holy shit...
oh my god....
WHERE HAS THIS BAND BEEN ALL MY LIFE?!
ok, i'd heard of And Also the Trees before today, because of their close ties to The Cure in the early 80's. I'd heard a few of their songs before, which for some reason were instrumentals, and I was kind of unimpressed. Anyway, I stumble upon them yesterday and I just took a 2 hour walk in the sun listening to them and...I think they are my second favourite band. I don't even know the singer's name yet but his lyrics are so fucking awesome!!! SO GOOOD!!! and the guitar is soooooo early 80's robert smith / flanger / chorus / delay Fender 6 string bass. Hot damn I'm excited!! hahaha
even the fact that it's my birthday tomorrow can't get me down!!
The man is a fucking genius!!! a seemingly pretentious one, but then again, all the best ones are.
The stuff is pretty dark so it obviously isn't for every day listening, however, it's really shimmery and beautiful too. it kind of makes me think of summer for some reason. also, the singer's delivery is really, really interesting. His voice is good (not great), but he has the most interesting style.
This song is my favourite so far. He kinda sounds like a much less Scottish version of Aidan from Arab Strap. does anyone write lyrics like this anymore?! Studio version is better, but this one has been remastered.
Gone like the Swallows
Balancing on the wind
Leaning on the cliff edge wind, in limbo
He watched sand running through the fingers
of his left hand into the palm of his right
He sees someone walking in a hot dry wasteland
Young, hesitant steps
Recognised her crooked fringe and narrow eyes
Threadbare, summer patterned, dirty cotton flowered dress
Scratched ankles and nail bitten hands
Wanted to touch her cool brown hair
But she was gone...
And his old tired face was as still as ever
An aeroplane hummed high up in the sky
Way up above the clouds
A green teapot, a pair of boots
A broken pocket, watch and chain
A born dead baby pig
Lying, pure white... bloodless
Soft and smooth as a gloved lady's hand
A spinning wheel, a bill hook
An umbrella, empty bottles, a tin bath
A hat stand and a slate grey pill box hat
Sailed past his grabbing hands
And were gone... like the swallows
Stuttered words, stuttered words
Voices asking questions he cannot hear
Come and find us
Step back or you'll fall
But the aeroplane is humming so loud now
Trying to cling to the summer cotton
Light threadbare patterned sleeveless
Flowered dirty carnation sunflower
Sweatstained primrose threadbare
Dirty disappearing decaying flowered
Fading cotton forgotten fucking summer dress(!!!!)
But it was gone...
Gone like the swallows
Fucking EPIC!!!!!!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
And Also the Trees - Virus Meadow
Rattled chime, slow ringing echo
Roll around in virus meadow
Suck enchanted nightshade twine
Hear the bells beneath us chime
Sinking sermon, priest head murmurs
Holywords across the meadows
Kissed the plagues' black rolling hand
Through his lips the virus sang
And the rooks, they seemed to follow him
Wherever he goes
Flapping in the flat sky
Shrieking in the spire
Hanging from the lead sky
Dangling from the sun
The rooks, they seemed to follow him
Wherever he goes
Nodding thistle, english sun dew
Swansneck woman, child-bed meadow
Aching shoulders sink and grow
As the bells from ditches toll
And the smeared skin wrapped limbs
Of the night brothers
Struggling.... crawling
Through the empty crack of morning
Of the night brothers...
Of the night brothers....
Roll around in virus meadow
Suck enchanted nightshade twine
Hear the bells beneath us chime
Sinking sermon, priest head murmurs
Holywords across the meadows
Kissed the plagues' black rolling hand
Through his lips the virus sang
And the rooks, they seemed to follow him
Wherever he goes
Flapping in the flat sky
Shrieking in the spire
Hanging from the lead sky
Dangling from the sun
The rooks, they seemed to follow him
Wherever he goes
Nodding thistle, english sun dew
Swansneck woman, child-bed meadow
Aching shoulders sink and grow
As the bells from ditches toll
And the smeared skin wrapped limbs
Of the night brothers
Struggling.... crawling
Through the empty crack of morning
Of the night brothers...
Of the night brothers....
Saturday, February 13, 2010
OMG HAHAHA EPIC FAIL LOL
This is the perfect summary of the clusterfuck that was the Vancouver Opening Ceremonies.. from reddit:
zoziw 7 points 1 hour ago* [-]
"What the hell is going on?
We have a luge track that kills people.
We gave the first nations leaders "Head of State" status, and then they show up late leaving our GG and PM in a half empty dignitary box and broadcaster's trying to figure out why things seem to have gone off track.
There was an overlong First Nations welcome as they slowly dance out in a disorganized fashion...I've seen First Nations people dance many times and been very impressed, but not tonight.
Neither flag opens properly.
Bryan Adams and Nelly Furtado should never sing a duet together again.
The middle section was beautiful, the Orcas were great as was the showcase of Canada. Sarah McLachlan was great as well.
Then you have the fat guy making us look like a bunch of self righteous jerks and taking pointless cheap shots at the Americans with "we say zed not zee" and that Canada is an experiment that is "actually working".
The GG declares the games open...Yaaay!!! The games are on...oh wait, we need to sit through a slow and somber Leonard Cohen cover by kd f'n lang!
The hydraulics failed on the indoor torch rising. Steve Nash might have been smiling, but we could all see the "oh shit" expression on his face.
They stick Wayne Gretzky, one of our greatest athletes, in the back of a Silverado and drive him through the pouring rain for 20 minutes to light the final cauldron. I saw him almost slip at least twice.
Oh, and just for good measure...the whole entire world is watching.
Today was not a good day and tonight was not a good night."
zoziw 7 points 1 hour ago* [-]
"What the hell is going on?
We have a luge track that kills people.
We gave the first nations leaders "Head of State" status, and then they show up late leaving our GG and PM in a half empty dignitary box and broadcaster's trying to figure out why things seem to have gone off track.
There was an overlong First Nations welcome as they slowly dance out in a disorganized fashion...I've seen First Nations people dance many times and been very impressed, but not tonight.
Neither flag opens properly.
Bryan Adams and Nelly Furtado should never sing a duet together again.
The middle section was beautiful, the Orcas were great as was the showcase of Canada. Sarah McLachlan was great as well.
Then you have the fat guy making us look like a bunch of self righteous jerks and taking pointless cheap shots at the Americans with "we say zed not zee" and that Canada is an experiment that is "actually working".
The GG declares the games open...Yaaay!!! The games are on...oh wait, we need to sit through a slow and somber Leonard Cohen cover by kd f'n lang!
The hydraulics failed on the indoor torch rising. Steve Nash might have been smiling, but we could all see the "oh shit" expression on his face.
They stick Wayne Gretzky, one of our greatest athletes, in the back of a Silverado and drive him through the pouring rain for 20 minutes to light the final cauldron. I saw him almost slip at least twice.
Oh, and just for good measure...the whole entire world is watching.
Today was not a good day and tonight was not a good night."
Friday, January 29, 2010
She calls the doctor, says "look what i've done"
There's this Jesus Lizard song i love called "lady shoes". it's my favorite JL song. I just got the urge to check out the lyrics and WOW! i had no idea.... This is like "Prison Sex" by Tool X 1000!!!
Still love the song mind you, but eeeesh... i feel dirty after reading that!
The Jesus Lizard Lady Shoes lyrics
There's a girl, playing her piano, there's a little girl,
playing her big piano
While her mother gives her an enema, while her mother
While her mother gives her an enema, while her mother
And then the daddy comes in and jacks off on the piano,
and jacks off on the piano
And jacks off on the piano, and jacks off on the piano
Meanwhile, the local maternity ward,
nurse comes in with a great big sledgehammer
She kills all the little babies,
destroys the monitoring system
Says she got some time to stick around
She calls the doctor, said look what I've done
She calls the doctor, said look what I've done
She calls the doctor, said look what I've done
Doctor comes in, pops a boner and jacks off in her cap
And then the motel manager comes by
And takes a little shit in his hand,
and then he takes a little shit in his hand
And then he takes a little shit in his hand
And the he puts it on like lipstick, lipstick,
he puts it on like lipstick, lipstick
Still love the song mind you, but eeeesh... i feel dirty after reading that!
The Jesus Lizard Lady Shoes lyrics
There's a girl, playing her piano, there's a little girl,
playing her big piano
While her mother gives her an enema, while her mother
While her mother gives her an enema, while her mother
And then the daddy comes in and jacks off on the piano,
and jacks off on the piano
And jacks off on the piano, and jacks off on the piano
Meanwhile, the local maternity ward,
nurse comes in with a great big sledgehammer
She kills all the little babies,
destroys the monitoring system
Says she got some time to stick around
She calls the doctor, said look what I've done
She calls the doctor, said look what I've done
She calls the doctor, said look what I've done
Doctor comes in, pops a boner and jacks off in her cap
And then the motel manager comes by
And takes a little shit in his hand,
and then he takes a little shit in his hand
And then he takes a little shit in his hand
And the he puts it on like lipstick, lipstick,
he puts it on like lipstick, lipstick
Monday, January 18, 2010
i've got a lot of friends
I LOVE this song. makes me wanna lie in bed with my headphones and listen to Mazzy Star albums all night...
I know just what your mama said
Always misunderstood
Gotta tell you something
I saw it in your eyes
I think I left your back seat
And now it's always good
I fell asleep from day
And all the promises
There's a lot of people
That let their will to say
I've got a lot of friends
And they've got beautiful eyes
That make my heart feel surprised
And you notice it
And that's the truth
That's the truth
Have me to you
I shine along underneath your view
I'll be the one
To let you know when you've come undone
I like the stars in the sky
And watch the moonlight go by
I've got a lot of friends
I know just what your mama said
Always misunderstood
Gotta tell you something
I saw it in your eyes
I think I left your back seat
And now it's always good
I fell asleep from day
And all the promises
There's a lot of people
That let their will to say
I've got a lot of friends
And they've got beautiful eyes
That make my heart feel surprised
And you notice it
And that's the truth
That's the truth
Have me to you
I shine along underneath your view
I'll be the one
To let you know when you've come undone
I like the stars in the sky
And watch the moonlight go by
I've got a lot of friends
Thursday, January 7, 2010
2010!!!!!!!!!
Apart from my travels, 2009 sucked!!!! I'm pretty confident that this year will be much better.
I just started listening to this 80's band called Japan. I'd kinda heard of them, but never really heard them. This song kicks so much ass (the bass player's neck gyrations just make the video, though!!)
I just started listening to this 80's band called Japan. I'd kinda heard of them, but never really heard them. This song kicks so much ass (the bass player's neck gyrations just make the video, though!!)
Saturday, November 28, 2009
3:30AM Top 20 listt
For no good reason, here are my 20 favourite U2 songs in order
20. Wake up Dead Man
19. Walk to the Water
18. Lemon
17. Stories for Boys
16. Acrobat
15. Zoo Station
14. Exit
13. Gloria
12. Fire
11. Zooropa
10. Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me, Kill me
9. The Drowning Man (though not as good as the Cure's Drowning Man, of course!)
8. A Sort of Homecoming
7. The Unforgettable Fire
6. Running to Stand Still
5. Red Hill Mining Town
4. Until the End of the World
3. October
2. Bad
1. Stay
I've been watching U2 videos on youtube for the last three hours. Debating whether or not try to get tickets for the second show here that's going on sale in a few days. I kind of miss being a hardcore U2 fan. I mean, The Cure is superior in every way, but U2 will always be #2 in my heart, despite every album they've released since Zooropa. Actually, Pop was a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. Bono used to be my Robert Smith. It just so happens that I identify a little more with the dark side! haha... Still don't regret switching favourite bands at the ago of 15. It was a natural thing. Plus, Robert's voice has stood the test of time better than Bono's has. I wasn't intending to turn this into a Cure vs U2 thing. My intentions were
good. I still love U2, even though it may not be cool thing these days... I'm not afraid to admit it!!!
20. Wake up Dead Man
19. Walk to the Water
18. Lemon
17. Stories for Boys
16. Acrobat
15. Zoo Station
14. Exit
13. Gloria
12. Fire
11. Zooropa
10. Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me, Kill me
9. The Drowning Man (though not as good as the Cure's Drowning Man, of course!)
8. A Sort of Homecoming
7. The Unforgettable Fire
6. Running to Stand Still
5. Red Hill Mining Town
4. Until the End of the World
3. October
2. Bad
1. Stay
I've been watching U2 videos on youtube for the last three hours. Debating whether or not try to get tickets for the second show here that's going on sale in a few days. I kind of miss being a hardcore U2 fan. I mean, The Cure is superior in every way, but U2 will always be #2 in my heart, despite every album they've released since Zooropa. Actually, Pop was a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. Bono used to be my Robert Smith. It just so happens that I identify a little more with the dark side! haha... Still don't regret switching favourite bands at the ago of 15. It was a natural thing. Plus, Robert's voice has stood the test of time better than Bono's has. I wasn't intending to turn this into a Cure vs U2 thing. My intentions were
good. I still love U2, even though it may not be cool thing these days... I'm not afraid to admit it!!!
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