Chord..again same here...i think your thoughts and expressions represents the feelings of each and every rahmaniac here. We adore your postings. Please keep posting.
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Roshan <c.pix...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Same here, Chord. I too have a very varied taste in music. It is very > difficult for me to listen to any other Indian artistes if they are not as > good as AR. for me, ar is the benchmark for how good a music can be. I am > yet to find any Indian artiste with that kind of versatility that AR has. > > If not listening to AR's music, I love Rock, Metal, Fusion, Classical, > Reggae, Jazz and stuff like that.. and few other artistes I enjoy are > Yanni, Kitaro (Japanese & World Fusion), Opeth, Pink Martini, Eagles, some > OSTs like The Godfather, Once Upon A Time in Mexico, Shawshank Redumption, > Kill Bill.. there are lots of them. > > BTW, i think Kill Bill I and II has some great tracks in the movies. it has > a mixture of American, Latin, Asian (Japanese) sounds and songs. Quentin > Tarantino has a really weird and stunning taste in music. and I like it. > > I have always wanted AR to do one or two songs for QT. Hope my wish would > come true some day :) > > > > On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 3:08 AM, ichord <purev...@yahoo.com> 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. >> >> > > > -- > ----------------------------------- > http://ramblingsoul.com > http://2ic.in > > >
