Music That Makes You Feel At Home

[Ron Party]

Here's what I mean...

I have friends that I don't see very often. I have one friend that currently lives in New York with his wife and 2 daughters. I've known him since 5th grade, back before the Civil War. Through elementary, junior high and high school, we were best friends. We then went our separate ways in college and our career paths took us to different parts of the States. Last month he came out to the Bay Area and for 2 days we had a blast, mostly hanging out in Berkeley, catching up on old times and, of course, drinking Don Julio Anejo. It was as if we never separated; there was no unfamiliarity or awkwardness. It was like being at home.

There's some new music that makes me feel the same way. Be it genres or artists, when I listen I feel like I'm back at home. Two releases from this year come to mind, not because they are 5 star classics, but because they make me grounded and comfortable and bring me home.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

What a great story! Awesome! I'm a big fan of both Boz and ELO, so I'm adding these to my wishlist.

I don't have a story, but as a huge Harmonium fan I was absolutely delighted when it's former founding member Serge Fiori released a solo album last year. Unfortunately the loudness wars had their impact, but the music wasn't lost on me and brought me back to living in Montreal in the 70's and being exposed to the Quebecois music scene.

 

[amirm]

There's some new music that makes me feel the same way. Be it genres or artists, when I listen I feel like I'm back at home. Two releases from this year come to mind, not because there are 5 star classics, but because they make me grounded and comfortable and bring me home.

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Great story Ron. For me music that reminds me of an experience is far more elevated than those that don't.

I bought the above album recently when I saw Lucinda Williams name. I discovered her when I was collecting music to test our audio codec at Microsoft. It was one of the most fun parts of my career there. So when I saw her name together with Boz, I had to have it.

 

[GaryProtein]

Gail and I like to cuddle on the couch while listening to Karla Bonoff's "All My Life: The Best of Karla Bonoff"