• 06-21-2010, 03:31 AM
    kexodusc
    Physical reactions? Hmm, not directly - I think any physical reactions come as a second stage event following mental/emotional reactions. But there is definitley a link....Bobsticks reactions to Jazz/Classical certainly echo my own.

    Maybe one exception - there's nothing like getting in the squat rack with Megadeth or Opeth playing. I can pretty much feel the intensity loss and have to take a few pounds off the bar with nothing playing - I've never tried lifting with Enya or any music you might find at a wellness clinic. Maybe this is all second-stage, post brain related too.
  • 06-21-2010, 12:04 PM
    dean_martin
    the last time I went to the symphony I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat during the softer passages and waiting for the next musical phrases during rests. Pretty intense. I have only a small handful of recordings that draw me in like that. One notable that I've been revisiting lately is Louis Armstrong's version of "St. James Infirmary". It's a slow dirge like/funeral procession type piece. His phrasing keeps me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next word(s). The recording is as close to perfect as you can get for an all-acoustic set. I wouldn't be surprised if it was recorded live in the studio. Mine is the 45rpm 12" single with "I ain't Got Nobody" on the flip side taken from the album Satchmo Plays King Oliver.

    A totally emotional experience is Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane over the Sea". Jeff Mangum's anguished voice and sincerity are spell-binding; however, this record can be so taxing on one's psyche that it's hard to listen to it often and just picking a track or two is almost impossible. I don't think the system makes much difference with this record. There's nothing outstanding about the recording quality. It's not bad, but its emotional punch can come across over any decent system.

    And I can't leave out Otis Redding. I've really come to appreciate his phrasing and his ability to sound like his heart is about to burst out of his chest without losing pitch, etc. Speaking of heart, it may sound funny but there's a George Jones track or two where it sounds like he's pulled his heart from his chest, laid it on the table and revealed all of it.

    Then there's the music that makes you want to get up and boogie. When I'm listening to RL Burnside and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion on the album A Ass Pocket of Whiskey I can't sit down. The droanin' blues with beat makes you want to rub up against your best girl (or guy)!
  • 06-21-2010, 12:34 PM
    bobsticks
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by kexodusc
    Maybe one exception - there's nothing like getting in the squat rack with Megadeth or Opeth playing. I can pretty much feel the intensity loss and have to take a few pounds off the bar with nothing playing - I've never tried lifting with Enya or any music you might find at a wellness clinic. Maybe this is all second-stage, post brain related too.

    I read the results of a study a few years ago (don't ask which or when) that suggested that for prolonged workouts metal/rock is actually a bad choice as it tends to cause peaks and valleys of physical excursion.

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by kex
    Physical reactions? Hmm, not directly - I think any physical reactions come as a second stage event following mental/emotional reactions. But there is definitley a link....Bobsticks reactions to Jazz/Classical certainly echo my own.

    Absolutely, though I commend deano for taking the time to list specifics...I was lazy and just made broad strokes and, as with every generalization there are exceptions. Last night Ilistened to an old Deutsche Grammaphon release, the "Maurizio Pollini Edition"...Schoenberg's Solo Piano Music is so damned dynamic that I found myself, literally, on the edge of my seat...