Listening to: Mezzamorphis by Delirious?
I have a few thoughts, and this is one. Oksosometimes on this CD, I feel like Delirious? thinks it's U2. Is that a sacrifice of their artistic integrity? Discuss.
The other thought is that Delirious? really liked concept albums. There's such a clear journey in Mezzamorphis. It's like a Pilgrim's Progress, U2 rock opera. Now, I have to respect this. I love a good (or a bad or a subpar) rock opera. (Note: I am classy and trashy, but mostly trashy.)
Dad, do we have Glo?* Because I kind of want to listen to it in rock opera terms. Worship rock opera terms.
(*I miss my dad.)
Part Two.
Mute Math, it is time for you to stop phunking with my heart and being on everyone's soundtrack without releasing your next full-length album (I mean, Twilight? Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2? Do you expect me to follow you that far into the dark?) (Aside to Twilight fans, I am not a hater. I like trash. However, I just can't get into hormonally-charged undead high school soap operas. I tried... ok, no, that was a lie. I didn't try.)
Back to Mute Math--you're missing my entire season of commercial gifts, from Christmas to birthday! Shenanigans!
Part Three.
Dear Pumpkin Spice Latte, you were so good, but you're messing up my sleep schedule LIKE WOAH.
Or maybe I'm just wired because it's THIS close to Thanksgiving and to spending time with my family.
Part Four.
It's that time of the year when I start looking (not feeling) like Vsevolod Garshin (to the left, to the left.)
I love this painting (by Ilya Rupin; he's like the Tolstoy of painters, but I like him better--he's a "realist" in the Marxist critical sense and he's so dang revolutionary!) because it seems much more honest than photographs of Vsevolod Garshin. ("Vsevolod" sounds like the name of a worthy space adversary, I think, though.)
Garshin was a really tormented individual, and I think you see a bit of how sad he was in this portrait. And a bit of his paper clutter problem, with which I can empathize.
I feel like if Garshin lived today, he would have a stack of Diet Mountain Dew cans on his desk, as well.
And maybe things would have turned out ok for him.
3 comments:
If your going into the dark.. go into the Dark Knight.. Oh wait. You did. Smart girl...
Sorry. That sounded wrong. You knew what I meant.
Oh.. Mutemath is settling for Twilight (Spotlight) and Sisterhood.
Rabbit trail alert..
Actually spotlights are good for suspense movies when the hero is sneaking around (always makes my hair stand on end!.. stealth games and the Batman Distress Signal (Didn't last long in the Chris Nolan franchise, bummer!:)
The thing is most bands are good performers but aren't capable of true art. Mutemath is, they have a melodic and lyrical feel to them and to settle down for the next-big thing is VERY disappointing.
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