Help, I'm melting...

Every year, we get an intense heat snap for at least a week or so, and we're in the midst of it now. It's supposed to be 100 degrees fahrenheit (38 celsius) for the next 5 days or so and all I want to listen to is stuff with light melodies and propulsive beats.

Feel free to jabber about anything.

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What's on the horizon?

The last discussion talked about great stuff for the first half of the year, and I'm trying to decide what's still coming in 2008 that I should get excited about.

There's certainly some specific stuff that's been announced that I'm excited to hear, but I know I'm missing some things, right?

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5/12ths down

Well, the year is almost officially 5/12ths down. Lots of pretty good stuff has arrived (although not as much stuff has blown me away as I thought it would), and a lot more to come.

Are you feeling more excited than usual, just about normal, or somewhat disappointed in terms of music in 2008 so far?

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Let's talk classical music

I've been going through a bit of a classical love-in during the first third of this year, largely due to reading "The Rest In Noise" by Alex Ross (see my other site for a long review of this book).

Since I've never asked it before, what are some of your personal favorites in terms of classical music? Tell me about the works that devastate you and leave you gasping or reduce you to dust. Modern or older pieces, this one is a free-for-all.

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