Listening to music
Music has been a dear thing from my early childhood. I listen to music almost daily. I've invested in this hobby also by buying Harman/Kardon equipment and Bowers&Wilkins speakers.
Here are a few musicians whose music I enjoy and listen to (or have in the past). The list is not in a particular order. For you foreigners there might be a few odd names.
- Chris de Burgh: a brilliant songwriter and singer whose lyrics give much food for thought. His texts talk about love, war and also religion. My all-time favorites: Into the Light, The Love Songs, Quiet Revolution
- Céline Dion: an extremely skillful vocalist and a great athmospheresetter. My all-time favorites: Falling into You, One heart
- Elvis Presley: the most famous voice in the history of recorded music; it tackled so many music styles. I appreciate especially his tonality, sense of style and productivity. My all-time favorites: everything from 1969-77, of original albums Promised Land, From Elvis In Memphis
- Tom Jones: bigoted and masculine sheer power. My all-time favorites: Till, You've Got a Friend, Try a Little Tenderness
- Kenny Rogers: a very elegant country singer and a heartily interpreter. My all-time favorites: You Decorated My Life, The Gambler, Lucille
- Dire Straits: probably the best guitars in the world. My all-time favorites: So Far Away, Why Worry, Private Investigations
- Others: Roy Orbison, Leonard Cohen
Foreign gospel: The Lost Dogs, Barry McGuire, J.D. Sumner & the Stamps
Finnish gospel: Jaakko Löytty, Pekka Ruuska
I also enjoy classical and instrumental music.