The Story Of An Unlikely Dream
To Become A Musician
The Story Of An Unlikely Dream
To Become A Musician
I thought I’d lighten the mood a little with this post. I’ve been incredibly intense the last few months!! The extreme ups and downs, the intensity, the drama, the frustration, confusion, joy, excitement and hope and sorrow. It’s all real but while I don’t get a break from the overwhelming nature of my “emotions” this blog sure can!!!
So seeing as I have a one track mind let’s talk .... shock, horror.... music!!! I thought I’d share some bands & songs you’ve probably never heard of that are cool, fun or both! I’m an IDEAS person so if you check them out try to listen for the concepts, sounds, ideas or original vibe that made me like them. Listening to music like everything else must be learned and it can be done in many ways. Listening to it technically is a great skill to have and takes years of experience to develop but so does listening to it creatively and it’s a far less studied method. So give it a try and I promise if you learn how you’ll never EVER be bored listening to music again. You can’t be!!! Let’s kick it off with something totally daft and seriously fun! Don’t let this put you off trying the rest if you don’t like it. I love this song because it stands out but it’s an acquired taste! It’s what I meant by enjoying the creativity. Dead Man Live - Rhino & The Ranters https://open.spotify.com/track/0v0f17CeH3Zfvzbw82HHpx?si=kVb2vr0pSMa43-xfYyxtzg Next some atmosphere and “feels”, look out at the rain, let your mind wander and feel the dream. Lloyd - The Lane https://open.spotify.com/track/1Zf7FWlAAw6Eo7WqJdcDat?si=HiFT_5gYRyenTy9LM87q0Q This’ll put a spring in your step! Funky and really fresh feeling. Funk Engine - Kaphunk https://open.spotify.com/track/58rYtG6GrEb25SX6mBz9tj?si=JYHQcJJER4uOhzt9qG3Fkg Beautiful, soothing Jazz that just melts my heart every time I hear it. Recommended to me by a teacher and it’s my favourite Jazz song ever, one of my favourite songs ever in fact. Theo Travis Quartet - Shore Thing https://open.spotify.com/track/69b9uofc6UtUXPLZ0LKxS4?si=8fV7xdS-QHKPOPMCASJ3Rg Funky pop with kick arse bass ... seriously its one of those tracks that gets better as it goes on. It’s so catchy and feel good!!! Barbudo - Magnolia Mansion https://open.spotify.com/track/56kY2AwXEx8XRNxp2C3yOA?si=kYpD80RhSQiqhP6HsbbRaw Goth rock with fresh take on old school sounds. I love how this songs moves so well without ever going anywhere!! I find myself desperate for a drum fill and yet so satisfied in never getting one, I’m waiting for the change that never comes and I’m glad. It’s intense but relaxing. Actors - Strangers https://open.spotify.com/track/0sv1hKZJ17mg3lyX7tsvrd?si=Qiqkiov4TyWSqU4VYMHaaQ That’s enough for now!!! Don’t forget that if you hate music there’s a lot of value in figuring out why. Music is like people, it’s takes us a while to get to know it, find what makes it different and enjoy it for those differences. Over time the more you do it the more difference you’ll recognise until you can take two almost identical songs in any genre and to you’ll they’ll sound completely different. Keep studying and you’ll learn to create your own ideas while you listen and each time you hear a song it will be slightly different. Keep listening, keep enjoying it and keep challenging yourself! Just remember if you find yourself struggling to find music you like, think it all sounds the same, listen to less and less genres instead of more & more... maybe it’s not the music that’s causing the problem. After all I can’t find the time to listen to my backlog of saved music, keep enjoying my thousands of favourites and continue to dig up more and more. Stay open and work on your listening skills as you would your playing skills and it will repay you.
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What's This About?One fateful day I decided to get guitar lessons. 6 years later I'm learning four instruments and trying to become a musician and songwriter. I set a five year goal (Aug 2021) to create a very special song for my 25th wedding anniversary and this is a record of my crazy journey, weird thoughts, strange doodles and unapologetic music obsession! Enjoy! Archives
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