Blogcritics: Comments on Window to the Soul

Comment by Eric Olsen

Wed, 2 Jul 2003 11:08:11 EDT

10% of all Americans

Comment by Mark Saleski

Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:57:57 EDT

10% of what? all people or all listeners? i just wonder because of course the whole idea of commerical radio is based on narrow interests (or...that's the way it works today anyway).

Comment by Eric Olsen

Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:55:56 EDT

Even if it's only 10% that's almost 30 miilion people.

Comment by Mark Saleski

Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:45:43 EDT

" I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down' "-Bob Newhart heh...that always makes me laugh. but seriously, the categories really are meaningless. what i've always wondered is what percentage of all listeners are like Tom Johnson (or maybe most blogcritics?)...you know, folks who have an interest in a wide variety of stuff. i kinda think that maybe there's not many of us out there.

Comment by Al Barger

Tue, 1 Jul 2003 22:24:30 EDT

These categories are pretty meaningless. Blues is complex, sophisticated music, but country music is just for dummies? And what music gets categorized where? Are the Beatles dumb pop music, not like a sophisticated 12-bar blues? I don't know about this study, but it sounds like some crap where the results were built into the premises.

Comment by sydney smith

Mon, 30 Jun 2003 19:28:55 EDT

Yeah, that's the weakness of their theory. They explained to the reporter that people tend to listen to different moods of music within the same category, but I know plenty of people who enjoy a wide variety of music types. But, then, when you get right down to it, our personalities aren't really that easily pigeon-holed, either.

Comment by Tom Johnson

Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:46:41 EDT

I'd like to know what this study would say about us folks who tend to listen to a little (well, actually, a lot) of everything.