I´m swung out

I've always been a big fan of former Waterboys' - Karl Wallinger's work.

A blast from the past

The last album of his I picked up - Egyptology had some interesting stuff on it.

Stop consuming, start producing. Play something non-commercial, like a penny-whistle or ukulele.

I listened to some CDs recently, and could appreciate their professionalism, but there's nothing like making one's own joyful noise.

Waterboys, the Christians, Billy Joel were not bad.
Harry Connick is in need of dancing lessons (John Travolta?), Amy Winehouse is too blasé with her drinking problem and being femme fatale. Ofra Haza such a sad demise.
What's else to listen to?

II feel your pain. It's all gone downhill since Slim Whitman passed away.

Widespread, I don´t make any noise, I don´t want to pollute the earth more than necessary.
I just received the Connick CD and was very disappointed. I thought the title song was kind of representative but the rest was not what I hoped for.

Huh?

You turn down the volume so as not to further pollute the earth?
Like the sound level has something to do with saving the planet?

Wow.

"I have the impression that I have come to a point where I have heard every music that´s important."

I'm willing to bet that that's wrong.

Have you heard Henryk Szeryng play the Bach Chaconne in D minor?

Have you heard Kathleen Ferrier sing Gluck's Che faro?

Have you heard Sviatoslav Richter and David Oistrakh play the Franck Violin sonata?

Have you heard Leonard Bernstein play and conduct Rhapsody in Blue?

Have you heard Louis Armstrong play West End Blues?

Have you heard Coleman Hawkins play Body and Soul?

Have you heard John Coltrane play Blue Trane?

Have you heard Herbie Hancock play Canteloupe Island?

Have you heard Horace Silver play Song for My Father?

Have you heard Umm Kulthoum sing Al Atlal?

They're all important. And of course I could go on.

Have you checked out The Arcade Fire, the Hold Steady, the Decemberists? Or Hedingarna's Kaksi!+ or +Tre? The Fall?

zzzz. I swear, just pick up a uke.

Easy as the devil
Sweet as an angel
Stronger than moonshine
Lighter than air

You can quote me on that.