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Thanks, I like you too... I have OCD, and for years this has influenced many of the things I do, and decisions I make. It's like my brain is lying to me. I think I've always had this, "I want to hear more music than anybody!" and be this walking encyclopedia.
But the older I get, the more I level out, and mellow out, and along with some personal shit I've dealt with, I think I'm starting to realize that life's too short to like everything that is ever good. I mean, I haven't even started on books; I've read plenty of great ones, but you know? Think how long it would my life would have to be if, along with my movie and music and video game addiction, I was reading books all the time too.
So, yeah, I'm just trying to mellow out and trying not to be so spastic about everything; I'm not forcing myself to like something, I've noticed that a lot of albums, especially the more abstract/experimental/underground stuff many of us on here cling to, just take more than a listen to get into, and if it doesn't initially strike me, maybe I should try a few more times before writing it off. My motto in life is that everything worth having, is worth working for. I think the best cd's are the ones that don't jump at me right away, that take a bit of work -- or multiple listens -- to really appreciate the beauty of them.
Years past, I'd already have a "top 100 for the year!" but now I only have a top 10... I just am not listening to as much of a variety of music as before, but I'm still listening to a lot of music, period. And it's interesting, and I'm glad that my mind has changed, and feeling has changed, towards certain groups and music in general.
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