May 2018
I am at a strange peace. I went to church tonight, and as usual, my mind strayed for most of it. Sorry, but I have some kind of adult deficit disorder thing. At least I went. I do take spirituality seriously. I can honestly say I have my doubts ANYTHING about it is true, but at the same time, my mind finds justification about the existence of God. Hmmm...nah, will delve into it in a future posting, maybe.
Well, I took a scalding hot shower after re-reading my previous month's post. Yes, with clear conscious I was involved in meaningless encounters, but I wince when I read what sounds like gloating about it. I probably will never have a long lasting, deep relationship. I think I've known this for over 2 decades. I just can't do it - I am damaged in a way and that is why marriage will never happen, I guess.
But that in no way means a life is mis-used. You can still touch people deeply (I am restraining to make a frat boy comment here, ha!), and bring love to a community in small ways, and hopefully from there it will go viral and people will be more loving.
No doubt about it, Mastodon hits #1 again from their recent album. This pales in comparison to the album before THAT one, "Once More Round the Sun", but still a good showing. I really have to give that CD (yes, I am old school) a spin again. At the time, I was a little left of being of a metal mind.
Lately, I have been straying back to goth-type bands I know and love from the 80s and 90s, like Bauhaus, the Chameleons (UK), and The Catherine Wheel. Or maybe its just because I haven't enjoyed them in a while, and their music is fresh again.
I am not a fan of 21 Pilots at all, but "Heavy Dirty Soul" is a good cut. I can't stand other songs of theirs I have heard on FM radio.
"Conscious" is an instrumental that is wickedly haunting and morose. Now for anyone who has followed this blog (that is like zero people on a planet of several billion), you know I take to stuff like this. It is just beautiful. I forgot how I found out about it.
So there it is for this month, my five most listened to songs.
A decade ago, I loved "Because of You", by Battery Cage. That is a song that can go ANY genre, I think. It's perfect in that form, though - whatever you call that....industrial?
And of course a year ago, it was the great "Phantom Bride", a song with guitar input - no, with great guitar playing! - by the incredibly underrated Jerry Cantrell. I love Alice in Chains, both in the Layne Staley era of course, and now with...um, sorry, forgot his name!
I hope you have a good spring, dear readers - it has finally arrived and the temperatures have been perfect. The pollen - killer, but at least we have ascended above the 50sF.
May 2018
1. "Sultan's Curse", by Mastodon 2, 1, 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og39iIBeOHI
2. "Heavy Dirty Soul", by Twenty One Pilots 3, 2, 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_9Kf0D5BTs
3. "You Turned Everything to Paper", by Shin Guard 4, 3, 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIXhJaMratA
4. "Conscious", by Sthlm Falls -, 4, 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_yc-2b2fBw
5. "Illusion", by Dinosoul 1, 1, 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOXkH_xaEpg
May 2017
Well, I took a scalding hot shower after re-reading my previous month's post. Yes, with clear conscious I was involved in meaningless encounters, but I wince when I read what sounds like gloating about it. I probably will never have a long lasting, deep relationship. I think I've known this for over 2 decades. I just can't do it - I am damaged in a way and that is why marriage will never happen, I guess.
But that in no way means a life is mis-used. You can still touch people deeply (I am restraining to make a frat boy comment here, ha!), and bring love to a community in small ways, and hopefully from there it will go viral and people will be more loving.
No doubt about it, Mastodon hits #1 again from their recent album. This pales in comparison to the album before THAT one, "Once More Round the Sun", but still a good showing. I really have to give that CD (yes, I am old school) a spin again. At the time, I was a little left of being of a metal mind.
Lately, I have been straying back to goth-type bands I know and love from the 80s and 90s, like Bauhaus, the Chameleons (UK), and The Catherine Wheel. Or maybe its just because I haven't enjoyed them in a while, and their music is fresh again.
I am not a fan of 21 Pilots at all, but "Heavy Dirty Soul" is a good cut. I can't stand other songs of theirs I have heard on FM radio.
"Conscious" is an instrumental that is wickedly haunting and morose. Now for anyone who has followed this blog (that is like zero people on a planet of several billion), you know I take to stuff like this. It is just beautiful. I forgot how I found out about it.
So there it is for this month, my five most listened to songs.
A decade ago, I loved "Because of You", by Battery Cage. That is a song that can go ANY genre, I think. It's perfect in that form, though - whatever you call that....industrial?
And of course a year ago, it was the great "Phantom Bride", a song with guitar input - no, with great guitar playing! - by the incredibly underrated Jerry Cantrell. I love Alice in Chains, both in the Layne Staley era of course, and now with...um, sorry, forgot his name!
I hope you have a good spring, dear readers - it has finally arrived and the temperatures have been perfect. The pollen - killer, but at least we have ascended above the 50sF.
May 2018
1. "Sultan's Curse", by Mastodon 2, 1, 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og39iIBeOHI
2. "Heavy Dirty Soul", by Twenty One Pilots 3, 2, 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_9Kf0D5BTs
3. "You Turned Everything to Paper", by Shin Guard 4, 3, 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIXhJaMratA
4. "Conscious", by Sthlm Falls -, 4, 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_yc-2b2fBw
5. "Illusion", by Dinosoul 1, 1, 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOXkH_xaEpg
May 2017
1. " Phantom Bride", by Deftones 1, 1, 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSycaeY7qi4
2. "Moth Into Flame", by Metallica 3, 2, 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tdKl-gTpZg
3. "Don't Let Me Down", by Chainsmokers featuring Daya 2, 1, 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io0fBr1XBUA
4. "Mountain at My Gates", by Foals 4, 2, 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_EIE5f2t6M
5. "Feel Alive", by Red-Sided Garter Snakes 5, 5, 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qysnVcbA-c4
May 2008
1. "I Get It", by Chevelle
2. "Once Beautiful", by Last Dance
3. "Empty Walls", by Serge Tankin
4. "Because of You", by Battery Cage
5. "Sin", by Star Industry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSycaeY7qi4
2. "Moth Into Flame", by Metallica 3, 2, 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tdKl-gTpZg
3. "Don't Let Me Down", by Chainsmokers featuring Daya 2, 1, 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io0fBr1XBUA
4. "Mountain at My Gates", by Foals 4, 2, 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_EIE5f2t6M
5. "Feel Alive", by Red-Sided Garter Snakes 5, 5, 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qysnVcbA-c4
May 2008
1. "I Get It", by Chevelle
2. "Once Beautiful", by Last Dance
3. "Empty Walls", by Serge Tankin
4. "Because of You", by Battery Cage
5. "Sin", by Star Industry
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