I picked up the latest from The Finn Brothers last weekend as well as some old Crowded House cds since my originals are on tape. Josh and I found out were each Crowded House fans back in the day and my friend Kim introduced me to Split Enz, so I figured this collaboration would be quite lovely, and it is. It is rich and melodic; Neil and Tim Finn's voices blend very well, as they should. I'm usually a music first, lyrics/vocals second person, but these lyrics are very intelligent and bring out the melodies. I was happy to find out this week that they will be in Louisville and Cincinnati next month, do go check them out if you have the chance.
One of their songs is titled "Homesick" and a line in the chorus really caught my attention: "Homesick for the country that I'm living in". Even though they're from New Zealand, my mind twisted it to my experience, and I thought you know, I'm homesick for the country I'm living in too. So much has changed in the last 4 years. I'm homesick for the way things used to be, a mere 4 years ago. Maybe its just me getting older, and everyone longs for a "simpler time", but with the war, the cultural attacks, and the overall conservatism this country is in right now, I am homesick for the way things used to be. I don't know when the pendulum will swing back. Another 4 years I suppose, if not more, but its definitely time.
It can also be said that I'm also homesick for my hometown and am trying my hardest to get back there. It is where Josh and my family are and I feel sane and relaxed when I'm there. I hate the drive back to Lexington, I just get irritated once I see the blue building and the lights of downtown and Hamburg as I approach on the interstate. Lexington was home for a while, but it is no more.
Thursday, January 27, 2005
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
We thank our blessings
Via The Slate, The Complete Bushisms.
He likes to say "like" a lot, and sounds like "A West Texas girl, just like me."
He likes to say "like" a lot, and sounds like "A West Texas girl, just like me."
Friday, January 14, 2005
Tara Strategery
I came across this article on Kentucky.com, and when I read the title, "Bush Admits Misgivings About Famed Phrases," I immediately thought of the words he doesn't know how to pronounce, like terror (which, to me, sounds like "Tara" in Gone With the Wind), or "strategery", and decided to see how many of these the AP came up with.
Actually, it touches more on "Bring 'em on", "Wanted: Dead or Alive", and other phrases that just make him look like an idiot. He calls it plain speaking. Anyway, he now says "Sometimes, words have consequences you don't intend them to mean." So, is this the end to his "plain speaking"? I doubt it. I'm sure he'll find a new way to say democracy or inauguration.
Actually, it touches more on "Bring 'em on", "Wanted: Dead or Alive", and other phrases that just make him look like an idiot. He calls it plain speaking. Anyway, he now says "Sometimes, words have consequences you don't intend them to mean." So, is this the end to his "plain speaking"? I doubt it. I'm sure he'll find a new way to say democracy or inauguration.
Happy Birthday, Dad
I just wanted to say "happy birthday" to my dad, who is turning 56 today. He's up in Detroit at the auto show having a grand time, I'm sure.
Thursday, January 13, 2005
The Name Game
My Supafuzz listening friends and I noticed a strange occurance in music last year. Supafuzz's last album, Vertigo, released in May 2004, boasts 3 songs that by title alone, may be familiar to those familiar with music released in the last year.
Supafuzz track: "Settle it Up"
Seven Mary Three track: "Settle Up" (on Dis/Location released May 2004)
Supafuzz track: "Falling to Pieces"
Velvet Revolver track: "Fall to Pieces" (on Contraband released June 2004)
Supafuzz track: "Vertigo"
U2 track: "Vertigo" (on How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb released November 2004)
It was humorously suggested on the Supafuzz message board that U2 and Supafuzz combine for the "Vertigo" tour. Today I heard "Fall to Pieces" on the web radio I listen to and it reminded me of the coincidence. It makes you wonder how many instances of this are out there, with virtually unknown bands releasing material, then well-known bands releasing similar titles to songs, though the songs are not the same.
In a related event, a friend's band called Psycho Bitch Magnet has had two instances where songs they wrote sound very similar to later released songs by popular artists. They wrote a song called "Redneck Stomp" and later Kid Rock comes out with "Hillbilly Stomp" and then they write a song with a chorus saying "Gimme a redneck chick, don't want no uptight bitch" then Gretchen Wilson comes out with a song that goes "I'm a redneck woman, I ain't no high class broad." As you can see, all parties involved are avowed rednecks; maybe the redneck experience is the same no matter where you go, and being from Mt. Sterling/Montgomery County where there are plenty of rednecks, I have to believe this is partially true.
On a musical sidenote, congrats to Wes on his decision to finish is Ph.D in Music Theory.
Supafuzz track: "Settle it Up"
Seven Mary Three track: "Settle Up" (on Dis/Location released May 2004)
Supafuzz track: "Falling to Pieces"
Velvet Revolver track: "Fall to Pieces" (on Contraband released June 2004)
Supafuzz track: "Vertigo"
U2 track: "Vertigo" (on How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb released November 2004)
It was humorously suggested on the Supafuzz message board that U2 and Supafuzz combine for the "Vertigo" tour. Today I heard "Fall to Pieces" on the web radio I listen to and it reminded me of the coincidence. It makes you wonder how many instances of this are out there, with virtually unknown bands releasing material, then well-known bands releasing similar titles to songs, though the songs are not the same.
In a related event, a friend's band called Psycho Bitch Magnet has had two instances where songs they wrote sound very similar to later released songs by popular artists. They wrote a song called "Redneck Stomp" and later Kid Rock comes out with "Hillbilly Stomp" and then they write a song with a chorus saying "Gimme a redneck chick, don't want no uptight bitch" then Gretchen Wilson comes out with a song that goes "I'm a redneck woman, I ain't no high class broad." As you can see, all parties involved are avowed rednecks; maybe the redneck experience is the same no matter where you go, and being from Mt. Sterling/Montgomery County where there are plenty of rednecks, I have to believe this is partially true.
On a musical sidenote, congrats to Wes on his decision to finish is Ph.D in Music Theory.
Friday, January 07, 2005
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Happy New Year
Yes, I am a few days late, but I'm still coming out of the haze of shutdown. It was harder to get up today than it was yesterday, my first day back.
Even though no one in my family reads this (since I haven't given them the address) I still want to post my condolences to the Bill Shepherd family of Tipp City, OH. He was my step-uncle, but he was more family to me than a lot of my blood relatives. He died of cancer on December 27, 2004 at the age of 55. I will miss him dearly, he was truly the best of men.
Even though no one in my family reads this (since I haven't given them the address) I still want to post my condolences to the Bill Shepherd family of Tipp City, OH. He was my step-uncle, but he was more family to me than a lot of my blood relatives. He died of cancer on December 27, 2004 at the age of 55. I will miss him dearly, he was truly the best of men.
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