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Anybody else notice how life is circular? You start somewhere, you go through a bunch of nonsense, and it seems like you end up right back at square one, doing the same things, and for all you can tell nothing's changed. I'll give you an example. When I first started listening to music in elementary school, I listened to classical albums that my dad let me borrow. I would put three of them in a three disc changer at night, put it on shuffle and fall asleep to the music. A couple years later I discovered top 40 and from there I went through a million different phases of music taste, until yesterday I found myself burning some Rachmaninoff concertos... I haven't listened to classical music for at least 10 years, but I know now that I'm slowly going to become more and more absorbed in it until I can't listen to anything popular anymore. I have a taste in the extreme avant garde edge of popular music that I can't see myself losing any time soon, but I can tell I'm pretty soon only going to be able to listen to some of my favorite bands as only a novelty, because the songs are too repetitive and not dynamic and I find myself just getting bored.

I just find it weird how a person can start out enjoying something intuitively, then go through a whole spectrum outside of that thing, and then end up at that thing but knowing exactly why they like it and that they will not go back to the spectrum.

Whoops, I meant this for Members discussion.

I know what you mean, I listen to a lot of romantic period and impressionist music and it can sometimes make you get into the mindset that popular music is just too bland (in terms of rythym, range of sonorities, dynamics, harmony and melody) to be of interest but the way I look at it is this: Vintage wines are all well and good but sometimes you are just really thirsy and want a cold beer.

I listen to many different types of music and it is easy to go through phases; sometimes, especially when I feel tired, I really enjoy listening to simple music. Sometimes I like to put on my Ravel and Debussy, at other times I listen to my jazz on and other times I put pop, rock and metal music on. I guess the best thing is to revel in the diversity of it all.

The whole 'going in circles' thing is good. It is a learning experience. Learning to listen to and appreciate music is a skill in itself. Obviously, unless one studies music, you don't discuss these things formally but just by listening and concentrating on listening you develop an intuitive idea of what you like and a greater ability to appreciate music.

What is really cool is that full circle is not right back to the start! The circle is a helix and you are above the starting point!

I had no choice when I began, when I’m going to end; and I cannot remember why I chose chocolate over vanilla.

My life is a straight line that’s closed off on either end rather than a circle that denotes a closed off infinite loop.

im the same way with music, especially blackmetal. i even have gauntlets that i wear, if you dont know what gauntlets are there those things you wear on your arms that have nails poking out of them so you look like shredder. it gets me in the mood i love them!!

The things we are exposed to at an early age influence our preferences and choices for the rest of our lives.

You may explore other things out of curiosity but invariably you are drawn back to those things buried the deepest within your subconscious.