Music

Time to talk a little music. I recently received some Best Buy gift cards as part of a promotion by my local cable company to sign up new recruits. I went to BB yesterday to look for a way to spend the cards. I ended up going through their music CD section. I'm not exactly up on modern music, but I am familiar with at least some music from the last tweny years. Unfortunately, the stuff I like doesn't seem to be all that popular. So, missing from the sales racks was Porcupine Tree, a group I discovered by listening to library CDs. They're british, and are kind of a psychedelic prog rock group. They're also quite current as they have a new CD coming out in September. Some of their stuff is amazingly good. There are comparisons to Pink Floyd, but I'm not sure how accurate that is. I also enjoy Kaiser Chiefs, another british band that is decidely more into britpop. They were apparently considered to be the "next big thing" in britain. However, judging from the number, or lack thereof, of CDs at Best Buy I would assume they are not a big deal in the States. Other groups I've stumbled across in the last year or two and enjoy are: Fleet Foxes (I bought their CD yesterday)- mellow psychedelia; Blitzen Trapper and Band of Horses- kind of folk rockish; Dream Theater- heavy prog rock, incredibly skilled, but not quite my cup of tea- I did buy the Greatest Hit (that's the name) CD yesterday; Arcade Fire; The New Pornographers- an unfortunate name choice, but some tasty tunes; Belle and Sebastian; Doves; some Panic at the Disco; The Coral; Rumble Strips; and several more that I'll add when I think of them!
Music is a major interest of mine. I have no musical talent, but I sure do enjoy it! A few years ago I had some beginner piano lessons. From that I learned where the keys are and a lot of chords. But I found that age 56 is not ideal for learning a musical instrument. So, I just play for fun and don't subject others to listening to me. But I still want to be a rock star!