An interesting question . My memoryhistory may be faulty , but as I remember it , what made RATC such a hit was its use in the movie Blackboard Jungle . A youth in revolt pic , that for many teens was the first time they had heard youth music outside of the their puny radiorecord players . Here they were in a theater with a pro sound system and big screen and the movie opensup with RATC . The way I ' ve heard it , the kids immediately began dancing in the isles , such was their enthusiasm for this experience . And that enthusiasm carried through in record sales . Hopefully someone of that era will stop by to give us a firsthand account . <| sep |> Looks like no matter how much you make , there is a pretty even distribution of miserysatisfaction . I ' d say enjoyment of ones job may not have anything to do with how much one is paid . I get paid a lot and would happily take a 30 % salary cut for a 30 % increase in satisfaction .