Dave M wrote:
Female, er, so sorry please excuse me. Once a hippy always a hippy. Just because we wear short hair and work for the government doesn't mean a thing.What's wrong with peace and love? There's nothing naive about it, nor is there a contradiction in participating in the world of finance:we have a responsibility to provide for our families.

Today's music sort of baffles me. There is just as much talent as ever before but the sausage factory seems intent on submerging it beneath a Niagara of mediocrity. There is real music out there but you have to search for it. Mostly all Ihearis a drum machine, a sample or twoand a lot of yelling, a sort of democratization of talent wherein ANYONE can make a hit record if they are pretty enough on video.

Believe it or not, opera now appeals to me. It is an improbable art form but loaded with talent and front to back it gets the very best treatment in terms of musicianship, recording technology and product presentation.

Dave
you're right.....once a hippie, always a hippie - AT HEART - and proud of it...ha! once against the establishment and now I work for it and am for it. talk about weird...

I dont mind opera myself or classical, but I have to be in the mood for it..that is my melt down music after total stress....I still vote out majority of today's music, yes there is alot of talent out there but its being drowned by all the hiphop that gives me a healdache and want to wish I were on drugs. The good stuff is "underground" and you have to search for it.......there is more drugs and violence today than there was when we were young and expressing ourselves with peace, love and music......we were angels compared to todays youth.....anyways, My kid turned out fantastic and now Im just trying to make enough money to be happy in my "mature" years.