Author Topic: Good dinner music? (Read 9246 times)

Nathaniel Firethorn · « **on:** March 09, 2005, 04:02:18 AM »

Hi, all,

I need to buy some new CDs for dinnertime. What music do you like to listen to?

Thanks,
- NF

jamz · « **Reply #1 on:** March 09, 2005, 04:36:18 AM »

Couplea things:

The Ubiquitous dinner music used to be the Buena Vista Social Club. Nice soft latin music. If yuo've been out to dinner, especially in an italian place, you've heard it.

My wife likes to play the Cheiftans (being Irish)
Also she liked Ted Hawkins- Cali blues singer, led an almost stereotypical sad blues life. Makes me depressed, personally listening to him.

Also check out Ella Fitzgerald sings Nat King Cole.

Love, James

Wedge · « **Reply #2 on:** March 09, 2005, 04:59:40 AM »

I always screw up dinner music and put on something inappropriate. That is the one area of entertaining that I definitely DON'T have mastered. I usually just put on the classical station now.

DigMe · « **Reply #3 on:** March 09, 2005, 05:01:00 AM »

The Kronos Quartet performs Philip Glass is nice mood music.
A CD by The Gotan Project called La Revancha del Tango is excellent mood music. Has a kind of tango meets atmospheric electronica feel without being cheesy. It's good stuff and if you've ever seen the movie "Matchstick Men" Hans Zimmer repeatedly rips this album off for the score to that movie. Also, in Oceans 12 when Bernie Mac is going to the nail salon they're playing a track from Gotan Project.
I think Willie Nelson's "Spirit" or "Teatro" is also good...kinda low-key moody type stuff.

brad cook

Chris · « **Reply #4 on:** March 09, 2005, 05:02:17 AM »

We have a Victoria's Secter boxed set of CD's, featuring nice, soft, and gentle classical music that works well. Personally, though, I prefer something a little jazzier. Nora Jones works well.

Cool Hand Luke 22:36 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 09, 2005, 05:20:18 AM »

Celtic music, esp. the instrumentals, is good background music for a dinner.

Avoid bluegrass classics like "Five Pounds of Possum in My Headlights" Cheesy

My children are hungry, my dog needs a bone.
I'm out of a job now, so I'm just drivin' home.
An hour after sundown, when what to my delight,
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight.

cho:

There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight.
If I can just run him over, every thing will be all right.
We'll have some possum gravy, oh what a beautiful sight;
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight.

Won't have to clean no chicken, won't have to open no cans.
Just a little bit closer, and I'll have him in my hands.
I think the time has come now, to go from "dim" to "bright."
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight.

XLMiguel · « **Reply #6 on:** March 09, 2005, 05:34:55 AM »

Check out Willie & Lobo.

It's a fusion of Cajun fiddle and flamenco guitar. I know it sounds a bit strange, but it's actually pretty relaxing while being interesting, but without putting one to sleep or distracting from teh meal. Among my favorites are "Wild Heart" and "Siete".

Suoiruf Selyts · « **Reply #7 on:** March 09, 2005, 05:39:01 AM »

Nora Jones, Diana Krall, Koop, Air, The Delfonics, John Hiatt, Jordi Bonell, JoÃ£o Gilberto, Joan Manuel Serrat, The Friends of Distinction, Sergio Mendes&

I run slightly towards the Latin sound&

Brrlgrrl · « **Reply #8 on:** March 09, 2005, 06:22:55 AM »

During dinner and cocktails we usually listen to the swing/big band station on cable. I know in the other post about "wimpy" music Frank Sinatra was mentioned a couple of times, but I don't think Frank's wimpy at all. I have to say right now my favorite crooner in Billy Eckstine. What a voice! "Don't Cry" gets stuck in my head all the time. My favorite dinner CD is Glenn Miller, though Billy Holiday is second.

TonyB · « **Reply #9 on:** March 09, 2005, 06:40:21 AM »

When I used to DJ,I had the soundtrack to The Fabulous Baker Boys...piano instrumental for the most part...people always came up and wanted to know whta it was because it was so good and unobtrusive...

charby · « **Reply #10 on:** March 09, 2005, 07:12:00 AM »

Dean Martin
and more Dean Martin

spacemanspiff · « **Reply #11 on:** March 09, 2005, 07:45:17 AM »

dinner music? Huh?

?

alright, getting us to reveal our wimpy music tastes is one thing. but deciding on music to play while you are masticating your food, thats just wrong!

ya'll are sick. sick, i tell you.

crt360 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 09, 2005, 08:48:42 AM »

For sausage, kraut, bbq and tacos night, try Brave Combo.

K Frame · « **Reply #13 on:** March 09, 2005, 09:49:50 AM »

Nothing is better for a semi-formal/formal dinner than Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

Sawdust · « **Reply #14 on:** March 09, 2005, 10:12:11 AM »

Led Zeppelin and Lynyrd Skynyrd works for me... Cheesy

Seriously, Natalie Merchant is good...Norah Jones, too.

Sawdust

Nathaniel Firethorn · « **Reply #15 on:** March 09, 2005, 11:00:02 AM »

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alright, getting us to reveal our wimpy music tastes is one thing. but deciding on music to play while you are masticating your food, thats just wrong!

ya'll are sick. sick, i tell you.

Just catching on? Wink

Seriously, thanks. I've got a couple of suggestions from the list slotted for future purchase.

Shoulda mentioned that I was looking mostly for instrumentals, just to avoid talking over the vocalist.

- NF

Nathaniel Firethorn · « **Reply #16 on:** March 09, 2005, 11:05:15 AM »

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For sausage, kraut, bbq and tacos night, try Brave Combo.

:twisted:

-NT

Guest · « **Reply #17 on:** March 09, 2005, 02:34:25 PM »

Dean Martin
Frank Sinatra

yesterdaysyouth · « **Reply #18 on:** March 09, 2005, 02:50:58 PM »

tool...

forty six & 2, prison sex, third eye, h, opiate, undertow....

Tongue

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 09, 2005, 05:00:06 PM »

Candlelit dining, nice wine, it's usually the California Guitar Trio, played through 4 6550C pentode tubes for a smooth, warm sound. Wink

Ghostrider66 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 10, 2005, 09:29:23 AM »

Try out some Jane Monheit.

http://www.janemonheitmusic.com/

Saw her live in concert a couple of years ago...outstanding!

thumbody · « **Reply #21 on:** March 10, 2005, 10:02:44 AM »

For some real nice light saxaphone jazz try Alfonzo Blackwells Reflections cd.
http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,1483832,00.html

DigMe · « **Reply #22 on:** March 10, 2005, 10:32:24 AM »

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Nothing is better for a semi-formal/formal dinner than Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

A little cliched though...

brad cook

DigMe · « **Reply #23 on:** March 10, 2005, 10:33:20 AM »

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Candlelit dining, nice wine, it's usually the California Guitar Trio, played through 4 6550C pentode tubes for a smooth, warm sound. Wink

Ooooh yeah! CGT is a good choice...probably best that you weed out the surf tunes though for the more formal occasions. Wink

brad cook

Ktulu · « **Reply #24 on:** March 10, 2005, 10:48:53 AM »

Speed metal. Helps with the chewing.

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Author Topic: Good dinner music? (Read 9246 times)

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