Origin of Symmetry

I told you it would be a while between posts. I still don't have regular access to a computer, so updates will still be few and far between.

Moving on with this new series that no one cares about but me...

Muse's second album, Origin of Symmetry!

On this album, you can really hear Matt Bellamy stretch his legs a bit. Showbiz was great, but only hinted at where his song-writing was heading. Here, Muse begins to truly define their sound. Both guitar and bass utilize heavy distortion on most of the album, and the keyboard shows its face in nearly all of the songs. Many of the songs feature a drastic change in sound mid-song.

It's hard for me to list some of my favorite highlights of this album. How about the whole album? Eh, almost...

I guess I'll begin by pointing out the ones that I don't connect with as much. I've never really been able to get into "Darkshines." It has an awesome bass line, but for some reason, it just doesn't grab me as much as the rest of the album. "Screenager" might not be one of my favorites either. I like it, but don't love it.

So let's call the highlights every other song on Origin of Symmetry, shall we? If I have to pick an absolute favorite, let's go with "Citizen Erased." It's seven minutes and twenty seconds of pure unadulterated genius.

I don't have much else to say today, so I suppose I shall leave you with a video from this album. This song contains my favorite guitar riff ever, and I absolutely love it! Here's "Plug In Baby." I'd like to post the official video to it, but I can't find one that allows embedding. Anyway, here's the audio, at least! Enjoy!

Showbiz

So, my computer is currently out of commission. Blogs will be few and far between until I can get it up and running again. It's definitely a massive inconvenience.

Anyway, in music news...all I've been able to listen to is Muse. I am reminded of the movie Juno. Jason Bateman's character (was that his name?) let Juno borrow an album by Sonic Youth (his favorite band). When she gave it back she said, "When you're used to listening to the raw power of the Stooges, everything else just sounds cute by comparison." That's probably not verbatim, but you get the idea. Right now, that's how I feel about everything else. I know this is just a phase, but for the moment, everything that's not Muse sounds a little amateur and uninspired to me. Like I said, I'll get my fill soon, and I'll start listening to my other music again. Haha.

Because I have nothing better to talk about tonight (and even though I know not many Muse fans will be visiting my blog), I think I'll spin my album opinions for you.

Let's start with Showbiz. I love this album. Maybe not the way that I love the others, but it still has its highlights. "Unintended" is my favorite song on the album, and my third favorite song by the band ever. In my opinion, it's the most beautiful love song ever written. Chromatic harmonies, melodic sequencing, and beautiful lyrics all come together to create something truly incredible. The album's namesake is another favorite. "Showbiz" is a brooding song that builds and builds throughout the entire 5 or 6 minutes. I think this song is a great indication of where the band was heading developmentally. Those two are my absolute favorites from the album, but the whole album is really great. It was released in 1999 and definitely stands out amongst the other rock sounds of the time. It's not perfect though. "Overdue" leaves something to be desired for me. It's alright, and I still sing along with it when I get to that track on the album, but it's terribly repetitive.

I'll visit the next album in the next entry, whenever that is. As I mentioned earlier, my computer access is limited right now. But I'll get to it when I get to it.

For your listening pleasure, here's "Unintended."

Muse. Live. Amazing.

There really are no words to describe last night. It was the best night of my life (so far, anyway). I'm gonna try to describe all this awesomeness to you, and I'll also try to do you the favor of making it short. I'll try, anyway...

First off, the MONEY. $58 for a ticket. $50 in gas, $15 to park, $32 for a shirt, and $9 for a beer (a big one). But I don't regret a penny! The only way the night could have been better is if I had had someone with me to share the experience with. I might have also liked to have a decent camera on hand, so that I could show everyone how awesome everything was (but the entire thing is burned into my brain forever, so I don't need a camera to remind me). It would probably have been pretty awesome to be on the floor. But really, my seat was good. Actually, there probably weren't any bad seats in the arena.

The Silversun Pickups went first. They were really good. It made me wish that I had been able to catch them when they came through Knoxville. It was pretty standard concert fare. Brian was energetic on stage, and his banter was funny. There was a girl down front in the crowd who had flashing devil horns on her head. He kept talking about them between songs. I had to take off to the restroom (remember that beer? Yeah...but I didn't miss much at all), and when I came back, Brian was wearing them! Haha. And he actually gave them back to her when they were done performing.

Behind them, there were these...things. They were like big buildings, with this cloth over them. Before their last two songs (They closed with "Panic Switch" and "Lazy Eye"), Brian said to the crowd, "So, you've probably noticed these things behind us. Well, we didn't bring'em. But you know who did, right? MUSE brought'em! And they're gonna use the shit out of'em, too!" So, I'm wondering what the hell these things are for, and what Muse are going to do with them.

The wait between bands was excruciating. And I couldn't see what they were setting up. They pulled the Silversun Pickups' equipment off the stage, but they weren't moving anything else out there. Finally, the lights went out. In the darkness, the buildings become illuminated. One by one, each window lights up. Then the scene changes. Playing across the buildings is a scene of stairs with silhouetted figures slowing moving up. There's an eerie intro playing over the speakers. As the silhouetted figures stop making their trek up the stairs, they begin to fall away. Meanwhile, I'm thinking, "Where's Muse? I still don't see anything being moved on stage?" No sooner have I thought that when simultaneously the cloth falls away and the music starts. Where's Muse? Right here:

How awesome is that? No, that's not my picture. The only camera I had was my phone, and it can't take a picture like that. They didn't stay up there all night. The bottom half of the pillars moved, and would lower them to stage level and they'd move around and play. The top parts of the pillars would still always have awesome effects going on.

Anyway, from the second the music started (They opened with "Uprising") to the last song of the night ("Knights of Cydonia"), I didn't stop moving. This was actually the first show I've ever been to where I've known every lyric to every song played. Usually at shows, by the end, I'm ready for it to be over. I'll think, "This has been awesome, but I'm tired and hungry." Not last night. I didn't want it to end. I never felt tired. I never felt hungry. They could have played every song in their catalogue, and I still would have begged for more. The energy was amazing. It wasn't just awesome stage effects that made this show the best one I've ever been to. It was the energy. There was so much energy in each song. I think I even have a new love for "United States of Eurasia," which I never even really liked, after seeing it live. You better believe I was throwing my fist in the air and screaming "SIA" along with the rest of the arena (a part in the song that normally makes me cringe a little on the album).

When they came back out to play "Knights of Cydonia," I knew it would be the last song of the night. There's no way to top that song. I thought the crowd was getting into it before then, but the crowd went nuts during this whole song.

I wish I could relive last night over and over again. But I'm a little worried about every other show I'm going to see. How will I ever be able to properly enjoy a show again? What do you do after you've climbed Mt. Everest?

Anyway, I'm not gonna leave a video today. I'm going to marinate in my memories for a little bit.

P.S. Sorry for the format. For some reason, my paragraphs aren't separating the way they should, and I can't figure out why.

On the Rocks V

Muse tomorrow night! I can't wait. I still don't think it has completely sank in yet. I think part of me is still afraid that something will happen that will keep me from making it there. Here's hoping for a safe, uneventful trip to Nashville!

On the Rocks V is what's currently in my truck's CD player. I really like this mix, too. Seeing as how it's in my truck, I don't have the actual track list on hand, but I know what songs are on it, so who cares what order they're in, eh? Anywho, here it is!

1. Phoenix - "1901"

2. Cage the Elephant - "Back Against the Wall"

3. Creed - "Overcome"

4. Death Cab for Cutie - "Meet Me on the Equinox"

5. Paramore - "Brick by Boring Brick"

6. Chevelle - "Letter from a Thief"

7. 30 Seconds to Mars - "Kings and Queens"

8. Pearl Jam - "Just Breathe"

9. Halestorm - "It's Not You"

10. AFI - "Medicate"

11. Foo Fighters - "Wheels"

12. Slipknot - "Snuff"

13. Breaking Benjamin - "I Will Not Bow"

14. Cavo - "Crash"

15. Flyleaf - "Again"

16. Rise Against - "Savior"

17. Three Days Grace - "Break"

18. Smile Empty Soul - "Don't Ever Leave"

19. Weezer - "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"

20. Theory of a Deadman - "By the Way"

21. Paramore - "Ignorance"

I don't really have much to comment on for that mix. There are very few on this one that I'm not psyched about. It's a great mix. For the most part, I think I did pretty well at remembering the order. I know I didn't leave anything out. There's definitely 21 songs on it.

Anyway, the next time you hear from me, I'll be utterly and completely high on Muse. I can't wait. This is going to be unbelievable. The song I'm going to leave you with is from the above mix. It's been stuck in my head all day. Seriously, I've been singing the chorus over and over again for several hours. If it weren't such a good song, it would be really annoying...

On the Rocks IV

Here's something random that I've been thinking about a lot lately. I'm not sure that very many people I know share this train of thought. Everyone looks forward to the future, right? Where will I work? Where will I live? Will I get married? Have children? Here's the thought that plagues my mind: what will my children think of the music I'm listening to right now? How will we view what's playing on the radio currently some 20 or 30 years form now? It seems to me that somehow even the worst songs become cool in hindsight. For a while, 80s pop was the mockery of the music timeline. Now? Someone turns on "Rock Me Amadeus" or "Turning Japanese" at a party, and it's the coolest thing ever. When Weezer's Pinkerton came out in 1996, it was NOT commercially successfully, and critics ripped it up and down. Now, those same critics are praising it as one of the best albums of the 1990s (one of the reasons why I could care less about what the critics have to say). Anyway, that's just been something that's been on my mind lately. Thought I would share that with you.

Continuing the series, here's my track list for OtR4!

1. Breaking Benjamin - "Until the End"

That was the song that began my relationship with BB.

2. Hoobastank - "So Close, So Far"

Typical 'stank emo-fare.

3. Sixx: A.M. - "Life Is Beautiful"

4. Franz Ferdinand - "No You Girls"

Look out. That song could cause you to spontaneously dance...

5. Hinder - "Get Stoned"

6. Papa Roach - "I Almost Told You That I Loved You"

7. Tool - "Sober"

Oldest song in the whole series! 1993!

8. Company of Thieves - "Oscar Wilde"

One of the few indie bands that I've stumbled upon and liked.

9. Adelitas Way - "Invincible"

I don't think that I would like that band as much if I hadn't seen them live so much. April 13th will be the 4th time!

10. Saving Abel - Drowning (Face Down)

I think I might like this song better than "Addicted."

11. Seether - "Fake It"

12. Linkin Park - "New Divide"

13. Staind - "Fade"

That was the song I was looking for when I found "Everything Changes."

14. Royal Bliss - "Save Me"

Stumbled across this new band. I really like their sound. Hope the rest of the rock fans out there learn about them soon, too!

15. Jet - "She's a Genius"

16. The Offspring - "Half-Truism"

Love that one!

17. Halestorm - "I Get Off"

Those guys are DEFINITELY my favorite new band of 2009! Seen them live 3 times! Great show!

18. Muse - "Uprising"

For being their most successful single in the U.S., it's pretty low on my list when compared to the rest of their songs.

19. Buckcherry - "Crazy Bitch"

20. Deftones - "Change (In the House of Flies)"

And that's that! I love this one, too! I made it at the same time as OtR3, and this one also has older songs mixed in with the then-current tunes. I think 3 and 4 could be my favorite mixes...

Tomorrow, I'll let you in on part 5! And here's a song for tonight, from the aforementioned mix. :)

On the Rocks III

Continuing my little series...

I made parts III and IV at the same time. It breaks the rules a little bit. I included older songs, too. I had been listening to the radio a lot when I made these, and it made me realize that there were a lot of great songs that would fit into the sound of this series, but not the timeline. And I didn't quite have half of each, so I wouldn't have been able to split it into one CD of older songs, and one of the newer. So...I thought, Hey! It's my series! I can break the rules if I want! So here's OtR3!

1. Trapt - "Contagious"

That song didn't fare well in popularity, and the local station doesn't play it anymore, but I really like it.

2. Staind - "Everything Changes"

I've actually never heard this one on the radio, but I discovered it trying to find another Staind song. Being from 2006, it's one of the rulebreakers.

3. Finger Eleven - "Paralyzer"

Apparently, this song was pretty big. I was living in a musical vacuum at the time though, and I missed it. Buuuut, I'm back on track now.

4. Foo Fighters - "Best of You"

See explanation above. Heh.

5. Silversun Pickups - "Panic Switch"

Gonna see them this Monday! They're opening for Muse!

6. Chevelle - "Jars"

About to see them for the second time in April! Love this band!

7. 311 - "It's Alright"

8. Nickelback - "Burn It to the Ground"

9. Seether - "Driven Under"

10. Fireflight - "Unbreakable"

I have a thing for bands with female lead singers. Maybe because their songs are easier to sing along with?

11. Godsmack - "Whiskey Hangover"

I'm only lukewarm on that song.

12. Kings of Leon - "Notion"

13. Hollywood Undead - "Everywhere I Go"

14. Pearl Jam - "The Fixer"

15. Three Days Grace - "Riot"

16. Green Days - "21 Guns"

That is probably the only song in the whole series that I actually regret putting onto a mix. The more I hear it, the more I don't like it.

17. Shinedown - "Sound of Madness"

Lukewarm here, too.

18. Santana featuring Chad Kroeger - "Into the Night"

Definitely the poppy side of rock, but I have to admit to liking this song...

19. Framing Hanley - "Lollipop"

20. Lacuna Coil - "Spellbound"

21. hed(PE) - "Renegade"

So that's the third mix in the series. I really like that one. Except for "21 Guns." Seriously, what was I thinking?

The video for today is a gorgeous song that I'm hooked on. I've already seen Chevelle once, and I'm super excited to be seeing them again in April! So I thought I would share this song from their album This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In).

On the Rocks II

So, I've discovered a new source of new music. Actually, it's more like I've started utilizing an old source that I had forgotten about. Somewhere around a year ago, I stumbled upon a link to FMQB's newly added songs. I bookmarked it and completely forgot about it. I randomly remembered it when I sat down tonight to start working on a track list for the soon-to-be-made On the Rocks VI (is it sad that this is what I do with my free time? And that I REALLY enjoy doing it??). Why is this site not on my top-visited? I think it will be now. I listened to every song they have on there. Didn't like them all, but I discovered quite a few that I think I might never have heard of otherwise that I really love. I'm super excited about this.

Anyway, as promised, here's the track list to On the Rocks II! :) Again, some of the songs on here I just liked enough to put on the mix. I don't love all of them.

1. Cage the Elephant - "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"

They've come to Knoxville twice in the past several months, and I've had to miss them both times. Much sadness.

2. Depeche Mode - "Wrong"

3. Green Day - "Know Your Enemy"

I really miss the Dookie days.

4. Pop Evil - "100 in a 55"

5. Hollywood Undead - "Young"

I like this song wayyyy more than "Undead."

6. 311 - "Hey You"

7. Metallica - "Cyanide"

8. Incubus - "Black Heart Inertia"

9. Slipknot - "Dead Memories"

10. Rise Against - "Audience of One"

11. Mudvayne - "Do What You Do"

12. Papa Roach - "Lifeline"

I think that's my favorite song on this mix.

13. 10 Years - "Actions & Motives"

14. Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody"

15. Pearl Jam - "Brother"

16. Drowning Pool - "37 Stitches"

17. Seether - "Careless Whisper"

18. Disturbed - "The Night"

19. Shinedown - "Second Chance"

I'm really not as excited about this mix as I am the rest of the series. Most of these songs, I'm only lukewarm on. I'm not entirely sure why I went ahead and made it and didn't wait for more songs to come out. There's only about 7 or 8 songs on there that really get me going.

The song I'll leave you with tonight has nothing at all to do with the topic of this post. I just really love this song (and this band) and thought I'd share it with you. :) Oh, and this band is probably the king of concept albums. If you have the time (and the want-to), look it up sometime!

On the Rocks

Last January, I started a series of mixes. I called it On the Rocks. I make a new one every few months. A little something about me, is that I check the Billboards. I really only care about the rock charts, and I can't justify subscribing to the Billboard for just that. I really wish they offered various subscriptions. Like, you could subscribe to specific charts. But noooo, you have to subscribe to the whole damn thing. So why would I wish I could subscribe when it's posted online? Only some of it is actually available on the website. I can only access 1-20 of the Alternative Rock chart and 1-25 on the Rock Songs chart. For whatever reasons, they completely removed online access for non-subscribers to the Mainstream Rock chart.

Anyway, my point is that I check the Billboards every week and see what's new. Plus I listen to the local rock station. And that's where I get the material for my On the Rocks mixes. It's a collection of the newest rock songs that I've heard and liked. So every few months, as soon as I've got another CD's worth of new songs, I make a new one. I'm up to On the Rocks V now.

Anyways, here's the tracklist for the first installment, and I believe I made it in January 2009. While I like all of these songs, there's definitely some I have more love for than others.

1. Apocalyptica featuring Adam Gontier - "I Don't Care"

I LOVE this song. I like the original version better than the one released as the single in the U.S., and that's the version I put on here.

2. Blue October - "Dirt Room"

3. Disturbed - "Indestructible"

4. Hollywood Undead - "Undead"

5. 10 Years - "Beautiful"

This is the oldest song on the mix, I think. But I really love it, so I put it on anyway.

6. Kings of Leon - "Sex on Fire"

7. The Offspring - "Kristy, Are You Doing OK?"

That song is so pretty...

8. Incubus - "Love Hurts"

9. Nickelback - "Gotta Be Somebody"

The sap in me really loves that song.

10. Anberlin - "Feel Good Drag"

Love, love, LOVE that one!

11. Saving Abel - "Addicted"

12. The Killers - "Human"

I think I'm really liking The Killers' new style.

13. Paramore - "Decode"

I have a major weakness for Paramore.

14. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - "You Better Pray"

15. Seether - "Breakdown"

16. The Airborne Toxic Event - "Sometime Around Midnight"

I love how the layers get added throughout that song.

17. The Killers - "Spaceman"

18. Hoobastank - "My Turn"

This song should probably have not been the first single from their new album...

19. The Offspring - "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid"

That's another one of my favorites.

20. Theory of a Deadman - "Hate My Life"

I sing that one to myself a lot while I'm at work. It fits.

So there's that one! Tomorrow night, I'll post what's on On the Rocks II.

You didn't think I wouldn't leave you a song, did you? Of course not! This is my favorite song from this mix, and this is the original version that I used.

Love Your Life

I have a lot of mixes. So I thought I would introduce you to another one. Most of the ones that I have now have been made in the past 3 years, with a HUGE explosion in 2009. This one is my feel good mix. Most of the songs are really laid back, or just make me happy for one reason or another. :) I called it Love Your Life (except I drew a little heart instead of write "love."
1. Maroon 5 - "Sunday Morning"

This song reminds me of a gorgeous, sunny day that's not too hot, not too cold. Dunno why, but it puts me in a really good place.

2. Silverchair - "Straight Lines"

If you've only heard the Silverchair was so popular in the mid-90s, this is going to sound very different. This is from their 2007 album Young Modern.

3. Muse - "Feeling Good"

My favorite cover of this song.

4. No Doubt - "Hella Good"

Yeah, I have some songs that pop up on 2 or 3 mixes. This is one of them.

5. Alanis Morissette - U R

The guitar in this one is kinda...islandy...Official word, yes.

6. Panic at the Disco - "The only difference between martyrdom and suicide is press coverage"

Unlike the other songs, the lyrics in this one don't really contribute to the feel-good vibes I get from it. I think it's a combination of the beat, melody, and Brendon Urie's voice...

7. Modest Mouse - "Float On"

I didn't like this song when I first heard it. I think it only took a month of it playing on Fuse to fall in love with it.

8. Radiohead - "No Surprises"

Ok, so the song's about suicide. But it's happiest-sounding suicide song ever written!

9. The Killers - "Mr. Brightside"

A song about jealousy, but a HAPPY song about jealousy. I loved how the video was modeled from Moulin Rouge, too.

10. Silverchair - "Luv Your Life"

From their 4th album, Diorama. This song is soooooo relaxing.

11. Hoobastank - "Moving Forward"

Hoobastank's Every Man for Himself had some of the most positive lyrics ever.

12. Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend"

HA! Completely shameless! This songs causes dancing to happen behind the wheel of my truck.

13. Smashing Pumpkins - "Today"

Yeah...so this song's also about suicide...but the music is just so damn happy...

14. All-American Rejects - "Gives You Hell"

Who doesn't feel good about a song wishing hell on someone who sucks?

15. Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"

Best. Feel-good. Song. Ever.

16. Weezer - "Island in the Sun"

This song has by-far the cutest video ever. Weezer playing with baby animals. Yeah. THAT cute.

17. Dashboard Confessional - "Vindicated"

This song is a double whammy. It was playing on Fuse all the time during my favorite summer ever, and Dashboard Confessional was the first band I ever saw live. That night was awesome!

18. Paramore - "Hallelujah"

I love to sing along with Hayley Williams.

19. Black Eyed Peas - "Where Is the Love?"

Best beat ever. I think this album marked the end of the Black Eyed Peas making meaningful music.

20. Jet - "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?"

:D

And that's my happy album! :D This mix never fails to cheer me up.

For the vid today, I'm gonna advertise a new release. The Gorillaz hit with their 3rd album this week. Their new single's not doing so well so far, but I like it. It's a little different, but it still rubs me the right way.

Blast from the Past

I'm still hooked on Ordinary Riches by Company of Thieves. I've been listening to "Pressure" and "Old Letters" nonstop.

But enough about that. I just thought I would give you the track list to one of my mixes. I made several mixes throughout high school, but not many of them have actually survived the years. There was a mysterious goo incident that destroyed most of a stack of them...

But a mix I made the summer of 2003 still exists. This mix was mostly some old favorites of mine with a few new discoveries thrown in.

1. "Virtual Insanity" by Jamiroquai.

I didn't discover this song then, I just slapped in on a mix at that point. I still love that song. It had an awesome video, too.

2. "Killing Me Softly" by The Fugees

Still one of my favorite covers. The melody is mostly identical to Roberta Flack's original, but through in that R&B beat, and the song has a completely different sound.

3. "Hella Good" by No Doubt

I was fascinated by this song because it was so different from the third-wave ska sound of Tragic Kingdom.

4. "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy

This song is too funny. Though lately, it's lost a little bit of its humor...

5. "Last Resort" by Papa Roach

Good ole angry rock. Still like this song.

6. "Ghetto Supastar" by Pras ft. Mya and ODB

HA! I used to know all the words to this. Can't say that about many rap songs. Sadly, I seem to have forgotten most of them...

7. "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye

Who DOESN'T have this song on a mix somewhere?

8. "This Is the New Shit" by Marilyn Manson

I added this song on my sister's recommendation. I'm not really a Marilyn Manson fan, but this song is funny.

9. "Clint Eastwood" by Gorillaz

I didn't like this song at first, but it grew on me.

10. "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence

At the time that I made this mix, I had just discovered this song, and I thought it was the coolest freakin' thing in the world.

11. "I'm With You" by Avril Lavigne

Another song I had just discovered. I have to admit to having a thing for Avril Lavigne. I laugh at her interpretation of "punk," but secretly, I can sing along with her first two albums, front to back...

12. "Popular" by Nada Surf

If you haven't heard this song, go listen to it now. It's funny and pretty typical 90s action.

13. "Pepper" by Butthole Surfers

I hadn't heard this song in years, but I saw it on my sister's music library and I thought I would add it.

Well, that's it! Sadly, I didn't fill up the whole CD, but at the time, I couldn't really think of anything else that I wanted to put on there.

I still listen to this mix. It reminds me of that summer. It's a happy mix. :)

Some really random thoughts...

I've been buying a lot of albums lately. It's hard to keep up with. This is probably more of a dilemma to me than it is to most people. I don't think I quite think like the rest of the world. As I get ready to hop in my car, I flip through my CDs, and it takes me forever to figure out which one I want to take with me. That's not really a big deal, but what's weird is that I feel a little intimidated trying to make that little decision. Do I want to take a CD that I know really well and can sing along with? But if I do that, then I miss out on getting to know another album a little better. Or what about a mix? There's nothing like having no clue what song is gonna pop up next. But the majority of my mixes consist of released singles, and so many albums have real gems on them that were never released. Such a little decision, but there are so many things to consider...

There's almost always music playing in my apartment. But I don't really sit down and listen to whole albums here. I think part of that is not really having a stereo system. I know, right? What kind of music freak doesn't have a stereo? I'll tell you what kind: the broke kind. I do have a CD player here, but it's a little portable one that I keep in my bedroom so I can sleep to the radio. The music playing in my apartment is usually just random songs I look up on youtube or play from my Rhapsody library. And I like to throw on my headphones to help me get through the house-cleaning (when it actually happens).

Playing at this moment: Faith No More - "Epic"

I do most of my album listening in my truck. I'm the kind of person that will take the long route just to let a couple more songs play.

I wish I knew more song lyrics. I feel like I know a LOT of songs, but not really the lyrics. Maybe a lot of choruses. But really, I usually don't know the whole songs. Is it weird that I worry about that? I think so. Sometimes I wish I could download song lyrics into my head like in the Matrix or something.

I think I've taken you through quite the run of random thoughts. But I just had the urge to let you into my head a bit. These are things that I actually think about. A lot. So if you see me staring into space, I'm probably running through a song in my head, or plotting what album I want to try to get to know next.

As usual, I need to close out with a song. I just bought Ordinary Riches by Company of Thieves. I know I posted "Oscar Wilde" in a blog a few months ago, so I'll go with another song from that album. So far, I'm really liking this entire album.