What are you listening to?

[iowamcnabb]

I often go on a Tiny Desk binge and today I landed on this oldie but goodie.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

So, not what I'm listening TO, but what I'm listening WITH...

I just bought a pair of Tozo open ear-ring headphones and they're a revelation for me. Both over-the-ear headphones and earbuds begin to cause physical pain to my ear after about 30 minutes to an hour due to the physical pressure of the over-the-ear headphones pressing against my ear and the earbuds never fitting well in my concha.

These little babies are nice and small and nestle in there, then clip around the back of the ear. I can wear them for hours and it's like they're not even on, they're just night-and-day more comfortable for me. For anybody who has earbud/headphone comfort issues, these are definitely worth a try! Obviously there are other brands with this same open ear-ring style, I got the Tozo because of good reviews and a mid-level price point to balance between overpaying for professional stuff and buying junk.

 

[dude12]

Here’s a post of what might I want to try listening to. Being 62, most of my groups and acts I’ve listened to are either retired or near the end or passed away. I do listen to a decent range of music but not really into rap, country, jazz or blues although I do enjoy some of the songs from those genres. My listening sweet spot is Rush, Pink Floyd/David Gilmour, Springsteen, U2, Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, RHCP’s, lately some No Doubt, and then a lot of samples from many other 80’s and 90’s acts.

Do any of you have any current acts who might be similar to any of these acts or in this genre?

 

[Warhawk]

So, not what I'm listening TO, but what I'm listening WITH...

I just bought a pair of Tozo open ear-ring headphones and they're a revelation for me. Both over-the-ear headphones and earbuds begin to cause physical pain to my ear after about 30 minutes to an hour due to the physical pressure of the over-the-ear headphones pressing against my ear and the earbuds never fitting well in my concha.

These little babies are nice and small and nestle in there, then clip around the back of the ear. I can wear them for hours and it's like they're not even on, they're just night-and-day more comfortable for me. For anybody who has earbud/headphone comfort issues, these are definitely worth a try! Obviously there are other brands with this same open ear-ring style, I got the Tozo because of good reviews and a mid-level price point to balance between overpaying for professional stuff and buying junk.

Interesting. I'll keep these in mind. Thankfully, over the ear headphones don't really bother me. The in-ear versions aren't painful but often don't fit well for some reason. I use them when taking short walks on my own, but I'm often re-adjusting. This may be a future solution if I want to try something better.

I generally like wired better than wireless for in-ear. I have a pair of the wireless Apple EarPods I got as a gift and they're OK, I generally like wired versions better. I also like a wired keyboard and mouse - sue me.

When I'm watching movies on my iPad, etc., I use the SoundCore Life Q20+ wireless headphones and REALLY like them. Link:

Life Q20+ Headphones - soundcore US



They sound GREAT with good bass response, have noise-cancelling, and are SUPER soft and comfortable. One nice thing is that if the batteries (which last FOREVER - like 40-60 hours) ever do run low (and mine have never run low even charging infrequently), you can plug them into your device and they work like wired headphones! That's a very nice feature in case you need it. They are only like $70 on Amazon last I checked - for me they are also in that price-performance sweet spot. One of the best purchases I've made in a LONG time.

 

[Warhawk]

So, not what I'm listening TO, but what I'm listening WITH...

I just bought a pair of Tozo open ear-ring headphones and they're a revelation for me. Both over-the-ear headphones and earbuds begin to cause physical pain to my ear after about 30 minutes to an hour due to the physical pressure of the over-the-ear headphones pressing against my ear and the earbuds never fitting well in my concha.

These little babies are nice and small and nestle in there, then clip around the back of the ear. I can wear them for hours and it's like they're not even on, they're just night-and-day more comfortable for me. For anybody who has earbud/headphone comfort issues, these are definitely worth a try! Obviously there are other brands with this same open ear-ring style, I got the Tozo because of good reviews and a mid-level price point to balance between overpaying for professional stuff and buying junk.

It's funny, my wife was commenting this morning about wanting something different for ear buds so I showed her these and she ordered a set. Thanks!

 

[Warhawk]

While my last 2 years in particular have been pretty concert-heavy (9 each year) I've got 4 lined up this year so far:

Heart
Kelsea Ballerini
Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge
Billy Idol and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

The first and last are my choices, the middle two are my wife's (but I am excited to see Melissa Etheridge again - she was fantastic last July). I'm trying to catch some of these older groups that have been around and may be reaching the end of their run.

It seems like most groups in my "wheelhouse" are not coming around this year, so probably a "down" year for us on live music overall.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

While my last 2 years in particular have been pretty concert-heavy (9 each year) I've got 4 lined up this year so far:

Heart
Kelsea Ballerini
Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge
Billy Idol and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

The first and last are my choices, the middle two are my wife's (but I am excited to see Melissa Etheridge again - she was fantastic last July). I'm trying to catch some of these older groups that have been around and may be reaching the end of their run.

It seems like most groups in my "wheelhouse" are not coming around this year, so probably a "down" year for us on live music overall.

I'll be seeing one of the artists (#2) on your list in March (in Vegas). If you like country/pop-country, you may enjoy her music.

 

[Warhawk]

I'll be seeing one of the artists (#2) on your list in March (in Vegas). If you like country/pop-country, you may enjoy her music.

Considering we've been to see the following in the past three years:

Katy Perry (Las Vegas)
Night Ranger (Cal Expo)
Def Leppard / Motley Crue / Poison / Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Oracle Park)
Belinda Carlisle (Modesto)
Pentatonix (Oakland Arena)
Depeche Mode (G1C)
The Chicks (Las Vegas)
Shania Twain (Hollywood Bowl)
Sara Evans (Oregon)
Foreigner (Wheatland)
Duran Duran (G1C)
Martina McBride (Modesto)
Nickel Creek (Chico)
Garth Brooks (Las Vegas)
Scorpions (Las Vegas)
Melissa Etheridge / Jewel (Hard Rock Live - Wheatland)
Willie Nelson / Bob Dylan / Mellencamp (Wheatland)
Jelly Roll (G1C) - got free tix, so why not?
Wynonna Judd (Hard Rock Live - Wheatland)
ZZ Top (Stockton)
Billy Joel / Sting (Las Vegas)
10,000 Maniacs (Modesto)
The Beach Boys (Hard Rock Live - Wheatland)

I'm sure I'll like her stuff. I just don't know any of it right now. Any similarities to the above so I "know what I'm getting into" with that concert?

I tend to prefer the rockers and the electronica/Depeche Mode type concerts. Pop/country and country is also fine - as you can tell - and we've been to see quite a few of those recently as well. The worst of the bunch above were probably Motley Crue, ZZ Top, and the Beach Boys (primarily due to age/decline of the singers - for a couple the audio setup also didn't help any). Mellencamp was the best in that concert, surprisingly, but I really just wanted to catch the legend of Willie Nelson while he was still around. Nickel Creek is one of my wife's favorites - that was her choice for an overnight anniversary trip last year (not quite my thing, but that's fine). Pentatonix is also all her. All the rest sounded from pretty good to GREAT (Def Leppard, Scorpions, Joan Jett, Melissa Etheridge, and Sting in particular for pretty rocking shows).

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

I'm sure I'll like her stuff. I just don't know any of it right now. Any similarities to the above so I "know what I'm getting into" with that concert?

Shania comes pretty close to what you might expect from her, but even then, Shania is quite different in her own right.
Shania is more country, whereas you will see and hear a lot more pop influence in Kelsea's songs and performances.

 

[Warhawk]

Shania comes pretty close to what you might expect from her, but even then, Shania is quite different in her own right.
Shania is more country, whereas you will see and hear a lot more pop influence in Kelsea's songs and performances.

Thanks, I look forward to it!

My wife and I are of an age where we don't really need "things" - unless something breaks. We're looking for more things to do instead of more things to buy for birthdays, etc., but given the number of Amazon boxes in our garage I don't know that we're being successful in that area.