What is it about music that is so powerful? What kind of music defines you? It has a hypnotic effect on me at times. Other times it floods my mind with memories or carries me off to far away places. I think that music is today's poetry. It's short, powerful, and is meant to captivate its audience. 150 years ago, you had to be part of "privileged" society to be exposed to music and to feel it's power. Back then, books were more readily available than music and it was poetry that took people to different places. The words inspired people. They had a hypnotic effect and at other times they flooded people's minds with memory. Nothing was more powerful than a well written poem and it flowed like a song when written in iambic pentameter.
I say all that to say this.. I love music. It consumes me at times and inspires me at others. Here is the list of what I'm listening to right now. Some you may like, some you probably won't. But that's the beauty of music. There is such a variety that one can find his/her taste and it may suit some, it may not, but it doesn't matter. What matters is what YOU like. It's one of the few things that truly can be labeled "subjective" and would fit nicely into someone's post-modern paradigm. Is it any wonder that music is such a booming business now days? It's our modern day escape.
So without any further adieu here's my list (not in any particular order of favorite) that I'm listening to right now:
1. Damien Rice- 9 Crimes
2. Ryan Adams- Songbirds
3. Miles Davis- Kind of Blue (album)
4.Sufjan Stevens- Vito's Ordination Song
5. The Killers- Hot Fuss (album)
6. Ennio Marircone- Different Works
7.Radiohead- Hail to the Thief (album)
8. Wilco- A Ghost is Born (album)
9. Donavon Frankenreiter- Move by Yourself (album)
10. Red House Painters- Songs for a Blue Guitar (album)
11. U2- Stay (faraway, so close!)
4 comments:
Hey,
Very well written. You have a wonderful way of expressing your self and should do more. I would love to see some of your thoughts on issues and theology posted.
Are you kidding me? No Johnny Cash "When the Man comes around"?
Ya cut me deep!!!!
i'm right there w/ya. not in your choices of music :o) but with the whole idea. i live for music. it speaks my soul language
yeah man. good choices all.
i think 'a ghost is born' is probably the best record of the decade. for me, it's one of those records that expresses things i want to say, far better than i've been able to say them. melodically accessible, lyrically recondite... a near perfect piece of music.
-fabio
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