I am the music man..
“The power of music is a curious thing, make one man weep, another man sing”. As Huey could have sung it. Ah music, don’t ya just love it? Music has helped me form some of my closest friendships. I am constantly amazed at how music can bring people of different ages and different nationalities together.
I bring this up because I was chatting to a co-worker and we stumbled onto music and before we knew it an hour had gone by and we realised that we had seen bands on the same tour just in different countries. We bonded and our working relationship has improved and all because of music. I have even leant him a cd (Smashing Pumpkins Unpluuged) and he has returned the favour just now. So whilst I am typing up my banal thoughts I am listening to The Red Hot Chili Peppers latest offering, Stadium Arcadium.
Jen was the first girlfriend that I had that owned more than 10 cds when I met them. Maybe this is why we got married, although if I am honest I think it is because she likes Pop Will Eat Itself. Oh and I think she’s hot. We share a lot of musical taste which I think seriously helps our relationship. On one of the few times that Jen could come to London we went to see Nick Cave at Brixton Academy and had a great time.
Friendships at Uni were formed around music tastes and even though that was now 10 years ago the group of friends still likes to trade cds and music to get the tracks heard. Even back at school I made friends with people due in part to their music tastes.
Now I am not suggesting that music is the be all and end all of a relationship and you don’t need to like all the same things and hate all the same things. For example I am yet to come across the person who despises the Beatles quite as much as I do (don’t get me started), and also only a handful of my friends have every appreciated the musical genius of The Sultans of Ping FC or Mindless Drug Hoover, and no one seems to love Bowie quite like I do (it is NOT an unnatural love) well maybe Iman does.
“Music, ladies and gentlemen, is a gift from god.” Whatever you listen to please make sure it moves you in some way, be it physical (S Club still the best for that) or emotionally. Make sure your music means something to you and although there is a time for mindless singing along (back to S Club) I would recommend music that makes you think. This is why I truly hate the evil that Pop Idol brings into this world, with its soulless, heartless rubbish. The people who can’t sing but try have more soul than the eventual winners.
Wow – not sure where that all came from.
By the Way the RHCP album is not up there with their best and did it really need to be a double album? Has there ever been double album that was good?
I bring this up because I was chatting to a co-worker and we stumbled onto music and before we knew it an hour had gone by and we realised that we had seen bands on the same tour just in different countries. We bonded and our working relationship has improved and all because of music. I have even leant him a cd (Smashing Pumpkins Unpluuged) and he has returned the favour just now. So whilst I am typing up my banal thoughts I am listening to The Red Hot Chili Peppers latest offering, Stadium Arcadium.
Jen was the first girlfriend that I had that owned more than 10 cds when I met them. Maybe this is why we got married, although if I am honest I think it is because she likes Pop Will Eat Itself. Oh and I think she’s hot. We share a lot of musical taste which I think seriously helps our relationship. On one of the few times that Jen could come to London we went to see Nick Cave at Brixton Academy and had a great time.
Friendships at Uni were formed around music tastes and even though that was now 10 years ago the group of friends still likes to trade cds and music to get the tracks heard. Even back at school I made friends with people due in part to their music tastes.
Now I am not suggesting that music is the be all and end all of a relationship and you don’t need to like all the same things and hate all the same things. For example I am yet to come across the person who despises the Beatles quite as much as I do (don’t get me started), and also only a handful of my friends have every appreciated the musical genius of The Sultans of Ping FC or Mindless Drug Hoover, and no one seems to love Bowie quite like I do (it is NOT an unnatural love) well maybe Iman does.
“Music, ladies and gentlemen, is a gift from god.” Whatever you listen to please make sure it moves you in some way, be it physical (S Club still the best for that) or emotionally. Make sure your music means something to you and although there is a time for mindless singing along (back to S Club) I would recommend music that makes you think. This is why I truly hate the evil that Pop Idol brings into this world, with its soulless, heartless rubbish. The people who can’t sing but try have more soul than the eventual winners.
Wow – not sure where that all came from.
By the Way the RHCP album is not up there with their best and did it really need to be a double album? Has there ever been double album that was good?
posted by Nick at 2:18 PM
7 Comments:
Best of Bowie is a double album...?
By the way, Tenacious D are getting a lot of press here with their new album (and film) - have you seen it?
You should also mention the Karaoke element of music that bonds people beyond musical taste (dare I say it 'Rock Me Amadeus' etc...).
Jurg
It's alright to say things can only get better, you haven't lost your brand new sweater!
Perhaps this is why we're friends Nick, I always wondered.
Jo
The 1st rule about Kareoke club is you do not talk about Kareoke club, the second rule is you do not talk about Kareoke club
Ah Foxy - you know it! A classic song, and when I was dancing in the disco, umbtu dumbuter, wait a minnute, where's me jumper?
Best of Bowie is a double album but I wasn't talking about greatest hits Jurg.
As for the D (as they are know round my way) haven't seen or heard the film/album but they did host Headbangers Ball on MTV and played a couple of videos and the one song I heard rocked me socks off. Looking forward to the movie.
Just catching up on the blog after the honeymoon (no I didn't read your blog on honeymoon Nick!). You seem to have forgotten Mr Burr that the only Beatles song you like was on a double album - Rocky Raccoon, a modern classic.
Ian
The song is a classic, the album not.
Can't believe you had better things to do on your honeymoon than read my blog. I am in a huff now.
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