Oh my goodness gracious, it's been like...forever since I've posted. I blame Guitar Hero 3, college music auditions, and my general indolence. Guess I'll give you a little look into my last couple of iTunes purchases: Brimful of Asha by Cornershop, Time is Running Out by Muse, Bidibodi Bidibu by Bubbles, Hard to Explain by The Strokes, Granite, and Fasten Your Seatbelt by Pendulum. I know I'm weird, you ain't gotta tell me. Each one of these songs is pretty different from the other.
While the original Brimful of Asha is by Cornershop, I bought the Norman Cook remix by Fatboy Slim, so it's got that repetitive near-techno feel to it. Muse is what most people would call an "Emo" band...I'm not gunna lie, I get that vibe at times too. However, Knights of Cydonia got me interested in them, so the song I bought was in their iTunes top 5 popular list. It's a good song -Times is Running Out that is- but I just like the middle really... the first 40 seconds makes me want to skip the song, although the rest is fine. iTunes recommended most of the other ones to me, and I can't complain. Ever since reading Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey, I've become paranoid of all salesmen and marketing attempts, but iTunes has been making some great recommendations lately. The Strokes were introduced to me by a friend...Hard to Explain has a really odd video. Helicopter on GH3 is pretty good, and a very fair representation of them as a whole.
I don't think anyone really cares that we're playing a boring arrangement of William Tell Overture in band class, but this is a music update...so yeah. Also, we are all required to participate in "Solo and Ensemble" in our area. I really do hate playing solos...I'm a low brass man, leave me in my little box of on/offbeat thumps. My fellow baritone player will be attempting something absurdly hard. Good luck, mate...lemme know when you can move your fingers again. I ain't got a clue what I'll be doin'...probably something lame out of a method book, but at least I'll be able to play it.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
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