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I've been listening to R&B, Hip hop, Rock, and Top 40 lately

Yes, you read that title right. The person who used to talk so much sh*t about that kind of music, doesn't listen to EDM much anymore.

I don't know if it's because the EDM that I've been hearing the past couple of years just sucks, or if I'm just tired of the scene (or both), but I've been listening to the radio a lot lately, and I'm actually enjoying it.

Don't get me wrong, there is a lot of garbage on the radio, but after listening to more R&B, hip hop, rock, and top 40 lately... I feel a new sense of life. I'm actually hearing songs about things that are going on in my life right now... or things that I want to be going on in my life... and I feel like I can relate to a lot of the songs.

With EDM, I almost feel like it was pulling wool over my eyes. I would sort of "escape" into the music and escape from problems (ie money, career, health, etc) rather than dealing with them (if that makes any sense). I would listen to EDM, and just hours would go by, and when I turned the music off, I would come back to reality without accomplishing anything.

Even though I still like some EDM (older stuff), I've actually sort of built an animosity towards it. I kind of associate it with drugs. For example, the last time I went to an EDM club (not going to mention a venue), I stayed completely sober all night, maybe 1 or 2 drinks. I had one acquaintance come up to me and tell me these exact words: "You only live once, do some drugs so you can have more fun. You're so lame. You're not an old lady". A couple other acquaintances (same night), told me I looked bored and offered to sell me pills. If one more person came up to me and told me I should take drugs, I was going to go off!!

I just don't enjoy going to these clubs/events anymore. It's so unmotivating to be around drugs all night. I've been in this scene for almost 9 years now, and I think I'm done (maybe go out if it's a special event).

I felt like I had to make a thread about this. The main thing that concerns me is the friends I have made throughout the years. I don't want to lose my friends because I'm not into the scene/music anymore. I want to go out and support my friends (whether they are DJ's or promoters), but at the same time, I don't have it in me to go out every other weekend like I used to.

Well, that's all.

April Fools!

Did 97.1 F.M.'s commercial free weeks pull you in?

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Originally posted by mar46017 April Fools! Did 97.1 F.M.'s commercial free weeks pull you in?

LMAO!!! No, I swear it's not an April fools thing!

Well, it started off by listening to Ryan Seacrest on my drive to work in the mornings. And ya, the fact that there is no more Leykis on the drive back home, leaves me with no choice but to listen to other things lol.

homegirl... we all listen to top 40s/hiphop/Lady Gaga shit.

don't sweat it.

P-P-P-P-P-P-O-K-E-R FACE!!!!

that song is dope... i have no clue what she is saying throughout it, but i like to pop-n-lock while i'm driving home to it. other people must think i'm fuck'n strange.

quit tripp'n Julia we allll stilll friends no matter what.

LMAO Billy... ya! I like Poker face! Another good song (totally different style) is Kid Cudi - Day and Night

I GOT THEM DIAMONDS ON MY NECK
GOT PATRON IN MY CUP
IF YOU WANT IT COME AND GET IT
SHORTA I DON'T GIVE A F**K
CAUSE IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT
AND I JUST GOT PAID
I EN HAD A HARD WEEK
NOW IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE
CAUSE I'M THE ISH!!!

BLAME IT ON THE GOOSE, GOTCHA FEELING LOOSE
BLAME IT ON THE 'TRON, CATCH ME IN THE ZONE
BLAME IT ON THE A-A-ALCOHOL
BLAME IT ON THE A-A-ALCOHOL

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Originally posted by Miss Julia LMAO Billy... ya! I like Poker face! Another good song (totally different style) is Kid Cudi - Day and Night

the house version is cool.

the Ryan Seacrest show aint so bad. i just don't like listening "Ryan's Roses"... how they help catch cheating guys. I feel embarassed for the guys that get caught.

thats pretty interesting.... no more mauro? i like the no drugs part, but i have never been into that aspect. i listen to all music tooo but just happen to get a better feeling from edm and i guess pink floyd... hopefully you dont turn away for good because there are still good producers producing quality tracks, just fewer and further between.

well, I can imagine that lately its more of an association rather than musical preference.

Your post (plus my own knowledge of you, girl) reeks of association with EDM rather than the music itself.

Honestly, all music works like this.

And I would bet that listening to other things is healthy (obviously). I listen to all kinds of stuff while at home and in my car. ELO, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis, etc.

stuff with lyrics and melody. I can't personally stand the pop of today - so that takes some desperation on my part to even get into (when there is so much older, better music out there to devour).

But its understandable. I'd be worried if all you listened to was EDM.

My other guilty pleasure is hip hop from '85 to about '95. So good...

rob.

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Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal homegirl... we all listen to top 40s/hiphop/Lady Gaga shit. don't sweat it. P-P-P-P-P-P-O-K-E-R FACE!!!! that song is dope...

Wow.

Who's "we all"?

678 triple 9 8212 i listen to radio sometimes too just depends on the mood im in

i listen to all kinds of music...i kinda get burned out om EDM every so often.....nothing wrong with it or u....its all music and we can all relate to some of the songs

no more Leykis in LA? WTF?

i cant see how anyone can listen to only EDM yet i know a few people that used to when they first found or got involved in the scene and were ok with the lifestyle.

I have never listened to only EDM. I have always listened to most other kinds of music with heavy interest in west coast rap, heavy metal, hard rock, and alternative. I've always gone through phases with pop music. some is OK but most is absolute crap. I personally feel that right now we are going through a phase of some excellent producers out there making some decent popular music. With good music coming from the likes of Gaga, britney and pussycat dolls etc, its just a good time for their kind of music.

TBH, I do find that people that only listen to one kind of music end up being coincidentally also narrow minded in general.

Hahaha don't feel bad Julia... Like everyone else has said, we all like other stuff besides EDM.

Heck, look at me. I spin BANDA for a living! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Banda = Mexican Polka Music!!!! hahaha

JK, but you know what I mean, it's perfectly fine to like other music besides EDM. Personally, I can't handle 24hrs of non stop EDM. Last week when I was in Miami, I was so tempted to go to a latin club and check it out. However, the one I really wanted to go to was next to Space & Studio K. So guess what I did? I ended up at Space! hahaha

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Originally posted by pointer And I would bet that listening to other things is healthy (obviously). I listen to all kinds of stuff while at home and in my car. ELO, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis, etc. rob.

LOL @ Rob... he's old

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Originally posted by bas Wow. Who's "we all"?

we all like Clovis

EDM is the greatest music and has the greatest fans in the world.

Julia trying going out to a top 40 club and see how much you like it. You might not be asked for drugs often but you will have to beat aggressive guys off with a stick and see at least 1 fight a night.

The togetherness of the scence is one of my favorite parts about it.

No worries hun!

I mostly listen to EDM, but I also listen to Latin music, Funk, some really good rock, hiphop, pop, J-pop, 90s freestyle, and even within EDM i don't just listen to trance but also house, techno, drum & bass, dubstep, etc.

And you'll definitely have friends even if you don't party. Generally whats cool about EDM peeps, is that they're fun people in general and you can hang out with them in a non-music setting

I've been listening to EDM for almost 7 years now, (Just turned 20 ), raving for 4, and clubbing for 2 and definitely realize that you grow, you evolve, and you need to explore.

I will always love trance, but especially when I got to college I started giving other genres more of a chance, and lately I've gotten into the techno scene, as well as going to drum & bass, dubstep, house nghts more, and went to my first breaks party the other week.

I've only been going out every weekend for 2 years now, but I've had the fortunate luck of getting to experience the scene in mulitple places and my first two years of partying being forced to take long breaks because of boarding school, and meeting all sorts of different ravers and EDM heads in LA. Then when I got to go to school in DC I've gotten to get involved with a fresh scene, and next year hopefully I'll be in Tokyo. And recently I've been hitting up Baltimore to party occassionally, and its got a completely different scene from DC. I go to NYC every once a while, and am headed up there this weekend. But even when I head back to LA every winter for a few weeks or a few months for the summer, I get exposed to many fresh faces. So getting to experience the scene in these different locations for extended periods of time I think is quite helpful in not burning out or getting jaded.

If I saw the same people at the same clubs every week for years, I'd probably have to take a break or at least lose some of its magic.

But ya every time I've gone out to a non-EDM concert, its been freaking awesome, and keeps the magic going. Variety is the spice of life

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[ I've actually sort of built an animosity towards it.

Interesting post.

I can understand getting tired and perhaps 'needing' a break from the scene. Heck, I have been partying strong for 15 years straight (hence my 'vet' handle). There are periods where I do take a break from EDM and go out and listen and dance to other types of music, and I know many others have done the same, but I cant ever ever remember someone saying they have an animosity towards it.

I understand the whole 'drug' angle as you described it. However, I know a couple of really close friends of mine that dont do anything when they go out, no booze and no drugs, yet they are there enjoying themselves till the doors close. Their reasons are health and religious, but my point is that they enjoy the scene just as much as me, regardless of what the majority of the people are doing. I could be wrong but my guess is that there is something more to your decision then just the 'drugs'? Dont know, just me thinking out loud.


I think musicjunky said it best. The togetherness of EDM cant be matched by other genres of music.

I posted recently that I was going up north for the first time and some nocal TA's whom I never met were gracious enough to pick me up from my hotel and introduce me to all their friends. That would not have happened if I would have posted in the 'hiphopaddicts' forum.

Having said all that, I share the sentiments of most here that liking several types of music is important. Shit, I came in to work pumping some old school spanish rock. I can honestly say though, that I could never get into top 40, but thats just me! Hopefully whatever decision you make is the best for you.

EDM is associated with LSD/shrooms/ecstasy and top 40 is associated with cocaine.

choose your poison i guess

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Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal homegirl... we all listen to top 40s/hiphop/Lady Gaga shit. don't sweat it. P-P-P-P-P-P-O-K-E-R FACE!!!! that song is dope... i have no clue what she is saying throughout it, but i like to pop-n-lock while i'm driving home to it. other people must think i'm fuck'n strange. quit tripp'n Julia we allll stilll friends no matter what.

Well I would like to poke her face.

there's absolutely nothing wrong with stepping out or away from a genre you've spent years following. people will be drawn to music that they can relate to - and obviously, whatever circumstances they're faced with in life will influence how they will perceive music. it's all relevant.

clearly, dance music culture is not typically consistent with mainstream culture; it has taboo and 'hedonistic' elements which either draws people to it or pushes people away from it. unfortunately, for many people, that seems to be the primary reason they get into the music in the first place (parties, drugs, staying out late, etc). i won't, however, go as far as stating everyone participates that way.

i spend plenty of time listening to music outside what is discussed on ta forums, good music is good, regardless of genre. i don't go out to every party just because it's 'techno or house', i just dj at clubs when i can, pick particular parties that i want to go to, and do other things in my spare time with my friends and girlfriend. just follow what makes you happy, keep in touch with the people that you care for and continue to live life just the way you want!

Wow, I'm really glad to see that you all understand where I am coming from. I was afraid that I would get bashed on, but I should know better. A lot of the people who posted in this thread are the people I was talking about... the friends who I have made throughout the years that I don't want to lose, and I know I won't lose you!

There are a couple things I wanted to point out:

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Originally posted by vet26 However, I know a couple of really close friends of mine that dont do anything when they go out, no booze and no drugs, yet they are there enjoying themselves till the doors close. Their reasons are health and religious, but my point is that they enjoy the scene just as much as me, regardless of what the majority of the people are doing. I could be wrong but my guess is that there is something more to your decision then just the 'drugs'? Dont know, just me thinking out loud.

No, it really is the drugs. There is nothing else (aside from the fact that the recent EDM music I've been hearing sucks lol). Like I mentioned in my original post, it's so unmotivating for me to be around drugs all night. Whether I'm doing it or not, I just don't want to spend my weekends being around it anymore... seeing all the washers with their cracked out faces, hanging out at clubs and having conversations with people about how good the pill or K they just did is... or how sick this or that DJ was. I'm just over it.

I'm not over my friends though. I'm ready to do other things in my life... travel, relax, check out fine dining resturants, cool lounges, have interesting conversations over a couple glasses of wine, rather than getting fucked up (or watching people get fucked up) ALL night. The club/music/rave scene does not interest me anymore whatsoever.

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Originally posted by vet26 I think musicjunky said it best. The togetherness of EDM cant be matched by other genres of music. I posted recently that I was going up north for the first time and some nocal TA's whom I never met were gracious enough to pick me up from my hotel and introduce me to all their friends. That would not have happened if I would have posted in the 'hiphopaddicts' forum.

Yes, I totally agree with what Ryan said too. The togetherness of the people in this scene is something so special. That's what I don't want to lose. I hope that this togetherness can continue outside of the club/dance/music scene for me and my friends. And yes, I agree that someone in a "hip hop" scene would not go and pick you up and welcome you like that. But I don't want to be part of any kind of music scene. I just want to be myself.


I hope my posts above didn't seem too harsh.

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Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal the Ryan Seacrest show aint so bad. i just don't like listening "Ryan's Roses"... how they help catch cheating guys. I feel embarassed for the guys that get caught.

Ya, but those assholes deserve to get caught! LOL!!!

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Originally posted by pointer My other guilty pleasure is hip hop from '85 to about '95. So good... rob.

2pac ftw!

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Originally posted by Miss Julia I felt like I had to make a thread about this. The main thing that concerns me is the friends I have made throughout the years. I don't want to lose my friends because I'm not into the scene/music anymore. I want to go out and support my friends (whether they are DJ's or promoters), but at the same time, I don't have it in me to go out every other weekend like I used to. Well, that's all.

If they're real friends then they will surely transcend dance music and be open to doing other things?

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