Musing

Lately I have been listening to the Sound Opinions podcast (thanks Jenna!). This has helped me get excited about music again. Jim & Greg, who host the show, help remind me of music that I used to like a lot but I had forgotten to listen to in a while or they introduce me to new music that I really enjoy or might have never listened to if it weren’t for their suggestion. I like the show because they listen very widely. Given the format of the show and the fact that people who like music usually like to be snobby about it, you might think that they only listen to obscure indie rock or something of the sort but they also listen to hip-hop, pop, etc. They appreciate good music within each genre for what it is and are also knowledgeable about the history of rock and other genres. One of my favorite pieces that they did traced the song “In the Pines” using recordings from The Essential Bill Monroe & the Monroe Brothers’ recording in 1930 to Kurt Cobain’s performance at MTV unplugged in New York in 1994. Pretty amazing stuff. http://www.soundopinions.org/.

I’m also excited because I bought the Zune pass so this month I am downloading ALL the music that they suggest and listening very broadly. If I don’t like something I’ll just delete it or it will expire soon.

To listen to the original “In the Pines”: In the Pines