griffo104
13-10-2008, 12:42
Ok it's Saturday morning. I'm back at my Mum's for the weekend where my main hifi is. Later I'm off to do the shopping for her and then mow the lawns for her and take the dog for a good walk. But I have all weekend on my own, except for my Mum. the other half has stayed in Southend this weekend due to work.
When I get home very late Friday there's a package from the US waiting for me. Inside are two albums - 45rpm Blue Notes from Music Matters, Freddie Hubbard and Johnny Coles. Pigs in shit can't be as happy as I am.
Saturday morning the postie knokcs the door and there wrapped within an elastic band are two records from HMV. New records from Mogwai and Travis and also the latest edition of Hifi+.
SO once I've done all the errands for my Mum I've got a pretty sweet afternoon planned, not only that but England are on the box as well.
So 10 mins before the England game starts I slap the Freddie Hubbard record on the deck, set it to 45rpm and drop the needle in the groove.
I've no ide what happened in the first half of the england game. Listening to these records just mean I to have sit, close my eyes and listen. they just sound so sublime, you really feel how special it must have been to be recording a record in those days, the music just flows so beautifully. The rhythms are amazing, every stroke from the drummer, every beat from bass is relayed to my ears, the brash brass from the trumpet relayed just pefectly, you can almost picture the guys playing the music.
I mention this to someone at work.
their response: what you actually sit there and listen to music ? You don't do ANYTHING else ?
I tried to explain that you CAN'T do anything else, I'm made to sit still and imagine it's the early 60's and I'm sat in a dingy jazz club - I can almost smell the smoke coming from the cigarette lodged in the bassist's mouth as he closes his eyes and lets the music flood over him.
The response - 'you really are a geek'.
Why is is it that music can move so much of us in some ways and not others ?
I find it quite ironinc that at work I don't lsiten to music and yet my colleague has his ipod and headphones on all the time.
Has he lost the ability to enjoy the musical message and moment from permanately having music compressed through his ears ?
Is it just me ? Would you do another thing while watching a film or reading a book ?
why do so many people think music should be a background task and not a rewarding part of your leisure time?
I thank the guys from Music Matters for letting me have this experience.
When I get home very late Friday there's a package from the US waiting for me. Inside are two albums - 45rpm Blue Notes from Music Matters, Freddie Hubbard and Johnny Coles. Pigs in shit can't be as happy as I am.
Saturday morning the postie knokcs the door and there wrapped within an elastic band are two records from HMV. New records from Mogwai and Travis and also the latest edition of Hifi+.
SO once I've done all the errands for my Mum I've got a pretty sweet afternoon planned, not only that but England are on the box as well.
So 10 mins before the England game starts I slap the Freddie Hubbard record on the deck, set it to 45rpm and drop the needle in the groove.
I've no ide what happened in the first half of the england game. Listening to these records just mean I to have sit, close my eyes and listen. they just sound so sublime, you really feel how special it must have been to be recording a record in those days, the music just flows so beautifully. The rhythms are amazing, every stroke from the drummer, every beat from bass is relayed to my ears, the brash brass from the trumpet relayed just pefectly, you can almost picture the guys playing the music.
I mention this to someone at work.
their response: what you actually sit there and listen to music ? You don't do ANYTHING else ?
I tried to explain that you CAN'T do anything else, I'm made to sit still and imagine it's the early 60's and I'm sat in a dingy jazz club - I can almost smell the smoke coming from the cigarette lodged in the bassist's mouth as he closes his eyes and lets the music flood over him.
The response - 'you really are a geek'.
Why is is it that music can move so much of us in some ways and not others ?
I find it quite ironinc that at work I don't lsiten to music and yet my colleague has his ipod and headphones on all the time.
Has he lost the ability to enjoy the musical message and moment from permanately having music compressed through his ears ?
Is it just me ? Would you do another thing while watching a film or reading a book ?
why do so many people think music should be a background task and not a rewarding part of your leisure time?
I thank the guys from Music Matters for letting me have this experience.