Tits. Can you handle it? (The word, not the tits themselves.)
I’m sure some will blush and others will shrug. What drew me into this song wasn’t the tits though, it was that sweet bass line. You can especially hear it at the beginning of the song. Oh yeah baby! That’s what I am talking about!
By the way, if the watch the fan made video note that it isn’t really Rated G, and probably not even PG-13. I’m sure you can handle it though. (The video, not the tits themselves.) Eyes up here! Oh wait… right. I’m a boy.
I woke up this morning with Pearl Jam’s “Alive” in my head for no discernable reason. It has been months since I heard any Pearl Jam and possibly years since I heard this song, “Alive”, Memory is a funny and sometimes random thing.
Back in school the question was frequently “who do you like more, Pearl Jam or Nirvana?” I was always a Nirvana fan. Though endearing now 15 years later, Pearl Jam was just “alright” to me at the time. I didn’t seek them out like I did Nirvana. Nirvana seemed more edgy and extreme and that appealed to me, though I am neither. I suppose I wish I were. I know I didn’t need to choose either one but such is the ridiculousness of middle school and high school, where you feel like you have to choose this or that to define yourself. Screw that! Have both if you want both! Don’t let silly questions like that or social boundaries define you. And definitely don’t let it limit your musical tastes!
Space is fun. They sound like vampires trying to do britpop lounge singing. The lyrics are a good time too…
in number 18 there lives a big butch queen
he’s bigger than Tyson and he’s twice as mean
in 666 there lives a Mr. Miller
he’s our local vicar and a serial killer
I do wonder if the fluffy white thing the lead singer is wearing was the best choice for the video. It is actually kind of distracting. I’ve been listening to this album for 13 years and I only just saw the video today. I can’t help but feel they could’ve done a lot more with it.
October Project is hard to describe. I like to think of October Project as being somewhere between Gothic Rock, Baroque Pop, and Enya. The regular inclusion of a cello also appeals to me, being a fellow cellist. The bellowing vocals of Mary Fahl and Marina Belica seem almost operatic, and so different from the grunge and hip hop that were taking over the airwaves at the time this album hit the local alternative radio station in 1993. October Project was truly something different to me and I still lament that after two albums the group disbanded, reformed later sans album, and then fell into limbo. Though not technically broken up since reforming, they have release only a handful of songs. They are a staple for me in the month of October and probably always will be, ad infinitum.
Here are my 5 favorites from the album, with “Eyes of Mercy” being my favorite. I should add there is not a single song I do not like on the album. If you like one, you’ll probably like the whole album!
I just got Imogen Heap’s latest album, “Ellipse”, so I cannot speak to it yet, but I was thinking how awesome her song “Hide and Seek” from her previous album “Speak for Yourself” is. There are no instruments. It is just her voice digitally distorted. You would think it would be boring or flat. But the distortion is such that each note is like a chord.
The tone and pauses are perfect for the lyrics too. “Crop circles in the carpet.” I love that lyric because I’ve been there and done just that with my toe. Anyone who has been through a heavy break up in their life will relate to this song.
It took me a while to realize I liked the Foo Fighters. As I mentioned before, Guitar Hero 2 really hooked me with “Monkey Wrench”, and I have since expanded my appreciation to several of the Foo Fighter’s albums. I still think that “The Colour and the Shape” is my favorite of them all and the one to have. I love exercising and running to it, working in the garage or the yard to it, basically anything that requires a little adrenaline and energy. The Foo Fighters will get your blood flowing and you will like it!
Here are my 6 favorites from the album, with “Monkey Wrench” being my favorite.
I totally love Zero 7, so it is no surprise to me that I like contributor Sia Furler’s music. I can’t decide if I really like this song on its own or if the video completes it. The video is twisted yet light and fun, like an evil bunny. And who doesn’t like evil bunnies? What do you think?
A friend of mine handed “Black Holes and Revelations” to me back in 2006 as a gift. It was a couple months before I even listened once. They did not sink in at first. One day while I was painting G’s and my bedroom though it sunk in. I listened to it over and over for hours and hours. I have concluded that Muse is addictive, and particularly good for listening to during long arduous tasks. They keep the blood flowing, and I particularly enjoy “Black Holes and Revelations”. Perhaps you will too?
Here are my 5 favorites from the album, with “Starlight” being my favorite.
There was a certain innocence and delicate nature to The Cranberries in their first album. I thought it was appealing though they lost it in subsequent albums for the most part. I liked this song from the start too.
Part of my lack of sleep is I just try to do too much. But I want more. I thought I would have accomplished more by this time. I want to fulfill my dreams and they seem to be clearer than ever.
I want more, impossible to ignore
Impossible to ignore
And they’ll come true
impossible not to do
Impossible not to do
I put Toad the Wet Sprocket’s album “Fear” on in the car for the ride home from work and it was so good, like putting on an old jacket that still fits, and is so comfortable and familiar. I remembered all the words to all the songs. Listening to this song took me back to 1991 when I had my first boom box and could finally listen to the radio in the privacy of my own room (instead of in the living room where I always had to share with one of my siblings or turn it down). Good times indeed!
For me Fiona Apple’s “Tidal” is an autumnal album. Something about that crisp air, the melancholy of summer and vacation being over, and the sun setting earlier and earlier, reminds me of her innocence lost and despondent lyrics. The feeling is strengthened by the soulful bluesy quality of many of her songs. I find her to be thoughtful and passionate, but without joy in this album. The perfect soundtrack to remembering good times with old friends or old flames who are long gone. Bittersweet.
Although it is still August, it is a cool, crisp, and cloudy autumn day here in my town. The weather is a preview of more to come, and I’ve been holding back on posting any Fiona up until this time when the feeling in the air was right. Like many of my “Must Own Albums” on the list, I am quite content to put this one on repeat and listen to each and every song. It has a level of quality I think Fiona has failed to match since.
Here are my 5 favorites from the album, with “Never Is a Promise” being my favorite.
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