Friday Top 5: Misconceptions about a Music Addict
My second FT5 is on the eve of Record Store Day. Record Store Day got me thinking about my addiction, so I am going to use this FT5 as a confessional. My name is Brian and I am an Music Addict, and I feel a need to dispel some myths…
5. We are all walking libraries
I admit it. I forget more than I remember about the muic I listen to. What the name of the album is, the name of the best track, the year it came out, the album cover, the city of origin. I have no idea most of the time with out looking at my PC, my Zune, my notes. Now, Nathan on the other hand is wired correctly. Maybe I should just keep him in my camera bag. Or maybe he just makes it up.
4. We all use Apple
I don’t have an iPod. I don’t have a Macbook. I didn’t like my iPhone. iTunes is an abomination. I don’t want to be a shill for the biggest software company in the world, but the Zune ecosystem is perfect for a forgetful music addict. Bio info, pictures, related artists and influences all on my phone. Unlimited downloads, keep ten mp3s for $15/month. It’s awesome and cheap enough to keep me from stealing via torrents. I feel a need to recruit people into the family in a self-serving manner to make sure Zune never goes away. Maybe we’ll get a comment below from the ATH Boffins that are Team Penguin and have ‘Linus is God’ tattooed on their arms.
3. We are all in it to share
Most of the time, sure, but true addiction is selfish. Since we consume music from aforementioned subscription services, Record Store Day yearly binges, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, etc., there is a me first aspect to all of this. We troll the web looking for free tunes. That’s why we have stuff to share. Eventually, you think you are on enough email chains that feed your habit, but it is never enough. We just keep seeking. Feed the addiction.
2. We really are that selfish
Please don’t lump all of our hoarding-like behavior into the previous point. Sometimes we just don’t think our friends can handle it. I know I have at least three songs on our evenings playlist that the wife hates. I mean HATES. I don’t care, my addiction wins. From Veronica Falls to, uh, what is that one band I just added from Manchester? Or was it Liverpool. Ok maybe we are selfish.
1. We can always give you the 411
Yes, we tend to show up with thumb drives full of tunes when invited over for and yes we share youtube video links on Facebook to the next big thing. But if you blindly ask me what I think you should be listening to? I can’t help you there. We are all self-serving jerks, after all. Start your own addiction. I reckon that’s why ATH carpet bombs the readers with so much music. It is inevitable that you will like something. Something your friends won’t like, but you play anyway. That you will download the entire album it’s from through Zune, Spotify or whatever. That you’ll sync to your media player of choice so you can make coworker jealous. That you’ll forget you have in your collection until you are trying to find recommendations to give to appease those you pissed off for blasting… uh, whatever that band’s name is…
Go to shows, don’t steal music, support the Artists.
We’ve found this to be one of the most enjoyable blog post we’ve read in a really long time Brian!
You even chose really cool and memorable pics to compliment each topic.
Thanks for posting this!