PSA: Album Reactions!
Added 2023-11-13 19:42:19 +0000 UTCSomething just dawned on me and I realised I've never thought of it this way before but I thought i'd share it with you for added perspective.
Reacting to something with your full attention in this day and age with our shortening attention spans definitely changes how you experience music. Like you're sat there in a chair for hours, you get figgity and more irritable lol it's just a weird way to experience music.
Some of the albums I'm slating, I may have enjoyed had I just listened to them on the bus or train casually but because I'm reviewing it, it definitely skews the experience a little bit when it's not an IMMEDIATE hit.
So I'd want everyone to consider that context of how it feels as a reactor and why I might change my mind in the future regarding certain songs/albums, because maybe I was just in a better space for it? But you can rest assured, how I feel is pretty consistent about 85% of the time as I'm sure most of you have gathered lol so you're not getting cheated out of much but there's always exceptions to the rule!
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Comments
The fate of the reviewer/critic. Used to be a job back in the day. I've always felt that reacting is like a modern version of the critic. As such, one of the pitfalls of the critic was reviewing stuff they were clearly not interested in at the moment, which benefited neither the reviewer nor the reader. Like, Roger Ebert forcing himself to watch Marvel movies The good thing about reacting is you get to pick and choose what you see/hear. Because its difficult to experience something in a somewhat unnatural environment on a forced schedule. That's why, though it looks like an easy job, you can actually get burned out pretty fast doing reactions
Mint
2023-11-14 17:34:46 +0000 UTCAs someone who never actually trusts my first opinions on music unless it’s a straight hit, I feel you! I didn’t even like perfume or cream soda for weeks/months and now they’re two of my favs this yr lol Heck Let Me In is undeniably my fav track this yr, but I didn’t like it at first bcos I didn’t like the mv. For me it’s usually bcos of my mood but rly anything can influence first opinions. Still enjoy your reactions anyway, so no pressure.
dyacc
2023-11-14 02:56:35 +0000 UTCAlso, some albums/songs don’t hit you the first listen. I think it’s completely understandable and ordinary for that to change as time goes on.
BigKOR
2023-11-14 00:09:20 +0000 UTCYeahh exactly!
Koko3op
2023-11-13 21:02:57 +0000 UTCI feel you. I’ve done reaction videos with my brothers before and we reacted to like 15-20 songs back to back every Saturday and it made the whole listening experience really tiresome and not how it would organically be so I totally understand.
mgnrvnn
2023-11-13 20:50:52 +0000 UTCYess absolutely!
Koko3op
2023-11-13 20:25:28 +0000 UTC100% !! Interestingly, album reactions are my least fave for this exact reason there’s a lot of factors & just listening to song after song can be a lot I totally get it, I think that’s why I prefer live performances or showcases of an album at least & then listening to the album again on Spotify at a later point everyone has what works for them to have the most enjoyable experience in consuming music
hope
2023-11-13 20:13:41 +0000 UTCYessss exactly!
Koko3op
2023-11-13 19:55:23 +0000 UTCagreed. with a lot of releases i find that i enjoy them a lot more when i’m doing other things while listening. like when im studying or just reading a book. this is honestly how some of the songs actually creep up into my top songs lists lol. when i have it in my mind that i am checking out a new song and am focused on listening to every little thing, sometimes the song itself isn’t as enjoyable (this is mostly about songs i found as mediocre first listen but grew to really like; most of the songs i seriously don’t vibe with first listen tend to stay that way)
Reagan 💚
2023-11-13 19:46:40 +0000 UTC
