Head says no, heart says yes

How so?

I'm not sure

condor wrote: I recently bought Second Life Syndrome by Riverside. My first reaction was a voice in my head going "this is rubbish" but at the same time the hairs on the back of my hands were going up. Any examples of where the body contradicts the brain?

Only with regard to a girl I once dated. Never had that reaction to music, I don't think..

If it evoked that physical reaction in you then you probably like it. No need to fight it.

I agree more with your brain in this instance though. Probably wouldn't go as far as saying it's rubbish, but SLS done nothing for me.

Is anyone else thinking about that damn Britney Spears song now

chopper wrote: My brain told me I would like Porcupine Tree's "In Absentia" (as I normally like PT and I like this kind of rocky guitar stuff as a rule) but I never really got it. I don't dislike it, I just can't put my finger on it somehow.

Ah, now you see I felt like that about Lightbulb Sun. Because everyone else thought it was the dogs boll0cks but I just thought it was boll0cks. I thought I was bound to like it, but I do love In Absentia. I think it's their best album by a mile.

SteveG wrote: chopper wrote: My brain told me I would like Porcupine Tree's "In Absentia" (as I normally like PT and I like this kind of rocky guitar stuff as a rule) but I never really got it. I don't dislike it, I just can't put my finger on it somehow. In Absentia is the metal album for people who hate metal.

My brain is usually in harmony with my ... erm ... heart (I hate colloquial poetry), so yes, I think what the OP experiences is a level of over-analysis or expectations I previously thought to be inconceivable. However, I do find myself really enjoying almost every song on Bert Jansch's Rosemary Lane and at the same time thinking: "OK, all this song has is an original melody and impeccable vocal delivery. That's it?" Yes, that's it. Sometimes that's all a song needs, but as someone who's been spoiled with overly saturated chord progressions, syncopated rhythms, and cool experiments, I'd say "Make the most out of the song."

Edited by Dayvenkirq - August 18 2015 at 10:40

1) Less is more (subjectively perceived deficiency)

SteveG wrote: chopper wrote: My brain told me I would like Porcupine Tree's "In Absentia" (as I normally like PT and I like this kind of rocky guitar stuff as a rule) but I never really got it. I don't dislike it, I just can't put my finger on it somehow. In Absentia is the metal album for people who hate metal.

Smurph wrote: We most likely have way different definitions of predictable. Haha. I'm sure there is stuff that you've enjoyed that could be considered predictable.

Then, I suppose, there's a subjective scale with multiple criteria (form, chord progression, how recycled a melody sounds, etc.) defining what one would deem as predictable.

Edited by Dayvenkirq - August 18 2015 at 11:31