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What have you been listening to these five weeks?

It occurred to me today that New York City is quieter; since Sep. 11 the city has been noticeably and unquestionably quieter. It is a part of city living here to have various flavors of obnoxious, angry and often ridiculous rap music rammed down our ears on a somewhat regular basis. I don't refer to some of the more creative efforts of a handfull of talented hip hop artists; I mean the mindless, mechanical thud and obscenity that passes for music for some.

It seems that the seriousness of what has been going on here as of late has caused some of those who felt it was a right to force that kind tastelesness and anger on those around them, to be a bit more sensitive and respectfull.

This is clearly a time of difficult emotions, and speaking from personal experience and that of many around me, finding confort and solace in music is very important. I wondered what music or artists Audiogoners have been listening to lately and what reasons for making those choices there might be?

Regards
frogman
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glen
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CFB ARE YOU MADD! Don't you know mixing Gospel with Dylan has been proven to cause extensive BRAIN DAMAGE! How do you think the Bee Gee's were formed?

I agree with Kelly or at least what use to be Kelly. Good topic, we need to talk about music more. I've got Tangerine Dream THE PINK YEARS in the transport right now, but it's starting to scare the cat! I just picked up Itzhak Perlman's G/H, Yo-Yo Ma EMANUEL AX, and Andres Segovia THE ROMANTIC GUITAR. The three discs sitting on top of my component stand are John Coltrane A LOVE SUPREME, Enya A DAY WITHOUT RAIN, and Cat Stevens TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN.
fatparrot
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A lot of Grateful Dead. I find the music thought provoking with some melancholy twists. Good for the soul.
cornfedboy
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glen: yeah, right! i've got dangerously eclectic tastes? how about yusaf islam (f/k/a cat stevens), itzahk perlman and enya? sounds like a pretty dysfunctional united nations to me. :^} -kelly (a/k/a cfb)
rzado
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Very intersting question, as I realize that my listening habits have changed somewhat. To be totally honest, I've been listening almost exclusively to blues, particularly Missippi delta and hill country blues. Some notable examples: Dark Was the Night, Cold was the Ground by Blind Willie Johnson (if this doesn't move you, you're dead or soulless), anything by Son House, R.L. Burnside's pre-punk music, Leadbelly, and Mississippi John Hurt.
subaruguru
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Stuff I dragged back from France this summer: Petrucciani father (guitar) and son (piano) jazz; a ridiculously good street band I heard in Avignon, whose CD I just had to buy;
unfortunately call themselves Que Passa (what do they know from French?...these guys were amazing POLISH guitarists and accordeonist!
Just found a duo of Ian Shaw and Cedar Walton that swings, and a bit of Grappelli in Paris.
See the Yankees last night?
Let's get a spring back in our step, eh guys?
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