Padlet 12: Ratliff Review by Hayley Davis https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml My thoughts on the book. en-us 2017-12-01 16:31:39 UTC 2025-10-23 07:41:46 UTC hello@padlet.com haybel https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212339561 Book Cover of Every Song Ever]]> 2017-12-01 16:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212339561 haybel https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212339985 Ben Ratliff himself]]> 2017-12-01 16:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212339985 What did I think? haybel https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212340450 "Every Song Ever: Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty," wow, what a title! 
This book is a unique one. I thought interaction between the author and reader was super different from most books I've read. He provided examples of songs throughout the chapters that I could actually interact with to understand what he was describing. 
Music is something that can be universally appreciated. No matter what cultural background someone comes from, music is usually a part of their life. We all listen to different genres and languages of music, yet Ben Ratliff manages to dive deeply into each genre to appreciate it's beauty individually. This book opened my mind to actively listening and not just casually listening to music and disliking it immediately, and that is something I appreciate. I think a book is truly a quality piece of material if it changes the way you think.]]> 2017-12-01 16:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212340450 haybel https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212343246 2017-12-01 16:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212343246 Ben Ratliff interview about the book haybel https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212343463 2017-12-01 16:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212343463 "We think of pieces of music from a distance as blocks of time, but can we hold more than a second or two in our minds? And are we—with all music, to some extent—waiting around for some pinpointed extraordinariness to happen?" haybel https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212344021 -Ben Ratliff, Every Song Ever]]> 2017-12-01 16:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212344021 "For me, ways of listening meant not platforms, but kinds of listening experiences that could link up examples of music that were really far apart, maybe from different centuries or continents, or from different traditions, that in a genre way had absolutely nothing to do with each other. haybel https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212344599 -Ben Ratfliff, Interview with The Wire]]> 2017-12-01 16:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212344599 Ben Ratliff Interview with The Wire Magazine haybel https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212345439 2017-12-01 16:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212345439 Introduction haybel https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212620750 This padlet is a overall review of "Every Song Ever: Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty" by Ben Ratliff. I really liked reading this book for my Music Appreciation class. It opened my eyes to different genres that I would have never listened to before. I definitely would recommend this book to anyone with a love for music and expanding their horizons. ]]> 2017-12-03 17:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/haybel/ll4eztqwxuml/wish/212620750