Approach-Avoidance Theory

I do the same thing sometimes. I think I'm afraid that I'm going to be disappointed. Sometimes I set my expectations too high and am inevitable a little let down after the first listen.

How's that Loney Dear? I was thinking about picking it up the other day.

I thought it was just me!

I had John Hiatt's "Same Old Man" for a few months before I cracked it open, and he is one of my favorites!

I think I get burned out sometimes, and I don't want to be that way. I can only imagine how and artist might feel, faced with the prospect of writing and creating, especially when coming off a long tour. How the hell do they do it?

afm--yes, that's it exactly. my expectations are generally too high and the letdown is inevitable. well, almost inevitable. the loney, dear is okay. it didn't hit me the same as loney, noir but all the critics seem to like it better, so i don't know.

nat--i'm glad i'm not the only one! as far as getting burned out, i think--i hope--that musicians who do this for a living have such a wealth of music brimming inside them that their wells are much deeper than those of us who don't do it for a living, does that make sense? like i can sort of understand writers a little bit more now that i write so much myself. there is a lot i want to say and sometimes it comes spilling out. not all of it is very good, but there's a wealth of it in there. so i think maybe for real musicians, it's the same way.

Loney, Dear's "Airport Surroundings" is one of my favorite songs of the year. I really think it deserves to be in some dramatic indie movie.

it is very dramatic, you're right. like it could be used when someone's running away or in danger and being chased. i really need to spend more time with the whole album. i feel very remiss about it. sigh.