Ok… Time does fly by. And I will immediately add, that it flies by better with music in it. 
So, here I am blogging for the 2nd day. And I have my music currently playing via satellite radio. And when my mood strikes me i will change the music source to one of the many others which i have readily available to me. We are connected to a world of musical sources. How does this affect the music itself, when we listen to it? Getting back to my Social Psych paper… Music has been used for its healing purposes for ages, prior to the technological boom of today’s spoon fed feeds of it. I recall that to gain the greatest impacts of musics mood managing faculties, you must first listen to something you can identify with, and then change the tunes to something more aligned with where you area seeking to go. For example, if you are angry or upset, you would best be served listening to a heavy or ferocious lick first. And after you are absorbed in it, you would make a gradual change to something not so heavy, maybe just rough or hard. And finally, then once your charge has been dissipated, you would move to something calming and soothing. This has been proven to work much better than just throwing on some pretty ballad, when you are all ramped up, and expecting it to calm you.
When I discovered this through the research (P.S. I am going to look for that paper, so I have the Bibliography), I consciously chose to put it into play. I have certainly found the principle work well. And if you think about it… it should work well. How about the reverse. You want to get pumped up? Can you get energized simply by throwing on a powerful song? Sure. Can you get even more energized by practicing the reverse of the example. Listen to a mood matcher first, then work up to your rocket-fuel. I suppose it depends on if you have time to do so. I suggest trying it. You may be surprised. At time your whole being is "in tune" (no pun intended) and you are able to better channel what you are desiring as an outcome.
So do we all have this selection of "mood matching music" sitting around to just hit play on? Or can we just as easily go on the internet and either download, or play it using iTunes, youtube, or Yahoo Music? Apparently, this is what most of us do do. Without the old hassle, or simplicity of limits. Limits on what music you can choose from or have access to did ot used to seem like to much of a problem. You just chose from what was in the house or on the radio. And when you wanted something new, you went out and bought it. And that new piece added to the collection was a proud piece. The work that went into earning the money to buy it, the satisfaction of a job well done and the reward of a new album to have in your personal collection. Oh and not everyone was as likely to just go lending out their music to others. This was a practice that was carefully calculated on the length of time gone, what if anything you could borrow to replace int he meantime, and how well you knew the person borrowing it. This was paramount, knowing that you may never see your new album again, if you lent it out to anyone who you could not trust to return it. Your music had value. Alot of value. Music was carefully cared for when you earned it.
Is it the same today?
Until later remember,
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