Sex, drugs, and yes, even rock 'n' roll share a common trait through dopamine release in the brain.
"Music, an abstract stimulus, can arouse feelings of euphoria and craving, similar to tangible rewards that involve the striatal dopaminergic system. Using the neurochemical specificity of [11C]raclopride positron emission tomography scanning, combined with psychophysiological measures of autonomic nervous system activity, we found endogenous dopamine release in the striatum at peak emotional arousal during music listening."
Read more and discover the wonders of functional magnetic resonance imaging: http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nn.2726.html
