Years ago I began my college career and as an English major the revision process is a large part of creative writing. Alas, I decided that even my blog was not exempt from this and I needed to reread past entries. I was prepared to be horrified at how I've displayed myself to the world. Instead, I found that well...I find myself interesting. Is that narcissistic, vain? Maybe. Or maybe I'm just a typical Aries, who is constantly amused by herself.
While reading through past entries I found the most troubling aspect was that I had not done a blog on music. Music is one of my first loves besides the wonderful world of books and reading. My parents took a picture of me when I was an infant, wearing huge headphones, and my eyes look scared, yet mystified at the sounds coming from the vinyl and rubber cradling my head. I've looked at this picture a number of times and wondered what I was listening to. Was it something from Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin? Devo? The Dire Straits? Bob Seger?
I do not state those bands arbitrarily. My dad doesn't remember. He was the music aficionado and owns a large collection of albums (of which I stand to inherit upon his unfortunate demise). Although the band is undetermined, I know that the feeling still remains. I will always love music. When I've had a bad day, it lifts me up, when I've had an overstimulating day, it levels me. It is my equalizer.
In honor of my love of music I will list my top five favorite albums, not in any particular order:
1) Massive Attack-Mezzanine. Every song makes you feel like you're in a Matrix movie. I don't know how much more winning you can get than that.
2) Coldplay-Parachutes. The lyrics, the music, it all comes together divinely in this album.
3) Fiona Apple-Tidal. I think what most impresses me is that she wrote this when she was around 18. If I had tried to write lyrics at that age they would have been about drinking on a dirt road. The song would have been called Bendering and...actually it may have been a hit on the country music charts. Damn I should get on that!
4) *sigh* As much as I would love to totally dislike them because I'm brainwashed by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, U2-The Joshua Tree. Nearly every song on that album is a top 40 hit. I really don't know, creatively, what happened to U2, but this is the top of their Couric, and it sure feels good to be there.
5) A Perfect Circle-Thirteenth Step. I really think this album needs to be made into a rock opera. The highs, the lows, I feel like I'm Judy Garland in a post Wizard of Oz world. Quick! Get me a Quaalude with a cup of coffee!
There you have it. I hope you, at the very least, sample the songs on these albums. A lot of work was put into the music that has kept me going throughout the years. That is a feat unto itself. :)
