Barking Spiders Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 ...do most of you here really listen to a broad selection of music or do you truly listen in accordance with the 80/20-20/80 rule? I have a pretty eclectic music collection but in truth 80% of the time I just listen to stuff that falls under the electronica umbrella, the other 20% being split between everything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Where does 80/20 or 20/80 rule comes from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 It's odd... 7 minutes ago, SH73 said: Where does 80/20 or 20/80 rule comes from? Economics....it's called the Pareto Principle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 yes yes I understand it. But why do people think it's effective. The word rule is a bit subjective? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I listen to the same band well over 90% of the time - this year over 99% of the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, SH73 said: yes yes I understand it. But why do people think it's effective. The word rule is a bit subjective? No idea, I think it has validity in some cases, but not all. Edited November 21, 2018 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I honestly listen to a hugely varied selection of music. I was at uni yesterday, travelling there I was listening to Messiaen and Mogwai, coming back a bit of Dream Theatre and then Peter Gabriel's 'Live blood' album. Just now I was listening to Thom Yorke's latest album 'Suspiria'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubsonicSimpleton Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Depends on how busy I am - if I have a lot of material to learn, then I'll spend the majority of my listening time on the new material, otherwise I listen to whatever takes my fancy at that particular time, which might be music I've already listened to or I might be just exploring youtube for new music and bands/musicians that I've not listened to before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 80/20 sounds like 5 a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) I like a variety of music, there's not a lot I actively dislike but what I choose to listen to on a regular basis falls within a fairly narrow band. Sure I like jazz, hip-hop, soul, folk and plenty of other genres and do listen to them from time to time, but the vast majority of my listening falls within a fairly broad definition of metal. which, I think, is what the OP is getting at Edited November 21, 2018 by Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 To paraphrase Alan Partridge - I have eclectic taste in music - from Chris Rea to Dire Straits... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vantagepointrocks Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 When I was first into music as a teenager and then through my 20s and early 30s I was pretty much 100% hard rock /metal in my listening. I have mellowed in the last few years and started getting into early 80s pop/synth/new wave music. Probably not quite at an 80/20 balance yet, but starting to approach it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 TBH I don't listen to very much music. I find it too distracting when I'm working, and most of the time when I am not, I am busy working on my own songs. The rest of the time I enjoy the silence. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 Hmm I thought the Pareto Principle was pretty well known . It's widely used in production management in factories. Anyway it's also applied to a lot of things e.g. people's clothes collections i.e. we praps wear the same fave 20% of items 80% of the time while the other 80% just sit in cupboards. It doesn't have to rigidly stick to 80/20 but the idea holds up pretty well for many areas f life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) It changes over time. Sometimes I'll listen only to classical, sometimes only to Americana, etc. At the moment I'm listening to a lot of stock/advertising music, mainly because I'm composing it. Last year I listened to a big shed full of Trance. Year before that, progressive and other 70s rock styles... on it goes. PS: There seems to be an 'us' missing from the thread title. Edited November 21, 2018 by discreet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianP Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I like both kinds of music. Country AND western! (Coat already on) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Mine is quite eclectic. I've got around 2500 songs on my walkman and generally it's on shuffle. It ranges from early blues, 70s rock, to 80s electronica, 90s grunge and modern indie, with some pop and R&B chucked in for good measure. Last 10 tracks: Child in Time - Deep Purple, Cabron - RHCP, Wrong Number - The Cure, Girls Got Rhythm - AC/DC, Ironic - Alanis Morissette, Why Do You Love Me - Garbage, Dream Lover - The Vaccines, Chasing Cars - Natasha Bedingfield, Tomorrow - Avril Lavigne, What You Gonna Do - Plan B. I don't like jazz or country, and tend not to listen to classical on the move - haven't actually been to the Opera for a couple of years. The 80/20 rule is alive and well as I suspect 80% of the songs are rock. I change out tracks on the player every year or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 In terms of Radio - which I only listen to in the motor: TalkSport Classic FM Absolute Radio Radio 4. I wouldn't say there is an 80/20 split between Classic & Absolute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Mostly I listen to music on my phone on shuffle. There's a bit of bias towards funk on there but there's a fair bit of other stuff too so I'm probably more 60/40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 My music collection ranges from Abba to ZZ Top, with Motorhead next to Mozart. From this, most of my music listening tends to be prog rock, prog metal or fusion, but the majority of my available listening time is in the car where I mainly listen to audiobooks at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HengistPod Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 As per the subject header, everyone apparently likes to think of themselves as well-listened and a bit special. I'll happily listen to a bit of Strauss, or Hungarian folk music, or Radio One (not so happy there, but pre-teen children leave you with little choice). Sometimes even C&W. However, it always comes back to Hemispheres at the end of the day. Sometimes it's a couple of months, occasionally a year or so. But Hemispheres is always the end point, usually via a few other albums that always crop up on the way (Clutching At Straws, Strangers In The Night, Going For The One, Hanx!). I'm old enough to not bother about thinking I have an eclectic taste in music anymore. Whilst always having an open ear, I know my place and am happy in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Don't talk to me about eclectic, I've been to Leeds! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oZZma Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) I don't value "eclecticism" much. When someone says he/she listens "all kinds of music" I immediately think he/she is not really passionate about anything and is just a casual listener. Edited January 19, 2019 by oZZma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) I'm kind of stuck in a rut with music if I'm honest. Although I'll listen to many things live, if it comes to actually choosing music, I'll generally go for the same band I've been listening to for the past 30 years or so. Guns n Roses. Metallica. Iron Maiden. Aerosmith. Alice Cooper, and things of that ilk. Edited January 19, 2019 by Newfoundfreedom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Some immediate neighbours in my itunes: Ian Anderson, Anthrax Beethoven, Black Sabbath Debussy, Deep Purple Dio, Dixie Dregs Herbie Hancock, Jeff Healey Carole King, King's X Yngwie Malmsteen, Aimee Mann Joni Mitchell, Montrose Night Ranger, Mike Oldfield Procol Harum, Queensryche Slayer, Soft Machine Steeleye Span, Styx Suicidal Tendencies, Supertramp Stevie Wonder, Y&T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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