Thank you both for the insight.
@ ido1975 - I like them both, but for very different reasons. All in all though, I tend to be more at one with the darker side of music. I like the first one because I feel at home in melancholy, minor chords, and tragedy (in music). I go there more naturally than I do with the more perky or inspirational. I have to be in the mood for light-hearted music. I like the second one because it came out sounding organic, which is rare for me with that type of music.