Comments on: Past Joys Become Future Embarrassments http://adamsnider.com/blog/past-joys-become-future-embarrassments/ Adam Snider is an Edmonton-based writer. This is his personal blog. He writes about his life, his city, and a variety of topics that are of interest to him. Tue, 01 May 2012 22:28:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Irene Duma http://adamsnider.com/blog/past-joys-become-future-embarrassments/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Irene Duma Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:00:57 +0000 http://adamsnider.com/blog/?p=68#comment-11 Hehe. I recently gave a listen to to old tracks that I was in love with growing up - these were my older sisters tunes I played on a "record player" or 8 track cassette player - and lo and behold, I fell in love with them again. This includes tunes by The Monkees, Stampeders, Neil Diamond before he started singing about flowers and Bette Midler and Carly Simon. I've put together some old nostalgia Playlists in my iTunes -and even converted some others to be "Believers." Who knows, maybe you'll like your CDs again one day. Wait a decade or 2. Or until Tarantino puts them on a soundtrack. The 60s and 70s? luv em. Hehe. I recently gave a listen to to old tracks that I was in love with growing up – these were my older sisters tunes I played on a “record player” or 8 track cassette player – and lo and behold, I fell in love with them again. This includes tunes by The Monkees, Stampeders, Neil Diamond before he started singing about flowers and Bette Midler and Carly Simon. I’ve put together some old nostalgia Playlists in my iTunes -and even converted some others to be “Believers.”

Who knows, maybe you’ll like your CDs again one day. Wait a decade or 2. Or until Tarantino puts them on a soundtrack.

The 60s and 70s? luv em.

]]> By: Adam Snider http://adamsnider.com/blog/past-joys-become-future-embarrassments/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Adam Snider Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:01:49 +0000 http://adamsnider.com/blog/?p=68#comment-10 I think "Follow the Leader" was the same one that I tossed in there, remembering how awesome I used to think it was. Funny you should mention the Deftones. I was just thinking, yesterday, that I haven't listened to "White Pony" in a long time. I seem to remember it holding up to the test of time fairly well. Maybe I'll give it a spin tonight and see how I feel about it today. I think “Follow the Leader” was the same one that I tossed in there, remembering how awesome I used to think it was.

Funny you should mention the Deftones. I was just thinking, yesterday, that I haven’t listened to “White Pony” in a long time. I seem to remember it holding up to the test of time fairly well. Maybe I’ll give it a spin tonight and see how I feel about it today.

]]> By: Mike Gravel http://adamsnider.com/blog/past-joys-become-future-embarrassments/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Mike Gravel Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:54:28 +0000 http://adamsnider.com/blog/?p=68#comment-9 Christ, do I know this feeling. I've got a big music collection - 1300+ discs. Definitely some embarrassing shit in there, as the 90's was a time when I bought music like it was going out of style. Funny, I did the same thing with a Korn CD not long ago - Follow the Leader. Sounded great then, shitty now. Sadly, NIN falls in the same category. I loved the Downward Spiral, played the shit out of it. Now, I can't get past track 1. Ditto for the Deftones, KMFDM, Nitzer Ebb, Ministry, and many others. Stuff from the 80's holds up better somehow. The 60's and 70's remain my favorite decades for music. Christ, do I know this feeling. I’ve got a big music collection – 1300+ discs. Definitely some embarrassing shit in there, as the 90′s was a time when I bought music like it was going out of style. Funny, I did the same thing with a Korn CD not long ago – Follow the Leader. Sounded great then, shitty now. Sadly, NIN falls in the same category. I loved the Downward Spiral, played the shit out of it. Now, I can’t get past track 1. Ditto for the Deftones, KMFDM, Nitzer Ebb, Ministry, and many others. Stuff from the 80′s holds up better somehow. The 60′s and 70′s remain my favorite decades for music.

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