The Forest for the Trees

Yes, this hobby is or should be about the music.

When I was a kid in junior high, I used to listen to my little tube radio under the covers at night so I wouldn’t disturb the rest of the family. I especially loved the Rythem and Blues station that originated from a record store in South Central Los Angeles. I just couldn’t believe that Earl Bostic’s tenor sax, or that Dinah Washington’s version of "Blue Gardenia" could move me the way they did. Almost seven decades later, and an audio system that tops a hundred grand, I’m still that kid listening to his little tube radio, albeit, a LOT closer to the music than ever before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcxBLiKpRm0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDlLINKIEo0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y10TqeFBMU0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmBxVfQTuvI

And she lives on in this old soul:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSfgCIGd7k4

Frank

"It engaged me, I was lost in it. But then, I caught myself and started thinking about why it engaged me. It sounded awesome because all of the qualities listed above were there."                  Exactly(at least, for me)!

I’m a techie but only care about hifi gear because I spend many hours listening to music. 

Over the years I've learned to relax and listen better. Yet from time to time I get an urge to fix something that's not broken.

Millercarbon, I read a post on here today from yesterday I believe, that had you describing your experience listening to Run Like Hell. It’s those experiences that make this hobby worth it.

For sure. Totally. One night I put on Jennifer Warnes The Well, only its the 45 not the 33. The 45 has extra songs which sometimes come at the end but on The Well they mixed them in only I wasn't paying attention didn't notice and so La Luna Brilla was a total surprise. I'm one of these guys who hardly ever likes a song the first time he hears it. Could probably count on my fingers the times that's happened. Skateaway, Devil Inside, Bird on a Wire, The Well, not a lot more. La Luna Brilla isn't even in English. Donde estas, estrallita? She sings. Where are you, my little star? I had to look it up. The words, I mean. The emotion, the beauty that summons the tears, that never did need any translation. 

I just realized that is three Jennifer Warnes songs on my very short list of songs I fell in love with on one listen.