep 10, 2023 7:33 am ]
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As someone said on another thread, there's an increase of threads like this, always around the same backbone theme like "is the way I listen to metal wrong?", "Have I downloaded enough songs and albums to deserve to be called a real metalhead?", "Should I give up listening to metal?"....

Call me want you want, I don't give a shit at all and it won't change the fact it's true. Thirty years ago, nobody would have asked those questions. We didn't have a large access to music as we had to buy, copy or borrow CD or tapes. We were passionate and it would take years to discover things.
We were a bit frustrated not to be able to buy and listen to everything we wanted. But at least, there wasn't this senseless culture of performance like "Look, I know more than you about metal because I've listened to 4500 metal songs on Spotify".

But when I see all those depressive teenager metalheads whose access to music is unlimited and having so few self-confidence and passion and whose only gateway to metal is their computer in their room, I tell myself this frustration was a gift.

Go out, see gigs and have some beers instead of lamenting before your computer you don't do the right things to be a true netalhead.

Now you can call me an old fart, a boomer or any meme you use to substitute a real thought :-P
Author:  hallowed78 [ Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:17 am ]
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Kalimata wrote:
Go out, see gigs and have some beers instead of lamenting before your computer you don't do the right things to be a true metalhead


That is the sanest advice I've heard so far :D

There is certainly a potential for a deeper conversation to be had here regarding the contemporary availability of an overwhelming amount of music, both new and old. I would agree, 80s were a frustrating period because you could hear about all this fantastic bands, but living in a part of the world where the availability is downright zero, you cherished each and every album you get a hold of.

Hell, first time I've heard Slayer was practically around 1990, when I saw Seasons in the Abyss video on some satellite channel, and they already had 3-4 classic albums released. If I haven't had relatives traveling to Germany and Austria, and bringing some of the classics on tape, who knows what would happen. Maybe I'd lost interest in metal altogether (probably not, I still had access to Maiden, Saxon, Sabbath and some Metallica).

But, today, it's a whole other ballgame. You open Spotify and there it is. The entire history of music in one place, let alone metal. I guess, one would feel pressured with all the choices and possibilities, but this is a characteristic of all streaming services, music, TV or whatever. The running joke rings true: we spend more time choosing what will we watch/listen than actually doing it (I know a couple of people like that). Trying to do a run-through discographies of some of the established/classic bands that have over 10-15 albums will always result in despair, because nothing will stick and the feeling you'll get is a) I'm doing it wrong or b) this band is no good.
Author:  Forever Underground [ Sun Sep 10, 2023 12:49 pm ]
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It's normal for that to happen to you if you listen to a lot of new music, it's easy to consume but it's hard to absorb so much new material in the short term. What I can recommend is that you take notes of what you listen to, your impressions and so on, it helps me a lot to remember how X album or band sounded even if I haven't listened to it for years just because of what I wrote down.
Author:  Kalimata [ Sun Sep 10, 2023 4:38 pm ]
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hallowed78 wrote:
Kalimata wrote:
Go out, see gigs and have some beers instead of lamenting before your computer you don't do the right things to be a true metalhead


That is the sanest advice I've heard so far :D


... and bang that head that doesn't bang!
Author:  DeadKid [ Mon Sep 11, 2023 5:30 am ]
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Much later, trying revisiting the albums differently: listen to all the albums released in a specific year. That's makes it easier to appreciate variety than blasting through one band's whole discography in sequence.
Author:  Spiderlix [ Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:49 pm ]
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DeadKid wrote:
Much later, trying revisiting the albums differently: listen to all the albums released in a specific year. That's makes it easier to appreciate variety than blasting through one band's whole discography in sequence.


Good tip.Thanks.
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