Nightly Business report on PBS last night reported on a study done some time back which showed that humans were more likely to prefer what is familiar to them as opposed to what is new. They were saying that people tend to only buy stock that is familiar to them. They also said that this is why people prefer to hear hits on the oldies and classic rock stations all across America. That is true to a certain extent. People everywhere train their ears to prefer certain sounds over others. Its usually subconscious but it happens to everyone. Do yo like country? yes or no. Everyone should know the answer to this question. When it comes to 'classic rock' stations, they have consolidated all over the country and are more homogeneous as opposed to the times when fm radio was a new and experimental way to play music.
Now consider this: A new song comes on the radio and I like it. It gets played more and more and that is good because I like it. But then it gets played more and more and even more and when you think it cannot go on it gets played again until it is totally played. Then I can't stand the song even when it is good. Maybe at that point I discover that music and sound is more about moods then about what's good or hip or available for mass consumption daily for free. Now in the computer age we are get to the point where we can make our own music collections more accessible by using the shuffle mode. This I believe is a good invention. I like to have 1.5 thousand songs that can be categorized and broken into more and more easy to find segments. Its hard with the records I have. But I have to say I would rather have both than one or the other.
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