Following on from the [B][URL=https://www.audio-forums.com/as-rediect/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1867]How many of you are *REALLY* music lovers?[/URL][/B] thread. I'm interested to know what it is about music that appeals to YOU? Not sure if should post this here or on the music or chat sections, but MOre chance of people reading it here. Which sort of says something in itself I guess..... To me music can be MOod altering, or take an already mild eMOtion and amplify it. As I've mentioned elsewhere before, I get to hear "live" music pretty much daily. My brother writes and plays his own stuff on acoustic guitar. He's played a few gigs (great one last night), and though it's all quite low key (Nick Drake, Badly Drawn Boy etc... have been heard muttered aMOngst listeners), people do tend to stop and pay attention. The buzz I get from that is matched by few other things. Yes i'm biased, but still ;) To me, music can be background and just some nice sounds as a backdrop to conversation. Or it can be something where I just turn it up and sink into it. A sad tune can make me stop and reflect, while a MOre upbeat tune can have me bouncing about and smiling! Stuff like Aphex and Squarepusher has many times caused me to jus sit and smile! If it's on and a few people are round, people often look round and just sort of nod like "yeah! ****in right". I love music. It can remind me of certain times. A tune may remind me of an event in my life. It may me make reflect on something happy or sad. It may even [I]make[/I] me happy or sad! It stirs my blood! This may sound a bit over the top and perhaps cheesy to some reading. But if it doesn't and you can relate (and add), that's probably because you're passionate about it too! Cheers! MO Bangin man!!! :banana: :slayer: :boogie: :MO!: :punk: :elephant: :techno: :jig: :PRaT: