Andy
Honorary Member
I've often thought it would be great to listen to music from a non musician's perspective. I'm getting better at just getting into the vibe without picking it apart, but there's always a piece of me that feels the need to analyse. I'm not just talking about picking the drum parts out for scrutiny, I'm talking about the whole thing. Individual performances, recording techniques, effects, arrangement, production, you get the idea. In some ways, the analysis is a source of pleasure in itself, but in other ways, it's a blight on the naive joy of music in it's totality. I find it easy to get into the zone when listening to something like a live solo cello performance, but as soon as I listen to anything in a band context, I'm screwed. Anyone else feel handicapped in this way?