Do you think ones taste in music is a reflection of their intellectual capacity?
 

Forgive me if there's a thread similiar to this but I didn't take the time to scan through them all. If so locking this thread is only a couple of key strokes away for you mods. I was just recently pondering this idea after viewing last nights CMA awards show. Dont get me wrong I am a fan of some country music and dont mean to specificly target just this one genre. It just happened to be the final blow that peaked my interest in this topic. I think amongst all genre's there's obvious talent to be heard. Of course with the good comes the bad and where's the defining line between music thats appealing and music thats just...well garbage. Also is it agreed upon by majority that makes it garbage and is it revealing of ones idiocracy?

No. I'm willing to bet that most of the world's geniuses don't have notably impressive taste in music.

Obama has Nikki Minaj on his IPOD.

Just wondering the I.Q. level of people who are fans of groups like oh say...Taylor Swift. You cant tell me you have never found someones taste in music repulsive and thought to yourself.."no wonder" after talking to them. Same can be said with not being a fan of certain music. Think of the band or musician who you view as one of the pioneers of a certain genre. If someone fails to recognize it and just writes it off with a simple..."well they suck" Is that not just being ignorant to of all the circumstances and conditions that make up ones taste in music?

Musicthatmakesyoudumb

Of course, we have to keep in mind viewing this study that correlation is NOT causation, so view with a grain of salt.

All I have to say is that, according to that, jazz fans are dumber than Blink 182 fans.

Music covers such a broad spectrum. Some could write me off for loving Weird Al, but that same person might side with me for my love of Charlie Parker. I would say age would be more a factor then IQ. That Taylor Swift fan will look back in years and think what was I thinking as she pops in her new cutting edge music and thinks god i'm so cool. And thats something I am trying to work on, allowing people to enjoy their music in peace without my I hate Radiohead rants. I've adapted a you're right attitude, enjoy what you deem great because to your ear it is great. And being one of the lower in intelligence people isn't so bad, i've been an idiot my whole life why stop now. Popping in some Taylor Swift now.

I don't support the findings, or even think it was done with much serious behind it (a proper researcher wouldn't confuse causation with correlation), but I do think the premise of the study is interesting and maybe worth examining in another context with greater specificity.

I like punk rock. SOME people are stereotyping punk fans with rebels that doesn't give a damn about school and fail every test there is, while commiting crimes and not caring about anything. But then there's me, and the actual majority of punk fans, that is the complete opposite. About every girl I know listens to Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj and One Direction, and they all score differently on tests. PSY's Gangnam Style is not really what I call intellectual, but the majority of people at my school listens to it. And everyone is different when it comes to intelligence. I know a metalhead too, and he scores pretty good at tests. My point is, I don't really think that music has SO much to say about someones intelligence. And as someone mentioned before me, Obama has Nicki Minaj on his iPod...

Now I REALLY REALLY hope that I got your question right.

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