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Breakups suck, but when they happen you have to cover the exposed areas of your self in order to be able to move forward. That means focusing on you and now, rediscovering yourself and leaving the past where it lies. You have said you're not interested in keeping things on a platonic level, so you have to do what's best for you. It's not about caring or not caring about her or the relationship, it's about caring about yourself at this point. As you said, you do just have to "man up" as they say and move forward with your life. Every experience has value, but most of them aren't meant to last a lifetime. You take from each, you learn, you grow and you go forward.

In fact, as my exposure and knowledge of singing increases, I realize more and more that I'm not that good lol.

It means your ear is developing. It's not that you're not good, it's that your abilities are growing. I go through this every so often, too. Once I start noticing nuances that I didn't before, I know that's because they're getting under my fingers. Before I know it, my vocabulary expands by a couple phrases. It's the payoff.

The best!

Did this one this evening

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Cool! (must add to post)

Just noticed you were looking for some jazz too. I somehow seemed to gloss right over that. Silly me. Here's some goodies:

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um

Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach - Money Jungle

Mad Finder - Hit the Grass

Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter - 1+1

John McLaughlin - The Promise

Fat Freddy's Drop - (not really jazz, but has a jazz/dub/soul flavor, all their stuff is good. Another really good new band in the dub/soul category is The Lions)

Medeski Martin and Wood - Combustication, Shack Man, End of the World Party, Radiolarians I, II & III

Sex Mob - Din of Inequity

John Coltrane - Coltrane's Sound, A Love Supreme, Ballads

El Michels Affair - Sounding Out The City

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage

Jazz Chillout - Blue Note compilation

Horace Silver - Song for My Father

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (rock w/ heavy jazz leanings)

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (you probably have, but no jazz collection should be without, imo)

I tried to stick to mainly bop & middle of the road stuff here, any other types you like let me know and I can give you more.

Just noticed you were looking for some jazz too. I somehow seemed to gloss right over that. Silly me. Here's some goodies:

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um

Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach - Money Jungle

Mad Finder - Hit the Grass

Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter - 1+1

John McLaughlin - The Promise

Fat Freddy's Drop - (not really jazz, but has a jazz/dub/soul flavor, all their stuff is good. Another really good new band in the dub/soul category is The Lions)

Medeski Martin and Wood - Combustication, Shack Man, End of the World Party, Radiolarians I, II & III

Sex Mob - Din of Inequity

John Coltrane - Coltrane's Sound, A Love Supreme, Ballads

El Michels Affair - Sounding Out The City

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage

Jazz Chillout - Blue Note compilation

Horace Silver - Song for My Father

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (rock w/ heavy jazz leanings)

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (you probably have, but no jazz collection should be without, imo)

I tried to stick to mainly bop & middle of the road stuff here, any other types you like let me know and I can give you more.

Sorry, just thought of another brand new one that really rocks. Gov't Mule has a shiny new one out right now, By A Thread. I'm lovin' that one.

Sorry, just thought of another brand new one that really rocks. Gov't Mule has a shiny new one out right now, By A Thread. I'm lovin' that one.

I think you would like Calexico. Feast of Wire is a good album. You seem to like singer/songwriter-y kind of stuff. For the classics in that genre, Joan Armatrading is great, her self-titled album is a really good one. Maybe some Cat Stevens. Ramblin' Jack Elliot is great. Anything by Peter Gabriel from the 1st album up until Security is brilliant (I see you have him listed, but I'm just telling you which albums are my faves, if you don't have them). As for newer stuff, try McCarthey Trenching, Eleni Mandell and Lisa Germano. Another new band I really like, which you may or may not, is Grand Archives.

Great lyric! I'm thinking either hip hop or punk...

Good stuff!

Very nice. Goodnight.

I read that one too. You really have a gift for lyrics. Nicely done.

Care to share it?

Wow. Really good. You should add more.

Very nice!

Very nice! Thanks!

THe album is Lateralus. The first track is THe Grudge another great one that talks about "lettting GO". Maynards lyrics are really positive on this album

That was the album where they lost me. It sounded to me like they abandoned their hooks and got bogged down in technicality. I think maybe I'll go back to it just to check out the lyrics. Thanks!

Preach on Reverend Maynard! I haven't listened to these guys in a while but these lyrics are surprisingly more optimistic than his standard fare. What album is it?

I can dig it.

Good start.

Very nice. Like it.

Hi all,

At the one month mark of ending my two and a half year relationship and trying to remain friends, I came accross this song that just happened to very elequently express how I'm feeling towards the opposite gender at the moment. Just thought I'd post it in case anyone else could relate. Peace.

"I'm not in love" by 10cc

I'm not in love, so don't forget it

It's just a silly phase I'm going through

And just because I call you up

Don't get me wrong, don't think you've got it made

I'm not in love, no-no

(It's because...)

I like to see you, but then again

That doesn't mean you mean that much to me

So if I call you, don't make a fuss

Don't tell your friends about the two of us

I'm not in love, no-no

(It's because...)

(Be quiet, big boys don't cry)

(Big boys don't cry)

(Big boys don't cry)

(Big boys don't cry)

(Big boys don't cry)

(Big boys don't cry)

(Big boys don't cry)

I keep your picture upon the wall

It hides a nasty stain that's lyin' there

So don't you ask me to give it back

I know you know it doesn't mean that much to me

I'm not in love, no-no

(It's because...)

Ooh, you'll wait a long time for me

Ooh, you'll wait a long time

Ooh, you'll wait a long time for me

Ooh, you'll wait a long time

I'm not in love, so don't forget it

It's just a silly phase I'm going through

And just because I call you up

Don't get me wrong, don't think you've got it made, ooh

I'm not in love, I'm not in love...

a drug addict....

And the men in lab coats who push them. That's the interpretation I got. Like it.

Ok, please disregard.