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sean Standard Userer	I'm just curious when most people here get to fully listen to a score when they buy one. Like, I've often heard people say they listen to scores when they're studying—personally, I need complete silence when I do work or reading for university. With a new semester starting, the only time I'll really get to listen fully to anything I buy will be while I do dishes or some house chore. Mostly what I do is just put in CDs and listen to the parts I most enjoy (which isn't long, 'cause of time constraints)—my brother, on the other hand, likes to listen to them full-way through almost every time (but, he's writing screenplays—so, that's understandable). To me, full album listens = dishes time. Anyway, I'm sure there are people here with interesting things to say about when they get to listens to their scores!
posted 01-11-2004 08:00 PM PT (US)

franz_conrad Standard Userer	I tend to listen... when programming, studying, travelling on public transport (turn up those headphones and shut out the cacophonous world), talking on the phone, and when I just can't listen, I play the ones I know really well in my head. As for the studying bit, I really need the music to make it more interesting than it is on its own.
posted 01-11-2004 09:02 PM PT (US)

HadrianD Standard Userer	I often work in a long span of time, so sometime I pick a nice CD that has some sustained energy so i could have it play over and over until I get tired of it. My recent choice is Johnny English which was entertaining and fun to listen to. One of my former choice is Spy Game. I was trying to play POTC but found that it had too much bass and chaos and became such a distraction. The Last Samurai also has got dozen of repeated play time while I was working.
posted 01-11-2004 10:07 PM PT (US)

Dinko Standard Userer	Almost what Franz said... :shocked:
posted 01-12-2004 07:23 AM PT (US)

plindboe Standard Userer	I like to listen every time possible. I spend several hours each day surfing through the internet, and while doing that, listening is obligatory. Peter PS. What does POTC mean? "Planet of the Capes"?
posted 01-13-2004 05:52 AM PT (US)

HadrianD Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by plindboe: PS. What does POTC mean? "Planet of the Capes"? Pirates Of The Carribean.
posted 01-13-2004 06:06 AM PT (US)

plindboe Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by HadrianD: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by plindboe: [b] PS. What does POTC mean? "Planet of the Capes"?<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> Pirates Of The Carribean.[/B] Ah, hehe. I have been getting too used to seeing POTA. It clouds my abbreviation judgement. Peter
posted 01-13-2004 11:30 AM PT (US)

John F Standard Userer	My favorite times are when I am driving- I recently bought new speakers and an mp3/cd deck for my truck... so it is as close to perfect for me when I want to pump it up. It is really the only time I can enjoy the music- because, barring an accident, there are no distractions and can enjoy every nuance of the music. John F p.s. my 4 hour drives to Ny when I visit family are a real treat... [Message edited by John F on 01-13-2004]
posted 01-13-2004 04:41 PM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	sean, you've stirred my angst in these angst-ridden times when there's no time to concentrate well on anything for any length of time. I'm pretty stressed out most of the week with work commitments and running around like a blue-arsed fly. Got to get to the supermarket before it closes, got to do this, got to do that. Hardly time left to even think. Then there's the priorities question when one actually has "free time". Got to look up that old friend, got to write that letter to my cousin, got to have that beer with the boss, and even, yes, got to listen to that umpteenth CD that someone burned for me (though I haven't had the chance to really listen to the previous dozen yet). Got to watch that film I taped on video, got to look at the Message Board and see who agrees with me, etc etc. To answer your question, I can't find the time. I can't "listen" to music when I'm working or reading or thinking, because I'm a terrible purist who hates that kind of wallpaper effect. I don't want my life overscored, and I think that if you're doing something else which involves brainwork, forget music. So, not much chance to get through those 75-min jobs, but if I've got ten minutes spare, I'll pull out a CD and put on two random five-min tracks at random. This has unearthed treasures from scores I'd never really become acquainted with or had forgotten. I'm really trying to slow down, to not cast my net so wide, sort of return to simpler times.
posted 01-23-2004 03:22 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	I listen many different times and many different ways. Many when I am unwinding or relaxing at end of day. Or, if I am in a mood to hear a certain score I will put that on. John.
posted 01-23-2004 05:06 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	Hey Graham, I know what you mean. Right now I have a total of seven essays I have to write for the courses I'm taking at university right now and some additional stuff to write for another one that I'm applying to for next fall, and I also have to prepare for several presentations that are coming up in three of my courses; that's all during the week, and so then on the weekend I have to work at night and have play hockey in the league I'm in—speaking of which, I broke my ankle (or severly damaged it) last night blocking a shot (I play defence) and so I'll probably have to go the hospital later today; I can't even bend my leg in the most minute way without pain shooting through me. Time is running out, and like you, I cannot concentrate with music on: I need complete silence. So, scores are pretty much on the outs right now. S.
posted 01-24-2004 08:23 AM PT (US)

CAT Standard Userer	Graham, your life sounds very much like mine, and I, too, yearn for a "simpler" life, with gads more free time to enjoy the things I love! It's very rare that I will listen to a complete score, and like you, steal minutes at a time, whenever possible, to explore and appreciate. I'll pop in a CD when I'm surfing around on here, and I'll listen while driving in the car. But free time? What's THAT???
posted 01-24-2004 08:31 AM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	Hope you're back on your feet (literally) soon, sean. Funny, I think the last time I really had a chance to relax and drift with the music was the last time I was laid up in bed with fever. Too ill to even think about doing anything, but not too ill to listen to music. Really great time - the fever made me woozy and I lost all notion of time, really immersed in the scores. I recommend a good dose of fever for everyone.
posted 01-24-2004 08:39 AM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	Yikes, CAT, we're in real time! I just decided to leave the cleaning of the house till next weekend. Lay back and heard THE SWARM and THE FINAL CONFLICT instead.
posted 01-24-2004 08:42 AM PT (US)

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