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Why do you like what you like?

Jan 26, 3:23pm Setting The Woods On Fire
Why do you like what you like? Hey there folks. I'm back from my music rut with some thoughts/questions for you about how we experience our favorite music. What I'm getting at here are the different factors that influence why music fans enjoy a particular song or artist or value certain records in their collections. My thinking is shown in the Venn Diagram above. (By the way, I love Venn Diagrams. We need more of them around here.) After doing a little research in the STWOF laboratory, I've come to the conclusion that there are three distinct reasons why I may [...]
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