Web visitor Brian Haimerman wrote by e-mail: (November 1997)
I want to thank Dr. James & Mr. Shintani for the feedback. At this time I am taking a History of Rock and Roll class and am learning of the effect that rock music has in our psyche. We are basically talking about how we listen to music. The Affective, Cognitive, Psycho-motor, and Transpersonal. It is almost like a psychology class. So far like I said in my last message, music does affect our psycho-physical. The loudness and the beat play the biggest part. It has a direct effect on our hearts. Notice why younger people like loud beating music. It is because it causes our heart beats to go faster and our blood pressure to rise. For us it is enjoyable but for older people it is a big no no! The more I learn the more I'll tell you about it!
                                                    My Thoughts:
     Correlational evidence does not mean much to me and this post is full of that.  Mr. Haimerman states that young people like loud beating music because it causes our heart beats to go faster and our blood pressure to rise.   Why would young people want increased heart rates and high blood pressure?  I think young people listen to the music they listen to because they have it rammed down their throat 24 hours a day on MTV not to mention radio.  If a kid listens to the same songs and watches the same videos everyday they will eventually become brainwashed into liking the music.  MTV's demographic is geared to a younger audience, the programmers are probably old farts that program what they think the kids will like.   I think if MTV and these teen radio stations played Mozart at the same rate they played say N'SYNC or the Backdoor Boys eventually some kids would  like the Mozart.   Finally, Mr. Haimerman says that for older people it is a "big no no".   What is that supposed to mean.  Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath are all in their late forties or early fifties and they still make loud, fast, music guaranteed to piss of your folks.                                             
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