posted February 17, 2005 12:16 AM         

I feel sorry for the mice though , but the message is loud and clear.

David Merrell, a high school student from Suffolk, Virginia, has won top honors in regional and state science fairs for his experiment involving mice, a maze and hard-rock music.

After establishing a baseline of about 10 minutes for the mice to navigate the maze, David started playing music 10 hours a day, then put the mice through the maze three times a week for three weeks.

His findings: the control-group mice, which did not listen to any music, were able to cut five minutes off their time; the mice that listened to classical music cut 8.5 minutes off their time; and the mice that listened to hard-rock music took 20 minutes longer to navigate the maze.

David said, "I had to cut my project short because all the hard-rock mice killed each other … None of the classical mice did that at all."

posted February 17, 2005 08:45 PM         

A Psychiatrist wrote the following about the addictiveness of rock music;

“One of the most powerful releases of the fight-or-flight adrenaline high is music which is discordant in its beat or chords. Good music follows exact mathematical rules, which cause the mind to feel comforted, encouraged, and ‘safe.’ Musicians have found that when they go against these rules, the listener experiences an addicting high.

Like unscrupulous ‘diet’ doctors who addicted their clients to amphetamines to ensure their continued dependence, musicians know that discordant music sells and sells. As in all addictions, victims become tolerant. The same music that once created a pleasant tingle of excitement no longer satisfies. The music must become more jarring, louder, and more discordant. One starts with soft rock, then rock ‘n’ roll, then on up to heavy metal music.”

posted February 18, 2005 01:49 AM         

Drum beats, for instance if heard repeteadly, and that the beat is that of the heart, it can, and will bring you to the alpha level of consciousness.
And different beats can change to quite a few different levels of consciousness.

Im not saying it's bad if you listen to heavy rock, the opinions of others is what I'm interested in.

Linda touched on it at the end of Gooberz, regarding base guitars being un-appropriate in relevence to the natural harmonics of Love.

"and would also be wise
to remove from particular Catholic Altars, in some churches
the Bob Dylan-Judy Collins-John Baez type of "entertainment"
featuring electric guitars and folk music
in an effort to attract "New Age Youth"

not that there is anything wrong with these people
or their music
and it may, indeed, be appropriate for Protestant churches
but it does not belong on the Catholic altar
and is not harmonious with the magnetic ancient rituals
of chanted Latin..insense.. and candles"
pg. 1050

That is all, just purely questioning what is in actual harmony of certain types of things.

posted February 18, 2005 11:34 PM         

I had it downloaded, but here it is, freely available: http://www.ctyme.com/bwash/bwash.htm

Pay particular attention to:
Extra Low Frequency
and the Neurophone.

posted February 19, 2005 12:27 AM         

I know alot of people who don't have a television.
But I will own one with my children, just with very controlled usage.

posted February 19, 2005 01:45 PM         

I was also really intrigued when he mentioned briefly meditation and even fasting.