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One reason I enjoy keeping up with music is that finding a new amazing band is always around the corner, no matter how much you think you know. I wouldn't say that my appreciation of a particular band or album then was any greater than a new appreciation for a new band.
However, I will admit that my excitement with the possibilities of music was greater back when as I did not know as much as I do now as I was naive to the power of music. It then comes to a comparison of naive enthusiasm versus an informed appreciation. Of course it is up to the individual to decide which of these feelings are more gratifying. Do you think it is better to just binge drink beer to get drunk and have fun or to cultivate a taste and appreciate on a more sophisticated, more intellectual level? I say both are equally worthwhile as they are essentially the same energy. Only difference is that one is engaged in the activity while the other one the understanding.
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