 There was a time, most of human history, in fact, when the statement, I like this music, was synonymous with the statement, this music is beautiful. The idea of liking music for any other reason than beauty would have seemed absurd. It still is, actually. Most music today, even if it's catchy, is also nonetheless obnoxious and vulgar and stupid and unpleasant. The same can be said about many of the cars we drive while we listen to the music and the buildings that we're driving to. Almost all buildings are ugly nowadays. We've gotten so used to it, we don't even notice it.