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Andre
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I wonder how different the experience is between different people.
this has a strong chill factor for me too. Anybody else?
this has a strong chill factor for me too. Anybody else?
Danger said:I think (with no medical or biochemical background to support it) that the ears might be connected in a fundamental way to the limbic system. Scent evokes incredibly complex memories that are otherwise buried in the subconscious mind. Perhaps sounds have the same effect.
rhody said:Fuzzy,
Maybe it's just me, but certain songs by Pink Floyd, Nickleback, Rolling Stones, Rare Earth, (there's an old one), Dave Matthews do it, usually when I am riding my bicycle, motorcycle, walking or running, or sometimes driving with no distractions. Also, I can get the same chills (endorphin rush) just imagining these songs the in my head, and finally, yeah I know I am a bit weird, from thinking about a problem with science/math and coming up with a possible solution (I know that is not music), just wanted you to know that music is not the only form of mental stimulation that causes it. Sometimes when I read something that is surprising or I have never heard of before causes it too. You have seen this happen in the synesthesia thread.
To sum up:
listening to certain music
imaging listening to certain music
realizing a possible solution to a problem
reading about surprising information
Rhody...
fuzzyfelt said:Yes, thanks, the second paper notes some other situations, too, and I also feel it in other situations. I just thought it would be safer to keep this thread musical. I was unsuccessful at experiencing musical chills by just thinking of music, but maybe need to give it a better chance. That reminds me, one post mentioned control over it, which might raise questions of it being automatic.
Andre said:I wonder how different the experience is between different people.
this has a strong chill factor for me too. Anybody else?
haael said:This performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MExihLTljzk" gives me goosebumps no matter how many times I listen to it.
lisab said:Definitely . Partly because I love the ocean and diving. But it also gives me a "path I didn't choose" kind of regret.
haael said:This performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MExihLTljzk" gives me goosebumps no matter how many times I listen to it.
turbo-1 said:When I was a kid, I'd always try to turn up the radio when this came on. Santo and Johnny's Sleepwalk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4tPGljkR_w&feature=related
rhody said:while walking alone with music, thinking about personal family issues, the sense of chills can be immediately followed by a profound sense of saddness to the point of tears, which was surprising.
Rhody...
fuzzyfelt said:I know this feeling well and had avoided mentioning it because it might make the thread too complicated. I remember writing a long time ago here that Beethoven’s 7th symphony makes me cry- it still does, and other pieces do too.
I haven’t been able to pin-point the emotion, sometimes I think it is just awe, other times it seems to accentuate an emotion I’m already feeling, especially sadness. It seems cathartic.
Middle-east?That was nice, very middle-east flavor.
The pianist is Leszek Możdżer, Minu Cinelu on percussion, Pat Metheny on guitar. The angel singing is Anna Maria Jopek.the suit the pianist was wearing made me shudder
Yeah :). I'm high about 2:50.19 affirmatives!
turbo-1 said:Another old(er) favorite. Jigsaw Puzzle Blues, written by Fleetwood Mac's baby-faced kid guitarist Danny Kirwan. I was just blown away by this tune when it came out. The tight control and over-the-top vibrato were quite impressive to this young (16 at the time) guitarist.
I'm old, but my dog can out-fart me any day!dlgoff said:Let's see, 1968 you were 16? You are an old fart.
turbo-1 said:I'm old, but my dog can out-fart me any day!
They do. In particular, bees react differently to the frequency of another bees wings waving slowly (normal reaction) and fast (stress reaction). When an another bee does it best to fly quickly, then it means that something bad is happening.If so - do any animals (or plants!) react in a similar fashion?
haael said:They do. In particular, bees react differently to the frequency of another bees wings waving slowly (normal reaction) and fast (stress reaction). When an another bee does it best to fly quickly, then it means that something bad is happening.
Human can also have (bad) chills from hearing another man's scream. I believe musical chills is the other part of the same phenomenon.
Andre said:That reminds me of the game we played years ago
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=196447
hmmm, I see that I never got to post Figlio Perduto by Sarah Brightman over there, borrowing the melody from that movement from the seventh.
But I would definitely agree to a statement that Beethoven is the all time king of chills
AJ Bentley said:The consensus appears to be that some people find some music a sufficiently profound experience to cause a physiological reaction.
But we knew that already.
The question in my mind is whether the reaction is measurable. I should imagine a polygraph would pick it up easily.
If so - do any animals (or plants!) react in a similar fashion?
rhody said:Fuzzy,
Maybe it's just me, but certain songs by Pink Floyd, Nickleback, Rolling Stones, Rare Earth, (there's an old one), Dave Matthews do it, usually when I am riding my bicycle, motorcycle, walking or running, or sometimes driving with no distractions. Also, I can get the same chills (endorphin rush) just imagining these songs the in my head, and finally, yeah I know I am a bit weird, from thinking about a problem with science/math and coming up with a possible solution (I know that is not music), just wanted you to know that music is not the only form of mental stimulation that causes it. Sometimes when I read something that is surprising or I have never heard of before causes it too. You have seen this happen in the synesthesia thread.
To sum up:
listening to certain music
imaging listening to certain music
realizing a possible solution to a problem
reading about surprising information
Rhody...
alt said:Hi Rhody. Fascinating. I know exactly what you mean. To add to your list, above;
- when internally reciting profound (imo) poetry
- when in a sleepy state, and pushing the mind to think about infinity .. lol ..
You mentioned Pink Floyd. You must have heard 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'. About 7 minutes into the first track, after the slow sleepy melancholic organ, that SHARP, distorted guitar rift that leaps in .. does it to me every time - every time !