Saturday, November 24, 2007

my feeble attempts at being a music critic

Hello.
So tonight hannah put her head in her hands and looked like she was thinking deeply so I asked her what she was thinking about and she said she was thinking about what I was going to do at work tonight and then she told me that I would write a blog and she proceeded to tell me what I was going to write in my blog so I guess thats what I'm going to do.

So basically me and hannah hung out tonight and we went to Park City's main street which turned out to be a pretty cool idea that I give hannah credit for. I have never even seen or been to Park City's main street so it was nice. It would have been ever more fun if there was big fluffly snowflakes falling from the sky but thats okay as long as they get here by Christmas. There were a lot of art and picture galleries which I have decided are the best types of stores to walk through. I really like looking at all the paintings and sculptures and pictures, some of them are pretty amazing. I decided that one of my fantasy jobs would be a nature or wildlife photographer because that would just be awesome to do. It turns out that these galleries are wonderful places to collect business cards, and it turns out hannah is a wonderful helper at collecting business cards and so I believe I currently have the most cards so far haha! Anyways it was really fun and we had some pretty good hot chocolate too. After that we went somewhere and listened to music and talked and drew on my windshield and I once again proved to be the best in a tickling fight. So it was a pretty fun night like always.

My top 10 favorite songs right now

1. Before It's Too Late- Goo Goo Dolls
The lyrics of the Goo Goo Dolls really should be put into some type of biblical verse

2. Better Days- Goo Goo Dolls
Once again the hopeful, soothing, and beautifully poetic lyrics of the Goo Goo Dolls make this song great. It seems few bands sing with the emotion of the Goo Goo Dolls

3. Shine On- Jet
This song provides that little ray of sunshine that even the dark clouds cannot avoid

4. The Scientist- Coldplay
Lets face it, at the moment no other band knows how to use a piano better than coldplay(possibly ben folds five but thats a stretch) Chris Martin's slow and steady lyrics add to the inquisitive and soul searching nature of this song as well as basically every other coldplay song

5. Supermans Song- Crash Test Dummies
The lyrics for all of CTD's songs have disaster written all over them but they always make it sound great. I mean honestly, is there a more touching song about superman?

6. Fall to Pieces- Velvet Revolver
A perfect song to be played when your falling to pieces. Slash is still amazing at the guitar which only accentuates the lyrics.

7. The World at Large-Modest Mouse
Isaac Brock and modest mouse's unique style of music, coupled with their strange, but compelling lyrics make this band so multi dimensional and appealing you can't help but love them. It is amusing and slightly comical to listen to Brock's unemotional voice as he sings his way through the worlds imperfections, as if he is saying oh well what can you do about it?

8. Wish You Were Here- Pink Floyd
This song is already a classic do I need to explain why? Pink Floyd's dreamy music is meshed wonderfully with simple but deep lyrics that take this song on a whole new level of thought. It's shortness adds to this songs influence.

9. The Space Between-Dave Mathews Band
A very inspirational song to me, Dave Mathews does a fantastic job of singing this song period.

10. Remember Us- Pineapple Theif
This song never gets ahead of itself, yet does just enough to not bog itself down in its epic 16 minute -mostly instrumental journey. The pace of music changes just enough to keep you with the song, and the simple lyrics are well placed.

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