Music, what doesn't suck?

I absolutely love classical music. I find it refreshing to sit down and listen to it while I am working on the computer or doing other tasks. It doesn't congest my brain like the crap on the radio does.

Well, no music sucks. Regardless of preference, its about expression, and happines; enjoyment. Music is my #1 stress reliever.

Something interesting, though; Katai's last sentence made me remember this: I read that white noise can help block sounds that keep you awake, and an easy white noise generator is simply to turn on your radio set to a frequency that produces pure static. In my attempt to see if this helps me sleep, I found that about 80% of the stations my radio gets is classical. Ten percent jazz/swing, eight percent rap/hip-hop, and about two percent rock.

Something interesting, though; Katai's last sentence made me remember this: I read that white noise can help block sounds that keep you awake, and an easy white noise generator is simply to turn on your radio set to a frequency that produces pure static.

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You just used a double colon. Is that legal?

I'm a Schubert man myself, but I don't mind myself some Vivaldi on occasion.

I'm also big on Mozart. You seen Amadeus, Martryn? It's a brilliant film, but even if you should happen to have absolutely no taste for drama and hate the story, the score alone is worth it.

Actually I think my favorite would be Schumann, though I like Schubert a lot as well because he looks a lot like the lead singer of Motion City Soundtrack. Course, Winter is... beautiful. It moves me every time I hear it. I think I'm going to take up the fiddle. My grandfather wants me to, and he's already purchased me one. Is 24 too old to learn a new instrument?

Haven't seen Amadeus, but if it's a bio of Mozart's life, or even a movie about Mozart, I want to. Mozart was surely an interesting character in history, and perhaps one of the greatest geniuses to ever live. I'd rate him up there with Isaac Newton. Since you've mentioned the film, I'll look for it and try to watch it in the next few weeks.

It is a movie about Mozart, told through the eyes of another, older, composer named Salieri (which also just happens to be my custom user rank). Salieri had worked his way to the top of the composer food chain with blood and sweat, and losses faith in god when this middle class kiddo just pops out of nowhere and takes the music world by storm without any apparent effort.

It's an epic drama and I wholeheartedly recommend it, just don't take it as a history lesson.

And 24 isn't too late to learn a new instrument. You just won't get the head start kids do. Hard work works, it's a tried and tested path to excellence.

Just watched Amadeus upon recommendation. Damn good movie. It's a fucking classic. A masterpiece. The soundtrack alone kept me more than entertained. And the boobs.