Good afternoon to the anonymous reader on my blog!
We've done well..
After a week of (much needed) solitude and back pains from the (big comfy) couch,
I am actually excited to get back to class.
..But this isn't about me, is it?
Nope.
Its about that feel.
You know!
the one that flows!
Yeah- well- thats why I have a lot of new stuff to show you..
A lot of good tunes.
That way even if you aren't like me-
and you really dont want to get back into you're groove,
at least you can still enjoy what's left of the weekend.
Here is some musik (yeah we spell it like that now) from different artists that yall might fancy.
LIYL: Bright Eyes, The Decemberists, Iron & Wine, and Neutral Milk Hotel
It was when Conor Oberst sat on stage and cried during one of his songs.
I think i fell in love with his music at that point.
He's so true to his natural form.
He refuses to abide by other people's techniques or rules.
He just kind of sings just to sing.
...Music for musics sake.
I urge you all to check out "Bright Eyes" if you havent heard of them..
Light a candle, turn all the lights off, and sit through the whole album
("Im wide awake and its morning")
truly is one of the greatest indie albums ever written.
P.S- This song is called "False Advertising"
Conor was so determined to not fake his way through life.
He demanded that things should be as they are,
and no one should pretend they are something they are not.
Right at the two minute mark, he states:
"If I could act like this was my real life and not some cage where ive been placed,
then, I could tell you the truth like i used to and not be afraid of sounding fake"
....At that moment, one of the horn players messes up.
to the point where the music stops and she apologizes.
Instead of stopping the music and playing it perfectly from the beginning
(like most musicians would do)
Conor isnt really frightened by imperfection.
He's not bothered by sounding fake or messing up.
Therefore, he exclaims "Its okay" and immediately starts up where they left off.
How cool is that?! (I dont know, maybe not)
When Roger Waters left Pink Floyd and began making solo albums,
he stood on stage next to rock gods like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Snowy White.
... He wrote songs about politics.
About honesty through fear.
About love through difference.
Sometimes, I miss the long extended notes Gilmour used to hit after Mr. Waters cried into the mic..
...With every pulse his heart sent through his veins and into his lungs.
Sometimes, I miss the loud chants they'd make the crowd sing and roar.
Sometimes, I miss the souring synth that Rick Write (RIP) calmly played while engulfed in the shadows that sit quietly between the two neon spotlights.
Sometimes, I wrap myself into a well-known and comfortable cocoon made out of blanket.
Tight enough to feel safe. But cold enough to still feel vulnerable.
On goes the comfort.
On goes the warmth.
On goes the show, and the tools they bring forth.
But most of the time, I put it all behind me.
....Times change,
and so do we...
.....But who says thats a bad thing...
Not the torturer will scare meNor the body's final fallNor the barrels of death's riflesNor the shadows on the wallNor the night when to the groundThe last dim star of pain, is heldBut the blind indifferenceOf a merciless unfeeling world Lying in the burnt out shellOf some Albanian farmAn old BabushkaHolds a crying baby in her armsA soldier from the other sideA man of heart and prideBreaks ranks, lays down his rifleAnd kneels by her side He binds her woundsHe gives her foodAnd calms the crying childShe gives him absolution thenAcross the great divideHe picks his way back through the brokenChina of her lifeAnd there at the curbThe samaritan Serb turns..and waves.. goodbye And each small candleLights a corner of the dark-Roger Waters -Honey Thief
Right from the start,
This tune reminds me of the end of a great party film.
A song for the morning after.
When the camera slowly sways passed the party streamers and sleeping drunks.
On counters. On tables.
Sharing couches.
knees on the floor, head in the kitchen sink.
Drooling.
When the shot slowly drifts over what was- at one point in the night- a ridiculous party.
Only to find that all the partyers have gone home.
All the young kids with curfews.
The only ones left at the party
are the too drunk to move, and the ones who are in love.
The ones that spend the night in bed together in the locked room.
Or the ones sharing a damp towel for a bed outside under the swing set.
The ones who are perfectly content with sharing whole minutes of silence.
Thats what it feels like to me.
New song by a band originally created to rip off Animal Collective.
Or at least thats what i expect happened.
Either way, they're back with a new sound filled with riffs and variations of many different styles of genre.
The track is entitled "Solid Gold"
(I assume) because so many different styles of music are in it,
that the band just knew to refer to the whole piece as one solid piece of gold.