My Top 5 Songs

2010 slogs on. Life has changed drastically in one year, since May 2009. I mean, in almost every aspect - what I do for a living, my attitudes, my values...all as a result of being displaced by the recession. And I never thought I would let my job affect who I "realy am". The jokes on me. It's all for the better, though, because I've learned a lot about myself this last year. I've taken hobbies and even second jobs I never would have been motivated to do. The music world continues to be, for me, an escape. It's been great the last year, with so much good music from bands I love. Godsmack just released a new one, too! I suspect I'll be seeing some of their stuff on the chart in the upcoming months. ;) TWO from Alice in Chains within the top 3! The Silversun Pickups are still representin', and the French band Phoenix has their delightful song breaking in. I suspect this is the only song I'll ever hear from them, but let's just enjoy what we have,...

Well, April is here. I can see the overcast on my spirits recede. Maybe actually seeing the sun has something to do with it. Warmer weather, all of that. Keeping busy helps. I have been incredibly busy with 3 jobs and doing some acting on the side as well. Now for my picky comments...! I had to look up the Metallica song. I honestly didn't remember it, and now I know why. Metallica is great, but that particular song wasn't that memorable - not bad, but not a killer song. It didn't last long, as I peeked ahead on what I recorded a decade ago! Alice in Chains hits #1! It has some strong competition, though, from Alberta Cross' song, and Chevelle's new single, which probably will storm my top 5 next month! But the very nice and almost mellow "It's Your Decision" breaks in. It's a thought-provoking song. Ah, nice to have AIC back. I raved about the Silversun Pickups last June or July - there are even a few more songs from their most recent album that a...

February is behind us - endless snow, snow, snow. Wamer weather, and hopefully, happier times, are on the way. I am so utterly alone its ridiculous. I've tried everything, but I can't forge friendships. I'd like a place to go, to visit. People to enjoy being around. I'm so lost it's pathetic. I heard Alberta Cross' song on digital cable. It blew me away. I love guitar effects, in ANY genre - if its a effect, it will move me! I checked out some of their other songs on youtube.com - they are good. In a different era, they'd be stars by now. But with the saturation of media, they are lost in the jumble, I think. I didn't make a mistake - both the March 2000 and 2009 charts were identical to their respective Februarys. MARCH 2010 1. "Jars", by Chevelle 1, 1, 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV-L24ZaPrY 2. "Private Hell" by ALice in Chains 2, 2, 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAXr4RZPE0 3. "ATX", by Alberta Cross -, 3, 1 http:...

2010 slogs on - one month down, 11 more miserable ones to go. I can't believe how my mood has changed. Even with just recording my top songs. No one may ever seen this blog, but still, it was fun to just let loose in my virtual world, to myself, if to no one else. But now I'm just mentally tired of life in general. Of course people have had it worse than I do, but it's not as if I've always been unappreciative of the luxuries I DO have, like central heat and air conditioning, and so on. I just feel like a waste of life. Did I just type that!?! I'm just find little reason to enjoy being alive. Oh well.... ....Godsmack pretty much ruled my charts over the early part of this past decade. In February 2000, they had TWO songs in the top five; both eventually became #1s! Im not very gaga over any band anymore, one reason being my age - you sort of lose unbridled enthusiasm as you get older. that's ok, it's understandable. but there will always be a place in my...

A new year, a new decade. Can I be any less enthused? I simply hate my life right now. I am unemployed, bored, without any real friends, confused, aimless, oppressed, ugly, uninspired, unmotivated, and without lack of adjectives! Well, Alice got another top five song. I think from the new album, a third might show itself. Three top five songs from one CD is pretty good (as if this were all real - haha!). Anyway, thank you Jerry Cantrell for "Private Hell" - it is sweetly opiatic, soothing, and yet in that way some bands like AIC does, strokes the anxiety and inner torment that boils inside me like a fairy tale witch's cauldron. "life is short"....mine seems to drag on endlessly, mercilessly. Here are my top five songs for this month.... JANUARY 2010 1. "Jars", by Chevelle 4, 1, 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV-L24ZaPrY 2. "Check My Brain", by Alice in Chains 3, 2, 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZTQ7xlFFA8 3. "Never Gonna Give Your...

This month's list is almost three weeks late. I have been very preoccupied and kept putting this off. I am trying very hard to find some christmas spirit deep in the recesses of my dark, black soul... But anyway, looky here who is at #2!!! ***ALICE IN CHAINS*** The new CD is pretty good - not their best, but hardly a disappointment! By next month, another song from the new CD might enter the almighty Top 5! Also, "Jars" debuts, and its in very strong standing. It may catapult to #1 next month. I love the song - at this time, its my favorite current song. Here are my top five songs for December 2009, and the other lists from the past: DECEMBER 2009 1. "Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up", by Nirvana vs. Rick Astley, thriftshopxl 1, 1, 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN75im_us4k 2. "Check My Brain", by Alice in Chains -, 2, 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZTQ7xlFFA8 3. "It's Nice to Know You Work Alone" by Silversun Pickups 2, 1, 5 ...

The year drags on. It's been months since I've been employed full-time. Gettin' a little antsy here, you know? With rhyme and reason, I give you my top 5 songs for November... NOVEMBER 2009 1. "Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up", by Nirvana vs. Rick Astley, thriftshopxl 1, 1, 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN75im_us4k 2. "It's Nice to Know You Work Alone" by Silversun Pickups 2, 1, 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bitgQxheo8 3. "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon 5, 3, 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWTRKlTG8KY 4. "The Royal We" by Silversun Pickups 3, 1, 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wZhURS7X8 5. "Panic Switch" by Silversun Pickups 4, 4, 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG8fugqFn9Q NOVEMBER 2008 1. "Believe in Me", by Staind 2. "Pocketful of Sunshine", by Natasha Bedingfield 3. "Endless Summer of the Damned", by Bauhaus 4. "Adrenaline", by Bauhaus 5. "Rise Above This...