phil wrote:for me . I guess I like most everything except rap and twangy sad country music.
We have a lot in common. But I will add classic rock to my not fond list. How many times can one listen to Hotel California? I still have my Dad's Kenton and other Big Band 78's, as well as a vinyl collection dating from the late 50's to early 70's numbering to about 1000 pieces.
Cool stuff, I see he is playing the instrument that started this conversation.
Eperot wrote:Sun Kil Moon is great to work to...Mark Kozelek builds these kind of long, repetitive melodies that you can just get into a trance with. So much of his stuff is achingly beautiful.
Some of what you folks like, I could not work with, too fast paced, would make me nervous and distracted. So I agree more with the not too slow, but motivating type of music.
When I tuned into a jazz station very late one night back in 2005, I heard something totally different...I was like..."what is this music??"
Turns out it was the syndicated "Chill With Mindi Abair" radio show. So hooked was I to this relaxing yet downtempo/somewhat hypnotic jazz/with a touch of lounge/Ibizia music, that I contacted the producer when I discovered that some songs were mislabeled.
She thanked me by sending me a flash drive of the entire show library, over 1200 songs!
I am still to this day exploring what I have. Whenever I put this music on low when people are over, they will eventually say..."what is this music??".... I tell them it is music you didn't realize you were listening to until it stops.
Among others I have everything from a Nat King Cole remix, to a spooky version of "Man Of Constant Sorrow", and even a very down beat version of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love".
I will post a couple but I don't know where to begin...