@cleeds "Confirmation Bias" is indeed the other attack. I had a neat experience the other evening. I decided to spin Elgar's Enigma Variations on reissued RCA Living Presence LP. I bought the album years ago when a great sale was being run, having read numerous times that it, as a composition, is considered to be a part of what should be in any orchestral music lover's collection.
I remember playing it and not enjoying it at all. Playing lots of vinyl lately as I just got a new phono stage. Played it the other night and put down my laptop. It really caught my attention. I was liking the music this time. In fact, I was so surprised by my new reaction to this piece that I played both sides twice. Liked it both times.
My "confirmation bias" would work against me liking that LP. If "confirmation bias" played such a great role in my perceptions as some here claim then I should not have enjoyed the Elgar piece.
I remember playing it and not enjoying it at all. Playing lots of vinyl lately as I just got a new phono stage. Played it the other night and put down my laptop. It really caught my attention. I was liking the music this time. In fact, I was so surprised by my new reaction to this piece that I played both sides twice. Liked it both times.
My "confirmation bias" would work against me liking that LP. If "confirmation bias" played such a great role in my perceptions as some here claim then I should not have enjoyed the Elgar piece.