Post: #1

I think we knew this already, but cool that they had Black Sabbath/War Pigs linked at the bottom:

http://www.businessinsider.com/study-fin...ent-2014-8

Quote: Before you ask your boss for a raise or that cute colleague on a date, you may want to turn up the bass.
According to a new study led by Northwestern professor Dennis Y. Hsu, bass-heavy music can make you more confident.

"The effect of music appears to manifest itself not only in its ability to entertain," he and his colleagues write, "but also in the ability to imbue humans with a real sense of power."

As Tom Jacobs notes at Pacific Standard, writers like Henry David Thoreau and George Eliot have noted how fiery music can stoke you into action, but the new research lends empirical evidence.

Jacobs summarizes one such experiment:

... 78 undergraduates listened to an original, two-minute-long piece of instrumental music in one of two conditions: With the bass line prominent or subdued. Afterwards, they "rated how powerful, dominant, and determined they felt," as well as how strongly they were feeling three positive emotions (happiness, excitement, and enthusiasm).

The result: People who heard the heavy bass line felt more powerful, dominant, and determined than their easy-listening peers.

Why? Researchers chalked it up to the associations we have between deep sounds and authority, calling out how James Earl Jones sounded when he voiced Darth Vader in "Star Wars." Similarly, CEOs with deep voices make more money.

This connection extends to whatever summer jam you have pumping through your headphones.

"People can hear specific music components that express a sense of power and mimic those feelings internally," the study authors write.

If you have any recommendations for what to listen to — aside from Black Sabbath on repeat — tell us in the comments.

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Post: #2

The best way to listen to "War Pigs" is when you're driving around in your car, late at night, along a dark road.

Masterful song.

Post: #3

Anyone who ever listened to headphones cranked up when working out already knew music pumps you the fuck up!

Post: #4

This is why I listen to hardcore metal and gangsta rap in the gym, also before going out to bang out a new chick

Post: #5

(08-07-2014 03:01 PM)Engineer Wrote:  The result: People who heard the heavy bass line felt more powerful, dominant, and determined than their easy-listening peers.

Explains why this song always makes me feel like a boss.

Post: #6

(08-07-2014 08:36 PM)monster Wrote:  Anyone who ever listened to headphones cranked up when working out already knew music pumps you the fuck up!

Rammstein greatest hits on repeat or some other heavy metal. Gets me through 1 hour of weights and 1 hour of cardio without problem.

Post: #7

Interesting article. Thanks for sharing.