BLUE TIGER MUSIC
BLUE TIGER MUSIC
Individuals perceive and interpret music in unique ways, influenced by their personal environments, experiences and tastes. Music has the power to connect the artist with listeners on a profound level, transcending boundaries and sparking discussions. It has the power to bring people together for shared experience or it can be an individual adventure. Embracing the subjectivity of music allows us to celebrate the endless possibilities it offers for personal enjoyment and expression. Don’t forget, music is subjective. You can’t just grade songs or albums on a 1-10 scale. You can’t. We all grow up listening to different music, with different tastes, and specific instruments or sounds that we like. So how can a critic just put a number on it and call it a day?
I think that puts music in a box it doesn’t belong in. I much prefer only ranking albums and songs on PERSONAL enjoyment. As you dive deeper into my website you’ll not only see my insights on the most popular albums, but also albums that don’t receive the praise they deserve. Growing up in the small town of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, there is no Madison Square Garden. There are no mega stadiums, and there certainly aren’t super popular artists doing sets here. But I see that as a good thing, because it shines a spotlight on the smaller artists. I love exploring my local music scene as well as reviewing albums that I think every music head should listen to. Dive in.
Everyone’s brain is different. Many say that people listen to music that closely relates to their situation. For example, if you work in a garage and drive a motor cycle, you might like country or heavy metal. If you live in a studio apartment in New York you might like jazz or musicals. Actually, nobody knows why we prefer what we prefer. I believe it’s a social thing. We desire to belong. Whether that be to a small group of die-hard fans, or a giant mob of people who enjoy the music of a non-controversial artist. The point is, we all want to be a part of a group. Say this guy, who works in this garage, didn’t listen to heavy metal before he worked there. But his coworkers always had Mega Death on the radio. Do you think the guy just learned to love the music, or did he desire to fit in with his new coworkers?
It’s always been like that. Your friend got that new Michael Jackson cassette tape? You want it too. Taylor Swift has 97 million monthly listeners on Spotify? It could be fun to fit in with them. There could be an artist out there that you really like, but none of your friends or family do. I’m not denying that. But I believe that music is more of a social thing, than anything else. Music can be used to figure out what a person wants, and who they want to hang out with, etc. It’s a tool that can be used to see into an individual’s life or even a moment in time for an entire population. It can evoke deep emotions or be mere ear candy. It has a past a present and a future. And I am here for it.