Obsessed By Music

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram - In this episode I talk about the missing drum kits within modern pop music.  I miss hearing the sound of real drums being played in modern music and I was reminded of just how much I miss it when I heard En Vogue's 1997 single 'Don't Let Go' being played on the radio at a shopping mall.   Long live real drums!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

In this follow-up episode I answer 20 more questions related to music and me.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -    This episode of 'Music Worth Hearing' puts a spotlight on the album 'Wildcard!' by Sananda Maitreya.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I answer 20 questions related to music and me.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -  In this episode I share the many reasons why I still listen to much of my music on the compact disc format and why I can't seem to get rid of CDs! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -  This episode is a continuition of the key music that has shaped my life. Moving on into early adulthood, I experienced many changes with respect to what I was listening to. New worlds were opening up, my horizons were expanding, my tastes were gaining more depth and flavour, and many ideas about what music was were being blown apart.   Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -   Have you ever gone to a live concert on your own? If yes, then good on you for making the decision to actually go and experience the music of an artist or band that you love. Don't miss out just because someone else's schedule doesn't align with yours or no one else likes a particular musician that you do. Go your own way! (Pardon the Fleetwood Mac reference...

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -  In this episode I talk with Arthur Turnbull, the lead voice of The Music Snobs Podcast.  We explore many topics including the definition of a music snob, generational differences in music taste and discovery, the evolution of music and the influence of TikTok.  You can follow Arthur on Twitter and Instagram .  And you can follow The Music Snobs on Twitter and...

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -  In this episode I talk with Daniele Bolelli, host of The Drunken Taoist and History On Fire podcasts.  Daniele is also a writer and university professor with a passion for philosophy, history and music.  We explore the interesection of those subjects in this episode of OBM.  You can follow Daniele on Twitter and Instagram .      Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -  This episode is about the first music I heard as a child, what I listened to as I was growing up and the music that has shaped me.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -    This episode of 'Music Worth Hearing' puts a spotlight on the album 'Rough And Rowdy Ways' by Bob Dylan.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow OBM on  Twitter and Instagram -  Good and bad music, what does that even mean? Does bad music exist? Are these terms we should be using to describe music?  I think the idea of anything creative being seen as 'good' or 'bad' is just plain wrong. In reality, it's an irrelevant type of assessment. Who decides what makes a piece of music good or bad? It's a trap that's easy to fall into and by...

Follow OBM on  Twitter and Instagram - AI and ChatGPT is changing our world and it’s creeping into creative art forms such as music. Maybe it’ll potentially benefit some artists, but there is a fear that it could impact both artists and creative industries negatively as well. Take this instance for example, someone has made a fake episode of the the Joe Rogan Experience podcast using AI technology...

Follow OBM on  Twitter and Instagram -  In this episode of the Obsessed by Music podcast, I explore the question of whether music is primarily an audio medium.  I reflect on my own habit of dedicating time each week to simply listen to music without any other distractions, as opposed to streaming music on a phone, which is basically a distraction-filled device.  I argue that music is primarily an...

Follow OBM on  Twitter and Instagram -  This episode is about why music is not a commodity. Music is important. It's a vital part of human creativity. It provides so much value to people. People live with music, dance to it, work out to it, use music to heal, to party, to live with. It's the universal language of the world.   Without music, our evolution as a species would not have occurred in the...

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -    Daytime is not the best time to listen to music. Why not? Well, there are a number of reasons.  There is comparatively much more background noise during the daytime as compared with night time. At night, peripheral and environmental noise is typically reduced. Noise you have inside your home, that's also a factor. The less of it you have, the better it is f...

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -    This episode of 'Music Worth Hearing' puts a spotlight on the debut album of Leonard Cohen.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -    This epsiode is about the idea of people listening to music that they may not truly enjoy. That is, pretending to like particular artists and albums because doing so seems like the right thing to do.  Surely not everyone in the world loves Sgt. Peppers and feels it is the greatest album of all time, right?  Choosing music that you want to listen to is not a...

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -  In this episode I chat with Randy from the CheapAudioMan YouTube Channel, which is where he reviews audio equipment and helps people find the best value in hifi and home theater.  We talk about why he started his channel focused on reviewing affordable hifi, the music that has shaped him, the impact of a good audio system, live concerts, and lots more.  You c...

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -  In this episode I talk with Michael Fremer - writer, editor and reviewer of all things related to HiFi audio. Michael is notorious for his expertise in the world of analog audio and vinyl records.  We have a wide-ranging chat about the current state of audio, vinyl, the magic of listening to records and the music that he loves playing.  Michael is Tracking An...

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -  There is more music available to us than ever before and the amount is only increasing. Many of us have limitless amounts of music available to us at any time, purely by subscribing to a streaming service. But do we really need so much of it? Maybe less music in front of us could make for deeper listening.  It's certainly great to have so much access but simu...

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -  Sound quality! What is it? Why does it matter? It may be subjective, but I think it is all-important. This episode is a short journey through the history of recorded music.  Early recordings were rough. They weren't great and they certainly weren't high-fidelity. But things have changed since the early days. First there was mono, then stereo, and now we even...

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -  Music is a complex amalgam of melody, harmony, tone, timbre, pitch, rhythm, tempo, instrumentation, vocals, execution, arrangement, mixing, production, distribution and marketing. However, breaking music apart is not so simple and even if it is dissected into individual elements, we never hear those isolated elements alone.  Everything that goes into the maki...

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram -  From the moment I heard Keane's first album I was intrigued. When I heard their second album I was moved. I quickly became a fan of their work. But being a fan doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily love all of an artists' work. Keane have released five albums, their most recent being 2019's Cause and Effect, and it was at this point that I started to question wheth...

Follow OBM on Twitter and Instagram - The first time I heard 'Alchemy' by Dire Straits on cassette tape, many years ago, it was a life-changing musical moment.  This live performance, recorded and then released with no overdubs, introduced me to the work of Dire Straits and the melodic guitar playing of Mark Knopfler in particular. It's an unforgettable concert, one which left an indelible mark on...