Easter Theatre
Posted: March 13, 2012 Filed under: Listening Leave a comment »The weather in DC today conjured this song for me.
Downloaded: A Different Kind of Truth
Posted: February 11, 2012 Filed under: Concerts, Listening, Videos Leave a comment »A buddy offered me a ticket to see Van Halen’s March gig at the Verizon Center here in D.C. I happily accepted. This meant downloading the new one, which so far sounds pretty good.
I also watched this video today.
This Music Has Been in My DNA For So Long
Posted: February 6, 2012 Filed under: Deep, Listening, Videos Leave a comment »Parenthood leads MPomy back to Neil Young:
I like the idea of going back here with my own child. I like that this music has been in my DNA for so long, and I want to share that elemental thing with him, even though he’s too young to have any idea what these songs are about.
Here are a few other guys who might have some Neil in their musical DNA.
It’s in the Moment
Posted: January 28, 2012 Filed under: Artists, Deep, Listening Leave a comment »I don’t think [Tom Marshall] and I have ever written a single song for any reason other than to entertain ourselves. We don’t really think about the fact that anyone will ever hear this stuff. It’s in the moment. If we took the time to think about it more, we would probably edit ourselves into submission, and take a lot of the joy and spontaneity out of the songs.
H/T YEMblog.
Access Me
Posted: January 26, 2012 Filed under: Listening Leave a comment »A good one from Phish’s June 11, 2011 show at Merriweather:
Downloaded: Close to the Edge
Posted: January 20, 2012 Filed under: Listening Leave a comment »I last owned this album on cassette or vinyl.
Around the U.S. in Seven Minutes, with a Phish Soundtrack
Posted: December 27, 2011 Filed under: Listening, Transportation, Videos Leave a comment »H/T to YEMBlog for this one.
iTunes Match
Posted: December 7, 2011 Filed under: Listening, Technology Leave a comment »I just coughed up the $25 for the service, which is setting itself up now.
I already went through the ordeal of uploading to Google Music, so maybe I’m a fool for bothering with iTunes Match? I guess I’ll find out.
The Word “Glorious” Comes to Mind
Posted: December 6, 2011 Filed under: Artists, Listening Leave a comment »At NoiseCreep.com, Jordan Rudess lists five albums that changed his life. Among them, Yes’ “Close to the Edge.”
I’ve always loved Jon Anderson’s voice. There’s something really beautiful and pure about it. It’s like a magical kind of sound. But there are so many other things I also love about Yes. There are a band filled with really amazing players. The way their parts intertwined with each other was so powerful, and then having Anderson’s voice on top of that made it even more special. The word “glorious” comes to mind when I think about that album.
