"And so it is"...you'd be lying if you'd tell me that you hated Closer's opening song, a sad song from some Irish guy named Damien Rice (unknown at the time, and for many of us, still unknown).
Its chords could evoke the purest love feelings a person can have, but can also recall the melancholic spirit that arises when meeting the love of your life...
Its music consists basically in only a guitar and some other sounds that could easily come from an electronic music device, but yet helps to build an excellent song, another one that can drive you to sadness when listened...
Personally, my favorite part of the song is the only verse sang by a girl "oh, did I say that I loathe you, did I say that I want to leave it all behind"...followed by a loving..."I can't take my mind off you"...would that mean that loathe is driven by love? Or that love simply ends from one moment to another?
Anyway, a great song, to be avoided when a heartbreak just happened...because when you feel sad and blue, you just want to be alone...but believe me, after some time, you end up thinking that regret and sadness will last, as this song cries at its very last verse...'til I find somebody...
sábado, 17 de abril de 2010
martes, 13 de abril de 2010
Space Oddity
My first review of a song that’s older than me!
I have to admit, shamefully, that I heard this song for the first time on October 12th, 2009, the day I went to U2 360 concert…and it was their opening song, the most unheard one of the concert, because it’s the one that is playing when lights are turned off, and everyone is just shouting and eager to see Bono and Co. step onstage…
But the verse “THIS IS GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM, YOU’VE REALLY MADE THE GRADE” was so loud, that I started thinking that it was one of the greatest pieces I had ever listened.
Once out of the concert, I asked one of my friends about it, and he told me it was some tune from David Bowie. I turned on my ipod, seek David Bowie, and guess what? The song was already there!!!!
It is a weird story about spaceships and astronauts, and as long as I have read, there is a part two of this song…was Major Tom able to re-communicate with ground control? Perhaps we’ll never know!
But these amazing 5 minutes of heaven, always make me wonder how the Earth would look from outer space, how would your life be while living in that kind of “tin cans”, how different would the stars look, what I’d do if I, out of the sudden, would lose touch with ground control…
Anyway, aside from being of the greatest songs from yore, this song is another proof that no bad thing or feeling can come from being a U2 fan…
I have to admit, shamefully, that I heard this song for the first time on October 12th, 2009, the day I went to U2 360 concert…and it was their opening song, the most unheard one of the concert, because it’s the one that is playing when lights are turned off, and everyone is just shouting and eager to see Bono and Co. step onstage…
But the verse “THIS IS GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM, YOU’VE REALLY MADE THE GRADE” was so loud, that I started thinking that it was one of the greatest pieces I had ever listened.
Once out of the concert, I asked one of my friends about it, and he told me it was some tune from David Bowie. I turned on my ipod, seek David Bowie, and guess what? The song was already there!!!!
It is a weird story about spaceships and astronauts, and as long as I have read, there is a part two of this song…was Major Tom able to re-communicate with ground control? Perhaps we’ll never know!
But these amazing 5 minutes of heaven, always make me wonder how the Earth would look from outer space, how would your life be while living in that kind of “tin cans”, how different would the stars look, what I’d do if I, out of the sudden, would lose touch with ground control…
Anyway, aside from being of the greatest songs from yore, this song is another proof that no bad thing or feeling can come from being a U2 fan…
Take me Out
Wow, you have no idea what this song meant, means, and will mean to me.
It makes me remember being young, and going to cheap bars with my friends, to have a few drinks and listen what we called at the time “indie” music, which included songs from Radiohead, Oasis, Franz Ferdinand (some new band with hip funny amazing lyrics and powerful guitar), The Cure, among others.
None of them are or were indie, it’s just that we were sooo young and rookie, that any rock music was indie for us. Fortunately, good taste increases with age, and now I love rock music, but I definitely know that indie is way more than this, and a very different genre I’m not sure if I love yet…
This was the first song I heard from Franz Ferdinand, the first “indie” band I had ever heard about, and it opened to me a door that will never close; so please, if you ever go to my wedding and suddenly listen The White Stripes or Muse instead of cumbias or salsa, blame Take Me Out.
I have listened to this song a million times, sometimes when I run, sometimes when I feel blue, sometimes when I’m driving, and every listen is different than the other.
However, this song is not one of my favourites, and I am pretty aware Franz has better masterpieces, such as The Dark of the Matinee, Auf Achse (no one knows it, but it’s their best in my opinion), Lucid Dreams (what a great way to close a concert!!!!!!!) and Do You Want To; but Take me Out just has to be in every ipod, in every person, in every heart.
We all know Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot, and then World War was originated; but some years later Franz Ferdinand was heard, and then a passion was originated…my most important passion…
It makes me remember being young, and going to cheap bars with my friends, to have a few drinks and listen what we called at the time “indie” music, which included songs from Radiohead, Oasis, Franz Ferdinand (some new band with hip funny amazing lyrics and powerful guitar), The Cure, among others.
None of them are or were indie, it’s just that we were sooo young and rookie, that any rock music was indie for us. Fortunately, good taste increases with age, and now I love rock music, but I definitely know that indie is way more than this, and a very different genre I’m not sure if I love yet…
This was the first song I heard from Franz Ferdinand, the first “indie” band I had ever heard about, and it opened to me a door that will never close; so please, if you ever go to my wedding and suddenly listen The White Stripes or Muse instead of cumbias or salsa, blame Take Me Out.
I have listened to this song a million times, sometimes when I run, sometimes when I feel blue, sometimes when I’m driving, and every listen is different than the other.
However, this song is not one of my favourites, and I am pretty aware Franz has better masterpieces, such as The Dark of the Matinee, Auf Achse (no one knows it, but it’s their best in my opinion), Lucid Dreams (what a great way to close a concert!!!!!!!) and Do You Want To; but Take me Out just has to be in every ipod, in every person, in every heart.
We all know Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot, and then World War was originated; but some years later Franz Ferdinand was heard, and then a passion was originated…my most important passion…
lunes, 5 de abril de 2010
Sometimes in the Fall
Ah Phoenix…suddenly becoming one of my favourite bands…I have to admit this band is one of the best I’ve ever seen live…with no significant changes from what you listen in the CD and what you listen live...
This can only mean that the band doesn’t need great technology in their music to make it sound great, it’s just “plain music”.
I still cannot decide which CD is better, I loved Wolfang Amadeus the first time I listened to it, and I swore no ever record had been better than that one…until I listened to It’s Never Been Like That. Seriously, someone please give me a word of advice on this…
Sometimes in the Fall makes me get up and dance, it makes me think of death and love, it makes me smile, it makes me shout, it makes me sing…even in spring, winter or summer…
It actually is a long long long long song (a little shorter than 6 minutes), but every second is enjoyable and makes the impression that it actually lasts 2 minutes, because when listened can easily be repeated with no objection from anyone.
I wouldn’t say this is the best song from Phoenix, but perhaps is the one I’ve enjoyed the most, and as far as I remember, it wasn’t even played when I went to their concert, but God, I love it.
I just wish I could ever have a band as cool as them…I just wish more French were like Phoenix…
This can only mean that the band doesn’t need great technology in their music to make it sound great, it’s just “plain music”.
I still cannot decide which CD is better, I loved Wolfang Amadeus the first time I listened to it, and I swore no ever record had been better than that one…until I listened to It’s Never Been Like That. Seriously, someone please give me a word of advice on this…
Sometimes in the Fall makes me get up and dance, it makes me think of death and love, it makes me smile, it makes me shout, it makes me sing…even in spring, winter or summer…
It actually is a long long long long song (a little shorter than 6 minutes), but every second is enjoyable and makes the impression that it actually lasts 2 minutes, because when listened can easily be repeated with no objection from anyone.
I wouldn’t say this is the best song from Phoenix, but perhaps is the one I’ve enjoyed the most, and as far as I remember, it wasn’t even played when I went to their concert, but God, I love it.
I just wish I could ever have a band as cool as them…I just wish more French were like Phoenix…
Caroline
It often happens that music reproduces itself in your ipod, and every now and then, surprisingly without knowing its source, new music has been added to your music magic device.
I have to admit this has been the case of “Caroline” a great song from southern band The Belleville Outfit, which suddenly was added to my ipod, I guess it was included on an itunes card I received in one of my visits to ACL.
And as a surprise, it is a folksy, joyful song, performed by a new, yet unknown band, which as the song itself shouts “can’t wait to get it off my mind”.
I don’t know if that is because the song involves a guitar solo, a violin solo and a piano solo…all as an ensemble…full with strong lyrics consisting in little verses, to let the audience enjoy the music, and its vibe.
Don’t be fooled, the record where this song is included is not as good as Caroline (I call this the Achtung Baby effect, which means that some song or album is soooo great that no musical work from the band can ever shine as the masterpiece, no matter what!); if you are tempted to know more of The Belleville Outfit, I’d recommend listening to prior CD Time To Stand.
Anyway, this song specifically has become my favorite power song ever…and while running I can just enjoy and appreciate its musical force, with or without paying attention to its lyrics, it’s just beautiful.
I just hope that when I discover new music in my ipod, someone please just warn me that it’d steal my heart next time!!!
I have to admit this has been the case of “Caroline” a great song from southern band The Belleville Outfit, which suddenly was added to my ipod, I guess it was included on an itunes card I received in one of my visits to ACL.
And as a surprise, it is a folksy, joyful song, performed by a new, yet unknown band, which as the song itself shouts “can’t wait to get it off my mind”.
I don’t know if that is because the song involves a guitar solo, a violin solo and a piano solo…all as an ensemble…full with strong lyrics consisting in little verses, to let the audience enjoy the music, and its vibe.
Don’t be fooled, the record where this song is included is not as good as Caroline (I call this the Achtung Baby effect, which means that some song or album is soooo great that no musical work from the band can ever shine as the masterpiece, no matter what!); if you are tempted to know more of The Belleville Outfit, I’d recommend listening to prior CD Time To Stand.
Anyway, this song specifically has become my favorite power song ever…and while running I can just enjoy and appreciate its musical force, with or without paying attention to its lyrics, it’s just beautiful.
I just hope that when I discover new music in my ipod, someone please just warn me that it’d steal my heart next time!!!
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