Recently while I was chipping away at practicing "new" knowledge I realized I had not stopped to listen to music that I listened to in my teenage and college years; the songs that I can replay in my head with no trouble at all.
Perhaps as I started to develop a taste (and hopefully a ear) for "music" I unconsciously started judging my "past taste."
For me, my "past taste" consists largely of anime openings (naruto,bleach,evangelion), korean rock songs, linkin park, vocaloid songs, 2016-2020 dream/indie pop.
Now, re-listening to these songs, I realize it is not my "past taste." it is kind of like, a hometown? I feel a kind of magnetic pull to the melodies and sounds that are internalized within me. It made me think that I should more actively try to see how I can incorporate these sounds into my playing.
I wonder what is your relationship with the music of your youth? Do you revisit it often? I would love to know what amniotic soundscape you grew up in
Thank you for sharing! Don't think too much! If you would like to... go back to listen those or just keep going! There is not one correct way! Please enjoy music "Now" and "Past" All good!
Tomo
That's a great question. When I was in high school, I was a jazz snob. I thought rock music was really simple and dumb. Now I'm getting to learn a lot of rock songs that my high school friends liked. I was so wrong!
But I loved listening to funk and soul of the 1970s, when I was a kid. And it's really fun to learn those songs now.
Thank you Andy for sharing your experience.
One thing.... I used to listen Hotel California...especially that solo. I could play it. After (in the middle of) I studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Then I listened this song. Same song... now I hear all those chords/harmony! More fun!
Tomo
I recently joined a band at a place like School of Rock (not School of Rock, but similar). We're playing a song called Angel from Montgomery (John Prine). Instead of just playing the bar chords, I decided to see if I could find triads of different inversions that are close to each other on the fretboard. Sounds really good — so much fun! I got the idea to do that from the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star exercise in your book. Thank you!
So cool Andy! Look at you applying ideas :)