Any suggestions?

I'm one of these folks that find music makes anything better -- chocolate, alcohol, sex ... writing sex rofl! I've a reasonably wide range of taste for music, the only thing I don't really get into the the hard rock where some guy screams shit at a microphone that I have no hope in hell of understanding. But recently, rather than just having my usual plethora of new music playing in the background, I've moved onto New Age /instrumentals/ voice instrumentals (don't know if this has an official name but the type of music like Enya, where the sometimes the voice is really an instrument all on its on i.e. the words are not always readily distinguishable.) I seem to be able to concentrate better in general, it helps the words flow, rather than being more staccato -- though I change sounds when I get to a scene that needs that top of the pops hip hop dance feel to it.

So, I've been listening to Clannad (don't know if many Americans know of them), an artist called Kitaro (just found his website looking for a link, going to have to download some other albums, I think), Ambient Music Therapy, and I've just downloaded a new compilation album this morning that I've not listened to yet (it's on the list, Enya's got to finish playing first.)

Anyone got any other suggestions for instrumentals designed not to send you to sleep, but be uplifting or energizing?

I must try find a music player for blogger so I can play one for you.

Tom Jones - a thursday 13...

I hadn't planned to do a TT today - I'm trying very hard to keep my very distractable attention on getting the next lot of handwritten edits for McCabes2 into the computer. But I plugged in the iPod so I could jiggle in my seat instead of getting out of it, and Tom Jones started crooning at me.

A blog I read that has nothing to do with writing, or reading, hell even sex, posed the question - Kiss. Tom Jones or Prince? Tom Jones was my answer, but I've always wondered if Prince was a mink in the sack...

Of course after hearing the song I tripped the light fantastic along to iTunes (seriously Apple aren't paying me an endorsement fee for this post, though maybe they should) and downloaded a heap of ol'Tom to groove to - Reloaded was such a cool album, though I guess many of the artists would be unknown to a lot of the American public?

So in honor of Tom, and his Welsh "knicker-hurling frenzy of raw sexual tension" here's 13 favourite songs.

1. Burning down the House
2. Kiss
3. Baby, it's cold outside
4. Mama told me not to come
5. Sex Bomb - who can forge this one?
6. She's a lady
7. Delilah
8. Green, green grass of home
9. What's new Pussycat?
10. It's not unusual
11. I'll never fall in love again
12. Do ya think I'm sexy?
13. Babyface

I'm a bit a Cerys fan, this is a favourite of mine:

Music

For some strange reason I picked up one of those mediation/instrumental/relaxation cd's at Target the other day. Its supposed to help with mental clarity and all that good stuff. I thought I might download some more from iTunes so I can play them while I'm writing, but I got a bit stumped with what to choose. I recognised Clannad, so downloaded that, but I really wanted something instrumental only.

Anyone want to make some suggestions for good, instrumental only cd's?

It looks like I might have to go dig out the frog cd hubby bought as a joke a long time ago - oddly enough its actually quite relaxing!