Music to soothe the stressed out mama!

The other day Tom had called home from Iraq and I have been curious about the type of music he listens to, so I asked him. I do know Tom likes classical like the "Four Seasons" but normally he will listen to his stuff. I must add, if Bob and I ride in the car with him, he will play mellow tones without asking thus showing a super side of his consideration for his old grandparent

I wrote down the names of the bands Tom mentioned. I wanted to check them out on iTunes just to see if we were in sync with music melodies. There was no difficulty locating the various bands on the iTunes store library so short term listening to various popular selections was easy - the difficulty was actually listening. Unfortunately, the sounds of some of Tom's bands were too "much" for me - I suppose on the same level the sounds of my son's heavy metal bands were too much for me in his youth - - - and the same with the sound of Elvis Presley to my mom. Oh my gosh, I was not permitted to listen or watch anything to do with Elvis Presley, even if he was on the renowned Ed Sullivan show!!!

I must be quite honest though, there was one group Tom likes - Nickelback - had some songs I thought were quite good. The one playing now. The words are quite profound. I know music is a personal entity and what is soothing to one can be nerve racking to another, as well as "being in the mood" for a certain sound. It is good for the soul to be open to at least try something new rather than be stuck in the same ole groove.

The thought has occurred to me of the generation gap and just how old I am. Oh for Heaven's sake! It is the way it is - isn't it? I've heard complaints about "elevator music" from the younger generations for years - so I can just say to them - deal with it!!! I'll take a good George Strait or Michael Buble tone any day to some bouncing head music. Holy Cow - that stuff gives me a headache but I must be fair, aw no, I don't have to be fair - there's payback - wait until they have kids. Can you imagine what the music will be like in 10 or 20 years from now.

I was raised on the Big Band and classical music - my folks and aunts and uncles went to dances constantly and mom talked about the fun they had back in the 30s and 40s. I saw Tommy Dorsey once when I was in grade school when he and his band played for us. Cool!

I think the most radical music I have in my large selection is Sting, the Police, Eagles, and the Bee Gees, I like soft jazz, mellow piano and singers, but my favorite is the Brazilian music king - Antonio Carlos Jobin, and some Charlie Byrd - boy he's good on the guitar. And now, I have added Nickelback to my collection - thanks to Tom, and to Airman Mom, too!

I haven't had the peaceful opportunity to listen to my music and relax - and I miss that - maybe that's why my blood pressure is up, well, that's part of it! I'm still waiting for instructions from God how to deal with problems of adult children and survive being a senior citizen.