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ok here's one. two parts--first part second and the second part first. :)

2) would you say that music has ever changed your outlook on anything in life?
1) If your future answer to #2 will be yes, what artist/musician/band was the biggest influence on you? This isn't necessarily what you think your favorite band is or who you think the best band ever is. If it was Duran Duran who changed you when you were a kid, but you don't like em so much now, just say it anyway. :)

so, anyone who knows me knows that part 2 is a definite yes for me. it is a toss-up between led zeppelin and the beatles. although, i think the scales tip towards the beatles ultimately because it was the beatles that excited me so much as to teach myself to play the guitar. led zeppelin was just fscking awesome and made what i consider to be some of the best, earliest of that unique style of bluesy acoustic rock as well as straight-out incredible blues/rock/pop/mythology/etc. stuff.

a modern major influence is radiohead--they make me think differently about the world and music.

however, it's definitely the typically boring answer that 9 out of every 10 good musicians use (the remaining musician being blinder) ;)

the beatles

it's funny because i barely listen to the beatles anymore--i know the music so well that i can hear any of their songs in my head on demand nowadays without having to play it. i think i have every nuance memorized. i grew an appreciation for great melodies with the beatles--in addition to thinking about how to arrange bass with guitar lead and interesting chord structures--not to mention their timeless lyrical messages.

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  • suzanne vega

    pretty songs about very bad things. I needed that when i was growing up.

    and not that BS 'tom's diner' sellout remake nonsense, either.

    Yeah, you know what i mean.

  • Music can put a spirit to a mood, but it won't typically cause me to be emotionally changed one way or the other.

    I'm weird though.

    How does this have anything to do with 2006? Did you start to write one thing and end up with another?

    I do that all the time...
    • you're not weird. a lot of people i know are like that. you're pitiful, but not weird. ;)

      ahhh, i usually have a poll every other week about music, but hadn't done it this year iirc, so i decided to label it the 2006 version. apparently, i've adopted microsoft's versioning policies. i have a beta poll in the works--codenamed "Guernsey". *groan*

      l8r em.
    • Not weird at all. I listened to a wide assortment of music growing up, but I don't recall ever having a life-changing experience at any point.

      My life changes my music, not the other way around.

    • I don't pay much attention to lyrics, typically, and most of the music I have listened too since age 18 has been instrumental anyway. At first blush, I would say, no - music can't redirect my outlook or retune my thinking like books can. However, music can and does reinforce my sense of life, and has even helped me discover it, and from that much else flows.

  • Ok, just kidding. I'd say, Stabbing Westward has changed me a lot. It taught me that everyone feels like they are stupid, naive, unattractive, and worthless after a break up, and you know what? It's OK! You'll be fine later and you'll find someone else. Wither Blister Burn and Peel has been my breakup CD for years.

  • Kate Bush. Discovered her about 20 years ago, and her stuff got me through a rough spot when I needed it most. Don't particularly like her now, but at the time she is all I would listen to.

  • Now that I think about it, I don't think any music that I've listened to has changed my views on life. The closest would be Tori Amos. Little Earthquakes got me through a bad breakup, but I wouldn't say that it changed how I viewed things. Just made it a little easier to be pissed off I suppose. What really helped me musically was being able to play music. I play 4 instruments (piano, guitar, trombone, and clarinet) and generally use that as my creative/emotional outlet if needed. That has actually helped m
  • And I'm not pitiful, either! Rawr!

  • No (Score:2)

    by sielwolf ( 246764 )
    I thought about this a little bit and there hasn't been a time when music has changed my outlook. Have there been groups who I was blown away when I first heard them? Yep. I might be able to even give the time/place when I first heard them or what they meant then. There are also sequences of bands. Not only geneological (band X being derived from the sound of band Y) but personal (I found this band because I listened to this other one). And that explains how I've listened to music: it's a means not a

    • Re:No (Score:2)

      by btlzu2 ( 99039 ) *
      hmmm... i don't think i was going for the "when did you become a sheep?" aspect, but more, how did it "affect you in a tangible way?" Additionally, and importantly, my intent wasn't one of those goofy, "which band is best" things...I'm usually tongue-in-cheek when I do that anyway. I wanted to learn something personal about those willing to share.... Like Sol with Suzanne Vega.

      As an example, I never really cared about playing a musical instrument until I realized two things: 1) I LOVE the music I was "d
      • Well I guess I wasn't trying to write the "everyone is sheep but me" reply ;p

        But I guess I've never had one album that was synonymous with something else, let alone with some big transition in my life. All the genres that I listen to most (electronic, metal, hip-hop, industrial) usually have some large cultural aspect. At the most extreme it leads to folks becoming a part of a greater musical culture (see straight-edge or what have you). The "DJ Saved My Life" type thing. But I never had that.
  • Humor and insight. But you must also remember that I am extremely musically challenged. I am the one who can lose the beat whilst clapping at Church. And no, unfortunately I'm not exaggerating. *sigh*

    I have a great respect for you and blinder and ellem and all the other musically inclined here, because I just have no innate ability. Since my wife is very musically inclined (and has a beautiful voice) I just leech off of her and call it good;-)

  • yes and no, there are bands I've listened to weekly for the last 20 years so I'm sure they've had some impact on me as a person, but I don't think I can put my finger on one incident or even a period where it mattered more than it does now.
  • Off of her "Things here are different" cd. The specific song (I must remember this) Life Goes on Without You.

    The rest of her songs I like in a similar way to that of SD. Pretty songs about bad things.

    ^_^

  • yeah, i guess they changed my life. well, not changed... they made me aware that music can make you, or not make, but inspire you, to examine things in your life.

  • i think music has affected me. i can't think of its leading to a turning-point in my life. music, like many other art forms, has spoken to me in just the right language at just the right moment to help me get an idea i needed at that point in time. often music and/or lyrics have put thoughts into form that i had been dealing with at the time but couldn't pull into focus. playing and writing music has had this effect as well as listening.

    i don't think i can give a better answer than that.
    • that is one of the most satisfying answers i received--because it's how i feel. :) I wish I could have the "writing music" bit though.
      • I wish I could have the "writing music" bit though.

        and i wish i'd more of it both in quantity and quality. i don't want to imply that it's been anything more than it really is. it's been really basic when it was a frequent activity*, and when the results have been more complex, it's been tinkering rather than a daily activity**.

        *anybody can right 4 chord punk rock.

        **interesting compositions aren't much to get excited about when the number of days involved in creating it exceeds the square of the number of

  • No (Score:2)

    by Degrees ( 220395 ) *
    I've listened to a lot of music, and went to about eighteen concerts - but no, none of them changed me or my outlook on life. A couple books have, but not music.

    Now I did learn things about life from friends in high school - and they were in school music or a rock band. Heck - I was in school band. But I made more of an impact going door-to-door (and vice-versa), selling candy to raise money for new band uniforms than I did playing anything.

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