home dance music listening makes me feel old and boring

[UKRuss]

I'm in a club circa 1992 and spot a guy who is plainly in his 30s. I remember thinking, "what the fuck are you doing here?"

I also remember later the following day that I never wanted anyone to look at me the way I looked at him. When I hit 30 I stopped clubbing, I also renewed my interest in Eric Clapton CDs.

and bought some nice smart jumpers to wear.

[radimast]

Going back to the original post that started the topic, it sounds like there is a lot of emotion, memory, and dreaming to put into some new tunes.

For inspiration along those lines, the following Interview of Burial in Wire magazine might be of interest:
http://wire.co.uk/articles/347/

+1 for "There's the problem. TV is bad"
It's a spirit killer, a consumer creator, a dream replacer.

--
radimast

[markoos]

Nobody wants to party after a Hitler documentary...

:lol:

[crumhorn]

Join a band or become a DJ and go out and play those clubs and bars.

In my experience the average age of musicians is about 15 years older than the people listening to them.

[Patch]

This thread remindsme of Human Traffic. I was at the premier of that film at Creamfields all those years ago. When I watched it last week it brought all those old feelings back.

Feelings that can't be recaptured...

[UKRuss]

That film does it in a nut shell.

I like the reminiscing sequence in the nightclub...the proper 80s rave

[Simon Cowpat]

60 years olds now are pretty much all in a timewarp of the 1960s/70s when it comes to style and music, but I'm 41 and totally into all things new and not at all fixed on the music of when I was 20.

When Im 70, a lot of us will still be into club music, in the same way as todays 70 years olds are into rock and roll and waltz

[lola]

38 years old

I went to party's from 1988 till 1998... the beginning was Lot's of fun, it was new and a very nice atmosphere.
Slightly you got used to it and in the mid 90's it got a bit bored, music changed a lot and the vibe on parties changed, lots of drugs involved.

These days i seldom go out, or maybe to a festival once in a while.

[ollyb303]

I long ago gave up on relying on friends going with me when i feel like going out, if anything there's less stress involved when you just do it solo and meet some new people.

+1

All my friends are so flaky now that I rarely bother even asking any more. Even when my wife has said for a month that she's definitely going to go to a gig/club with me, she sometimes flakes it at the last minute.

If there's a good band/DJ/live act I want to see, I generally just go it alone - there's usually someone I know there and they're there because they want to be, not because I've dragged them out.

I'm 31, married with 2 young kids and a full time desk job - I want to go out and party every night. I get to go out and party like once or twice a month.

Leaves plenty of time for making music though. And you guys

[Hidden Driveways]

I have a friend that every weekend goes into the studio, cranks up the speakers, and does a DJ mix for his podcast. After that he goes home, nukes a burrito, and falls asleep to a rerun of the Colbert Report. I don't get it. How can somebody get all amped up on mixing music and then just pass out like mission accomplished.

I get it. The dude is into mixing music. He's into creating something. He's into sharing it with people. Just because he doesn't go out on the weekend to clubs doesn't mean he's not invested in his passion.

I would bet that this description of your buddy closely mirrors how a lot of people go about their audio hobby. A good number of us are likely crafting new tunes rather than making a DJ mix, but it sounds familiar.

Don't you have a fog machine and a laser light show in your living room? How could that possibly be boring?

Something else is up with you, BM. I don't think it's the geography of where you listen to dance music that's bringing you down.

[briandervish]

The rules don't apply if you're there to play music. In a few short years, the average member of my audience would have been out being born when I started DJing. (Right now, I'm only about 13 years older than most of them). I never go out to hang out, but I still like to gig.

[pixelbox]

The rules don't apply if you're there to play music. In a few short years, the average member of my audience would have been out being born when I started DJing. (Right now, I'm only about 13 years older than most of them). I never go out to hang out, but I still like to gig.

gigging and partying. two entirely different activities altogether.

[briandervish]

Right. So, by partying standards, I am most definitely an old fart.

[beats me]

I have a friend that every weekend goes into the studio, cranks up the speakers, and does a DJ mix for his podcast. After that he goes home, nukes a burrito, and falls asleep to a rerun of the Colbert Report. I don't get it. How can somebody get all amped up on mixing music and then just pass out like mission accomplished.

I get it. The dude is into mixing music. He's into creating something. He's into sharing it with people. Just because he doesn't go out on the weekend to clubs doesn't mean he's not invested in his passion.

I would bet that this description of your buddy closely mirrors how a lot of people go about their audio hobby. A good number of us are likely crafting new tunes rather than making a DJ mix, but it sounds familiar.

Don't you have a fog machine and a laser light show in your living room? How could that possibly be boring?

Something else is up with you, BM. I don't think it's the geography of where you listen to dance music that's bringing you down.

You are right in some cases but only partially right in the case of my friend. He has the history, skills, and desire to do shows but just doesn't have even the slightest drive. If a weekly gig just magically fell in his lap he'd jump on it in a heartbeat and love it, but we all know that isn't how it happens.

If he was settled down with a family then that's one thing, but he's single with no children, doesn't get along that well with his roommate, and constantly has clashes with management at his job. I've put it in solid terms like that with him and he's always "You're right! I should do something a little more with my life and music", but then the follow through doesn't happen.

And yeah you're right there isn't something quite right with me. Essentially I'm a follower without a leader. I don't mind putting myself out there but am generally most comfortable being around at least one other person that is just one level of crazy above me. It's hard being mid level crazy surrounded by apathy. I'm crazy enough to think I'm the fun guy but not crazy enough to not wonder if maybe I'm not the fun guy but instead am just another asshole.

[nimbledoe]

it might sound really simple but...try riding a bike ! everywhere !!

it will really wake up your head and it's faster in the city than a car.

avoid the couch and TV combo , once i hit that sucker i'm done for the night.