Whoever said the best music ever made comes out when you're in highschool was dead on the money. I unearthed Soul II Soul while I was scrounging for something to play in the van yesterday, and it all came back to me how much I loved this album. I guess when you're a kid, young teenager, whatever, you hear a cool song, you go buy the music. This was one of the first ones where I took a purchasing risk and fell in love with music nobody else I knew had heard yet. These are the special ones, the music only you know and love, because its personal and its yours. When the rest of the world starts loving it too, it doesn't feel the same. Take Enya for example; I've been into her since 1990 or so, and she's only really coming into the spotlight now. And now I don't like her stuff as much. I'm wondering if I was getting tired of her and it's coincidence, or I'm being affected by seeing her name all over the place thing. I've gotta agree with one critic of hers, who said after two or three albums you start to realize all her stuff sounds alike.
I don't think I'm going to solve the scripting problem on this page. It's failed to annoy me enough. It usually takes a very concerted effort to annoy me under any circumstances. Even when everyone else around me is embroiled in a big noisy argument. If they ask my opinion on something I'll share it and be plenty honest about it, but otherwise I let them have their say. Life is too short to be shouting and arguing all the time. I'll stand up for what's right, but as far as believing this or that goes, let people think whatever makes them happy. Unless it's making them miserable, of course. The best movie I ever saw about finding happiness is 'American Beauty'. 'Amelie' isn't too far off.
There's another album I haven't unearthed in a while - Bobby McFerrin ... mmm, no rush :) |
