— William Strickler, Albuquerque, New Mexico Loud music captures our attention and takes us out of our individual real worlds. The positive immersion may even cause euphoria. And from an evolutionary viewpoint, we find loud music intensely exciting because in nature loudness is always associated with major events. Overall, loud music functions like a recreational drug that requires no prescription and thus isn’t seen to be a serious threat. Enthusiasts, mostly young, don’t really believe it will damage their hearing: They think such talk is just a warning from pesky elders.
