NMT 56
Purses are like mini-briefcases, Dwight.
OK, oddly, I fell like I'm about to repeat myself, but I can't tell if it's because I've already used this one or I've made this argument 1000 times already and I repeat myself all the time anyway. You guys are used to it.
When you reach a point and become one of the biggest bands in the world, or at least put out two records in two years that you can not get away from even if you wanted to (and why would you want to, they were brilliant), it would be very easy to just keep doing that. Like Matchbox 20 (now that argument I know I've made before). Bands that choose not to do that are usually the great ones.
U2, Joshua Tree 2? Nope, Auchtung, Baby, which was a far from Joshua Tree as you could get and still be the same band.
This band's run started at the end of that album's cycle. From the first time you heard the opening mandolin riff (itself a deviation from previous success) to the ballad that still gets played whenever someone dies or some moody doctor has a bad day on TV, they were it.
Then, in 1994, time to follow up those 2 records, filled with acoustic guitars, mandolins and baroque string arrangements not with more of the same, but with a record of loud, fuzzed out guitars and distorted vocals.
It wasn't broke, but they fixed it anyway and the results have been overlooked ever since.
It took me a few listens to get into it, but I soon realized it was just a beautiful as the others, it just made you work harder for it. It's all there, melodies, words, it's just buried beneath the fuzz.
It debuted at #1 and it's funny because a couple of years later you would find 4 or 5 copies in every used cd bin. This is all the people who thought, he I like this band after those last two records and then they got this and said, um, this is different. Where do you keep the Collective Soul cd's ?(All. Day.) Little realizing; this is what this band does.
Listened to this song last night and felt it's beauty and raw emotion again. Maybe you have to listen to it through headphones and get it inside your head to hear the subtleties, but my hope is you'll hear it.
This was written after the deaths of Kurt Cobain and River Phoenix, close friends of the singer.
From Athens, GA:
R.E.M. - "Let me in":
Bonus Tracks:
I think she stopped watching, so we'll do a little check to see.
Check it out, Amanda: New vagina rock:
I Miss the 90's:
Don't be afraid to shout out the vocal break. You know you all want to.
Damn this band was tight.
OK, oddly, I fell like I'm about to repeat myself, but I can't tell if it's because I've already used this one or I've made this argument 1000 times already and I repeat myself all the time anyway. You guys are used to it.
When you reach a point and become one of the biggest bands in the world, or at least put out two records in two years that you can not get away from even if you wanted to (and why would you want to, they were brilliant), it would be very easy to just keep doing that. Like Matchbox 20 (now that argument I know I've made before). Bands that choose not to do that are usually the great ones.
U2, Joshua Tree 2? Nope, Auchtung, Baby, which was a far from Joshua Tree as you could get and still be the same band.
This band's run started at the end of that album's cycle. From the first time you heard the opening mandolin riff (itself a deviation from previous success) to the ballad that still gets played whenever someone dies or some moody doctor has a bad day on TV, they were it.
Then, in 1994, time to follow up those 2 records, filled with acoustic guitars, mandolins and baroque string arrangements not with more of the same, but with a record of loud, fuzzed out guitars and distorted vocals.
It wasn't broke, but they fixed it anyway and the results have been overlooked ever since.
It took me a few listens to get into it, but I soon realized it was just a beautiful as the others, it just made you work harder for it. It's all there, melodies, words, it's just buried beneath the fuzz.
It debuted at #1 and it's funny because a couple of years later you would find 4 or 5 copies in every used cd bin. This is all the people who thought, he I like this band after those last two records and then they got this and said, um, this is different. Where do you keep the Collective Soul cd's ?(All. Day.) Little realizing; this is what this band does.
Listened to this song last night and felt it's beauty and raw emotion again. Maybe you have to listen to it through headphones and get it inside your head to hear the subtleties, but my hope is you'll hear it.
This was written after the deaths of Kurt Cobain and River Phoenix, close friends of the singer.
From Athens, GA:
R.E.M. - "Let me in":
Bonus Tracks:
I think she stopped watching, so we'll do a little check to see.
Check it out, Amanda: New vagina rock:
I Miss the 90's:
Don't be afraid to shout out the vocal break. You know you all want to.
Damn this band was tight.
posted by Richard at 10:32 AM
4 Comments:
Even I like that REM song.
As for the 90's - YAY!!!!!!
something is off with me today. i really expected that first song to be a u2 song. correlation: did not get it. (oh, i get it now, but...)
love jane's.
-hannah
I must need to headphones to appreciate that REM song, sorry. and ps - leave my boys alone.
Love the Jane's Addiction. Perry Ferrel...isn't he doing something solo or with another band now?
Ah, what does it matter.
YEAH!!!! A Dar sighting! Thank you. I love her. And can you believe I have not heard that one. How is that possible? Gotta go check out I'Tunes to see if she has a new album.
And YES I have been MIA lately. So sorry. Just busy and have no time. Just come see my house. I fear social cervices might take Ben if they saw it.
OH speaking of, Cristine, Ben went to Richards last Saturday and almost cried because he could not find Soapy there. It was so cute. He checked ALL over too for like 30 minutes. No joke!
Thanks for the music Richard. =) Hey to everyone else.
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