I think that you would like their music as you could relate to the lyrics. Tim Rice-Oxley (the lyricist) seems to have similar personality traits as you.

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I had heard the name of the band but nothing more. I'll take a listen to their music, though. Thanks.

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I liked both the lyrics and the melody of "Is It Any Wonder?"- and you're right- I most certainly can identify with those lyrics.

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Here are the lyrics to the songs from their two albums, and here is the video for their latest song.

My Dad is a fan, and has their songs playing regularly in the car and I ended up becoming a bit of a fan after listening to Hopes and Fears every time I got in the car. The same thing happened with Coldplay.

Anyways, I was watching the video for Crystal Ball on TV, and it occurred to me that you might like Keane. Enjoy.

Edit: 'Is it any Wonder?' is one of my favourite Keane songs, along with 'Somewhere only we know' and 'Crystal Ball'.

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Thanks. That was an excellent music video. Musically, Rice-Oxley seems like a combination of Bono and Morrissey (which is definitely a compliment).

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This evening I'm listening to 5 different versions of "This Is My Club" by Disco Bee (all edits about a minute long). I'm also listening to a minute and a half of "Bailando" at this interesting Austrian music site:

http://www.universalmusic.at/

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"Only Time" by Enya. It is very peaceful, of course, and its lyrics are very meaningful and inspiring to me at this stage in my life.

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a masterpiece from Miles Davis
amazed that something recorded in 1959 is still so listenable - truly a classic

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I couldn't agree more. I love those kinds of bands. Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand, and above all... well I think you can figure out my all time favorite on your own.
But what's weird about me is, I love every genre. You name it, I have their bands on my ipod and listen to em. What I just listed above are alternative bands. I also love rock, punk rock, metal, heavy metal, and all of that kind of music. Godsmack, System of a Down, and Lincoln Park being by favorite in the rock category.
I'm so screwed up that I even like pop. Evanescence, Avril, K Klarkson, etc. Did I mention I enjoy rap too? Eminem is very clever. I like classical music because I was raised to play piano since my youth. I actually just got on a piano documentary that made it to the film festival. I like slow relaxing music like from the Lord of the Rings soundtrack, which has a Celtic kind of swing to it, and the flute just makes your mind wander. It blows my mind everytime I hear that. Enya sings a lot there too.
I'm so boring that I'm even bored myself.

Try THIS for a 1957 slice of pure jazz heaven. PuhLEEEZE sample the track "I Cover the Waterfront."

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