When listening to music do you prefer audio only or do you like music videos ?

[lemonkhan117]

I prefer audio .because, music should be felt closing your eyes with open heart.

[ayesc0tty89]

Has to be music only, I don't like most of the videos musicians do.

[exploder]

I generally like audio only but I do like some videos. I like watching Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimi Hendricks for example because they were so talented.

[ameinild]

With Clown Core, there is only music videos

[CharlesA]

Does streaming stuff via YouTube count as "music videos?"

[yetimon_64]

Does streaming stuff via YouTube count as "music videos?"

Yep, I reckon it does. Some good music content there .

[malspa]

I use YouTube Music instead of YouTube mainly to avoid the videos.

[Shibblet]

There was a time when I had no TV in my room. I only had a Sony mini hifi system and I used to listen to music all day but now I prefer watching music channels on my TV.

Audio only doesn't attract me anymore.

What about you guys ?

When listening to music do you prefer audio only or do you like music videos ?

I prefer listening to music, and not watching videos. When I listen to music, I draw pictures inside my own mind. I listen to the lyrics, and try to understand what the artist is speaking about by making connections between verses.

When I watch a music video, I see images that are very different than what I picture in my mind. Most of these images are distorted versions of what I see in my own mind. Therefore I prefer my own musical "hallucinations," if you will, than the ones projected by someone else.

Most of the time, music videos aren't the image that is in the mind of the artist. Some director is hired, and works with the artist, but between budgets, edits, conflicting ideas, music studio input, etc... It's amazing they come out with anything.

Edit: Every once in a while, a video along with it's music work well together, and makes a great impact. i.e. Gangnam Style... absolute genius.

[shantiq]

audio
absolutely no visual distraction could never understand Music Videos why? :]
audio requires FULL attention to study it to surf it to compare it
in 2020 i only listen to Analog media ripped and converted .... cannot abide the metallic sound of CD's or even newer 24-bit streams
Typically a cassette/LP/8-track/VHS ripped with Audacity and played on Audacious Foobar XMMS
as a musician and linguist sound MATTERS :]
will watch films but then my focus is on image and story

so audio audio audio ... if it is music ... music is a food

[Frogs Hair]

Both, high quality concert footage or creative music videos are great when I take the time to watch them. When working out indoors or computing for pleasure audio is better.