response 5 of 122:

Dec 9 10:06 UTC 1998

Ah, apparently I linked too soon.  keesan started another copy of this 
item, which is now music #162, after losing this one.  I'm going to 
freeze this.  I hope.

response 7 of 122:

Dec 9 11:49 UTC 1998

Okay, here's a copy of the (my) one response to the item in the
Classical Music cf.  I will now kill the item in that conference
and then there'll only be this item in Houseplants and Music.
*Or will there*?

#1 of 2 by Michael Delizia (md) on Sun Dec 6 22:40:55 1998:

Well, I love classical music.  The non-classical music I currently
listen to includes:

Grover Washington Junior: Reed Seed.  An album dating from around 1980.
Jazz, saxophones, small ensemble, very cool.

The Byrds: The Byrds' Greatest Hits.  1960s folk rock.  Now-legendary
covers of a couple of Bob Dylan songs included.

The Rolling Stones: Beggars Banquet.  Album dating from around 1970.
Includes three of the greatest rock 'n' roll songs of all time:
Sympathy for the Devil, Street-Fighting Man, and Stray Cat Blues.

Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.  Recent release.
Female member of The Fugees solo album.  Brainy rap, as rap goes.

Various artists: Rain Forest.  A compliation of songs by performers
from tropical areas of the planet.  Sold at Caribou Coffee as promo
for their new "Rainforest Blend."  I bought it on a whim and got
hooked on the very first track, a song by an African group so upbeat
it makes the Spice Girls sound like Rachmaninov.

Various Artists: Swing Time.  Another promo album,  I picked it up
at Bed Bath & Beyond.  Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, et al.  My
favorite is "Leap Frog" by Les Brown and his Band of Reknown.  The
reason I bought this was for a dance at the local highschool, where
swing music and swing dancing have inexplicably come into vogue.
I almost didn't get it back.

That's it currently.  A few months ago it would've been all different.
I don't think the above have much in common.  I don't think there is
necessarily one kind of non-classical music that's more likely to
appeal to classical music lovers than another kind.

response 9 of 122:

Dec 9 16:56 UTC 1998

I retired the copy which was item #162 in Music.  Now, if md can link this back
 to classicalmusic, then I think we will have what keesan  originally intended.

response 11 of 122:

Dec 9 20:35 UTC 1998

This is now linked to Classical as Item 42.  

response 13 of 122:

Dec 10 02:02 UTC 1998

That is awfully nice of you, but maybe the library also has them, let me know
a few suggested titles to look for.  I went to Scandinavian dancing for a
while and like the fiddle music, but am curious as to what good new music is
around that is not designed mainly to be loud, or too easy listening.
I have heard some interesting stuff on the Ypsi station, recently composed
in the style of Indian classical music, by Germans.

response 15 of 122:

Dec 11 20:02 UTC 1998

I liked Bolling's classical jazz.  Where would I look for other
classical-based stuff for other instruments?  Are there particular composers
to look for?  I will check the library's folk section.

response 17 of 122:

Dec 11 22:22 UTC 1998

Another direction to look in... there's a decent number of bands with a big
big classical influence who often get lumped into the Goth category for some
reason, probably 'cause nobody knows where to put them. Off the top of my head
I'm thinking of Dead Can Dance and Never The Bride, and maybe Rasputina.
Dead Can Dance has influences from all over the place; mostly ethnic folk and
medaeval music is what it sounds like to me. I haven't heard very much Never
The Bride, but what I've heard sounds pretty classical - Piano, vocals, and
cello.
I honestly don't know whether you'd like Rasputina or not, but I have to plug
them 'cause they're one of my favorite bands right now. They're an electric
cello trio, and their sound drifts quite a bit - their first album, _Thanks
For the Ether_ was more acoustic, and their second, _How We Quit the Forest_
is much 'harder' and more electric-sounding. They also act more like a typical
Goth band, and can be a little offensive at times, but... okay, I'm just going
to stop making disclaimers. They're really, really good, and with a distinct
classical influence, and...yeah. Listen to _Thanks For the Ether_, I'm
guessing you'll like it.

I'll ask Liza the Resident Goth Expert for some more reccomendations.

response 19 of 122:

Dec 12 13:32 UTC 1998

Some of it is indeed quite good, but ... most of it puts me to sleep, too.
Possibly it's no accident that they play it late at night.

response 21 of 122:

Dec 13 14:09 UTC 1998

My neighbor has the same opinion of Kenny G, who I only heard of because we
were given a free copy of him at Kiwanis, which we use to test CD players,
and then someone who bought a player said he was her favorite.  He apparently
sings one note for 45 minutes (a bit boring in my opinion).  Can you recommend
any good jazz music that is less random-sounding than average?

response 23 of 122:

Dec 14 17:39 UTC 1998

  No, but the pointer to Dead Can Dance was probably a good one..
  Perhaps Cocteau Twins might also fit the bill -- I'm trying to think
  of music that's lush, layered, and atmospheric..

response 25 of 122:

Dec 14 23:39 UTC 1998

Yes, I'd highly recommend Dead Can Dance as well.  They have a very broad
range of styles, however, so just picking up one album might not show you what
all they do.  My two personal favorite albums are probably "Into the
Labyrinth" and "Aion", which both have very different characters, but I like
all of their albums (at least the ones that I own).

response 27 of 122:

Dec 15 07:21 UTC 1998

  Virtually all traditional instruments.  From a pretty wide variety
  of traditions, too..