More Live Music; Less Radio

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radio or live music?

What are you asking specifically? More music less commercials or what?

I like radio music better than live music.

I don’t mind live music if it isn’t loud.

I played in bands for years... it has to be live music for me.
I'm quite happy to stay in and listen to the radio, but nothing beats the energy of a live performance.

Depends on context.
Besides, what about splitting the difference; what about live performances in the studio being broadcast as opposed to broadcasting a recording.

Are you asking about a attending a live concert vs listening to it after the fact?

I love live music if it's performed at indoor venues. I've never enjoyed outdoor music gigs because I feel more agoraphobic; also, the lighting and the sound aren't as contained.

I only listen to the radio if I'm driving (and even then, it's very seldom). If I play music at home, it's on vinyl or YouTube.

I grew up on radio music.

So did I. I miss the stations, programs and music from my childhood. That's why I don't listen as much now.

I usually find music at live venues to be too loud.

Isn't that what earplugs were invented for?

For me, it depends on the type of music. I like to hear a symphony played by an orchestra live because it’s not consistently loud like a rock concert would be.

I’m somewhat sensitive when it comes to noise. Most music I’d prefer to hear on the radio. I like watching street performers because if it gets too loud I can move a little further away.

I'm good with indoor gigs with earplugs too. Obviously, I only see bands I'd want to hear live and loud. Good bands have no distortion and the sound is very smooth. Outdoor music would bother me far more, because it isn't as refined by equipment, and I might be forced to hear it without choosing to. When the sound carries at a distance it can be very annoying.

Symphonies, orchestras and musical theatre are incredible too. Again, I wouldn't want to see them outdoors, in a park or in an amphitheatre.

I realise that I also prefer indoor music because it's dark. I feel alone and safe. I don't see details about the other people in the audience, I don't feel obliged to look at individuals, smile or make eye contact, and I'm not overwhelmed by ambient stimuli (other visual distractions, people's clothes, seeing faces or families, looking at the landscape or peripherals). I feel like I'm completely alone because all I can see is myself or the band and their lighting. All I can hear is the music. The music surrounds me completely, so it becomes part of me and I don't have to focus on finding it or paying attention.

At outdoor shows it feels like the music is coming from one direction in competition with other stimuli. The music is distorted by wind or ambient noise (cars, airplanes, people mulling about and having conversations). I find that type of setting much harder to tolerate. It's overwhelming because there is no point of focus. It's rather like a little child pulling on my shirt sleeve, begging for attention. I get agoraphobia in the outdoor settings because I can see too many people and I know they can see me, too.