November, 2016

Better late than never, as I lay here dying...from food asphyxiation/intoxication...in other words, it's Thanksgiving night and I am questioning my existence when feeling like shit from...eating.  I mean, a basic carbon life form function, and it makes me sick (not sick like I'm vomiting, but sick as in languid, tired, sleepy but not enough to sleep).

It's a holiday - pass granted.  Diet starts tomorrow!

Life continues, and is going well.  I still have the doldrums, but I guess I am doing what people need to do, in lieu of marriage and having children - expand your horizons, try out different things, stay busy. 

The song from 36 Crazyfists hits #1.  A band I never heard of until this song, which is about 2 years old now.  I just never tired of it, and it remained on my youtube favorites, and when I tired of other songs, "Also Am I" got closer attention.  What a simply straighforward, kick ass song.

The new entry is an EDM type song.  It has a catchy, bright yet melancholic feel to it, with a lovely female voice, as does "Wildfire", which was #1 a year ago. 

It was ten years ago when I was really into the song by Dark New Day.  I didn't really take to the album overall, but "Free" is so haunting.  It actually got radio airplay, but of course it will never see the light of day on commercial radio at least.  Why can't this be an occasional song on FM rock radio rather than the Red Hot Chili Peppers 20 times a day? (Not to pick on the Chili Peppers.)

Not much else that I find extraordinary or interesting, actually.  There IS the song from Keane, which I did not even remember until I listened to it minutes ago. Oh Yeah!  THAT song...good song.  A few months ago, I was at a club seeing bands, talking to a young guy there with some friends.  Somehow Keane came up in conversation - this guy said Keane's albums were all different from the others.  Maybe I should check out Keane when I have some time.

It won't be long until the list is updated, since December is just around the corner.  Until then, have a great holiday season, folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



NOVEMBER 2016

1. "Also Am I", by 36 Crazyfists 2, 1, 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLkm-Bpkgv4

2. "Shock Me", by Baroness 1, 1, 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS5osAdTnm0

3. "Once More 'Round the Sun", by Mastodon 3, 3, 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI81VTGTdaU

 4. "Don't Let Me Down", by Chainsmokers featuring Daya -, 4, 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io0fBr1XBUA

5. "Cirice", by Ghost 4, 1, 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Ao4t_fe0I

NOVEMBER 2015

1. "Wildfire", by Borgeous 1, 1, 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZI7xFisHA

2. "Take Out the Gunman", by Chevelle 3, 2, 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0fCzvAdR3

3. "Halloween", by Mastodon 4, 3, 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syLkrvUko7Q

4. "The Garden and the Liddle Girl", by Kaley Victoria Rose 2, 1,5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM5Ex7JO2lo

5. "Vanishing Man", by The Church -, 5, 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul13hip5LOM

NOVEMBER 2006

1. "Free", by Dark New Day
2. "Talk", by Coldplay
3. "Animal that I Have Become", by Three Days Grace
4. "Wings of a Butterfly", by H-I-M
5. "Is it Any Wonder", by Keane

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