A Day That Fades

When it comes to music, everybody has an opinion on it. And fair enough too, that is one of the many great things about it! It being so widely known and loved, every single person has been introduced to some kind of music at some point in their lives, it is just grounds for diverse opinions and styles.

But, it's when it comes to the opinions that the real problems arise. I'm sick of people who think they are 'scene' or in 'the scene' or think they are know-all gods with music.. I listen to it because I enjoy it, if a band becomes commercial, fair enough good on them for making a living.. As long as they keep producing music I enjoy listening to, I'll keep listening to them.


I just get sick of people who say they will only listen to non-commercial stuff because they "believe that the artist just isn't out for money".. You aren't as open minded about music as you may think, infact, you are probably narrowing yourself more than a lot of people out there.. Just enjoy music, for what it is.. Music is for everybody to enjoy, whether people make money off of it or not, doesn't bother me..

I'm generally speaking here, of course there will be people who don't fit under this light, and some who may more-so than others..

There are artists who have produced less quality music once they became more popular, and others who produced better music.. Some who did, actually, sell out after becoming more popular and started to repeat the same styles as other bands, losing what it was that made them unique..

It's the manufactured ones, and the ones who were once greats with unique music, who then decided to drop their style and follow the styles of any manufactured 'artist' just to try and sell more, instead of following their original path of what they once loved.


Okay I haven't listened to Pendulum much lately.. But this did make me laugh:
BeatPortal Article

Good on them I say.


Music can change so much, it can travel side by side with us as we go through many changes in our lives.. Both positive and negative.. So many of my greatest memories all have songs and different kinds of music associated with them..

My first gf, RNB music..
Sad and depressed times I have metal stuff..
Best memories have dance music..
and so on and so forth.. As my personality changed, so did my music taste.. As I had different experiences there were different songs, most of the time I go clubbing it is with dance music, and most of my best memories were nights out with friends.. Both at clubs and on the road, and most of those times were dance music..

As well as classic sing along songs, Bohemian Rhapsody, classic stupid one hit wonders that everyone knows the words of, cruising around town with a car load of friends just singing the most stupid songs out there.. So many fun memories, all associated with different types of music.


One person I spoke to about this topic, said to me "music has so much potential for power but it is so often wasted."

As true as that may be, I think that a song that is enjoyed by somebody, whether it has some kind of dramatic effect on them or not, I don't consider it wasted power..

Sure, it has the potential to change so much more on many different levels, but if it leaves somebody happy or feeling better or whatever, even if slightly, then that is some power used for a good purpose.. Therefore, I don't think that it is wasted!


One of my friends is a big muso, he is fantastic at guitar, great at the drums, and can even play the piano to some extent.. He is trying to write his own music, mixing the guitars with drums and lyrics..

I have alot of appreciation for people who are able to pull this off, I used to play guitar, but because I didn't have a strong passion for it and lacked the confidence I just didn't progress.. My instructor said I was good, and even offered me a position to teach, but I didn't take it up because I didn't feel I could do it.. So I dropped it..

But since I was once learning, looking at people who can do it, I have much more appreciation for.. It also allowed me to appreciate music around me much more, as I can see how much time, effort and emotion goes in to creating it..

Sure, electronic music might be easier to create (to some extent) and people may not think that there is as much emotion in it, as to something like Blues, or any other acoustic form (or the type of music people create the sounds for themselves, piano, guitar, etc).. But I feel that there is still heart and soul in it.. A different form to which some may believe as "music", but, there is still the passion in it.. And therefore it will touch different people in different ways..

Some hate it, some love it. That is the beauty of music.. it's not for everyone, but at the same time it is.


I love my job, I'm very lucky I get paid well to do something I love.. I love doing my graphics design, and I make a living off of it.. If I could make even more, hell that'd be fantastic!

If a musician can get paid to do what they love doing, and get even more money as more people listen to their work, then I say good on them!

How is it different to someone like me in my job earning more? If I suddenly started making ridiculous amounts of money from people liking my designs, buying and viewing them more and more.. As my work starts updating it's style along with the trends and stuff.. My love for it and passion still being there.. No one would care.. So why should it be like that with music?

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