Silverchair - Too Much of Not Enough
This song is driving me crazy, its so good, its one of these songs that you can't stop listening to and hear in your head all day.. no version in YouTube, got no clue why, its such an awesome song.
I got no net in my apartment in Metulla and it's been causing me some problems, like feeling even less connected to my social life, a much bigger phone bill, and another one I've noticed is not having lyrics attached to my music. I'm used to get them just next to the song, as a winamp plug in, right in front of me. But this plug in uses internet so I can't get it to my pc now when I'm there, and I listen to this beautiful songs not having a clue what they're about. So frustrating...
And, David Grey has taken over my playlist. he's really awesome, and thats even before reading the lyrics, and I have a feeling wont fail.
Like my old love for Don Mclean - one really underestimated singer songwriter. Known for the sweet Vincent (Starry starry night) and the epic American Pie, yet his classic album American Pie has so much more to offer. he surely was one of the best.
Another essential singer songwriter which I just got to listen to is Joni Mitchell, and the oh so classic Blue. Its amazing how in these albums, like Mclean's American Pie and other classics like Buckley's Grace, each and every song makes you fall in love in different phases, each special enough. That's what makes an album unforgettable. In Blue I passed most songs, lately enjoying "River":
Now, this field in music came to me through my father, I took the albums from his cd collection and (dreadfully) heard him spoil American Pie after braggin he used to know all the words... His favourite is Neil Young, who strangely I got to hear (by choice) only nowadays. I was on a trip in the desert, my cellphone and charger died and i went crazy with no music (cause I cant fall asleep without it). So a guy who just came back from India and came to the trip as an esscort gave me his Ipod very generously, and let me have a nice night inside the little crater (makhtesh katan) with Eddie Vedder, and Neil Young's Harvest Moon. Somehow I get to listen to the most beautiful music at nights in the desert.
Not related in time means yet very much the same charming sound, I embraced Nirvana's Unplugged album, which is so much more mature than their other stuff, and so true. Though Alice In Chains Unplugged is much stronger and bare true.
And another interesting singer songwriter, of the small and simple yet so true type, is Elliott Smith, who is simply sweet.
Its empowering to see the simplicity of an acoustic guitar, sometimes a piano, a clean voice and lyrics that come straight from the heart, how deep they can go.
P.S.
Talking about old singer songwriters and not mentioning Nick Drake is just wrong. I searched for an Israeli band called Behind the Sun in Youtube and this is what it came up with, in my wildest dream I never thought Mars Volta would cover Nick Drake. haven't even heard the original. Check it out:
Remember this? Of course you do. Calling it 'classic' is underestimating.
I listened to Deftones' "Knife Prty" and couldn't avoid comparing.
It's interesting, how using of vocals in a very similar way could apply such different reactions affects. While in "The Great gig in the Sky" the vocals lets you feel totally blissful, floated and free, Deftones did the total opposite. "Knife Prty" holds terrified, trapped and sort of cataonic affects. Yet both vocals are oh so powerful.
I've been away for awhile. Internet connection becomes more and more out of reach for me, now all I've got is a cellphone network, that enables rss feeds, facebook and google basics, and internet during my day work, though I don't really get to use it... So it's quite restricting. It might be a good thing, the earned time.
Yet a whole lot has been happening.
Lately my explorations have become a very centeric part in my life. I take the advantages of being at my parents home for borrowing lots of new music from their collection, also downloading stuff. I took some Classic albums, mainly Cielo pieces and concertos, Blues classics, and Neil Young, Pavement, Nirvana, Elliott Smith, George Harrison, REM and some more... Downloaded the new Radiohead one, David Grey's Discography, Unkle... In short, I've got a lot going.
Last week I had an army classification for the local radio stations Galatz and Galgalatz, apparently for the part of Musical Editor. This is huge. they take one person in a year. At first they asked me to give certain lists of songs. Then they called me up for an interview. Let me say first that the station's building is a dream, really, posters everywhere, enormous archives, music buzz is in every corner. The interview was with 4 of the biggest editors in Israel. And the conversation was just awesome, they asked me about my musical taste and I nailed almost all of their knowledge questions. they seemed impressed, asked me if I could finish my service year two weeks early for the course. I'm on top on the world. Answers by May...
So, Besides the Pink Floyd / Deftones comparrison, I'll leave you guys with Catalyst by Oceansize. Their very high ranked album Effloresce has been lying in my library for over 5 years I believe. Got no idea how come some of the greatest bands get fit to my ears only after several years of pending in the back of my mind... Pain of Salvation was one of those and they became one of my top favorites. Guess musical taste is more about maturity and growth than I thought.
