Do What You Want

With thousands of CDs available to listen to how do you decide what it is your going to listen to. Do you decide based upon what other people around you are listening to? Do you decide upon whats on the radio? Or lastly, do you listen to exactly what you want to listen to?

This is going to be about what really grinds my gears. Yes this is a written opinion, but the thought of music being more about the image than the sound and the feeling is completely straying away from what music is. Through the ages music has been a way of expressing emotion, opinion, and just having fun. It seems that music has become a way of impressing people.

This whole idea of a scene has become completely ridiculous to me. Don’t get me wrong I think that people that come together under a common interest and passion is awesome, but it goes to far when individualism and freedom from the norm is reached by wearing the same clothes as thousands of your closest friends (that was almost a lot more mean, trust me). Now an astute reader would pose the question here, “That was a very hypocritical statement, that is expression.” To which I would say to them, “Do what you want to do.

If you want to listen to Dashboard all day long, please do. I’ll probably come cry with you at some point during the day. If you want to listen to nothing but radio rock because you like it and it fits your musical taste, don’t switch the station. If country music and a cold beer makes you happy be guaranteed I’ll be joining you. If emo, if indie, if hardcore music makes you feel alive like nothing else really can, than listen to it. Enjoying music is not about pleasing other poeple. I believe music is a gift from God and can be used in worship and in enjoyment.

Personally, I believe moderation is the key to an abundant life. This applies with the music you take in throughout the day as well. Mixing up the playlist broadens your musical scope and opens up your eyes to appreciating music and what it is. Example: I can go from Elliott Smith and Joshua Radin in the morning, to a nice U2 and Brand New sampling at lunch to a Norma Jean afternoon snack, to dinner with Keith Urban and Lovedrug, to a night drive with Jimmy Eat World, and then finally to bed with Sigur Ros. Its all about changing it up.

One thing I think is funny is arguing about what type of music is the greatest. Impossible. A person’s personal preference cannot be argued and won. You like the music that makes you feel that certain way. You can’t quite put a finger on it, but thats why you listen. The music you listen to in the car when nobody’s riding shotgun, yea that’s the music you like. Besides if we were arguing for the best band ever we all know Creed has it in the bag (this is a joke, quite funny at that).

Music should be like love in 1 Corinthians 13:4. And if you love Nickelback I love you.