• neidu3
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    3 days ago

    With my favorite band, every new record was “not as good as what came before”. But after getting used to, it got there as well.

    I have concluded that familiarity brings a feeling of quality in music.

    It takes a while to learn the minutia of what makes a particular song great. And the more complex and lengthy a song is, the longer it takes to fully appreciate it.

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      2 days ago

      Yeah, people who can only get into the old shit just have a hard time letting go of the past. Live a little, friends.

      (That said, there are some bands who peaked a long time ago, are going on reunion tours, and yeah, usually the new stuff sucks.)

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      3 days ago

      Can’t confirm. Of course the first time you listen to a new song isn’t the same since you don’t know what to expect, but from then on you can vibe to it even better for a while since it’s new. I’d even assume this is the reason for the “repeat song” feature and why some people listen to a single new song for hours.

      Dunno, I have a hard time understanding your perspective.