Does this happen to you?

[Depth_Charge]

I like listening to thrash metal and in my 20's used to play nothing but that on bass. Then I quit before taking up the bass again beginning of this year, playing Top40 covers and older rock songs.

So recently when the opportunity came up to audition for a thrash/hardcore metal band, I answered.

Now I'm learning 2 songs that I like listening to, but find myself uninspired to actually learn and play them, yet this was THE only genre I would play when I first started, and I'm at a loss to understand why I enjoy listening to the music but don't seem to be enjoying playing it as much anymore...

Anyone else get that? Did you figure out why?

Cheers,

[wolfs]

Sometimes learning to play songs that you really like de-mystifies the whole experience... sometimes, some songs are just rather boring to play...

[GhostLobby]

I used to listen to nothing but punk and hardcore when I first picked up the bass and so those are the types of bands I was in, but have no interest in playing that style anymore. For me it's just a matter of not being angry all the time like I was as a teenager. If I don't feel it I don't really want to play it.

[Poop-Loops]

When I started playing bass, my teacher would have me learn jazz licks and rythms on bass and improvise jazz pieces, while I still pretty much only listen to metal.

I love the genre, but it's just not that interesting to play on bass.

[Slater]

I can listen to the Ramones all day long, but I wouldn't want to play more than one or two Ramones songs on a given night...

Sometimes the music you like to hear the most isn't the most fun to play.

[machine gewehr]

Exactly.I have a heavy metal band and I don't enjoy playing the songs like I used to.I want to play jazz indeed but I'm not good enough to play jazz.