Something I’ve been wondering about for a while - what makes people get into music, and how easy is it to appreciate new bands and genres?
My music tastes are centred on a certain city up north, so I’m seeing how quickly I can get into Elbow, who’s only song I’ve really known before is the absolutely outstanding ‘One Day Like This’ from the album ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’. On Thursday, I was playing around with the iphone in the Glasgow Apple store (I’ve already got an Ipod, which I just wanted to charge for the train journey home, and I’m happy with my mobile, so an iphone isn’t really on my shopping list). The 30 second listen function gave me a quick overview of what Elbow were about, and as they are already in the genre I’m used to, I was liking what I heard.
But how quickly do people get into bands generally? And what’s the biggest driving factor? I’ve always enjoyed live shows, so as Elbow are playing the MEN in Manchester in a couple of weeks’ time, I’m going to start doing some ‘revision’. HMV wanted £12 for two of their other albums, but Amazon.co.uk has ‘em for under a fiver, so I’ve decided to sign back up to their affiliate programme.
If you fancy giving these guys try, click on the Elbow link below:
