My Kind of Music

My taste of music is quite picky. I know I should stop looking at the differences in music and start focusing on the similarities, but it is really hard to. I can't stand certain types like heavy metal and screamo. Those just make me very annoyed and I feel like my head is spinning and everything feels chaotic. But I also don't like super slow music. I can stand to listen to slow music for a while, but if it goes on for too long, I become super antsy. And I guess that is part of my personality. I am always alert and tense, so when something slow and relaxing comes on, instead of embracing it and calming down, it just makes me even antsier. However, in spite of all of this, there have been times when I really do enjoy a song with a heavy metal tune or a slow song. For instance, I really enjoyed 'The A Team' by Ed Sheeran. It had a nice tune, with a simple melody. I would listen to it on repeat for ages, but I soon got really sick of it, and I only wanted to listen to fast-pace music for a long time.

The A Team by Ed Sheeran

One thing I find very interesting is how frequently my taste of music changes. I honestly only notice the changes thanks to Pandora. When you pick your own station based on a band or song you like, it will only play songs of similar type. For a while, I had Lana Del Rey, an Alternative station, and Kid Cudi. But after, say, a month of listening to those, I soon found them repetitive and boring and soon started listening to Florence and the Machine and Linkin Park. I understand that I am not switching to completely different genres, that I am only changing my artist interests, but it is still interesting. After listening to too much of Florence and the Machine, I changed to Marina and the Diamonds, which I would really recommend checking out. The lead singer, Marina Lambrini Diamandis, has a super raspy, harsh voice, with a super unique sound. I can't quite put a name on her sound, but it was definitely something I had never heard before. But then, I got sick of her and soon regained my love for Lana Del Rey, which I am currently listening to. My point being, it is fascinating how people's tastes of music changes quite frequently. I don't think most people recognize it, but let's face it. No one wants to hear the same band forever if they had a choice; they would become boring and before you know it, the person would be ripping their hair out of their head.

Marina and the Diamonds:

"Lies"

 

 

 

"I am not a robot"

 

 

"State of Dreaming"