music that makes you feel nothing

Conrad

Is there music that makes you feel neither 1 way or the other?

If so what is it and why do you think you react that way?

I am referring to music that does not disgust you but also does not appeal to you in any way.

If anyone is wondering.

I am asking this because I suddenly realised there there is some music that I would hear on the radio that seems to just make a dead centre neutral impact on me.

Squonk

Difficult one for me.
Most music on the Radio does not appeal to me at all, and I mean I have to turn it off.

I battle with most of the "Pop" music and it's in my house ☹ 13 year old daughter, wife who loves the 80's.

I would think some "smooth jazz" if I am even allowed to try and put in in a genre, has no affect on me, the 'Lift Music', or what they used to play at intermission at the old cinemas.

Also depends on my mood, but generally music either appeals or grates me.

StephenG

anything by the Beatles ???

Bob-Dubery

Conrad wrote Is there music that makes you feel neither 1 way or the other?

If so what is it and why do you think you react that way?

I am referring to music that does not disgust you but also does not appeal to you in any way.

Ja actually. That sort of endless slowly shifting music that they play in some pubs. Not the pubs where sad old men like me go to reminisce, but the pubs where the younger types go to drink wine and socialise.

They play this sort of funk-ish jazz-ish disco-ish instrumental stuff that has a syncopated drum beat with some keyboard grooves (usually) laid over it.

I think that's designed to be musical wallpaper, and recently I was in such a pub and it suddenly struck me that this music had been playing for about 20 minutes and had neither attracted me no repelled me but was just there in the background being perfectly innocuous. Even if I paid it attention I couldn't find anything to particularly get interested in but also nothing that would start irritating me.

How do they do that?

Conrad

I seem to react this way to most of what I hear on the radio. When a DJ starts talking or there is a monumentally stupid advert, I might get irritated and switch off the radio but I seem to remain neutral to most popular music.
Maybe it's a phase?

Conrad

X-rated Bob wrote
Conrad wrote Is there music that makes you feel neither 1 way or the other?

If so what is it and why do you think you react that way?

I am referring to music that does not disgust you but also does not appeal to you in any way.
Ja actually. That sort of endless slowly shifting music that they play in some pubs. Not the pubs where sad old men like me go to reminisce, but the pubs where the younger types go to drink wine and socialise.

They play this sort of funk-ish jazz-ish disco-ish instrumental stuff that has a syncopated drum beat with some keyboard grooves (usually) laid over it.

I think that's designed to be musical wallpaper, and recently I was in such a pub and it suddenly struck me that this music had been playing for about 20 minutes and had neither attracted me no repelled me but was just there in the background being perfectly innocuous. Even if I paid it attention I couldn't find anything to particularly get interested in but also nothing that would start irritating me.

How do they do that?

This is exactly the effect I am talking about. I don't know how they do that or if it is even deliberate.
I see others get excited about it though and then I wonder if I have a screw loose.

Bob-Dubery

Conrad wrote This is exactly the effect I am talking about. I don't know how they do that or if it is even deliberate.
I see others get excited about it though and then I wonder if I have a screw loose.

I think it may get interesting if you take enough valium.

Seriously, I find a lot of people don't listen to music or express enthusiasm for the music BECAUSE of the music and the experience they get from it. It's a fashion thing, a commodity, this year's model.

Which maybe is OK. You can go to one of these pubs I'm taking about and have conversations like
"This music's pretty cool hey?"
"Fully."
"Those drums are so trippy."
"Ja, fully."
"Can I buy you a drink?"
"Fully."
"I love that synthesizer sound, especially when it gets all swirly."
"Rad."
etc

Which is just an updated variation of 60's long-hair talk
"This music's far out hey?"
"I can dig it."
"Those drums are like.... you know?"
"I can dig it."
"Want a toke?"
"I can really dig that."
"That wah-wah pedal is doing stuff to me, man."
"It's like a mantra."
etc

Jack-Flash-Jr

StephenG wrote anything by the Beatles ???

We can form our own little fan club. It's not that I don't appreciate the songwriting... something about the lightweight production leaves me cold. I'd rather hear almost anyone cover a Beatles number than them doing it themselves (this is a generalisation, some late period stuff has more heft of course).
Beatles vs Stones? Jeez, never been a contest for me.

Squonk

Jack Flash Jr wrote
StephenG wrote anything by the Beatles ???
We can form our own little fan club. It's not that I don't appreciate the songwriting... something about the lightweight production leaves me cold. I'd rather hear almost anyone cover a Beatles number than them doing it themselves (this is a generalisation, some late period stuff has more heft of course).
Beatles vs Stones? Jeez, never been a contest for me.

Blasphemy ???

Conrad

Jack Flash Jr wrote
StephenG wrote anything by the Beatles ???
We can form our own little fan club. It's not that I don't appreciate the songwriting... something about the lightweight production leaves me cold. I'd rather hear almost anyone cover a Beatles number than them doing it themselves (this is a generalisation, some late period stuff has more heft of course).
Beatles vs Stones? Jeez, never been a contest for me.

OK but that sounds like it puts you off. Bob put what I am talking about nicely when he referred to it as musical wallpaper.

Squonk

Conrad wrote
Jack Flash Jr wrote
StephenG wrote anything by the Beatles ???
We can form our own little fan club. It's not that I don't appreciate the songwriting... something about the lightweight production leaves me cold. I'd rather hear almost anyone cover a Beatles number than them doing it themselves (this is a generalisation, some late period stuff has more heft of course).
Beatles vs Stones? Jeez, never been a contest for me.
OK but that sounds like it puts you off. Bob put what I am talking about nicely when he referred to it as musical wallpaper.

That's what I was trying to say in my first post, that smooth background stuff, although it's more appealing in a pub than on the telephone when you are on hold

Conrad

Squonk wrote
Conrad wrote
Jack Flash Jr wrote
StephenG wrote anything by the Beatles ???
We can form our own little fan club. It's not that I don't appreciate the songwriting... something about the lightweight production leaves me cold. I'd rather hear almost anyone cover a Beatles number than them doing it themselves (this is a generalisation, some late period stuff has more heft of course).
Beatles vs Stones? Jeez, never been a contest for me.
OK but that sounds like it puts you off. Bob put what I am talking about nicely when he referred to it as musical wallpaper.
That's what I was trying to say in my first post, that smooth background stuff, although it's more appealing in a pub than on the telephone when you are on hold

I find myself reacting (more like not reacting) like that to some Lady Gaga songs. It sounds (subjectively) like sound with patterns in but nothing more or less.

Warren

Cool thread. ?

I've been trying hard to understand the Peter Green and Beatles fanaticism. Especially the Beatles...some of the songs are pretty cool, but a huge portion of their stuff just does absolutely nothing for me. I have no idea why. Still trying though.

The entire Electric Ladyland album is very ho-hum, for me, with the exception of a few tracks. And even then I never put Hendrix on to just listen to for fun. Maybe that's my mistake. ?

Other than that, I never listen to the radio in my car anymore, though I sometimes listen to 702. A lot of the time, I turn the radio off and just "listen" to tunes in my head, made up or remembered or otherwise (seriously). I couldn't be bothered to listen to music on the radio in general, actually, although I quite enjoy a lot of pop music. I'll be asking Santa to put Colbie Caillat under my tree this year.

If I try and listen to the lyrics or hooks of much radio-played music, I actually struggle to keep concentrating on it, it's so anodyne.

Squonk

Warren wrote I'll be asking Santa to put Colbie Caillat under my tree this year.

We might not agree on The Beatles, but this one I agree with ?

Jack-Flash-Jr

Conrad wrote
Jack Flash Jr wrote
StephenG wrote anything by the Beatles ???
We can form our own little fan club. It's not that I don't appreciate the songwriting... something about the lightweight production leaves me cold. I'd rather hear almost anyone cover a Beatles number than them doing it themselves (this is a generalisation, some late period stuff has more heft of course).
Beatles vs Stones? Jeez, never been a contest for me.
OK but that sounds like it puts you off. Bob put what I am talking about nicely when he referred to it as musical wallpaper.

Yep, Beatles = musical wallpaper.

Although, I do get ENRAGED >☹ when I hear that DAMN PLINKY PLONK DRUMMING on Day Tripper.

Ok. You're right.

Maybe Richard Clayderman? Smooth Jazz Classics 14?

No. I actually think I am incapable of zero reaction. Even a neutral reaction has me thinking about the music. Drives my wife nuts because I can't not LISTEN.

Squonk

Jack Flash Jr wrote
Yep, Beatles = musical wallpaper.

Although, I do get ENRAGED >☹ when I hear that DAMN PLINKY PLONK DRUMMING on Day Tripper.

What about the awesome Riff?

Conrad

Jack Flash Jr wrote
Conrad wrote
Jack Flash Jr wrote
StephenG wrote anything by the Beatles ???
We can form our own little fan club. It's not that I don't appreciate the songwriting... something about the lightweight production leaves me cold. I'd rather hear almost anyone cover a Beatles number than them doing it themselves (this is a generalisation, some late period stuff has more heft of course).
Beatles vs Stones? Jeez, never been a contest for me.
OK but that sounds like it puts you off. Bob put what I am talking about nicely when he referred to it as musical wallpaper.
Yep, Beatles = musical wallpaper.

Although, I do get ENRAGED >☹ when I hear that DAMN PLINKY PLONK DRUMMING on Day Tripper.

Ok. You're right.

Maybe Richard Clayderman? Smooth Jazz Classics 14?

No. I actually think I am incapable of zero reaction. Even a neutral reaction has me thinking about the music. Drives my wife nuts because I can't not LISTEN.

Oh there is music that gets me enraged too I get into a state where I will go to great lengths to make it stop LOL

Squonk

Squonk wrote
Jack Flash Jr wrote
Yep, Beatles = musical wallpaper.

Although, I do get ENRAGED >☹ when I hear that DAMN PLINKY PLONK DRUMMING on Day Tripper.

What about the awesome Riff?

Abbey Road, Johns "I want you (she's so Heavy), they had some hectic moments

IceCreamMan

i dont think there is any music of any sorts which makes one "feel nothing"

joealien22

Have you people not heard the white album?? ? ???
and Happiness is a warm gun? You can't tell me that song makes you feel nothing.