thinking...

girl · 22nd October 2003, 10:01 PM

i was just thinking, why do people like the music they do? does it have anything to do with intelligence, culture, background or the fact that people just listen to whatever everyone else does to be 'cool' when really, a different type of music is better suited to them....

anybody know??

aunt gary · 22nd October 2003, 10:01 PM

Hey there sports fans

I like it

Chow Ding

girl · 22nd October 2003, 10:04 PM

yeah, but why?..what makes you like it over other music?

aunt gary · 22nd October 2003, 10:07 PM

Hey there sports fans

the feeling it leaves me after I listen to it. "the rush" or wotever mood Im in each band I listen to gives off like the perfect thing to listen to.

Chow Ding

girl · 22nd October 2003, 10:11 PM

hmm...ok, but is there an actual scientific answer to it?

Afro Joe · 22nd October 2003, 10:16 PM

"the rush" what gav's talking about. that feeling at the back of your neck when you hear a fucking awesome song for the first time. almost orgasmic. like the first time i heard last goodbye by jeff buckley, the grudge by tool, pretty lush by glassjaw, hot dog by the new mastersounds, the revolution will not be televised by gil scott-heron, oh my god by michael franti & spearhead, creep/just/my iron lung/paranoid android/pretty much any song by radiohead. i could go on forever.
what attracts me to music is a feeling of nodding my head, tapping my feet, standing on a table and dancing for hours on end. that's what draws me in. live music is where it's at for me. without that, what's the fucking point at all.

in my opinion

*edit* oh yeah, fuck all to do with being "cool."

njw · 22nd October 2003, 10:17 PM

i think joe is a junkie...

but aye, has anyone ever heard a 'scientific' theory why people relate to certain types of music?

Afro Joe · 22nd October 2003, 10:18 PM

sound + music / nico is a fannybaws = good times baby yeah!

girl · 22nd October 2003, 10:20 PM

god dammit Joe, stop changing the subject...i really want to know if there is an answer...

Chunderbunny · 22nd October 2003, 10:20 PM

I like punk because it's fast and I like things that go fast

theGoodnightstory-S · 22nd October 2003, 10:32 PM

When i hear music that appeals to me, i get all these great feelings, hard to explain, makes me smile alot..i just can't take a smile of my face...or sometime will just completely drag me into the music just really cuts me off from any other thoughts, thats how you can tell.

Abbott-NYS · 22nd October 2003, 11:23 PM

hmmmm an interseting question, but i dont belive their is a "scientific reason" for what people listen to, i chose punk because i love the fastness off the songs, and i like it because when i listen2 anything punk i feel real good...

so i'm guessin it's the same for everyone else and what they listen to that makes em happy....

obviously it's not the only reason, but it mite help?!?!

Rosco the magnificent · 22nd October 2003, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by girl

hmm...ok, but is there an actual scientific answer to it?

Environment

Flaming Toilet Bag · 23rd October 2003, 01:00 AM

I think there's something in a song, be it a melody, chord change, beat - whatever, that 'pricks' something in you - it causes you to actually WANT to listen to it.
I don't think there's a scientific reason for it, it's a matter of choice and a matter of taste - which can change of course. I still listen to the things that I listened to when I was 16 for example - there's still something in that music that related to me, or made me want to listen to it in the first place.

Steve_T.g.S · 23rd October 2003, 01:13 AM

umm that is actually a good question but i have no idea of a reasonable answer to it

22nd October 2003, 10:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cupar Posts: 1,427	thinking... i was just thinking, why do people like the music they do? does it have anything to do with intelligence, culture, background or the fact that people just listen to whatever everyone else does to be 'cool' when really, a different type of music is better suited to them.... anybody know??

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njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,235	i think joe is a junkie... but aye, has anyone ever heard a 'scientific' theory why people relate to certain types of music? __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

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aunt gary Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 7,351	Hey there sports fans I like it Chow Ding

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girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cupar Posts: 1,427	yeah, but why?..what makes you like it over other music?

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aunt gary Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 7,351	Hey there sports fans the feeling it leaves me after I listen to it. "the rush" or wotever mood Im in each band I listen to gives off like the perfect thing to listen to. Chow Ding

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girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cupar Posts: 1,427	hmm...ok, but is there an actual scientific answer to it?

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Afro Joe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 7,299	"the rush" what gav's talking about. that feeling at the back of your neck when you hear a fucking awesome song for the first time. almost orgasmic. like the first time i heard last goodbye by jeff buckley, the grudge by tool, pretty lush by glassjaw, hot dog by the new mastersounds, the revolution will not be televised by gil scott-heron, oh my god by michael franti & spearhead, creep/just/my iron lung/paranoid android/pretty much any song by radiohead. i could go on forever. what attracts me to music is a feeling of nodding my head, tapping my feet, standing on a table and dancing for hours on end. that's what draws me in. live music is where it's at for me. without that, what's the fucking point at all. in my opinion edit oh yeah, fuck all to do with being "cool."

22nd October 2003, 10:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Afro Joe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 7,299	sound + music / nico is a fannybaws = good times baby yeah!

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girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cupar Posts: 1,427	god dammit Joe, stop changing the subject...i really want to know if there is an answer...

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Chunderbunny Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 887	I like punk because it's fast and I like things that go fast

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theGoodnightstory-S Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Haggs Posts: 1,955	When i hear music that appeals to me, i get all these great feelings, hard to explain, makes me smile alot..i just can't take a smile of my face...or sometime will just completely drag me into the music just really cuts me off from any other thoughts, thats how you can tell.

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Abbott-NYS Banned Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Glasgow/Dundee Posts: 3,292 Band: Not Your Saviour	hmmmm an interseting question, but i dont belive their is a "scientific reason" for what people listen to, i chose punk because i love the fastness off the songs, and i like it because when i listen2 anything punk i feel real good... so i'm guessin it's the same for everyone else and what they listen to that makes em happy.... obviously it's not the only reason, but it mite help?!?!

23rd October 2003, 01:00 AM	#14 (permalink)
Flaming Toilet Bag Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gone. Posts: 2,537	I think there's something in a song, be it a melody, chord change, beat - whatever, that 'pricks' something in you - it causes you to actually WANT to listen to it. I don't think there's a scientific reason for it, it's a matter of choice and a matter of taste - which can change of course. I still listen to the things that I listened to when I was 16 for example - there's still something in that music that related to me, or made me want to listen to it in the first place.

23rd October 2003, 01:13 AM	#15 (permalink)
Steve_T.g.S Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denny Posts: 728	umm that is actually a good question but i have no idea of a reasonable answer to it