Music is my boyfriend

I am not a music reviewer by any means, and I really don't think a food/business/mommy blog is necessarily an ideal fit for a music review, however, I am going to do one anyway.

Perez Hilton frequently mentions music on his blog, and I always happily play the tune to see what it sounds like. I am a huge music loving freak, and will seriously fall in love equally with country, punk, rock, or soul. I have no prejudices, I even listen to ear shattering death metal from time to time thanks to my dear friend Eric, and I've been known to pop in some opera when the mood hits.

So, when Perez mentioned a pianist by the name of Brendan James, I played the tune, promptly downloaded it from iTunes, then after listening to it 500,252 times, I decided to buy the entire album.

While at the lake on vacation this week, I've been going on super long walks in between two wheat fields. With my tunes blaring in my ears and the wind blowing through the wheat, I think I quite possibly found what heaven is like.

Brendan James' voice has a soul so deep it gives me chills, and his piano playing skills are inspired. Maybe it's because I was classically trained on the piano that I identify with him. And by classically trained I mean three years learning from the preacher's wife next door to my childhood home, and then three years from an old geezer (albeit a very talented old geezer) in the thriving metropolis of New Haven. I can play the piano, that's all that counts. And I can appreciate the deep, penetrating therapeutic qualities of this music.

While running down the hilly country road, this music travels deep inside me, pulls out all the crap that I have going on, and just brings it out and disperses it into thin air for the wind to carry away.

What could be better than that?

I suggest downloading these to hear for yourself. You'll soon be hooked and want the whole thing. One suggestion though....you have to hear these in your earphones. To capture the full effect of the acoustic instrumentals and his voice, it needs to be as close to the ear drums as physically possible without doing permanent damage. Do this preferably while alone....kids screaming in the background tend to affect the desired outcome.

Green

All I can See

Early April Morning

Dirty Living

I hope someone out there is as inspired as I am by this music...let me know if you download it and what you think!