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optomatic5000 · 11-08-2006, 09:47 AM

Hello I'm David and I'm an alcoholic.

Speaking of Elvis and the Beatles, I just wanted to start a thread that pertains to what music makes up most of our daily fabric (besides music beds that we hear on TV or the radio).

My favorite music that I listen to nowadays is jazz. I love all sorts of jazz. My current faves are Pat Metheny, Nat King Cole, Django Reinhardt, Larry Coryell, Miles Davis and Diana Krall (she's so sexy)!

Anyone here have a taste for jazz? Who are your faves?

Happy health and life to all of you!

David

It's raining today!

doorknob · 11-08-2006, 05:14 PM

Hip hop and country!

Pattilipp · 11-09-2006, 08:54 PM

Hello David,

Have you heard Renee Olstead? She sings jazz so good. She is only high school age. If you can get ahold of her CD (Produced by David Foster) I think you might like it

forgottenchild · 11-10-2006, 07:38 PM

heavy, hard, angry rock! mixed up with a little screamo, and just the slightest hint of emo. i like anything made by people with mohawks and black fingernail polish.

optomatic5000 · 11-10-2006, 11:26 PM

That sort of music doesn't thrill me anymore! Maybe it has something to do with quitting drinking but I guess I like to use my brain when I listen to music. Jazz intrigues me!

forgottenchild · 11-11-2006, 12:28 AM

fyi, not to sound rude but i do use my brain while i listen to music. lots of the bands that i listen to have really deep, introspective, and poetic lyrics. me and my group of friends can spend hours disecting certain songs. plus, with some of the stuff that's going on in my life right now, it's nice to have an outlet for some of my anger. i do agree with you about some of the jazz stuff though, i grew up listening to my mom sing along with nat king cole all the time, and i have a special place for him in my heart.

optomatic5000 · 11-11-2006, 10:07 AM

I'm not saying you aren't using your brain when you listen to music, I'm saying that when I would listen to such music I would do so either if I was drinking or high. Maybe if I would listen to that sort of music now with a sober ear it would make for good mind stimulation but I've found that a good jazz record keeps my mind active. It's intriguing, somewhat like a good movie. Don't get me wrong and don't take it personally, I just don't get a thrill from rock music as much as I used to. Yet I do still listen to some "non-commercial" bands and I do so because they aren't the bands that sound like everything else you hear on the radio. Frank Zappa, King Crimson, and Kraftwerk come to mind in that sense. I grew up with KISS and The Beatles and I also have a special place in my heart for both bands.

ccgirl · 11-11-2006, 05:28 PM

For some reason I love music that is angsty, depressing and slow. I do like folky stuff too, and for a change of pace I like some country.

Time2Surrender · 11-11-2006, 05:55 PM

Country, and rock.

Cant stand Rap.

MNGirlyGirl · 11-11-2006, 08:49 PM

I like all kinds of music. One of my jazz faves is David Brubeck.

happyagain · 11-11-2006, 10:47 PM

i listen to all generes of music EXCEPT rap....can't stand rap...

my absolute favorite artist of all time....

REBA.....i have every album she has ever done and go to every concert that i can!!!

optomatic5000 · 11-11-2006, 11:33 PM

There's a lot of rap I can't stand, but I do like Outkast! In fact, I've turned many friends of mine on to the Love Below-Speakerboxx album. They are two very talented guys! Their latest album, Idlewild, isn't bad either although I could do without the very beginning of the CD! Anyway, if you get a chance, check it out - you might be surprised! I also happen to like Run DMC and De La Soul.

ccgirl · 11-12-2006, 06:16 AM

I agree about rap with you all! Now, don't jump all over me, but Eminem is the exception. I don't always like what he says, but the boy can write.

P.S. I would never let me kids listen to him though!

MNGirl. I saw Dave Brubeck in concert 20 years ago!

George Winston. Love him. Had him playing in the delivery room when I had my girls.

optomatic5000 · 11-12-2006, 05:22 PM

I don't necessarily like Eminem but I'm sure if I were to meet him face to face it would be a whole different story. I'm sure he's a pretty down to earth guy. I happened to hang out with a close cousin of Dr. Dre's quite a while back when I lived in Philly and the guy was, first of all, a dead ringer for his cousin and he was all smiles and a very pleasant person to be around. Then again, maybe his cousin is an absolute opposite, who knows.

Jbh5058 · 11-12-2006, 05:27 PM

Elliott Smith, Bigstar, The Beatles , Radiohead, Neko Case, Joni Mitchell, I could go on and on... Also the southeast has alot of great local bands.

11-08-2006, 09:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
optomatic5000 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nazareth, PA Posts: 17	Favorite Music.... Hello I'm David and I'm an alcoholic. Speaking of Elvis and the Beatles, I just wanted to start a thread that pertains to what music makes up most of our daily fabric (besides music beds that we hear on TV or the radio). My favorite music that I listen to nowadays is jazz. I love all sorts of jazz. My current faves are Pat Metheny, Nat King Cole, Django Reinhardt, Larry Coryell, Miles Davis and Diana Krall (she's so sexy)! Anyone here have a taste for jazz? Who are your faves? Happy health and life to all of you! David It's raining today! __________________ Sobriety Date: 08/28/05

11-08-2006, 05:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
doorknob Knucklehead Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Davenport, WA Posts: 4,015	Hip hop and country! __________________ Get in where you fit in. - Too $hort

11-09-2006, 08:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pattilipp Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 50	Hello David, Have you heard Renee Olstead? She sings jazz so good. She is only high school age. If you can get ahold of her CD (Produced by David Foster) I think you might like it __________________ I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

11-10-2006, 11:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
optomatic5000 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nazareth, PA Posts: 17	That sort of music doesn't thrill me anymore! Maybe it has something to do with quitting drinking but I guess I like to use my brain when I listen to music. Jazz intrigues me! __________________ Sobriety Date: 08/28/05

11-11-2006, 10:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
optomatic5000 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nazareth, PA Posts: 17	I'm not saying you aren't using your brain when you listen to music, I'm saying that when I would listen to such music I would do so either if I was drinking or high. Maybe if I would listen to that sort of music now with a sober ear it would make for good mind stimulation but I've found that a good jazz record keeps my mind active. It's intriguing, somewhat like a good movie. Don't get me wrong and don't take it personally, I just don't get a thrill from rock music as much as I used to. Yet I do still listen to some "non-commercial" bands and I do so because they aren't the bands that sound like everything else you hear on the radio. Frank Zappa, King Crimson, and Kraftwerk come to mind in that sense. I grew up with KISS and The Beatles and I also have a special place in my heart for both bands. __________________ Sobriety Date: 08/28/05

11-10-2006, 07:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
forgottenchild getting stronger each day Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: canton, ohio Posts: 149	heavy, hard, angry rock! mixed up with a little screamo, and just the slightest hint of emo. i like anything made by people with mohawks and black fingernail polish.

11-11-2006, 12:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
forgottenchild getting stronger each day Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: canton, ohio Posts: 149	fyi, not to sound rude but i do use my brain while i listen to music. lots of the bands that i listen to have really deep, introspective, and poetic lyrics. me and my group of friends can spend hours disecting certain songs. plus, with some of the stuff that's going on in my life right now, it's nice to have an outlet for some of my anger. i do agree with you about some of the jazz stuff though, i grew up listening to my mom sing along with nat king cole all the time, and i have a special place for him in my heart.

11-11-2006, 05:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
ccgirl Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Harwich, MA Posts: 2,749	For some reason I love music that is angsty, depressing and slow. I do like folky stuff too, and for a change of pace I like some country.

11-11-2006, 05:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
Time2Surrender Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 7,263 Blog Entries: 7	Country, and rock. Cant stand Rap.

11-11-2006, 08:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
MNGirlyGirl Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Plymouth, MN Posts: 970	I like all kinds of music. One of my jazz faves is David Brubeck. __________________ -- The good news is that your feelings come back...The bad news is that your feelings come back.

11-11-2006, 10:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
happyagain Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: a happier place than before!!!! Posts: 944	i listen to all generes of music EXCEPT rap....can't stand rap... my absolute favorite artist of all time.... REBA.....i have every album she has ever done and go to every concert that i can!!! __________________ Some days all you can do is smile and wait for some kind soul to come and pull your a$$ out of the bind you've gotten yourself into!

11-11-2006, 11:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
optomatic5000 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nazareth, PA Posts: 17	There's a lot of rap I can't stand, but I do like Outkast! In fact, I've turned many friends of mine on to the Love Below-Speakerboxx album. They are two very talented guys! Their latest album, Idlewild, isn't bad either although I could do without the very beginning of the CD! Anyway, if you get a chance, check it out - you might be surprised! I also happen to like Run DMC and De La Soul. __________________ Sobriety Date: 08/28/05

11-12-2006, 06:16 AM	#13 (permalink)
ccgirl Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Harwich, MA Posts: 2,749	I agree about rap with you all! Now, don't jump all over me, but Eminem is the exception. I don't always like what he says, but the boy can write. P.S. I would never let me kids listen to him though! MNGirl. I saw Dave Brubeck in concert 20 years ago! George Winston. Love him. Had him playing in the delivery room when I had my girls.

11-12-2006, 05:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
optomatic5000 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nazareth, PA Posts: 17	I don't necessarily like Eminem but I'm sure if I were to meet him face to face it would be a whole different story. I'm sure he's a pretty down to earth guy. I happened to hang out with a close cousin of Dr. Dre's quite a while back when I lived in Philly and the guy was, first of all, a dead ringer for his cousin and he was all smiles and a very pleasant person to be around. Then again, maybe his cousin is an absolute opposite, who knows. __________________ Sobriety Date: 08/28/05

11-12-2006, 05:27 PM	#15 (permalink)
Jbh5058 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 60	Elliott Smith, Bigstar, The Beatles , Radiohead, Neko Case, Joni Mitchell, I could go on and on... Also the southeast has alot of great local bands.

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