currently spinning: tonic – sugar
past currently spinnings: moulin rouge soundtrack, new travis cd (the invisible band)
do you ever get fried? for a little while, I think I was relying on music to drown out what I was doing.. using music as an escape, maybe? so for a little while, I got a got a little fried on.. music. and it scares me, because it’s always been a big part of my life. I grew up singing (albeit not very well!), listening to pop music, playing around with composing on my own… I’ve always longed to play the guitar or the piano well.. I have so many melodies in my head that can’t come out because of my poor coordination! I can’t get my hands to play together on the piano — and one week of piano lessons unfortunately never took me very far. =( I’ve put in half-hearted efforts at the guitar and the bass since coming to college, but I have no instrument of my own to really fool with, nor would I really have time to do it even if I did. and my old flute? heh. actually, I think it might be slightly broken. I should get it fixed.
so the music stays in my head, plinking notes reserved for my own pleasure or torment. and maybe all I can do is lose myself in other people’s music for consolation? I’m really not sure…
so anyway! a few mini-reviews for you. :)
travis – the invisible band
each of the songs on their new cd is good, but they form a less cohesive album than The Man Who, which I still think is their best album. TMW holds a good balance between the somber, introspective ballads and more rocking fare. TIB fails in this respect; every track is moody and slow, and there are moments when one thinks that if it weren’t fran healy singing, you were listening to flower-child tambourine folk rock. Which, for the record, isn’t bad! but it’s not what I really wanted from Travis. this CD has some cheesy moments, but Healy’s voice lends an earnestness to the songs that makes them credible.
so the bottom line? great CD of singles, although it forms less of a cohesive “album” than TMW. current favorites are sing, flowers in the window, follow the light. last train is good too.
tonic – sugar
Penny Lane remains my weakness! I really need to get that frequent buyer card, or at least wear that t-shirt I bought years ago. This is a CD I’ve been meaning to pick up for a quite a while, and I’m glad steven made me succumb to the temptation. With 13 tracks that are more consistently good and “edgy” than the corresponding Goo Goo Dolls’ effort Dizzy Up the Girl, Sugar really is as sweet as its name, but continues to rock enough to not be saccharine. standout tracks: future says run, you wanted more, sugar, queen.
