I was listening to an album I like and I knew that I liked the guy who played drums on it. I went on Wikipedia to find other albums and songs that he played on. The list includes some artists I knew (Stevie, Iggy Pop, Smokey Robinson, Jermaine Jackson, David Bowie) and many I didn't know (Roy Ayers, Garland Jeffreys, Ronnie Foster). I made a playlist with everything he played on that I could find.
I'm listening to some of the artists I didn't know and they're all great. I had never heard Garland Jeffries before but I absolutely love his music. I go and look at the personnel on one of his albums and see a bunch of musicians I knew (Tony Levin, David Sanborn, G.E. Smith) and of course dozens I had never heard of. Now I want to listen to everything they played on.
The sheer amount of music created just blows my mind sometimes. Even if you just look at the 70s, when all these artists were most active, the amount of great music is just vast.
Do you ever feel guilty for listening to the same dozen things over and over when there is so much out there?
I'm listening to some of the artists I didn't know and they're all great. I had never heard Garland Jeffries before but I absolutely love his music. I go and look at the personnel on one of his albums and see a bunch of musicians I knew (Tony Levin, David Sanborn, G.E. Smith) and of course dozens I had never heard of. Now I want to listen to everything they played on.
The sheer amount of music created just blows my mind sometimes. Even if you just look at the 70s, when all these artists were most active, the amount of great music is just vast.
Do you ever feel guilty for listening to the same dozen things over and over when there is so much out there?