Best Ever Albums

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

Norman Bates — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 06:14:54 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 11/17/2012 11:14

420BongRitsu69 wrote:

Thank god I don't actually talk about music here.

You just have. Welcome!

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:07:31 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/17/2012 04:07

Happymeal wrote:

Websites like these "expanded" what bands I listen to and etc. Beforehand I was extremely open minded to music and listened to many different types(other than dubstep, which I have a hatred for). I actually used to be a huge fan of oldies, but then I discovered something I liked even better through searching through band's catalogs and websites such as these. Oldies aren't my favorite type of music anymore, but there are definitely oldies that I am a huge fan of(specifically Pink Floyd and Dire Straits). Thanks to this particular website I got into Pubic Enemy, The Avalanches, Eels, and many others.

lol

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:57:07 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/17/2012 03:57

Websites like these "expanded" what bands I listen to and etc. Beforehand I was extremely open minded to music and listened to many different types(other than dubstep, which I have a hatred for). I actually used to be a huge fan of oldies, but then I discovered something I liked even better through searching through band's catalogs and websites such as these. Oldies aren't my favorite type of music anymore, but there are definitely oldies that I am a huge fan of(specifically Pink Floyd and Dire Straits). Thanks to this particular website I got into Pubic Enemy, The Avalanches, Eels, and many others.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

Jasonconfused — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:40:16 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 11/17/2012 03:40

purple wrote:

haha, I don't really "discuss" music here, and I don't think many others do either. I think the greatest thing about BEA is that its "better" (for lack of a better term) users charts are amalgamations of all the publications charts. I came to BEA as a kid tired of the RS 500, and found personal favorites matched with Pitchfork faves, Scaruffi faves, etc. within the same charts.

That's interesting because I originally came here just to organize the music I listen to.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

Mr. Shankly — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:19:04 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 11/17/2012 01:19

Jasonconfused wrote:

I can respect that but indie music is something that no matter how much I listen to it, it sounds so pretentious and dry to me. I can't say I'm proud of that or even happy since that is apparently considered to be some of the better music in more modern times.

Indie is just a label that refers to rock and pop artists who are independent labels or under the radar, which means there are a lot of different sounds associated with it. I bet there's some artists or bands you might like, just like there's some mainstream I like. I also like a lot of older music.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:16:41 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/17/2012 01:16

haha, I don't really "discuss" music here, and I don't think many others do either. I think the greatest thing about BEA is that its "better" (for lack of a better term) users charts are amalgamations of all the publications charts. I came to BEA as a kid tired of the RS 500, and found personal favorites matched with Pitchfork faves, Scaruffi faves, etc. within the same charts.

Other sites do this, such as RYM allow this too. What makes BEA great is its incredibly personal forums, where users are allowed to pretty much do anything; and the user base is so small that every user has a basic personality snapshot of other users.

So, the great thing about BEA is finding users with similar tastes as you, and finding out from which sources they got their stuf from, I think.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

CellarDoor — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:35:42 GMT

Author: CellarDoor

Posted: 11/16/2012 23:35

I'm different. And yet the same.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical t

Robert Anton Wilson — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:18:54 GMT

Author: Robert Anton Wilson

Posted: 11/16/2012 18:18

Wlecome Wilkommen - Bienvenue- Whatever!

Jasonconfused wrote:

I do tend to stick with oldies (which is unusual since I'm only 19 years old) ... I definitely specialize and concentrate on classic rock, metal, and blues.

Rock on! It's because that's where the real thing is at.

Jasonconfused wrote:

Do you guys think that people's musical tastes have become so broad due to sites like this

Jasonconfused wrote:

or is it just coincidence that people that come here already have a broad taste?

Yes, but I wouldn't call it a coincidence. People come here because they wanna share and discover. If all someone is interested in is the Top 40, that someone should stick to the Top 40 websites.

Jasonconfused wrote:

I'm now wondering if my musical taste will grow so greatly

Maybe it will, maybe it won't. That does not matter. What truly matters is that when you put music on, the music turns you on.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

Jasonconfused — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:17:53 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 11/16/2012 18:17

SquishypuffDave wrote:

One could say similar things about Pink Floyd, and I like Pink Floyd.

I agree. I love Pink Floyd, maybe because they were pretentious first. The Wall is one of the most conceited albums in the history of music. Roger Waters let the success get to his head.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

bongritsu — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:43:55 GMT

Author: bongritsu

Posted: 11/16/2012 17:43

Sites like this have changed my music taste for the worst.

They make me hella cynical about music. This is because I have been let down by many hyped albums/ artists by comparable sites.

Also another thing that does not apply to me but I have seen it happen to other people: when people come on sites like this they generally stop liking music holistically and start making needless dissections of genres and influence. This also just makes people cynical.

another thing about these kind of sites is that they generally shame you for not listening to certain genres or influential band for that genre and this is dumb ass hell. Its always better to progress through a genre/ band discography naturally so you can make your own decisions as to what you think is "best" without outside influence.

Thank god I don't actually talk about music here.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

Defago — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:50:37 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 11/16/2012 12:50

The thing about modern music is that there's so much diversity to choose from! But yeah, I find it to be relatively simpler compared to earlier decades.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

HigherThanTheSun — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:43:48 GMT

Author: HigherThanTheSun

Posted: 11/16/2012 12:43

Jasonconfused wrote:

I feel that way about most 'indie' music these days.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

SquishypuffDave — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 04:49:13 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 11/16/2012 09:49

Jasonconfused wrote:

One could say similar things about Pink Floyd, and I like Pink Floyd.

Anyway, I think you will be surprised by some of the discoveries you make here. You'll end up falling in love with stuff you'd never expected to. Just you wait...

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

pearljammer13 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:17:47 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 11/16/2012 01:17

Jasonconfused wrote:

I used to feel very similar, but I quickly discovered that it's the indie scene hispter people that are pretentious, not the music itself (for the most part). If you're able to listen to the music without connecting it to the people that are typically associated with it, maybe you'll be able to draw the same conclusion.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

videoheadcleaner — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:27:02 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 11/16/2012 00:27

If you look at my custom chart about my taste as a 12 year old, that had not changed much until I came across this site. I highly believe that the wave of digital downloads has increased music knowledge and hence, helped me.

BEA led me to other sites that have expanded my music taste. I think my attitude is that I want to just listen to music and experience what is different out there. I cannot stand pop music at the moment as I am currently obsessed with ambient and post-rock.

Stay long enough and you will discover some great artists that none of your friends would have ever heard of (eg. Talk Talk, Tim Hecker, Rowland S Howard [for me]).

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

Jasonconfused — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:59:50 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 11/15/2012 23:59

pearljammer13 wrote:

I still basically start and end with some sort of rock, but within that broad genre BEA has opened me up to a ton. I've definitely developed more of an indie type taste.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical taste

pearljammer13 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:42:07 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 11/15/2012 23:42

Compared with most active members of this site, my musical taste isn't all that broad, but I will say that BEA has helped me to discover many many albums and bands I otherwise never would have heard of or given the time of day. Some that come to mind: Neutral Milk Hotel, Iron and Wine, Built To Spill, Sufjan Stevens, Grizzly Bear, Radiohead...

I still basically start and end with some sort of rock, but within that broad genre BEA has opened me up to a ton. I've definitely developed more of an indie type taste.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical t

Norman Bates — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:08:46 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 11/15/2012 22:08

Jasonconfused wrote:

originally I came here to see what others thought about the albums that I already like

Yeah, that's why I said "partly".

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical t

Jasonconfused — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:06:29 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 11/15/2012 22:06

Norman Bates wrote:

Isn't it partly why we're here?

Not sure.. originally I came here to see what others thought about the albums that I already like but it's been interesting to see how the people on these kinds of sites are far more varied in their musical taste than most people. It'll definitely take me a while though.

Re: Best Ever Albums (and similar sites) effect on musical t

Norman Bates — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:03:45 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 11/15/2012 22:03

Jasonconfused wrote:

Do you guys think that people's musical tastes have become so broad due to sites like this,

Isn't it partly why we're here?