I’ve been enjoying the Spring-like weather we’ve been having over here in Virginia and I celebrated by opening up some windows, cleaning out those winter cobwebs, and playing music – REALLY LOUD! 
There is not one song on the album The Beautiful Letdown that I do not like. Not one. All of these songs make me want to close my eyes and envision the movement of colors in a beautiful ballet. Swirling and dancing, getting brighter, then fading only to grow and pulse with the changes in tempo. Try it while listening to the Dare You To Move video.
I just want to twirl [although the last time I tried I did get a bit nauseated so I'll stick to twirling in my mind].
I love the upbeat tempos of Meant to Live, Adding To The Noise, and Gone. Then there is the mellow and rhythmic nature of On Fire and Twenty-four. I could go on an on. In fact, when I first bought the cd [when it first came out no less] I listened to it in the car for about a month. I gave my kids a break when they were with me, but I enjoyed the melodies and lyrics so much that nothing else seemed right.
And I always reflect when listening to the song Dare You to Move.
Maybe redemption has stories to tell
Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell
Where can you run to escape from yourself?
Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna go?
Salvation is hereI dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened before
I love music. It’s such a great way of expressing yourself with sound and words and movement. From Christian Rock like Switchfoot to something a little more headbangerish like System of a Down I always find music speaks to me on a deeper level than just about anything else.
What about you?
What music moves you? What do you see, feel, do?
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Hrm…
I’m heavily into Ambient, Down Tempo, Deep House and Psychill at the moment. And some Break Beats and Trip Hop I suppose as well.
I think I’m the only blogger other than Yaro Starak and Blake Waddill that listens to electronica, and they’re Trance weenies.
Here’s one I like at the moment, a little old school Icelandic Techno from Gus Gus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzPQq8F5N3E
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Dave Doolin
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March 20th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
Just to be sure, I don’t have anything against Trance, after all, “It’s not hard to do or understand.”
Beats kicking coal around an oil rig.
(Yes, this is utterly elliptical.)
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Anne Bender
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March 22nd, 2010 at 3:05 pm
@Dave Doolin, I don’t know, Dave. I keep trying to get into listening to music with no words, but I like words. I guess if I truly just want some background noise [not that it's just noise] I could go with a little ambient sound. I do like Merlin’s Magic – Reiki for this reason.
Amanda likes Nine Inch Nails for their electronic sound. I like them for that, among other things. And I did follow and listen to the link you left. Not bad. Kind of reminds me of Daft Punk’s Technologic [sans words].
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Well, U2 still rocks me when I let it crank.
And oldies, Boston, Alice Cooper, that kind of stuff.
Well, speaking of music, guess who won my cd on this post???
http://www.janniefunster.com/2010/03/21/it-aint-easy-being-queen/
xo
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Anne Bender
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March 22nd, 2010 at 3:06 pm
@Jannie Funster, So awesome! Now I get to dance around the house listening to Jannie singing! la la la la la {twirling}
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