Moody Music, or Music for Mood?

I was talking to my wife recently about music. She mentioned that she doesn’t like Nirvana, because it puts her in a dark mood. Discussions about the value of Kurt Cobain’s music notwithstanding, it’s impossible to deny that he could express his torturous depression impeccably in his music.

https://adamkaygroup.com/uncategorized/1z9qcmnm6l What really stuck with me in our discussion, however, was that music affects Donna’s mood, whereas I try to find music to https://www.polefinistere.com/pro3f4hl match my mood. Music doesn’t really alter my mood, and I often have to search long and hard to appropriate music for any given mood.

https://www.nhgazette.com/2025/02/01/7097bl9 Donna actually listens to some music to “pump her up” or do “relax” her. Is that common? Am I the oddball? When I’m feeling depressed, I’ll often listen to the Carpenters. When I’m feeling hopeless, I tend to tune into Nirvana. Energetic? 80’s Rock. (AC/DC, Def Leopard, Aerosmith) Nostalgic? 80’s Pop.

So how about you? Does mood dictate your music, or vice versa? I’m really curious…