lonewolfny42,
The music I listen at home is varied...seeing how my personal time is limited because of all of lifes ups and downs...I find myself listenting to mostly the stuff that we have discussed in these 20 some odd pages of recommendations. We have no background music playing in the house.
When I make comments like those that you have cited, like "I honestly dont recognize this" or "I am not a real fan of"...ie D. Fagan, its because I know there are people out there that are fans and others like me that are not but want them to know that you might want to listen or re-listen to these selections because they are that good.
So when i say its great but I dont recognize any of the songs on the disc, its just that...some people look for songs that they know in making the judgment of whether a cd is good or bad etc...in my case i want people to know that even though a disc may not contain music they are familiar with that the disc and material is awesome nonetheless...
In my case with Morph the Cat, based on my opinions and past observations I would never have thought to give this a listen to at all...man was I pleasantly surprised.
In the case of Fagan, my opinion of his has been always mediocre...but after listening to the Morph the Cat I was blown away at the overall quality even though I never heard any of these tunes .....
So back to what do you listen to at home:
Of the 300 or so cds I have, most are jazz orientated, lots of new age stuff...lots of female vocalists...some pop-rock stuff I hardly ever go back to listen to...mainly due to the quality of the recordings and mixing etc..the material or rather sound is good on the am radio but thats where it stops!! Good or bad...
The material you sent me awhile back, being a wonderful mix of many different artists and genre's opened up new venues that I am forever greatlful!! aa
Hope this helps...
Alex