Mmhm.Originally Posted by Bionicgoat
I would definitely be a slightly sadder version of this child, though. Think Sigur Ros or Mum, two Icelandic bands They are full of wonder but they are held back by everything that makes them sad. I think I subconsciously look for this quality.
I was recently looking at my Itunes list of top 25 most played songs. Probably 22 of them are down-tempo. I do listen to more up-tempo songs at times, but even with those, I notice that there is a hint of melancholy. An edginess in the vocal quality or a dissonance in the chordal structure or an indefinable quality in the rhythmic patterns. I cannot seem to escape it.
Perhaps what we mean by "Alpha music" is not "what Alphas listen to" but "what Alphas would listen to if they were not beholden to mood.