Sometimes while listening,my mind wonders into the realm of analytical thought it doesn’t normally venture into...
Today while browsing the net with my Pandora Classic Rock station in the background I noticed I kept being pulled away from the computer screen to song after song & turning up the volume level well beyond conversation levels..After a while I started thinking about the differing styles of music I enjoy & realized that I seem to listen to differing volume levels depending on the styles of music qued up..
I tend to play certain styles of music depending on the time of day & my mood..I always listen to calming music like Classical,Ambiant,Folk,Spa,Acoustic Blues(Delta) or Cool Jazz in the early & late hours of the day,& always at levels where a conversation can easily be maintained..When the day starts rolling along & Classic Rock,80’s Alternative,Reggae or Hard Chicago Blues(electric) gets the call,the volume knob ALMOST ALWAYS gets turned up until conversation isn’t possible..
While I realize that I do sometimes listen to styles like Classic Rock etc.. at sane levels,I can’t ever recall listening to more sedate styles of music & getting the urge to crank it up & "rock out"...
Anyone care to hypothesize as to why certain styles of music just don’t sound right until the DB.level is increased to above conversation levels & other styles just don’t cry out to be cranked up ?
