A Music Porch Sit

A couple days ago on "all things considered" they spotlighted this book, 1,000 RECORDINGS TO HEAR BEFORE YOU DIE... they say the book is written with the idea that "the more you love music, the more music you love". I love that phrase, because for me that is completely true.

When I came home from my mission I was excited to listen to my old music, but was disappointed in how unsatisfying it was to me. I hadn't even listened to all my CD's but was already sick of looking through them. It's nice being older and not so ignorant about good music. I feel like my music taste has matured a lot since being home from Romania, matured and broadened.

Music I've listened to since being home I'd never thought I'd like: the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Neil Diamond, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Dolly Parton, and Keith Urban... just to name a few off the top of my head.

On my mission I had a companion who listened to Jazz, and I thought it was so cool. And lately I have been wanting to listen to classical at work. There is so much I still need to explore and educate myself on.

While talking about this book in the article they spotlighted a few of the songs that reminded them of summer. One of the songs they picked was Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run. This song is great (heck, it's a great album). The article said that you could put this song on any time and "immediately evoke summer nights of endless possibility", and I completely agree. It makes me curious what everyone else's summer songs are, and I think it would be fun to sit have a porch sit one of these fine summer evenings and just listen to good music while the sun goes down.

The end of summer and the beginning of fall is probably the most exciting time of year for me. I love it, it makes me so anxious and excited. I feel like there is so much to do, and that there is so many possibilities. Wonderful weather, clear skies, hot afternoons, inspiring mountains... ah, and music that captures these feelings is the best.