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Post by mistermaxxx08 on Nov 26, 2017 20:27:30 GMT
just wondering about the impact,importance and influence that youtube has had
on your musical tastes and discoveries
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Post by dancingmjsdream on Nov 26, 2017 20:28:42 GMT
Yes. I always liked MJ but without YouTube I wouldn't be the massive fan I am today. I'm really thankful for that. And through MJ I found a lot of other artists and old music  |
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Post by MattyJam on Nov 27, 2017 0:30:59 GMT
To be honest, no. I'm one of those old fashioned people who still actually pays for music. I find you're more likely to take the time to get to know new artists or bands if you've actually parted with some money.
The trouble with streaming sites is, you might listen to something once and if it doesn't immediately grab you, you move on to something else. Some of my all time favourite albums have taken multiple listens to really understand and discover, and I think you're less likely to have that patience when music is free and you have a gazillion songs and artists to choose from on sites like YouTube or Spotify. It makes music disposable and a lot of great albums and artists have fallen through the cracks as a result of people refusing to pay for music.
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Post by HIStoric on Nov 27, 2017 2:15:15 GMT
Definitely. It's not just the fact I was able to discover new music by older artists, but I was also able to listen to interviews with them, see their performances, their music videos etc. When it comes to streaming services in general, I've come to appreciate a great number of legacy artists because I've finally been able to hear their music without shelling out a fortune to hear them.
So for the younger crowd like me, YouTube would definitely play a part. There's a reason why there's not as many young Prince fans as there are, say, Bowie or Elvis fans. Prince was really nazi about his copyright and kept anything related to his music off YouTube until he died. His music was on most streaming services for a bit (which is where I first played him), but then he decided he wanted more money so made it exclusive to Tidal which has something like 1/30th of the subscribers Spotify has. I remember when he died his music wasn't available anywhere unless you wanted to fork out a lot of money for the albums, I saw my friends playing the one song of his on Spotify (off the Happy Feet soundtrack) then just moving on. Completely the opposite of David Bowie, where I saw many of my friends playing him a few months earlier. I know way more Bowie fans than Prince fans too.
So streaming services, be it Spotify or YouTube are important to the younger generation.
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Post by HIStoric on Nov 27, 2017 2:45:31 GMT
To be honest, no. I'm one of those old fashioned people who still actually pays for music. I find you're more likely to take the time to get to know new artists or bands if you've actually parted with some money. The trouble with streaming sites is, you might listen to something once and if it doesn't immediately grab you, you move on to something else. Some of my all time favourite albums have taken multiple listens to really understand and discover, and I think you're less likely to have that patience when music is free and you have a gazillion songs and artists to choose from on sites like YouTube or Spotify. It makes music disposable and a lot of great albums and artists have fallen through the cracks as a result of people refusing to pay for music. What makes you think that such a problem is exclusive to streaming services though? Honestly I've done such a thing on every recording medium I've used, be it CD, vinyl or streaming services and I'd say it comes down more-so to the person rather than the medium. I mean I can think of multiple times where I've bought a CD, not overly enjoyed some of the music the first time or two and just never came back to listen to it (I've done that with Prince's Hit/B-Sides which I bought last year). Whereas I can think of countless times I've streamed a song, not liked it at first and moved on, but have come back some time later and appreciated the song more - literally did that with the Rolling Stones last night. I think paying can sometimes help encourage you to try it more, but primarily using a streaming service now (in combination with my private library) hasn't stopped me from doing so, so I think it's more down to the person rather than the service. I just think of all the older, legacy artists who I listen to now because of streaming services in the first place. I'm more willing to try out artists who I don't know if I'll enjoy simply because I won't lose out on $20 if I truly don't like it - no matter how many times I do play it. |
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Post by Russg on Nov 29, 2017 22:39:58 GMT
I don't think YouTube is the best way to discover new music. It's more something I use to watch videos or live performances of artists I already know and love.
I use Spotify to discover new music all the time though.
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Post by ChrisC on Nov 30, 2017 19:57:06 GMT
My taste has shifted away from the UK mainstream, certainly. I'm 33 and I can't remember the last time I listened to Radio 1.
I think the digital age has had an effect on me but I wouldn't say YouTube exclusively has. I think a large part of my weariness over the music dominating the current charts is just probably age!
I desperately try to hang on in there and I'm still buying new albums. But most of what I listen to is older I must admit. And Absolute 80s and Absolute 90s occupy the first two spots on my car radio.
I buy only vinyl physical music now and the occasional digital track on iTunes. I don't use streaming services. They are just way too impersonal and instant.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 8:48:32 GMT
It has diversified my range greatly, there is so much music to be found and I have got into a lot of funk acts that are to get here in New Zealand, obscure funk never really sold in volumes here, but I have discovered a lot of Funkadelic, Sly, Bootsy, The JB's, Parlets, Osibisa and all sorts of weird and funky shit.
Also some newheads like Gambino, Bilal and Michael Kiwanuku amongst others. It's opened my repetoire a lot.
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Post by mjjfan810 on Dec 2, 2017 7:54:48 GMT
Nah, I'm an old man compared to some of you. Unfortunately, I feel that most the music worth discovering I've already heard. I'm not closed minded and if someone plays me something new I will listen and give it a fair chance. But you definitely get a little set in your ways the older you get, and I just feel as if I like what I like and don't really have the time or the inclination to discover new music when there's already such a wealth of fantastic music from the past that I don't get to listen to as much as I'd like.
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