Like so many "alternative" bands, it could remain a refined pleasure for a limited but studious niche of rock lovers.
Its perfect balance of exploration, puzzles and character development makes discovering the land of Hyrule and its two distinct time zones a wonderfully refined pleasure.
In 18th-Century Europe, the meaning shifted from the practical to the esoteric: "The fine arts, it was now said, are a matter of inspiration and genius and meant to be enjoyed for themselves in moments of refined pleasure".
At a certain point in his voyage, he finds himself on an island inhabited by refined, pleasure-loving natives called the Phaeacians, and, one night over dinner, he tells them the story of his homecoming thus far.
Affluence is supposed to bring contentment: the satisfaction of basic physical needs, the resources to enjoy more refined pleasures.
He was, he soon found, passionately fond of metropolitan culture, gregarious, high-spirited, sensual, and attractive to women; and London offered just the combination of gross and refined pleasures that seemed to fulfill him.
At times it veers on the good-time bar band side but more often there are more refined pleasures on offer – sumptuous vocal harmonies over pedal steel on Love Him Or Leave Him To Me, for instance.
The regal treatment includes alleviating minor annoyances and prepping little perks — unpacking bags, fixing a shoelace, delivering a smoothie — as well as providing more refined pleasures like a royal bath: precisely heated, expertly drawn, and filled with things like Pink Pepperpod bath gel and Celestial Maracuja Sugar Polish.
There are certainly more refined pleasures to be had elsewhere — places where the threat of Pat Benatar on the jukebox has been put in check, places where vegetables are used for more noble purposes than to add color to a hamburger, places where there are plates, not just wicker baskets to eat out of.
Love is a more refined, intense pleasure than a banana split, while meaning may be even more intense than the profound and enduring pleasures of love.
His food is extremely refined but full of pleasure, often traditional dishes reimagined, like grilled whole pea pods with botifarra, a soft blood sausage, and rice with tiny espardenyes, Mediterranean sea cucumbers.
