bakkermaarten007: I Can't Enjoy Music Anymore

bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	I've explored other genres, yes. Help?
Trebor17 01.05.13	Listen to pixies - doolittle and everything will be OK
wabbit 01.05.13	Frank Turner- Love, Ire & Song thank me later
andcas 01.05.13	you're dead inside.
Trebor17 01.05.13	If I stopped enjoying music I'd probably off myself
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	Know them guys!! Maybe will try Pixies - Doolittle, but hte hipster in me has been avoiding me ever since Fight Club came out.
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	"If I stopped enjoying music I'd probably off myself" Not that bad, 'cause I still have movies as an emotional outlet, but yeah frustrating enough.
Trebor17 01.05.13	The song that's in Fight Club isn't even on Doolittle my word And what?
InfamousGrouse 01.05.13	where is my mind aint on doolittle though so it's cool
CK 01.05.13	I was hoping this video would involve a funny video of a band that sucked. Shame
InfamousGrouse 01.05.13	damn also a relevant point trebor
Calc 01.05.13	this website killed you with its over-analyzing, enjoying music is out of the question btw listen to this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY7GnAq6Znw
wabbit 01.05.13	If the only pixies song I heard was Where Is My Mind? it would have been for only ten minutes then I would have gotten their discography.
Electric City 01.05.13	stick with old favorites, stop the inflow of new music for a little while
Trebor17 01.05.13	"Not that bad, 'cause I still have movies as an emotional outlet, but yeah frustrating enough." OK, if I stopped enjoying music and films I'd off myself
demigod93 01.05.13	ive never stopped truly enjoying music but i have done what Electic City said and gone for months with only older albums i was already familiar with
RickySpanish 01.05.13	Guided by Voices rule the world, check out She Wants to Know from their 1986 ep (they are still R.E.Mish and not lo-fi yet) I'm currently on a mission to listen to all their albums. Pinback - youtube these songs: Loro, Grey Machine, Fortress, Concrete Sounds, Offline PK, Boo, Non Photo Blue. Dinosaur Jr. Built to Spill Pavement Afghan Whigs I could name artists all day, most of them I'm sure you heard but check out those Pinback songs and that GBV song and if you aren't reintroduced to music I'm sorry.
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	I'm listening Calc. Hope he wins me over. @Electric City, yeah maybe I should try that and complete some discographies.
londoncalling457 01.05.13	"Maybe will try Pixies - Doolittle, but hte hipster in me has been avoiding me ever since Fight Club came out." stop avoiding yourself and listen to doolittle
Trebor17 01.05.13	You've probably contracted feels overload with the kind of music you listen to Try some dumb guy brute metal for a while to even yourself out
RosaParks 01.05.13	i go through movies phases too. none that last 6 months though before i find a knew piece of music to bring me back
RickySpanish 01.05.13	Doolittle is a wonderful album that I enjoy every song on, but some songs like I Bleed can turn others off. I always said I understand why people don't like the Pixies, but I never understood how someone couldn't like Built to Spill
wabbit 01.05.13	I bleed is my favourite pixies song maybe.
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	Alright I'll get Doolittle and: "Try some dumb guy brute metal for a while to even yourself out" Seriously, that's a task for me though.
RickySpanish 01.05.13	Also a great GBV song that is relatively unknown is "taco, buffalo, bird dog, and jesus"
londoncalling457 01.05.13	GOT ME A MOVIE SLICIN UP BALLZ
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	Speaking of movies; anyone of you got a recent one that brings the tears?
Propose 01.05.13	stop listening to bad albums then
Trebor17 01.05.13	I Bleed is a perfect song come on
Propose 01.05.13	listen to waking the cadaver i hear it brings lolz
RickySpanish 01.05.13	Pinback - youtube these songs: Loro, Grey Machine, Fortress, Concrete Sounds, Offline PK, Boo, Non Photo Blue. Posting again because if you never heard this shit it's a must.
londoncalling457 01.05.13	if we're talking guided by voices here, "game of pricks" is one of those songs you can listen to on repeat for awhile
Calc 01.05.13	well?
RickySpanish 01.05.13	I like the song I bleed I like the whole album, but I understand how some people don't. Fuck man I love crackity jones
RickySpanish 01.05.13	Everyone knows that GBV song though, I'm trying to show him some nice music he may not know.
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	"well?" I like his music, but not sure how much. I'm cataloguing this guy.
WhiteNoise 01.05.13	John Frusciante - The Empyrean If that doesn't restore you're faith in music then you're dead inside.
GiaNXGX 01.05.13	Get into an overly complex genre that demands one hundred percent of your faith, your passion, and attention. And you might need to collaborate with it, reading books and finding enjoyment. And you might, indeed, find pleasure in these dual arts today being synced. Since you're probably holding on less regard the art of music ---Are you living inside your comfortable shell? My friend, In fact you are --just escape from that unbearable pressure & live forever, live eternally in the kingdom of paratactic music!
Calc 01.05.13	WIN!!
ZilbelPing 01.05.13	Damn dude sucks. You're probably on overload. I can only get like 2 or 3 albums a week or so. Sometimes even more time goes by without me getting anything new. Just listen to old favorites like Electric said
Propose 01.05.13	in rainbows rocks
RickySpanish 01.05.13	more like soft rocks
demigod93 01.05.13	"Maybe will try Pixies - Doolittle, but hte hipster in me has been avoiding me ever since Fight Club came out." you don't deserve to like Doolittle
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	"John Frusciante - The Empyrean" I knew that guy, but forgot how he sounded like. Well, I hope I'm not dead inside 'cause I find it tacky sorry =/
CaptainDooRight 01.05.13	@ Bakker - it's interesting you mentioned this because I can fully relate. My solution was to start creating and composing my own music. This has been one of my main reasons for creating music because of my lack of contentment. Now, I have no idea if you play music or an instrument more specifically but you don't need formal training to express yourself. You can simply use your drive of lack of contentment to fuel your ability to progress into whatever you want to be.
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	@captain: well, I'm the sort of guy who always runs away from things. So no, I lack the knowledge and the will power to compose my own music. Maybe I should get on that, but I feel so old lol (24 almost)
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	I do have ideas about what music should sound like.
Calc 01.05.13	jesus dude lol
RickySpanish 01.05.13	bakker Pinback - youtube these songs: Loro, Grey Machine, Fortress, Concrete Sounds, Offline PK, Boo, Non Photo Blue. If you like you will have two fantastic albums to listen to and one great one, and a lot of decent eps.
pmmets07 01.05.13	everything i have ever enjoyed in my life has been a phase, i am hoping that music is not one of them
pissbore 01.05.13	give yourself a solid listen to parliament's mothership connection
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	But I know Pinback Ricky =). They sound good, but for the moment they can't grasp my attention for longer periods. @Calc: why the 'lol'? Because I said I felt old? Well, I really do, life's moving so fast and I can't seem to make decisions that ensure a stabile and happy life, I always avoid and drag behind.
GiaNXGX 01.05.13	what captain said + my shout = solution
Scoot 01.05.13	tfu bitch
someguest 01.05.13	"everything i have ever enjoyed in my life has been a phase, i am hoping that music is not one of them" this.
RickySpanish 01.05.13	Could give Swervedriver a chance, they are great and no one knows them for the most part for some absurd reason. Swervedriver - Ejector Seat Reservation is priceless and timeless
Calc 01.05.13	i loled cuz u called urself a coward
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	"everything i have ever enjoyed in my life has been a phase, i am hoping that music is not one of them" Damn, I missed that. But yeah, THIS.
Crowe 01.05.13	do you suffer from depression?
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	"i loled cuz u called urself a coward" Well, I am in some ways. I don't fear danger, death, confrontations,... But I do run from matters that could get me out of my routine life. How boring that life may be and how favourable these matters could be.
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	"do you suffer from depression?" Not that I know of =). I suffer from social anxiety and obsessive thoughts.
Calc 01.05.13	must be hard..... i cant even relate.
wabbit 01.05.13	I could so rock some pinback right now.
CaptainDooRight 01.05.13	That's not old at all. I knows my people who started composing at older ages than that. You have the knowledge because you said you know what you'd want music to sound like. So, in order to compose, start small. Record yourself humming or whistling, or singing; things which anybody can do. From there, if any instrument interests you, take them up with your main goal being trying to manipulate your natural body sounds that you composed with your mind.
pmmets07 01.05.13	i think we would be friends bakker
SpiritCrusher2 01.05.13	damn this list is depressing. I feel bad for you man, I wish I could help
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	@Captain: you really are inspiring, you know that? You could easily go for a psychiatrist or mental coach really. Thanks. @pmmets: yeah, maybe we would. I've had that thought about quite a few fellow sputnikers =)
someguest 01.05.13	you all sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymWh8CpKOA8
GiaNXGX 01.05.13	I suffer from comorbid MDD, HSP, OCD, and I'm also insecure. Composing music has literally saved my life more than once, feel ya Mike.
MeatSalad 01.05.13	Problem is you're listening to way too much new stuff. Take it easy and just listen to your favorites, its a phase and it'll pass eventually.
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	"I suffer from comorbid MDD, HSP, OCD, and I'm also insecure. Composing music has literally saved my life more than once, feel ya Mike." Oh man, I'm glad composing has that effect on you. These three combined, that's tough. Carry on man, I hope you'll be happy someday.
GiaNXGX 01.05.13	yeah, don't listen to stockhaunsen or merzbow, it is masochism.
GiaNXGX 01.05.13	Thank you. I'm always looking for new ways to cope but composing is always refreshing and helps me feel better.
AdolfChrist 01.05.13	this happens to me when i get too much new music.
CaptainDooRight 01.05.13	@ Bakker - thanks for your kinds words. I do hope these ideas work for you. It's the only solution I can conclude with. Also, for some reason creating music seems to allow greater enjoyability when listening to other artists. I'd assume the reasons are behind composers feeling happy that they have the freedom to do what they want and respecting the accomplishments/abilities of others as it can be quite hard sometimes to manipulate what we hear in our heads or the science if creativity. @ Gian - yea bro it's my belief that every human has the inherit desire/needs to express/relieve themselves, whether its through sound, visual, or movement; they just need to cultivate that desire or need to relief tension, anxiety, and even pain.
geasoftime 01.05.13	I just kept exploring around, until I found a comfortable genre for me: blackened folk metal, and some of the black metal/shoe gaze bands. I've actually been able to listen to melodeath again, and enjoy it. I guess you have to let certain genres cool down, and sometimes that takes a long time. When you listen to too much music you get overwhelmed by the volume. That Yasushi Yoshida album is nice, I also like toe, World's End Girlfriend, Kashiwa Daisuke when listening to that kind of thing. Just persist and you'll make it past the barrier.
RetroSpective 01.05.13	Take a break from music for like a week
CaptainDooRight 01.05.13	edit : relief was meant to read as 'relieve'
geasoftime 01.05.13	as far as post rock goes, I've been enjoying Dirty Three, eF, Esmerine, Fridge, God is an Astronaut, Hammock, Leech, Red Sparowes, Sunlight Ascending, and Tortoise mostly.
Omaha 01.05.13	Don't take more recs, that's the worst thing you can do. Take a break, and it'll come back to you soon enough
sideburndude 01.05.13	That happened to me and I turned to the most dissonant music I could find, like people wailing to saxophone squeals and stuff.
YankeeDudel 01.05.13	Stop listening to so much emo/indie and start jammin some experimental/avant garde shit. Mainly just start getting into new genres. Expand and mix things up. Ive slowly been going through the top albums of every genre/subgenre on RYM for a couple weeks now and Ive discovered some really unique shit.
Puzzles 01.05.13	This has absolutely happened to me before, an music remains my greatest passion of almost 10 years (I'm 17). I think the more intense the relationship, the greater the fallout can be, and this is why you have to have faith in your love for music and step away for it for a while. Stop listening to music entirely and then come back to it when it feels right. You'll find an incredible feeling of excitement when you eventually come back to it. I'm the same in that if I didn't have music, I would have offed myself at some point through high school. Just have faith in your underlying love for it and let go for a while
dawija1017 01.05.13	It's pretty simple man...go see a concert lol...go get drunk and maybe even see something with more energy than you're used to....you could even grab a few drinks at a restaurant and then go home and listen to something...I'm always in the mood to jam to some music after having a few drinks....last resort would be to upgrade your sound output to something with better quality
Cygnatti 01.05.13	listen to post punk, new wave/darkwave/no wave
sideburndude 01.05.13	Or just listen to straight noise for a while
ThrashTillDeath94 01.05.13	I can only imagine not being able to enjoy music anymore. That sounds like a nightmare, because music means so much to me.
bakkermaarten007 01.05.13	Think I'm still going to go with the Electric City and Omaha approach: stop listening to new music for a while and just check out more from artists I know already. Thanks sputfolks, you are great!
BlueW 01.05.13	too cool for tunes
someguest 01.05.13	We're all addicts here. We can't really speak on our addiction to music, haha.
DrMaximus 01.05.13	I would probably stop listening to music all together for awhile. You're obviously not enjoying it as much as you want to, so stop listening for a while and go back to it when you feel like it.
Mookid 01.05.13	I agree with Electric City. I started over with a new sputnik account because of how overwhelming the constant listening to music was. I had too many ratings that I can now look back on and i'm like lolwut. Really though I'd rec listening to favorites then once in a while listen to new stuff. That's what i'm doing
MichaelSnoxall 01.05.13	Sometimes I have a bumpy patch of a few days where I don't know what I want to listen to and everything I choose doesn't feel right and I hate it, but I eventually find what I need again.
HillaryClitTounge 01.05.13	its called a pop music epiphany. you just realized all the music you listened to is meaingless bullshit. try some KRS-ONE
DrMaximus 01.05.13	Also, try checking out a genre you're not familiar with. It's helped me before.
Blackbelt54 01.05.13	try the monitor by titus andronicus and everything goes numb by streetlight manifesto if you haven't
spillingmercury 01.05.13	Do what normal people do and listen to music where you don't have to think/analyze too much. I think you just need a palette cleanser because sometimes I just don't have the attention span for full on albums and just make playlists/put itunes on shuffle, and after a week or so I can listen to things again. Usually I'll go with anything that has a hook/chorus to it or I'm familiar enough with to know inside out, or instrumentals/classical.
Blackbelt54 01.05.13	Also listen to the mountain goats they have a huge discog and they're amazing
ConcubinaryCode 01.05.13	start watching movies idk
Polyethylene 01.05.13	What a fucking horrible fate
ilovetree 01.05.13	try out some shit music like radiohead or the beatles and you'll enjoy good music again
Havey 01.05.13	tree nooo! :[
AdolfChrist 01.06.13	obviously more music isnt the solution.
cirq 01.06.13	justin bieber
rokknroll4 01.06.13	Can't enjoy music anymore, list is digs.
North0House2 01.06.13	Happens to me too. Sometimes you just have to take a brief break from music, even just a week.
North0House2 01.06.13	Or, listen to harsh noise. That stuff'll turn you right back onto music with more structure.
bach 01.06.13	You need to get out of your comfort zone (musically). Judging from your pie chart, you're an indie kind of guy (emo and post-rock fall into the spectrum of indie as well). That being said, stay away from Indie for a month or two. Try listening to something you're not well versed in. Maybe Electronica? Folk? Hip-hop? Jazz?
NationalRadio 01.06.13	I felt the same way for a while. But then I found this giant black metal database... and I think I've downloaded atleast 3 or 4 different albums everyday. And loved them.
ilovetree 01.06.13	I'm afraid yes Havey.
evilford 01.06.13	"I can only imagine not being able to enjoy music anymore. That sounds like a nightmare, because music means so much to me." This
DrMaximus 01.06.13	"I can only imagine not being able to enjoy music anymore. That sounds like a nightmare, because music means so much to me." Agreed. It does to all of us.
Melons 01.06.13	This has happened to me a few times, the first time it was because the shit I was listening to for up to a full year then had nearly bored me to death. Dug into some other stuff and felt a helluva lot better. Every other time has been because of depression. I have social anxiety and I became a complete social recluse. It's something that just became too much, and music couldn't help. I just fought through it and after spending some time indulging my other interests, I started to feel better. Thankfully, it's not something I've had to deal with recently, and I can only hope I won't have to anytime soon.
RickySpanish 01.06.13	I just put on Something Corporate's greatest hits....fuck I forgot how talented Andrew McMahon is, and it sure has been awhile since I played some pop/punk/emo
Adabelle 01.06.13	"well, I'm the sort of guy who always runs away from things." OHSNAP. I don't really have much to suggest that hasn't already been said. I'd stop worrying about how to get out of it and then it'll just happen. Distract yourself by concentrating on studying/working/whatever you do and I reckon you'll suddenly just be back in the game
Celsius 01.06.13	"Can't enjoy music anymore, list is digs." Hahaha
Ethics 01.06.13	leaves turn inside you
ManintheBox 01.06.13	This happened to me once for like a month, I forgot how I got out of it..But I guess you could try going waaaaay out of your musical comfort zone..try some metul bra, or you could go back to your roots and listen to your old faves and rerealize why you started to love music in the first place,