Good music makes my heart hurt. It tugs at my inner being and makes me close my eyes. Lauryn Hill makes me want to cry, for real. Her vocals, her guitar solos, and her stories. I really can't take it sometimes. If D' Angelo had another album produced, I'd purchase it and make myself sick of it. The organ in 'Brown Sugar', the solid beat of 'Lady', and harmony of 'How Does It Feel', make me want to be a musician of some kind. For some reason Amy Winehouse's range not only amazes me but excites me. Her sound is almost New Orleans Jazz era with the far from subtle hint of R&B. The purest voice I've ever heard is that of Amel Larrieux. The pitch is perfect, never screaming or moaning. The melody she creates from falsetto to alto kills me on every song.

Anthony Hamilton, Jamie Foxx, Maxwell, Eric Benet, Erykah Badu, Aaliyah, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luther Vandross, Musiq Teena Marie and John Legend all do the same thing to me. Notice the lack of females on this list. Most female vocalists don't know what to do with voices and ruin music. I will not discredit the originators such as Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Minnie Ripperton for they will always make my heart flutter. Trust I did not name all my favorites, I have way too many.

R&B music, real R&B music creates some kind of hypnosis on my mind ha and "takes me away." Soul and Blues do the same.