[williamgoody]

Ever put on an album or CD after quite some time and just get totally transfixed by it again; not because of new gear necessarily, but because of the "musicality" and the emotions that may come over you because of what you hear?

I have, "The Joshua Tree" by U2. It's been a good six or seven years since I listened to this album. But I put it on tonight and was again reminded of how much I loved this album, as well as how I felt when I listened to it in the past. The music really was "alive"again.

Feel free to share if you've had a similar experience.

 

[tom hankins]

Two cd's this weekend that hit me just the same way.
Johnny Winter -- Second Winter
Enigma -- MCMXC a.D.
I havn't listened to either of them in a while(mostly the Winter CD) and I had forgotten how good they make me feel. It got me to digging through some other stuff also. Right now I've got Robin Trower "Bridge of Sighs" in.

 

[lan]

Ah ha! So it's you who's sending out the U2 vibes. I'm also listening to then right now and I haven't heard these songs in years. I'm listening to Best of 1980-90 though.

Since my musical tastes have evolved so much, I can't say I have rediscovered anything. I'd have to bust out the tape deck for some old school rap and glam rock. They bring back some fond memories but uh... I dont' even know where those tapes are.

 

[fractus2]

I know what you mean williamgoody. Have been listening to The Rolling Stones, It's Only Rock 'N Roll and The Eagles, Their Greatest Hits. Timeless.

 

[FalconP]

This happens to me all the time. My record collection is like a harem: each night I bed with -- literally -- a few of my long-ignored beauties, and I'd be reminded the reason that I love each of them.

But here's a more interesting example: I like Jewish/Klezmer music; indeed I have quite a collection of these. I have however refused to lay my hands on any Jewish CD for at least 9 months (no folks, don't Take It Outside please). Then one night, for no particular reason, I put this CD by the klezmer group Jontef in the CD player, and I was immediately lost in a blissful reverie -- the warm, burnished tone of fiddle and clarinet, the weathered male voice, the songful melodies, celebrations, sorrows: these are what life is all about; politics seemed very small in comparision.

 

[batlang]

This tale starts in ~1960, when I picked up a Col "360" double LP called "Stars for a Summer Night". It was a sampler with one disk of Classical excerpts, and one disk of lighter stuff, like Art Van Damme, Les Elgart, Percy Faith, Harmonicats, etc. I fell in love with the Les Elgart treatment of "Lazy Afternoon". All these years I was never able to locate the Elgart album having that single on it, and have spent a good deal of time and effort searching for it's appearance on CD. Finally, I saw that the "Collectables" catalog had a double album of Les and Larry Elgart that was foreign to my Elgart collection. Mirabile dictu! Among the tunes listed was "Lazy Afternoon". So I ordered it, and it arrived a few days ago, and when I selected that cut, there it was, coming from my Beyer 880's, that same wonderful arrangement that I have been playing in my mind for over 40 years. I was floating, just as the band was floating that song. Turns out the name of the album was/is "Sound Ideas", in case there are any Elgart fans listening? It can be found at www.oldies.com
So that's my tale. What's yours?