ya ive been pretty moody lately. gettin better but depends on the day and the people i run into.
well atleast its not because someone has passed away. but almost as close. more like walked away. the worse problem is that you still run into them. and they are still confused about what they really want in life...
and as i type this "something in the way she moves" comes one the radio. sweet... its a really good song though.
and getting on the bike is a good and bad thing! i have a hard time remembering im supposed to have a self preservation instinct when im in a chipper mood muchless when im not!
think thats why i was running so good at blackhawk a couple weeks ago. just get in a groove and not care what happens beyond that.
anyway, im pretty eclectic. i like many different styles and some of them do really move a person or somehow just instantly make you in a better mood/or worse.
Having grown up in the LA South Bay in the 50s & 60s and witnessed the beginnings of Rock 'n Roll and its evolution into different forms, it was instrumental songs or the instrumental parts of songs not the lyrics that seemed to hold my interest.
So in the 60s, when a group of hometown guys, the Beach Boys, more or less started a national interest in surf music (albeit vocals), instrumental surf music exploded on the scene in the South Bay. I was ecstatic.
This first wave of instrumental surf music had quite a few bands with big hits, such as: The Belairs with Mr. Moto, Dick Dale & the DelTones with Miserlou and Let's Go Trippin', Eddie & the Showmen with Mr. Rebel, The Ventures with Walk Don't Run, The Mar-Kets with Surfer's Stomp, The Chantays with Pipeline, The Pyramids with Penetration, The Surfaris with Wipe Out and Surfer Joe, The Routers with Let's Go, Jack Nitzsche with The Lonely Surfer, The Tornadoes with Bustin' Surfboards. Many of these bands were local to the LA area.
So after the first wave faded about when the Beatles took over the pop music charts, I was left with these tunes still stirring around in my head but there was no more airplay. Thank goodness for 4-tracks, 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs & iPods.
Eventually second and third waves of instro surf music kept the genre alive in the 70s & 80s until 1996 when the movie Pulp Fiction and its dramatic headliner surf instro sound track Miserlou and its other surf tunes kicked off a resurgent fourth wave of surf music which spawed numerous surf bands not only in this country but around the world too.
Nowadays it seems like there is an overload of surf bands with some old first wave bands regrouping and touring mixing with the newer bands. There is even a fabulous surf band, The Surf Coasters, from Japan that toured the Southland last year. Surf music needs no translation!
And it's all good. So much so that I started a SoCal Surf Music Scene thread here a few years ago to promote local shows for those interested in what's happening in and around the LA South Bay.
Yes Sir, I'm stoked on music. I got my iPod chock full of surf tunes, an RF remote for it, and speakers in my helmet. Surf's UP!
Rice...man, been there have the t-shirt...it gets better with time.
Stay away from the Country and Folk music.. You need a HUGE dose of METAL...LOUD..old school...Pull up a copy of this song..."Highway Star" by Deep Purple..and move on to some Led Zepplin...Blow the speakers out with "Whole Lotta Love"...and to keep your brain well stirred...find a copy of Pink Floyds Ummagumma...after your mind glides back down...listen to Skynrd's "Ballad of Curtis Lowe"...
Pink Floyd's "The Wall" was the first album that I could "feel". I was 9 years old and my oldest sister bought the double album. Too young at the time to understand what it was all about, but I would crank up Dad's stereo when no when else was home and immerse myself in "Comfortably Numb" and "Hey You", among others.
Since then there have been a few albums and songs that have changed my life, or at least helped me get through periods. Like JB2, I tend to prefer singer-songwriters.
A few artists/albums/songs off the top of my head that have moved me in some way: Joe Jackson - "Night & Day" in particular Rollins Band - "End Of Silence" This album gave me the energy and the attitude to keep on going in a dark period, rather than just fall in a heap. Nine Inch Nails - "Hurt", the song covered by Johnny Cash. Also the "Broken" EP Barber - "Adagio for Strings" PJ Harvey - "You Said Something" from the album "Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea" A whole heap of Sting songs, but "Shape of My Heart" is one of the ones that gets to me the most. Alice In Chains - "Down In A Hole" SRV - "Texas Flood"
Music is a powerful thing, it can bring you up, bring you down. Like motorcycles, you can absorb yourself in it and let the world disappear for a while, and come back refreshed.
I do remember one period in life where things weren't great, and I was listening to a lot of dark music and it wasn't helping me look at the brighter side of life. Once I realised it, I had to add some different things to what I was listening to, and it helped lift me out . Like someone said above, instrumentals are good sometimes.
I saw Gran Torino a couple of weeks ago. Excellent film.
"...piece of music that I have a strong connection to for whatever reason, gives me chills from the top of my head, to my face, down my back, and I get goosebumps on my arms."
I my gosh.. I can't tell you how often this happens to me TOO! We are one of the few with this affliction Hee Hee}
Hell yeah music "moves" ya lol. Most mainstream stuff doesn't get me. Some pop-punk, underground rap and defintley country. Country music is just good happy music, as is pop-punk to. Also interchanging the states in "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Sweet home country road" with your state works well to (Maryland in my case).
Good to see so many badwebbers are music freaks also. Music really matters and moves me. I can't imagine living life without it. Nothing like live music especially. The vibe of a room filled with people who are there for the music and not the scene is unparalleled.
My good friend and my sister don't give a rats patootey about music, both are content to listen to NPR 24/7. I find it fascinating that despite this huge difference, we get along.
I listened to satellite music exclusively for about 3 years, and really enjoyed it, but it made me lazy. Being content to always listen to what the dj chooses is lame and there was a bunch of stuff I missed. I'm getting back to basics, listening to stuff I choose, in some cases dusting it off, and remembering how much I love it.
+1 on the indie music shops. Fewer of them around all the time. The ones that are still around need all the support you can give 'em. We've got our faves, and support them as much as we can. It sometimes takes an effort, but that face to face interaction makes it worth it. Gotta love people who "get it". BeLinda.
Speaking of Indie this is my son's band. They write produce and record their own stuff. If you're in New York you might catch them at one of the clubs.
for me, the song 10,000 Days (wings for marie) by tool, is one of the most powerful songs ever recorded. and if you realize that he is singing about is mother, it really hits home.
Music should 'move' you, that's what it's there for. To make you party, to make you cry, to make you remember or just to make you tap your foot in time. You could put a different song to every moment in your life. I quite often have. Dark music for dark times, until you are ready to up the beat and move on. It helps you release your emotions, to grieve, to be angry and vent, to dance while nobody watches! Maybe to tell your story, or to hear somebody elses. To help you move forward, and let you know there is much more living to do. Music keeps the rythym of life. There are too many songs that have been in the 'moments' in my life to name, but I know I couldn't live without it.
Got to see Ray Wylie Hubbard last nite with Brendon James Wright and the Wrongs opening at the Shed- had a BALL. Ray's 16 YO son was the guitarist, he was REALLY good- I think he'd been listening to the work that Gurf Morlix had done with his daddy in prior years. Great stuff.
Managed not to get too fubared and kept the peace with my sweet GF, saw a bunch of biker buddies and former coworkers, took three good buddies, thoroughly enjoyed meself. Sometimes I glomm onto/into the music, remember clapping to the beat as hard as I could. My right hand has been hurting all day...
