> Problem I have right now is time....between family and work Chord,
These days I am also facing the same problem (especially since I got married). I must say still the quantity (as well as quality) of your mails is incredible, many times I wonder how you manage to do that. It only shows your love for ARR's music, or in other words your "Rahmaniacism". Very remarkable. - Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "ichord" <purev...@...> wrote: > > I'm a very musical person. Music is essential for my day to day living, > helping me to stay in touch with my emotions, helping to ward off negative > thoughts, helping to motivate, helping to energize, helping to stay grounded. > It goes beyond mere pleasure......it helps me grow, think in different ways, > and generates compassion towards others (good music). > > I try to listen to as many artists as I possibly can....from India, all the > MDs works that sound interesting, classical and semi classical artists, > fusion artists, etc. From the West, I'm a big fan of 80s pop, classic rock > from the 70s and 80s (Rush, Pink Floyd, Boston); also love techno and trance > (Pet Shop Boys). Also like to listen to Western classical music, since that > is my musical background, playing the piano having taken Western classical > music lessons as a child. Also love some hollywood soundtracks (recent > example, Curious Case of Benjamin Button by Alexandre Desplat HIGHLY > RECOMMENDED!) > > Problem I have right now is time....between family and work, I don't have > much time to search new music, spend hours searching and listening to various > artists and new music, nevermind not even being able to keep up with the > collection I already have! So, what do I do? Follow the musical path of > least resistance and strongest musical gravitational pull.....ARR. > > ARR's music is tops for me. I enjoy his music more than I enjoy any other > artists' music out there, yet I don't want to limit my listening enjoyment > just to him. But, these days, I feel I have no choice in some ways, esp. > since there have been so many ARR releases in the past 2 years. If I happen > to hear a soundtrack from another artist by recommendation, I will listen and > try to attach myself to it, but invariably, ARR has been the center of my > musical gravity. If I listen to someone else's work for a while, no matter > how good it is and how much I enjoy it, I need to always reset my musical > barometer and return back to ARR's compositions for refueling! > > ARR's music today meets all of my musical needs....energizing music, > spiritual music, touching/melodious music, relaxing/soulful music, Indian > semi classical music, Western classical music, pop, jazz, smooth jazz, dance, > rock, you name it. His output is so incredibly diverse, that I just don't > feel the urge to seek out musical satisfaction elsewhere, although I will > appreciate another artist's compositions if I come across a good one. I just > keep going back to ARR. >
