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What are you listening to? Part III

KaliYoni said:
I hope you are able to go to a live show soon. No matter the type of music, seeing and hearing in person just about always blows away listening to recorded material.

A few suggestions for maximizing your enjoyment:
  • Bring some sort of hearing protection. Even classical orchestras can reach very high volume levels for those watching near the front of the stage. For most people, foam earplugs are fine. I see a lot of gigs so I have a pair of specialized earplugs that have a more balanced sound than foam: https://www.etymotic.com/product/etyplugs-high-fidelity-earplugs/
  • Concerts without reserved seating (i.e. all tickets are sold as "general admission") and club shows can mean standing on your feet in the middle of a tightly packed, extremely sweaty crowd for hours if you want to be close to the stage. So comfortable shoes, comfortable clothing, and getting hydrated beforehand are important.
  • Be present in the moment! Resist the temptation to record video and take selfies as much as possible. The artists are there to perform for you and will feed off the energy (ideally high) generated by the audience. They want and need your active involvement.
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Thank you the recommendation for the hearing protection. Will do. I do plan on reserved seating if possible, standing in a mosh pit style isn't for me anymore.
 
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pachyderm said:
At least he's reduced the chances of getting tinnitus...?


Thank you April Wine... lol loudest show I've ever been to.
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I saw Metallica and Ozzy Ozbourne at my hometown Binghamton, NY 4/17/1986. We were sitting about 200 feet from the huge left bank of front speakers. My hearing was severely impaired for several days after that concert. Great frigging concert! Ozzy played one hell of a setlist that night.

I have to attribute my tinnitus to loud music and NAVY jets(retired NAVY photographer).
 
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KaliYoni said:
I hope you are able to go to a live show soon. No matter the type of music, seeing and hearing in person just about always blows away listening to recorded material.

A few suggestions for maximizing your enjoyment:
  • Bring some sort of hearing protection. Even classical orchestras can reach very high volume levels for those watching near the front of the stage. For most people, foam earplugs are fine. I see a lot of gigs so I have a pair of specialized earplugs that have a more balanced sound than foam: https://www.etymotic.com/product/etyplugs-high-fidelity-earplugs/
  • Concerts without reserved seating (i.e. all tickets are sold as "general admission") and club shows can mean standing on your feet in the middle of a tightly packed, extremely sweaty crowd for hours if you want to be close to the stage. So comfortable shoes, comfortable clothing, and getting hydrated beforehand are important.
  • Be present in the moment! Resist the temptation to record video and take selfies as much as possible. The artists are there to perform for you and will feed off the energy (ideally high) generated by the audience. They want and need your active involvement.
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All excellent suggestions, and well worth heeding.
 
VisceralRealist said:
Love this. Sounds amazing on vinyl too:

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Tin Pan Alley

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Good choice! I can't remember if I have this album. How familiar with Stevie Ray Vaughan are you? Have you listened to much of his other stuff?

EDIT: I have that track but it's just in a compilation—I don't have the actual album.
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Richard8655 said:
Of all classical music, I'd say the Baroque period is my favorite. Hard to say why, but seems to hit home. The Bach boys excel here.
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Same here!! I don’t consider classical music my primary domain of performance (though I’m always happy to perform on classmates’ classical recitals or other things if needed). And I sing classical repertoire in choir. I consider myself much more of a classical music appreciator, and I very much recognize its influence in modern music as well. I’ve used Bach chorales as ear training for years, singing and playing the middle voices besides the melody and bass line. And I read chorales on the piano every day for sight reading practice. Baroque music can be incredibly useful for that kind of stuff, too.

Though I also love Renaissance composers like Monteverdi, too.
 
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rm5 said:
Same here!! I don’t consider classical music my primary domain of performance (though I’m always happy to perform on classmates’ classical recitals or other things if needed). And I sing classical repertoire in choir. I consider myself much more of a classical music appreciator, and I very much recognize its influence in modern music as well. I’ve used Bach chorales as ear training for years, singing and playing the middle voices besides the melody and bass line. And I read chorales on the piano every day for sight reading practice. Baroque music can be incredibly useful for that kind of stuff, too.

Though I also love Renaissance composers like Monteverdi, too.
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I envy your involvement in classical repertoire and performances. I'm just a bystander who grooves on classical music, especially the Baroque period. I think my interest stems from European history studies at university, mostly 17th and 18th centuries. And lots of travel to Europe visiting castles, churches, museums, etc. But I think also performing gives a greater appreciation of the genre from both the inside and outside.
 
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Richard8655 said:
But I think also performing gives a greater appreciation of the genre from both the inside and outside.
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Well said! That's why I encourage everyone to perform, regardless of musical training. You are actively taking part, which I feel is important. However, I also think that just listening to the music certainly counts as participation, too. So there's certainly something to be said about that. But in my experience, performing and listening feel very different, and I think it's important to experience both at least a little bit.
 
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Speaking of which, I'm listening to Philippe Herreweghe/Collegium Vocale Gent's recording of the St. Matthew Passion. It's a great recording I have on my hard drive. I can't find it online. It's not the one that's on Spotify—this one I believe is from the 1990s.

Anything that ensemble does is just magnificent. I haven't come across a single recording of theirs I don't like. I'm tempted to buy the whole box set of cantatas recorded by them, because I'm missing those.
 
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