You've been listening to too much classical when...

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Diletante

February 19, 2009, 10:53:12 AM
Let's make a list. Be creative!

1. You get annoyed when you hear classical pieces in movies and TV, because they're always the same damn pieces.

2. The only pop singer you can name is Britney Spears.

3. You think she's called 'Brittany' Spears.



Orgullosamente diletante.

ChamberNut

#1
February 19, 2009, 11:06:42 AM
1. You start getting interested in and buying opera CDs  ;)

2. You have 80 complete sets of Beethoven's symphonies.

3. You have the entire Bobblehead Doll collection of composers born between 1685 and 1899

Dr. Dread

#2
February 19, 2009, 11:25:20 AM
You start "You've been listening to too much classical when..." threads.

jwinter

#3
February 19, 2009, 11:55:26 AM
Quote from: KammerNuss on February 19, 2009, 11:06:42 AM
2. You have 80 complete sets of Beethoven's symphonies.

Hey, I'm getting there!  Another few years and I'll... err... wait, that's not supposed to be a goal, is it?   :-[
The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.

-- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

jwinter

#4
February 19, 2009, 12:08:59 PM
8. You get annoyed with iTunes because there's no good way to differentiate between the Music & Arts, Tahra, & Mark Obert-Thorn transfers of Richter's March 4, 1964 Appassionata.

9) And that's just the March 4 evening show -- what about the matinee, dammit!  Stupid iTunes!

10) You think the above is really frickin' lame, because you just double-checked to be sure, and Richter didn't even perform the Appassionata on March 4. 

11) That annoying song from that annoying Disney show your kids watch, the one that's been stuck in your head all day long, has inexplicably morphed into a Bach cantata, and now you're still annoyed because you can't pinpoint which cantata.  But, you have a link to a handy discography of 1950's French Bach recordings on your desktop, so it's all good.
The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.

-- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

George

#5
February 19, 2009, 12:27:02 PM Last Edit: February 19, 2009, 12:29:07 PM by George
...you just sold all of your clothes so that you can buy more interpretations of Beethoven sonatas. An added bonus is all that extra CD storage space gained in your now empty closet. When your live-in girlfriend tries to talk some sense into you, you threaten to leave her. She calls your bluff and you think it would be very "Beethoven" to storm off, naked and alone with all of your little silver discs. After leaving, you suddenly wish the hole in the discs were just a bit larger. You somehow think that this issue is your biggest problem. 

Dr. Dread

#6
February 19, 2009, 12:39:30 PM
...all your normal friends make excuses not to be around you.  ;D

ChamberNut

#7
February 19, 2009, 12:49:29 PM
cont...

*You get a second mortgage so you can afford to go to Bayreuth to hear and see a live performance of The Ring.  Honey, this is a once in a lifetime, don't you get it?

*You insist on naming your first born "Wolfgang" or "Siegfried".

*You're the only '30 something' in a Brahms & Dvorak Music Appreciation class amongst a crowd of all over 70 year olds, and you absolutely enjoy it!  ;D

Jay F

#8
February 19, 2009, 12:51:33 PM
Quote from: George on February 19, 2009, 12:27:02 PM
...you just sold all of your clothes so that you can buy more interpretations of Beethoven sonatas. An added bonus is all that extra CD storage space gained in your now empty closet. When your live-in girlfriend tries to talk some sense into you, you threaten to leave her. She calls your bluff and you think it would be very "Beethoven" to storm off, naked and alone with all of your little silver discs. After leaving, you suddenly wish the hole in the discs were just a bit larger. You somehow think that this issue is your biggest problem. 

Funniest thing I've read all day, maybe all week.

DavidRoss

#9
February 19, 2009, 12:51:50 PM
Never.  You cannot listen to too much Classical music.

"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

ChamberNut

#10
February 19, 2009, 12:52:15 PM
*When you turn down sex so that you can listen to the Berlin Philharmonic release/recording of Mahler's 6th symphony.  Just give me 85 minutes honey, and I'll be right up! :D

ChamberNut

#11
February 19, 2009, 12:53:08 PM
Quote from: DavidRoss on February 19, 2009, 12:51:50 PM
Never.  You cannot listen to too much Classical music.



Of course, this is The TRUTH, David!  :)

Haffner

#12
February 19, 2009, 12:57:23 PM
Whenever a friend tries to turn you onto the latest Rock/Pop/Folk music cd, they later catch you red-handed playing Beethoven's late string quartets, the borrowed cd in another part of the house.

ChamberNut

#13
February 19, 2009, 12:58:15 PM
*When you're single handedly responsible for keeping Brilliant Classics afloat.  0:)

haydnguy

#14
February 19, 2009, 01:12:12 PM
When you accidentally buy the same disk twice.   :D

George

#15
February 19, 2009, 01:19:27 PM
Quote from: nicht schleppend on February 19, 2009, 12:51:33 PM
Funniest thing I've read all day, maybe all week.

Thanks man, I was laughing to myself as I typed it.

DavidRoss

#16
February 19, 2009, 01:59:40 PM
Quote from: BaxMan on February 19, 2009, 01:12:12 PM
When you accidentally buy the same disk twice.   :D
Several times.
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

Bulldog

#17
February 19, 2009, 02:02:12 PM
Quote from: DavidRoss on February 19, 2009, 01:59:40 PM
Several times.

Same here, and I wouldn't be surprised if I have a few duplications that I'm not aware of.

Dr. Dread

#18
February 19, 2009, 02:07:55 PM
Send all duplicate CDs to:

MN Dave
PO Box 1234
Cheapskate, MN 54321

greg

#19
February 19, 2009, 02:26:46 PM
Quote from: KammerNuss on February 19, 2009, 12:52:15 PM
*When you turn down sex so that you can listen to the Berlin Philharmonic release/recording of Mahler's 6th symphony.  Just give me 85 minutes honey, and I'll be right up! :D
Funniest one  :D. After those hammers, though, it might be hard to get in the mood.
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