Random Listenings

So, today was one of those regular irregular days of being out on the road for work. It was regular in that all I did was drive and see a couple of band directors and then pick up repair. It was irregular in that I listened to a whole lot of random music. I started out with some Carlos Santana, who always has a very eclectic range of guest artists with him. Then I switched to some of the new Dave Matthews, Live in Piedmont Park sounds. It frekin rocked. Followed it up with some Weezer, Godsmack(acoustic album), then finished it all off with some Harry Connick Jr. Wow, that's a very large array of musical listenings.

Being a drummer, I tend to focus on all the percussion stuff that's going on in all the music that I listen to. Today was no different, except that once I got to Harry Connick, there were no drums or percussion, just him, a piano, and maybe a stand-up bass. I just sat there putting drums and percussion to it, and thinking, dang, now I know why he didn't put this stuff in, he's frekin random on that album, taking liberties like yo wouldn't believe on every tune. It was totally awesome!!! He's truely a musician that I have the utmost of respect for. He is soooo melodic. His ways of musical perception are absolutely incredible. I can sit and listen to his recordings for hours. Anyhoo, I guess I don't have anything else to add except that I finished out all listening accidentally with some Blood, Sweat, and Tears that my boss was playing in his car just before he left for the weekend. Wow, what a random day. Well, hope you all have a wonderfully eclectic weekend and don't get stuck in a musical rut. I know I won't.