silverbull Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 Sometimes i hear people tell me that people dont understand them and sometimes i get it myself. That why or how can i only hear this one type of music 24/7. To me the answer is simple, if you love something dont you want to be surrounded by it all the time? Hey it hink its great for the people who like other styles of music and choose to listen to them on the radio at concerts or whereever. But i dont think theres anything wrong with hearing edm 24/7.Now i would think something wrong if you only listen to one artist only all the time. Whatever music you like hip hop, rock, country, latin, edm. That i will say is a bit weird, more like an obsession/love for the artist rather then the genre of music that is made.Reason i bring this up is at my job today i was told why do i always have that "TECHNO, BOOM BOOM MUSIC PLAYING" and always have headphones. First i corrected her and said sorry lady but this aint techno its called house. And second i asked her if she loved someone she said yes and i said would you want to be with him 24/7 she said yeah. So i said i love my music go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidskyny Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 The only reason I would say listening to EDM 24/7 is that you are missing out on so much great music not in that genre imo.I listen to house, drum 'n bass, ambient, jazz, classical, etc. etc. I love beats, but I also need my fix of beautiful other music such as right now jazz singer (who channels Billie Holiday perfectly) Madeleine PeyrouxI just think it's nice to be well-rounded with all diff music...just like in life it's nice to have a variety of interest.I don't know what kind of job you have, but in my professional career I cannot put on headphones and listen to music in my office and need something more calm than beats in the background playing as I go through the work week. Classical and jazz are relaxing and ease any stress.just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinadoll80 Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 I love house as well but really I only like listening to it when I am at a nightclub, it gives me a headache when I listen to it outside of a club i don't know why...if I am at a bar/lounge I prefer hip hop and alternativce. In my car, I listen to alternative like Nirvana and Guns and Roses ( my fav song of all time is Sweet Child O Mine lol) but I if you only like to listen to House 24/7 then more power to you bull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftymo Posted August 29 Report Share Posted August 29 silverbull you make good points.For me, I do listen to trance/house a LOT... but not always, sometimes I'm just in a different mood...But then again I'm a fan of all kinds of music and actually have changed "favorites" since childhood, from country to freestyle, pop to gangster rap, to alternative, rock & metal... electronic is the current flavor of the month, but in reality, this is far more spiritual... i can't findmyself ever bouncing to something else... So I like all kinds of music, and currently listen to EDM more than anything else... music to the next level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soj Posted August 29 Report Share Posted August 29 There are those who like music and there are those who only like house music. Whats there to debate about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danihawk Posted August 29 Report Share Posted August 29 People ask me that all the time Gabe...my friends are always like, "it's fine at the club, but do you really need to listen to it while you're studying, chilling, etc.?" Since I was a little kid I've only listened to house and hip-hop..I've tried listening to different kinds of music b/c my friends' tastes in music vary very widely, but if you really only like 1 or 2 kinds I don't see anything wrong with listening to it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETROIT Posted August 29 Report Share Posted August 29 I get that alot too.....I have not listened to anything other than edm since about 97, and I wonder why more people dont do the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deefex Posted August 29 Report Share Posted August 29 i listen to EDM 75& of the time, i also love jazz, blues, classic rock, disco and new wave/80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deefex Posted August 29 Report Share Posted August 29 i listen to EDM 75% of the time, i also love jazz, blues, classic rock, disco and new wave/80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky13 Posted August 29 Report Share Posted August 29 I usually listen to EDM about 90% of the time. Every now and then, someone will say something negative, but more often than not, I find that people really like it. Many of these people are only used to hearing the usual pop/rock/hip-hop stuff that's on the radio, so they really don't know much about EDM. But after sitting in my car for a while, most people say that they really like it, and ask for a CD or something. Now, most of my close friends/family listen to some EDM or at least have a better awarness of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southbound24 Posted August 29 Report Share Posted August 29 i love that everybody now uses "EDM"- who coined this term and when did it become so trendy (eltronic dance music). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepspell Posted August 29 Report Share Posted August 29 trendy its the correct term for the genre.....which embodies everything from D&B to house to Trance.....its always been around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbull Posted August 30 Author Report Share Posted August 30 just for the record I HATE THE WORD "EDM" but i used it to make sense of this post. Because people will listen to different styles of music other than house like trance techno drum n bass, so to be fair i said EDM but for my case i mean HOUSE MUSIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyclv Posted August 30 Report Share Posted August 30 yeah, i dont care for the term edm either. but i love all music as long as it is good, house is just by far my fav. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomembername Posted August 30 Report Share Posted August 30 Reason i bring this up is at my job today i was told why do i always have that "TECHNO, BOOM BOOM MUSIC PLAYING" and always have headphones. First i corrected her and said sorry lady but this aint techno its called house. And second i asked her if she loved someone she said yes and i said would you want to be with him 24/7 she said yeah. So i said i love my music go away.any particular reason why you had to come off with such an attitude towards the lady? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clubber5524 Posted August 30 Report Share Posted August 30 I listen to a wide variety of genres, and I listen to edm the most probably 75% of the time. Silverbull, the problem is that to people that dont understand house music and other types of edm, it sounds REALLY REPETITIVE to them. There have been times I was listening to house in my car and my mother asked if the cd was skipping. Alot of people just dont understand house music and this is the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funeralhome Posted August 30 Report Share Posted August 30 i think in order to understand music as a whole, you have to keep your mind and heart in tune with other sounds from other genres.. understanding why we make the sounds we do and where they stem from can only make listening to edm and a more pleasureable and knowledgable experience.. i've found (and i'm sure most of you have as well) that in listening to different styles of music you begin to realize they're all connected in some form or another.. i adore rock, industrial, new wave, synthpop, goth rock .. most 80's genre's...along with other 20th century sounds just as much as i do edm and when i connect those sounds and those feelings with the past and what they do for me in my present.. it's such a beautiful thing.. more beautiful sometimes than being ignorant with just knowing one house track and not knowing how it got there.. that's why i get confused and feel betrayed when i hear someone say "i only get edm" .. cause you don't unless you get it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixterphoenix Posted August 30 Report Share Posted August 30 its purely a matter of happiness. right now this is what makes you happy so thats what you listen to. with time your tastes may evolve and you may start giving other genres a chance. personally i will listen to anything except country although i do listen to house most of the time. but sometimes i have to breakaway just to listen to something different. you may discover another kind of music one day that you will enjoy. as far as ppl not liking house music, i think some of them sadly categorize everything under techno and they just haven't heard good house. and even if they have, they just wont give it a chance cos they are not open minded enough. this is true not just for music but other things as well. ppl just have different means of happiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbull Posted August 31 Author Report Share Posted August 31 my fascination with house music began in 1989 and i have been stuck with it since. But only since about 1999 has it been at the level of priority as it still is now. Im from brooklyn born and raise din teh projects so i grew up with hip hop but after 1995 i hate that shit and cant stand it. Im also latin so latin music has been a aprt of my life as well and use to do latin clubs upto about 98/99 as well. Since 2002 i refuse to hear the radio becuase music sucks on mainstream stations.I also love old school rock and am a big kiss and led zeppelin fan as well as some other rock bands that came out a few yrs ago, disturbed,staind,linkin park, evenescence, etc. I just cant stand anything that is pop and i cant stand hip hop if it isnt from 1979-till 1995. So house music is very much a part of mylife 24/7. With 5000 records at home like maybe about 400cds wordth of music and like 100 or so mixed tpaes from 1987 till about 2001 of house music i have no problem hearing house music 24/7. Even at work where i have fast connection all i do is listen to www.deephousepage.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixterphoenix Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 gotta listen to what moves your soul.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
computerjockey Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 I listen to electronic dance music 99.99%. Ever since I heard Vince Clarke's Yaz in the 8th grade I've been hooked on synths. The only non-synth group I've listened to is The Smiths back in the 80's. Everything else has been computer generated, from New Order and Depeche Mode to the current Electro sound. But please don't tell me I'm missing out. You have no idea the impact the decisions on what I listen to have made on my life. Dancing was a huge part of me and my friendships and is and always will be a part of who I am. So if I choose to listen to EDM 24/7 then leave me be, go listen to your own headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbull Posted August 31 Author Report Share Posted August 31 i remember one girl couldnt understand how i thought having sex while listening to danny t's london gu cd was so much fun for me lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilmofo Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 I listen to about 80% edm and 20% classical music. Anybody else here enjoys classical? Good electronic and classical music have a lot in common.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funeralhome Posted September 1 Report Share Posted September 1 i don't listen to it often, but i appreciate it's relevance.. there are similarities.. especially pertaining to structure of the piece.. great works of literature do that as well, juxtaposing good and bac, light and dark.. it's really hard to do.. only geniuses like dostoevsky and shakespeare can do it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
computerjockey Posted September 1 Report Share Posted September 1 I listen to about 80% edm and 20% classical music. Anybody else here enjoys classical? Good electronic and classical music have a lot in common....try this is out: http://www.newwavehouse.com/mp3/rising.mp3It kinda combines a classical orchestral feel with EDM. Please note: This might not be the right link. I'm at work and don't have speakers so I'm not 100% sure this is the correct song. The song may sound a bit dated - it's over 10 years old.btw, Is New Wave (like New Order) considered EDM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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