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Hold That Sound
Hello everyone!
How are you all doing this week? Life in Pensive land has been wonderful, thank you for asking! Why wonderful? Well other than the obvious answer of "why not?" I think the best answer would have to be because of you. Yes you. Cause you're awesome. I'm gonna go ahead and assume that most everyone from the bonfire is reading this and ya know, if you weren't at the bonfire, something tells me you're pretty awesome as well. If you couldn't have guess already, the bonfire was a big success! It was tons of fun, with a wonderful turn out, and to top it off, we didn't get rained on this year. Not that I generally mind rain exactly, but I'm not a fan of being dirty and its pretty hard to go to the beach and get rained on and not go home a little messy. That's all beside the point of course and the only reason I brought it up was to illustrate that we did it last year and while two instances doesn't make a pattern, you can pretty much count on this being an annual event. It might not always fall on the 2nd weekend of October but we will make sure it happens every year. So yes, go a head and start planning for next year already. Its like in Nightmare Before Christmas when the Mayor goes to Jack's house the day after Halloween to start planning next Halloween. Yeah, I went there. I know its almost cliched to love that movie at this point but I don't mind, my love is pure.
What else might have gone on this week? Well, not much actually. We spent a lot of time getting ready for the big bonfire action and Julio and Jeremy spent the first half of the week sick so sadly, we weren't able to get much in the way of song writing done. But, I've gotta say, where we left off, we've made some good progress since we last spoke. We put the finishing touches on a newer one and finally nailed down this one song that's been giving us trouble for months upon months so it was quite productive. One is sweeping and epic and the other is punchy and raucous. Polar opposites yet still recognizable as Pensive creations. I think. We'll see. I mean, while the divisions weren't exactly deep on Artifacts, you can draw a line and put half the songs on one side and half on the other. You have the Live Fast/Red Letter Day side and the Lost Inside Your Heart/What Dreams May Come side. And then you kind have We're All Insane and Come With Me hanging out with each other in the middle. Which side do you like the best? I think my vote would have to be tallied in the Lost Inside Your Heart/What Dreams May Come column. I like to make lists and over analyze things. Anyway, if you're wondering, at this point, we're just writing new songs so we can be prepared for the future. Trust me, you'll be the first to know when plans are in place.
As you should well know, I do loves my video game action and I'm sure that at least some of you do too. And like most in our current economic situation, not many of us are exactly rolling the cash to finance our obsession. Which makes this week's Buy 2, Get 1 Free Toys R Us sale so lovely. Will I take advantage of it? I haven't decided yet since its still a sizable investment but there's a part of me that just can't let a sale like that go . . . Oh my silly internal dilemmas. At the very least, I thought it appropriate to let you know about it. Maybe you can take advantage of it for me and as long as one of us is saving money, I'll be happy :D And besides, sadly, the game I'm looking forward to most, Borderlands, doesn't come out till next week once the sale is over. Sad times. But I bet Uncharted 2 will be worth a purchase. We'll see. I'll let ya know next blog what I ended up deciding to do since I'm very very sure that you're all at the edge of your seats wondering, oh wondering, just what I might do and if I do go for it, which games will find their way into my possession for 2/3 off . . .
I left you last week with a little teaser about some potential cd reviews for this week and I think I might as well throw out some quick reviews. I mean, why not? Its not that my opinion matters but that's ok. Now, to give you fair warning, these are solely my opinions and if you disagree, it doesn't make either of us right or wrong. Let's start off my beloved AFI. I've been a rabid AFI coming up on 10 years here pretty soon. Though, growing up in the East Bay, I knew people that were AFI fans back when I was in 7th grade ('96/'97) so my history with them goes way back. Its just that back in those days, I didn't listen to any music. I was a late bloomer in that sense. Anyway, AFI is barely recognizable as the same band from way back then. To get to the point, I love their new cd. I really, really do. Its much less doom and gloom than their past 5 cds or so have been but it still works for me. Its still AFI, just a different season. Their love of the Cure has never been more apparent and it suits them well. And, this is going to sound odd, but this record almost has more in common with their first two cds than any since those early days. Why? No, its not cause its crappy punk rock, its that it has a looseness to it. It has the feeling that they had fun making it. Its just a wonderful, wonderful cd.
Moving along, let's make a quick stop in Canada and visit our friends in Moneen. Again, it is also a wonderful, wonderful cd. Is it as good as The Red Tree? No. Its not. But then again, that's like asking if Michaelangelo's next statue after The David was as good. Yes, I just compared Moneen to Michaelangelo. Here's the thing though: even if it falls just short of the high water mark left by The Red Tree, their new cd, The World I Want To Leave Behind is breath takingly marvelous. It widens their palatte with new sounds and textures. You've never heard Moneen this dark before and oddly enough, it fits them somehow and they pull it off. I had my doubts after my first listen, but the next time through, it all just clicked and I realized that they again have made a masterpiece. Don't know who Moneen is? Do yourself a huge favor and find out!
Lastly, Paramore. I don't wanna spend much time on this since I'm just going on and on and on. Is it a bad cd? No. Do I like it? No. Its as simple as that. I guess they wanted to "grow up" or something but this new sound just doesn't work for me at all. Hopefully it will connect with some people though. Maybe you.
That about does it for this week. Tune in next week when I . . . well, I dunno. When I talk about something.
The Pumpkin King
4:36 AM
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