Music Makes You Lose Control

Music obviously plays a big role in every one's lives. Judgments are almost made immediately, once someone finds out the type of music you listen to. It draws people with similar tastes together, as well as seclude us from the rest of the world when we're alone in the subway. What I want to know is not why we are so drawn to these combinations of noises, but rather why we are so drawn to each different genre of music. Everyone has their own standards of what they consider "good music." So how would these standards reflect on the key aspects of each individual's life?

Some of my (naive?)interpretations are:
People look for the song's...

1. Ranking in Top 100 Songs- wants to keep up with the trends, and familiarize themselves with what's going to play on the radio/at other people's houses.

2. "Cool beat"- if not a dancer, then the person is probably looking to be accepted by a wide range of people. Trying to demonstrate their openmindedness, or at least tolerance, to everyone.

3. Technicality/Vocals- perfectionist. Does/judge things by the rules and what they've learned.

4. Lyrics- want to know they can relate to others. Or see music as a way of making a message into a wildfire.

5. Mood- wants to lose him/herself into a world created by the combination between the prior images that the person have seen and the sounds that he/she is currently hearing.


These interpretations are very vague, and I think I'm making a lot of assumptions here. But this is what my experience has led me to believe. I definitely do not think this can be a unit, or something that is even worth teaching. It is merely came out of my curiosity and desire to break down the different components in music and to see what they can say about a person.