What music inspires you?
 

I have those days when I am just not my usual upbeat self, often with no particular reason, maybe it's the "male menopause". But I find music is a great pick me up. There are cd's that are a must for me on such days.

I find some music/songs really brings me back on dry land.

The Zac Brown Band "Toes in the Water" [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiL_beZtiQc[/ame]

Sting......."Fields of Gold"

Rod Stewart ...."Sailing"

Pavorati........"Brindisi" from La Traviata [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTrUnwILuu0[/ame]

Bonnie Raitt.............singing Richard Thompson's "Dimming of the Day" [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RXJc199zFk[/ame]

and yesterday for me it was "The Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's Messiah.

As Congreve wrote in "The mourning bride"

"Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast,
To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak."

and yes, it is savage breast that he said, not savage beast!

Weight of Lies
Avett Brothers


Trying to perfect it on my Tenor Uke and almost there. Now if my voice would just cooperate.


The Avett Brothers - The Weight of Lies - YouTube

Wow, they are good. I had never heard of them. The uke would go well with this song, I am sure Bradda Is would have covered it

It did then and it does now.....Bob Dylan.

When I'm in "travel mode" I tend to prefer the XM Pops channel. If I'm listening for myself I tend to go for old Aerosmith, etc. to Volbeat. Pretty large gamut, but if it has a screaming guitar I'm there. I've been to the squares several times and will continue to enjoy going, but mostly for the enjoyment of watching others having a great time. I like most any music being played live. Not a big fan of the vocalist/Ipad thing but like that others do. Hopefully there will be some other AC/DC type fans when it's time to start a 'Hair Band'.

I prefer the classics and especially the sounds emanating from string instruments. It is great music for creative thinking

Try Kate Smith's original rendition of "God Bless America"!

When our son was quiite young, he always had trouble getting to sleep. After much experimentation, we found the solution to be classical music.........the favorite being Pachelbel's Canon in D

Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Def Leppard, Led Zepplin, The Cars, The Police, U2, Journey, Go-Gos, Trans-Siberian Orchestra..... Love music and my iPod is filled with variety-these are just a few that come to mind quickly.

Classical -
- Trumpet - Maurice Andre
- Clarinet - Ralph Mclane and Harold Wright
- Opera - Pavarotti

Championship Barbershop

Simon & Garfunklel
John Denver

Gilbert & Sullivan

PDQ Bach

And the group Libera

The Eagles and Simon and Garfunkel.

Sunshine of my life - Grassroots

Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive".

anything Motown! The Supremes are my very favorite with Diana Ross still my #1 to this day! The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Jackson 5, The Temptations, The Spinners, Martha and the Vadellas, Gladys Knight and the Pips...memorable music!

Yup, I forgot Gilbert and Sullivan as another favorite I like to play. They parodied so mcuh of the politics of their time. I like to listen to "Ruler of the Queen's Navy" from HMS Pinafore as it sums up so much of the pretentiousness of their time and it still holds true today.