
If you live in the U.S., statistics show that you like the above picture.
I had way too many statistics classes in graduate school; 24 semester hours! Along the way I learned something about the destructive force quantitative statistical methods could wield if they fell into the wrong hands.
Some musical “artists” actually sought to materialize the best and worst of our musical tastes.
The most unwanted music?, –if you dare!!
Download The most unwanted music?
The most wanted music?
Download Most wanted music?
This is a visual example of the damage statisticians can do when they survey the general public to determine what people like.

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April 20th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Yom Kippur, Yom Kippur. Self reflection and repentance.
I’m going to be humming that all day. I can’t remember a single line of the other one.
April 20th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Sorry about that!
April 25th, 2008 at 7:01 am
[...] predictably, brilliant and the most wanted is awful. Does nobody want humour in music? (Thanks to Dr J - you really should be reading his [...]
April 25th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Thanks for the link!