Monday, August 21, 2006
Thursday, August 10, 2006
It's a Girl!
Melanie had her 20 week ultrasound on Tuesday, and the doctor informed us that she has a baby girl growing inside her. The baby looked great, and we got to see her profile pretty well, and we got a good picture of the bottoms of her feet!
Now our family can all go crazy buying girl stuff, although they may want to wait until she's born. You know, just in case.
Now our family can all go crazy buying girl stuff, although they may want to wait until she's born. You know, just in case.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
More of my single dimension
I recently gave a listen to "Remember Right Now" by Spitalfield. It is pretty emo, almost too emo. And it makes me think of Fall Out Boy, whom I hate. But I don't hate this like I hate Fall Out Boy, so I'll give it another chance later.
On the flip side of the coin, I didn't hate "Irresistible Bliss" by Soul Coughing as much as I thought I would. I remember the song "Super Bon Bon" from many years ago, and that song used to annoy me. The album as a whole isn't too bad, although it won't be in my top 50 or even 100 bands any time soon.
I never got to see The Smoking Popes live their first time around, and have yet to see them after their reunion, so "At the Metro" was nice to hear. A collection of songs taken from their original reunion show at the Metro for some festival that I cannot recall. Something about flowers. Forgive me for not looking it up. This is a solid collection of Popes tunes, and they sound terrific.
To round out the S's, Shellac's "1,000 Hurts" isn't nearly as captivating as "At Action Park." I still haven't heard "Terraform," so I can't say that nothing Shellac has put out has come close to their first 3 singles and first album, but this one certainly doesn't.
The Mekons are freaking amazing, at least from what I have heard recently. The "Teeth-Kill" double 7", "Work All Week" 7" and "The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strnen" LP are all awesome. The problem becomes the sheer quantity of material this band has put out.
I found a fun little album by Harry and the Potters called "Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock." All songs are about the Harry Potter books. The band is interesting, in that their website promotes certain books each month and they go on library tours. It's actually not bad indie rock.
And finally, I sold my Tortoise records years ago, but just got a few recently. "Millions Now Living May Never Die" is quintessential Tortoise. If you like post-rock stuff, you have to seek this out. Of course, if you like post-rock, you probably already have everything they've ever put out. The album makes me recall seeing Tortoise with UI and Labradford.
On the flip side of the coin, I didn't hate "Irresistible Bliss" by Soul Coughing as much as I thought I would. I remember the song "Super Bon Bon" from many years ago, and that song used to annoy me. The album as a whole isn't too bad, although it won't be in my top 50 or even 100 bands any time soon.
I never got to see The Smoking Popes live their first time around, and have yet to see them after their reunion, so "At the Metro" was nice to hear. A collection of songs taken from their original reunion show at the Metro for some festival that I cannot recall. Something about flowers. Forgive me for not looking it up. This is a solid collection of Popes tunes, and they sound terrific.
To round out the S's, Shellac's "1,000 Hurts" isn't nearly as captivating as "At Action Park." I still haven't heard "Terraform," so I can't say that nothing Shellac has put out has come close to their first 3 singles and first album, but this one certainly doesn't.
The Mekons are freaking amazing, at least from what I have heard recently. The "Teeth-Kill" double 7", "Work All Week" 7" and "The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strnen" LP are all awesome. The problem becomes the sheer quantity of material this band has put out.
I found a fun little album by Harry and the Potters called "Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock." All songs are about the Harry Potter books. The band is interesting, in that their website promotes certain books each month and they go on library tours. It's actually not bad indie rock.
And finally, I sold my Tortoise records years ago, but just got a few recently. "Millions Now Living May Never Die" is quintessential Tortoise. If you like post-rock stuff, you have to seek this out. Of course, if you like post-rock, you probably already have everything they've ever put out. The album makes me recall seeing Tortoise with UI and Labradford.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
I'm so one-dimensional
All I can ever think to post about is the music I'm listening to.
Recently, I listened to Black Flag's "Damage," which was exciting because I haven't heard it in quite a while. I own it on vinyl, but sold my record player on eBay last year. I recently came into the possession of a digital version, though, so all is good. Rollins is insane on this record.
I also just got the chance to finally hear Mission of Burma's fantastic album "Vs." I am in love with this record. I had previously only heard Pegboy's cover of "Revolver" on "Earwig," so it is a treat to hear the band that created that song. I still haven't heard the original of "Revolver," but maybe I'll find that someday.
After listening to Prince's recent "Musicology," I thought I would venture to listen to some older material. What a mistake. I got the "1999" album, and it is an absolute mess. Lyrically, musically, conceptually, just a mess. I felt dirty listening to it, so I kept skipping past songs. And the songs are all ridiculously long.
Green Day's "American Idiot" was refreshingly good. I've been a fan of Green Day for a long tome, but not a huge fan, just enough that I enjoy their music every once in a while. I didn't enjoy "Warning," though, so I never followed up on "American Idiot". That was wrong of me, since this album is arguably their best to date. The songwriting is just as catchy as on early albums, but also seems more mature and just better. I love the two songs that have multiple movements. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, though, do they rip off (or is it homage?) "Ring of Fire" in one of the movements of "Jesus of Suburbia"?
Lastly (from what I can recall over the last few weeks), the Rolling Stones "Exile on Main St" really should be required listening. The album is incredible, particularly "Ventilator Blues."
Recently, I listened to Black Flag's "Damage," which was exciting because I haven't heard it in quite a while. I own it on vinyl, but sold my record player on eBay last year. I recently came into the possession of a digital version, though, so all is good. Rollins is insane on this record.
I also just got the chance to finally hear Mission of Burma's fantastic album "Vs." I am in love with this record. I had previously only heard Pegboy's cover of "Revolver" on "Earwig," so it is a treat to hear the band that created that song. I still haven't heard the original of "Revolver," but maybe I'll find that someday.
After listening to Prince's recent "Musicology," I thought I would venture to listen to some older material. What a mistake. I got the "1999" album, and it is an absolute mess. Lyrically, musically, conceptually, just a mess. I felt dirty listening to it, so I kept skipping past songs. And the songs are all ridiculously long.
Green Day's "American Idiot" was refreshingly good. I've been a fan of Green Day for a long tome, but not a huge fan, just enough that I enjoy their music every once in a while. I didn't enjoy "Warning," though, so I never followed up on "American Idiot". That was wrong of me, since this album is arguably their best to date. The songwriting is just as catchy as on early albums, but also seems more mature and just better. I love the two songs that have multiple movements. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, though, do they rip off (or is it homage?) "Ring of Fire" in one of the movements of "Jesus of Suburbia"?
Lastly (from what I can recall over the last few weeks), the Rolling Stones "Exile on Main St" really should be required listening. The album is incredible, particularly "Ventilator Blues."
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