These Thoughts of Mine

Listening Only...


Well, there wasn't anything too fascinating for me to report, and if there was, I missed it. But for those of you who read this blog for the news component...sorry. So, let's just get on with some LISTENING: After prying myself from Fiona Apple's new song "Every Single Night," I took to listening to something a little more grunge-friendly, IE: The Breeders. I know I've written about Title TK before, so I'm not going to delve into it too much, but if you haven't heard it, you might want to get on that. Music reviews share that this may not be the best Breeders output, but the hell with them because I think that it's a fairly strong record. It may not have the pop-friendly hits of Last Splash, or the weird personality of Mountain Battles, but it's a great album nonetheless. Tracks like "Little Fury," "Full on Idle," "Huffer," and "Off You" are great songs that showcase why I love the Breeders. You can listen to "Little Fury" below:

I've also been listening to In Utero by Nirvana. Now, I know that everyone talks so much about Nevermind, which, don't get me wrong, is a great album. But, my heart and soul has always been linked to their last album, pre-Cobain's untimely death. This was the album that not only solidified how much I loved Nirvana, but showed me that there was a level of maturity that came with age, as the band had progressed so much, in my opinion, from Nevermind to this record. This record showed Cobain at his most vulnerable, in terms of songwriting, but at the same time, it was just a bigger, bolder piece of work. Tracks like "Dumb," "Rape Me," "Milk It," and personal favorite, "All Apologies," are just masterpieces to me. You can listen to one of my favorites, "Scentless Apprentice," below:

Besides that, it's been some former top-40 jams on the Oldies station that I'm sure made a mark when they were big songs. Among these is "Knock Three Times," by Tony Orlando and Dawn. Another song that has been in constant rotation here in Corpus is "Don't Bring Me Down" by Electric Light Orchestra. Yeah, it's a great song, but it seems to be getting a rise of popularity in this city. Either that, or some hardcore ELO fans have the oldies station on speed dial, and are requesting it like a motherfucker. You can hear these songs below:
That's all. PEACE.