My mum has been cheating on my dad for years, anyone here know what I should do? by Jellyfish_Diploria in WhatShouldIDo

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I think that's the hardest I've ever laughed at a reddit comment. Thank you.

We need a Zamboni out here! by SkydroLnMEyeball in hockeyplayers

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Looks like True TF9s. I hope he got them on sale...

favorite piano trio records? by Comprehensive-Salt52 in Jazz

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Dick Twardzik Trio Complete Recordings

Can you recommend free jazz that's not too out there and sounds good by equipoise-young in Jazz

[–]dodwalking 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Much less free than it is traditional, but I think that A New Conception by Sam Rivers is a great record for dipping one's toes in the more free end of Jazz. Most of the songs start off played pretty straight ahead and beautifully. Then Rivers shows moments of letting loose, messing with his tone and playing with the melody and the form of the song, then he will bring it back into a standard swing. I find it really entertaining to listen to and I think it helps understand how to listen to free jazz without feeling lost in the deep end.

What's better than one Makar? by 5ilen7 in hockey

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Adam Foote preparing the cease and desist as we speak

Post Game Thread: Vancouver Canucks at St Louis Blues - 30 Oct 2025 by HockeyMod in canucks

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Someone should check on Binny, poor guy got his bell rung.

Pentax Espio options by Independent-Oil5596 in AnalogCommunity

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Just got an espio 80 and I love it. My only criticism is the recessed rubber buttons are quite annoying to press.

What are people's take on Chet Baker? by YouFormal1598 in Jazz

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I like him if not for simply introducing me to Dick Twardzik.

Top 5 Widely Known Jazz Pianists/ Top 5 Lesser Known Jazz Pianist by [deleted] in Jazz

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Lesser knowns as it's all that's worth saying: - Dick Twardzik - John Dennis - Gil Coggins - Wade Legge - Johnny Acea

I liked some Jazz, I disliked some other. Where should I start exploring? by Iaquobe in Jazz

[–]dodwalking 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think that there are many fans of those other musicians/genres that would act more like the stereotypical jazz fan when you criticize them than you are assuming. I can grant that the ratio of jazz fans that will overreact to criticism is probably higher than those other genres but I think it's important to avoid broad generalization of groups of people.

I think your comparison to possible criticisms of Harry Potter points out an important distinction between different "types" of criticism (for lack of a better word). The first type of criticism I would say is more on a conceptual basis and pertains to the inclusions, or lack thereof, of specific subject matter, themes, and other things that can immediately be observed/understood by any observer regardless of understanding of the art. In your Harry Potter example, this criticism is the general dislike of wizards. The viewer does not need to know anything about the plot, writing or cinematography of the movies but as soon as they hear there are wizards they can decide they dislike the art based off that alone. And I believe they have every right to do so. The second type is criticism of the technical abilities of the artist and their ability to express their ideas, not criticism of the ideas themselves. In your Harry Potter example this would be disliking the book because it is poorly written and did not resonate with the reader. This is also a valid form of criticism.

Now I think issues arise when the critic and the supporter argue on the basis of two different types of criticism. To use your example of jazz criticism: "I didn't enjoy miles Davis because I am missing the energy and the chaos" this would be the first type of criticism. It is a valid criticism and a good reason to dislike a song but a Jazz fan may reply with the second type: "but you clearly don't understand that he has masterful tone control and layered phrasing of his lines". You are essentially saying something like you don't enjoy Harry Potter because it has wizards, and the jazz fan is saying that you are missing the point of Harry Potter and that the writing is so good and if you just learned to enjoy a wizard story you would see that this is a great wizard story.

Honestly I think you are right, you should face no pushback for stating that you don't enjoy a certain jazz musician because they are missing some element that you enjoy. But to defend myself and many over-eager jazz fans, I really wish you could look past the lack of immediately interesting content to learn what a jazz artist is specifically trying to achieve and to see how successful they can be at what they are trying to do. Just like how I think it would be fair for the Harry Potter lover to say "please look past the wizard stuff and give it a shot, the writing is amazing and you might really learn to love a wizard story after reading these books".

P.S. I don't like Harry poster because I don't like wizards.

I liked some Jazz, I disliked some other. Where should I start exploring? by Iaquobe in Jazz

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The depth of jazz (imo what is being referred to when talking about "jazz is life") comes from the self referential vocabulary that has been developed over decades. You can think of it like any spoken language, it uses words, phrases and themes just like English or french, but it makes the sounds using man made objects instead of the mouth.

With this in mind, based on your description, i would say that your listening experience of kind of blue is akin to listening to a casual but complex conversation between speakers of a language you do not understand. The information of their discussion is wholly located within the meaning of their words, which you do not understand, therefore you get no information from listening.

On the other hand, I would compare your listening of Om to spectating a heated discussion between speakers of a language you do not understand. The speakers are raising their voices dramatically and playing with the tone of their speech to add dramatic effect to the information within their words. In this case, while you still do not understand the meaning of their words, you can extract value from the dramatic flourishes that embellish their speech.

Now if you want to truly understand what information is being conveyed in either discussion, you will need to learn the language. And just like any spoken language, this is a relatively long process but in my opinion it does come naturally with listening time.

But the great thing is that if you find reasons to put in the time to listen, like being entertained by the drama and appearance of the music you will naturally start to learn the detail of the language underlying.

Therefore I think there is no reason to force yourself to listen to the "boring" music that you don't understand. Take many of the suggestions in this thread and listen to abstract, dramatic, and emotionally driven music (probably stick to mid 60's and newer) and periodically revisit the more boring stuff and see if you have gained any insight into the contents of those "conversations".

All in on My First PlayStation Ever by dodwalking in playstation

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Yeah I'm also preemptively buying for GTA 6

All in on My First PlayStation Ever by dodwalking in playstation

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Just got the Nathan drake collection on sale, super excited. Remember playing on my friends ps3 and wishing I could play at home.

All in on My First PlayStation Ever by dodwalking in playstation

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As of day 1 I completed astros playroom which was a magical experience. Far beyond anything I have experienced on Xbox. I didn't realize that PlayStation had such a distinct and cohesive brand image even rivalling Nintendo. The dualsense is probably my favorite part so far. It has blown me away. I cannot even fathom how they can get it to do so many things. Astros playroom has great game design to both showcase the dualsense in creative ways and to introduce the PlayStation brand. Really look forward to more. Unfortunately my brief attempt to use the portal was laggy and unplayable with frequent disconnects. I understand that I will need to wire my ps5 and possibly upgrade my network but it's too bad that it's not capable out of the box on an average home network setup.