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One of our members, Jo, shared that she has been out of the loop with regards to music because of her strict upbringing. I am guessing she isn’t alone. I told her I would love to give her some ideas and thought it would be a fun thing to do together.
So….let’s see if we can help Jo out with some musical suggestions….who’s in?
When I became a Christian, I thought i needed to cleanse myself of things connected to my past and so we destroyed quite a but of vinyl. It makes me sick just thinking about it because we had some wonderful music; Journey, Kansas, AC/DC, Crosby Stills Nash and Young and lots of other 70s rock. As the years went on, I learned that that thinking was extreme, but like Jo, I stayed mostly with ‘Christian’ worship music until a few years ago. I often joke that I totally missed the 80s!! Music is such a huge part of my life I cant believe I shut it out, but like other things, I thought is was dangerous to my devotion.
Jo…here are some of my personal favorites:
Stevie Ray Vaughan (TX Blues)
Jazz classics: Ella Fitzgerald, Ellington, Parker and Louis Armstrong
New Jazz: Jamie Cullum, Melody Gardot, Peter Cincotti
Rock: U2, Marroon Five, Counting Crows, GooGoo Dolls
Bluegrass/country: Nickel Creek, Allison Krauss, Vince Gill
All show tunes and just about any 70s rock (not disco!)
Aretha Franklin, Michael Buble, Ray Charles, Mumford and Sons, Alicia Keys, AdeleMy current obsession is Melody Gardot. This just makes me happy!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qcebJ37cZKQWhat are other’s musical favorites?
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Jo I’d recommend joining a free internet radio site like Pandora or Spotify where you can explore different genres and artists. My taste in music is also all over the place, I love that yours is too McBeth. I can’t even pick a favorite genre due to how random tastes are. Someone recently challenged me to shuffle my iPod and list the first 20 songs. This is by no means inclusive of my taste range:
1. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto #1 Allegro Moderato
2. Desmond Dekker – 007 Shanty Town
3. The Civil Wars – To Whom It My Concern4. Miles Davis – Summertime
5. Ray LaMontagne – You are The Best Thing
6. Bob Marley and the Wailers – Redemption Song
7. Ella Fiztgerald and Louis Armstrong – They Can’t Take That Away From Me
8. Sugarland – Stand Back Up
9. Mr. Vegas, Shaggy, and Josey Wales – Sweet Jamaica
10. Muddy Waters – You Can’t Lose What You Never Had
11. Charlie Parker – Summertime
12. The Black Keys – Strange Times
13. Javier – OK Here’s the Truth
14. Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile – Here and Heaven
15. Peggy Lee – Where or When
16. Massive Attack – Angel
17. Lynyrd Skynyrd – Things Going On
18. Queen – Princes Of The Universe
19. Vertical Horizon – Finding Me
20. Peter Cincotti – I Love ParisAs I said, random. LOL
Of course…Pandora is a great idea! I have been exposed to lots of new stuff that way.
Seventgirl…love your variety and Cincotti’s version of ‘I love Paris’ is the best!
At first I was tempted to list “cool” songs, but then I remembered that this is a safe community and that I can share what I really like! I enjoy songs with lyrics that touch my heart. Katy Perry’s Firework & Wide Awake (and the great videos that her team created to go with them), many of Taylor Swift’s songs are current favorites. I also like to listen to and ponder the lyrics of Christian artists who struggle with life in the lyrics of their songs. I wonder if they would feel a new sense of freedom if they found this community? Chris Rice and Amy Grant come to mind.
AnonymousMy taste is all over the place! It’s a lot easier to identify songs/genres I DON’T like than that I DO. I don’t care for rap or hip hop (though there are a couple songs I don’t mind), and I’m not a fan of Christian contemporary (but again, there are a couple of songs). I also felt when I was young that I should give up “secular” music and only listen to Christian artists. In fact, when Amy Grant started to popular in the mainstream, we were told she “sold out” and that we should stop listening to her. Similarly, we weren’t supposed to listen to Sandi Patti because she was divorced or Michael English because he had an affair. Young people at church today are supposed to avoid Ray Boltz and Jennifer Knapp because they’re gay, so not much has changed. I’ve since stopped feeling guilty about my taste in music. If I want to listen to Nirvana, then I will.
Anyway, I tend to like classic rock, oldies, 80s pop, 90s pop and rock, and a few select contemporary rock/pop songs (yeah, totally cliche, but I love Lady Gaga). I grew up on Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, and Madonna, so there you go. I love, love, love Billy Joel, and his piano compositions are AMAZING, even better than his pop music.
I also like folk music of all kinds, as well as lots of classical (I’m a violinist with a community orchestra). Right now we’re playing Fingal’s Cave by Mendelssohn, who happens to be one of my very favorite composers. Generally, I like music from the classical and romantic periods–so Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Handel, Schubert.
Also (please don’t mock me), I like Weird Al. No, really. The kids’ babysitter introduced them to Weird Al a couple of years ago, and we have a whole bunch of his albums. Once, one of the real songs came on the radio and the kids totally thought the Weird Al version was the “real” one. LOL!
AnonymousGreat thread and ideas. I often joke that I missed out on all music from the 70s- 2000s. Even after I was married and my husband wouldn’t allow me to listen to Christian music anymore, he only played country songs. I liked country music, but I find a lot of those songs trigger me now. Through Pandora and the like I have discovered 90s alternative – which I like a lot. So, I guess I am only 2 decades behind now.
Oh Debbie I chuckled when I read “cool songs.” I’ve resolved that cool is what we make it and for that reason I will drive around with my windows down blasting The Phantom of the Opera House, or Charlie Parker. lol
Indeed…’cool’ is extremely relative and totally includes Parker and Phantom.The only question I have servantgirl is do you listen to the recent POO soundtrack or another version? There is a heated debate in my house about which is coolest.
We are totally lame
I listen to the Original 1986 London Cast version. Other versions are good, but that was the first one I heard before I ever saw it performed so it’s the one I love. And trust me, if you get me started on music, lame would be an understatement to describe my behavior.
I love music, and I am a musician so I love playing music.
Here are some of my favorites:
Music to relax to: Iron and Wine
Music to be energized by (my housecleaning music): Caravan Palace
Music to rock out to: Muse
Music to dream by: Eisley (especially their first album, Marvelous Things)
Music to dance to: Michael Jackson
Music to think deep thoughts to: Dustin Kensrue
Music to get the giggles out: Wierd Al Yankovic and/or Arrogant Worms
Music to vent frustration: All the things Serj Tankian is involved with
and my list would go on and on and on…but you get the idea.
AnonymousI finally found this second thread about music that McBeth started for me. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for listing your fav orite songs/music groups, etc. I copied and pasted all your posts into a Word Doc, and I will definitely be checking out your suggestions. Again, thank you all very much!!! Love you guys!
i listen to everything. my ipod has 28 days of straight 24/7 music without listening to the same song twice.
AnonymousWow – that’s amazing!
I love music! I think music is a very powerful thing…
I have realized a interesting fact… although I am generally a very optimistic and light hearted person… who likes to laugh and joke… and who is generally in a good mood… I find that a lot of the music I like or am drawn to is dark, sometimes depressing, and pessimistic… maybe it is a way to express my other side… lol… I have no idea really…
But perhaps you may be a person like me… so I thought I would offer a few suggestions just in case you have similar tastes as I…
Radiohead
REM
Incubus
Peace & Much Love!
David
These are some people that I know… Although not christian… a lot of there music is very spiritual… with strong native american roots…
They are some great folks…
Medicine for the People
DEEP SONG – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQBqtBgelnI
POWERFUL SONG – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m0WSLUJHKA
FUN SONG – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd1CHFfym1s
Hope you like!!
Peace and Much Love
David
Mitakuye Oyasin
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