favourite music

A lot of people suggested favourite music pieces. The favourite suggestion I listened to today was The National's "Boxer" album. I didn't expect to like it since I rarely like music that I haven't heard before (a shortcoming for which Joel often criticizes me!). But I did like this album. I will definitely listen to it again.

I have exactly zero musical talent (possibly, even below-zero since my singing contributes to bad sounds in the world). That said, I do love listening to music. I was thinking the other night (at a a party at Paul T's where seven or eight fiddlers sat in chairs in a circle and played music magically, stupendously, beautifully) that one of my top ten, perhaps even top five, favourite things is listening to people playing music in someone's house. Better still, playing music and singing. I love that. I don't know why the house element is so important except that I like the improvised, unpredictable, and intimate feel of it all.