MAY 2012

May. May's always been a nondescript kinda month for me. Yes, it's when school ends so I might have a fondness for this month, with memories of bolting from a final exam with a feeling of accomplishment, or of good times winding down from semesters with classmates I would not see again until months later. But strangely, no. I hardly have had any friends in many years, and none that close in my higher education years.

So May, like other months, is just another month of me in my own little world. Not that I mind much. I'm in good shape lately - making money in the new job, not minding it (there are some boring days but some where I get stuff done and enjoy it), and also putting time into other pursuits like learning a different language, and acting. So overall, things are good.

I really need to start putting time back into music - playing guitar and drums, and writing again. I have a lot of lyrics from YEARS (and years and years) ago that I should finally start trying to create as songs. That's about it for now....

Bush - I had forgotten all the singles they had in the 1990s. They had a pretty good run, didn't they. Most people I know don't care for Bush, so I can't gauge if they were just a band for teenagers back then, of if they had cross-cultural appeal. In their heydey, I didn't have access to MTV, and didn't read Spin or other music journals. But - they did have hits, so I'm assuming they were huge, I guess.

My final exam was a few weeks ago (got an A in the class!) so I have time now to devote to enjoying music. Next month, the musical constipation should end and there will be more movement in the charts. The songs are getting a little stale, so that's good.

 MAY 2012
1. "The Sound of Winter", by Bush 3, 1, 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi06TWlKeHc

2. "At the Edge", by Queensryche 1, 1, 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5ztXLSOzSY

3. "Midnight City", by M83 2, 1, 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX3k_QDnzHE

4. "End to the Lies", by Jane's Addiction 5, 4, 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIFcc0OzMHQ

5. "Open the Door", by Implodes 4, 1, 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RED_55Q6O3I


MAY 2011
1. "Someone Like You", by Adele
2. "Rolling in the Deep", by Adele
3. "I Blame You", by Godsmack
4. "Shake Me Down", by Cage the Elephant
5. "Colors of Life", by Mystic

MAY 2002
1. "I Stand Alone", by Godsmack
2. "Dark Angel", by VNV Nation
3. "Starsign", by Apoptygma Berzerk
4. "Crawling in the Dark", by Hoobastank
5. "Astounded", by Tantric

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