Rock Band Battles

Undertoad · 02-04-2008, 05:02 PM

Everybody thinks they listen to the music that they like.

But when I studied this, I found out that people like the music that they listen to.

I looked at this problem in detail in college. Here are actual simulated quotes from actual students at the time. (Only one of these is an actual quote, the rest represent the sentiment stated)

My freshman year 1982: "I hate the Cars, so fuckin' New Wave!"

My sophomore year 1983: "The Cars are great! But I hate the Police, so fuckin' New Wave!"

My junior year 1984: "The Police are awesome! But I hate U2, so fuckin' New Wave!"

My senior year 1985: "U2 are the new Gods. But DAMN I hate REM, so fuckin' New Wave!"

So.... am I saying that all you need to do is to listen to Yes and you'll like it?

No, the word "listen" means much more than that. What happens is that your brain forms patterns of what it recognizes, over time. You setting into interpreting music differently. If you like things because they are simple, it doesn't mean you are incapable of liking complicated things. It only means you haven't chosen to.

AND I'm not just saying "oh but you haven't given my music a chance!" I'm also saying oh, but I haven't given your music a chance. But that's just how it is. It's not that one sucks and the other does not. It's that we settle in, and ground our taste until it anchors us, gives us a kicking-off point.

Cicero · 02-04-2008, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Everybody thinks they listen to the music that they like.

But when I studied this, I found out that people like the music that they listen to.

.......(yoda yo yo yo yo yo yoda)

xoxoxoBruce · 02-04-2008, 05:46 PM

I'll always love the music that I was into during particularly happy times in my life. I think that's a given, but I wonder if I concentrated on listening more, with less distractions, during happy times?

02-04-2008, 05:46 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'll always love the music that I was into during particularly happy times in my life. I think that's a given, but I wonder if I concentrated on listening more, with less distractions, during happy times? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-04-2008, 05:02 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Everybody thinks they listen to the music that they like. But when I studied this, I found out that people like the music that they listen to. I looked at this problem in detail in college. Here are actual simulated quotes from actual students at the time. (Only one of these is an actual quote, the rest represent the sentiment stated) My freshman year 1982: "I hate the Cars, so fuckin' New Wave!" My sophomore year 1983: "The Cars are great! But I hate the Police, so fuckin' New Wave!" My junior year 1984: "The Police are awesome! But I hate U2, so fuckin' New Wave!" My senior year 1985: "U2 are the new Gods. But DAMN I hate REM, so fuckin' New Wave!" So.... am I saying that all you need to do is to listen to Yes and you'll like it? No, the word "listen" means much more than that. What happens is that your brain forms patterns of what it recognizes, over time. You setting into interpreting music differently. If you like things because they are simple, it doesn't mean you are incapable of liking complicated things. It only means you haven't chosen to. AND I'm not just saying "oh but you haven't given my music a chance!" I'm also saying oh, but I haven't given your music a chance. But that's just how it is. It's not that one sucks and the other does not. It's that we settle in, and ground our taste until it anchors us, gives us a kicking-off point.

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