.sorry this one is a little late getting out. i didn't make it out to go cd adventuring until friday and then i was busy friday night and all day saturday working and going to the sweet basement show. but i am back now and can finally regail all with my tale of wackiness that occurred during this weeks adventure.
.i had no idea what was going to end up happening this time out. i decided the next week would be when i expand my picks to cover the entire store and not just pop rock but for this trip i decided to still keep it simple. so i got my pick from ashley at work which was Tee Twenty Six Four and with my trusty side kick jamie i headed to the store to see what it was.
.and the funny thing was it ended up being tegan and sara. which i have all the albums. but also there was no fourth cd so i had to pick another one. so since jamie was with me i let him pick the next one and just as we headed off my friend nate who works at hmv showed up and asked ARE YOU DOING THE RANDOM CD THING AGAIN. indeed i was. so off we went to go to the jay section to see what i would get. and it was almost daniel johnston. but alas there weren't any of his cd's in at all. so off we went quickly picking another set of letters and numbers. rushing to see what it would be. it was actually really crazy as we were heavily anticipating what wacky selection it could be. or lame selection. hopefully wacky. but once again when we got to the unicorns there wasn't one. curses. so one last try and first cd this time so whatever it was if there was an artist there i would get that one.
.and lo and behold i ended up with the essential georgia satellites.
.i do not know much about this band. i do know that i fell in love with the cover and back tray pictures of the band. bad ass dudes from the mid to late eighties. jean jackets. big hair. way too much chest hair.
.it was glorious.
.and i went to purchase this amazing cd.
.really it's not too bad actually. i don't mind it too much. it's just some eighties southern rock that isn't too mind blowing but it's fun and it reminds me kind of of growing up and listening to rock back in the day especially such mind blowing tracks as Keep Your Hands To Yourself and Whole Lotta Shakin. it's pretty decent. it's nothing that i think i would ever get really into but i feel as tho it's good background music. something to put in the background while working on some project or writing a letter or even on some road trip playlist. my personal favorite track tho has to be Another Chance. a jangly southern ballad with extremely twangy guitars and a heavy skynnard vibe to it. not too shabby.
.all in all not a bad little listen.
.a nice greatest hits package i would think.
.guiltily pleasurable.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
week one. july eleven. battles. mirrored.
.this is week one of my random cd adventures. i'll assume you read the introduction and you have a basic idea of what is going on. i am pretty excited about this idea and i have no idea what i will end up with each week so it will be interesting to see what gems i will find and what garbage i will spend twenty dollars on. but i love music and whatever happens will happen.
.the funny thing is though that i set out on an adventure to find something cool and interesting and different maybe and as it turns out my choice is something that many people are familiar with. well music lovers of the underground hip variety. i love how i am accidentally hip i suppose. maybe that's how i am in general.
.oh well. regardless.
.i went in to hmv looking for B twenty three number 4 and what i found i was not even remotely prepared for. i thumbed through until i got to number twenty three and that would be something called battles.
.i have never heard of this band at all but i knew that the packaging was definately intriguing and it was brand new so maybe i was on to something.
.so i went and paid for my mystery cd and a friend of mine was working and he seemed excited that i was buying the disc. I KNOW I SHOULD KNOW WHO THIS IS he said. i told him what i was doing and it was random I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS BUT IT LOOKS PRETTY SWEET said i. i paid my twenty dollars and was on my way.
.i headed back to the office and carefully opened the packaging and marveled in it's beautiful cardboard packaging and unfolded the mini poster of the bands instruments and jam space i assumed. and i popped the cd in.
.i still am not sure how i feel about the disc really. it caught me completely off guard. i had no idea what to expect really at all and even listening to it again i am still wrapping my mind around it. it's a pretty avant garde piece of musical goodness that is for sure. the garbled vocoder tinged melodies that dart back and forth throughout the songs mixed with the glorious keyboards that base most of the tracks. and the guitarists riffs seer and dance setting a mood of excitement and anticipation throughout the disc. it's definately an interesting rock album with a cyborg electric heart.
.i like it. it's really interesting and definately something alot more different than what i normally would pick up.
.i'm no musical expert that is for certain. i just like good music and like to experience things alot different than say listening to the same five songs on the radio. this battles disc has already made quite the impression on me and i'm sure after some more listening it will grow on me more.
.some songs are sweet.
.some are creepy.
.some are definately catchy.
.i'll definately be listening to this for some time to come i believe.
.enjoyable.
.the funny thing is though that i set out on an adventure to find something cool and interesting and different maybe and as it turns out my choice is something that many people are familiar with. well music lovers of the underground hip variety. i love how i am accidentally hip i suppose. maybe that's how i am in general.
.oh well. regardless.
.i went in to hmv looking for B twenty three number 4 and what i found i was not even remotely prepared for. i thumbed through until i got to number twenty three and that would be something called battles.
.i have never heard of this band at all but i knew that the packaging was definately intriguing and it was brand new so maybe i was on to something.
.so i went and paid for my mystery cd and a friend of mine was working and he seemed excited that i was buying the disc. I KNOW I SHOULD KNOW WHO THIS IS he said. i told him what i was doing and it was random I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS BUT IT LOOKS PRETTY SWEET said i. i paid my twenty dollars and was on my way.
.i headed back to the office and carefully opened the packaging and marveled in it's beautiful cardboard packaging and unfolded the mini poster of the bands instruments and jam space i assumed. and i popped the cd in.
.i still am not sure how i feel about the disc really. it caught me completely off guard. i had no idea what to expect really at all and even listening to it again i am still wrapping my mind around it. it's a pretty avant garde piece of musical goodness that is for sure. the garbled vocoder tinged melodies that dart back and forth throughout the songs mixed with the glorious keyboards that base most of the tracks. and the guitarists riffs seer and dance setting a mood of excitement and anticipation throughout the disc. it's definately an interesting rock album with a cyborg electric heart.
.i like it. it's really interesting and definately something alot more different than what i normally would pick up.
.i'm no musical expert that is for certain. i just like good music and like to experience things alot different than say listening to the same five songs on the radio. this battles disc has already made quite the impression on me and i'm sure after some more listening it will grow on me more.
.some songs are sweet.
.some are creepy.
.some are definately catchy.
.i'll definately be listening to this for some time to come i believe.
.enjoyable.
introduction
.this all began as a kind of joke at work. i was bored, and was thinking about getting a new cd but wasn't really sure what i should get. i am tired of just buying the same old things that i like so i decided to do something about it and buy something random.
.what a fantastic idea.
.so i start to talk to my co worker and we formulate a plan.
.i ask him to pick a letter from in the alphabet and that will be the name section to start in at the music store.
.then i ask him to pick a number between one and fifty that i think will cover alot of what he chose.
.and lastly choose between one and five for which cd is in the artists selection that i should get.
.so i head down to hmv with the numbers and letter i got. section B. the 23rd artist. and the fourth cd. and i honestly haven't been this excited in a long time. what could it be. what would i end up with. no matter what it was minus if it is something i already have i was going to buy it. i really had no idea what i was going to get. so once i got into hmv i headed to the rock section to B and started counting. the original choice .was number eleven. that would have been randy bachman. if it was twenty four it would have been bahaus. instead i got something i was not expecting at all.
.you can read about it in the next blog.
.but that is just the beginning of how this is going to work. i am going to do this once a week. and at least try other stores other than just hmv but it's convenient for me and does have a pretty vast selection. i am excited on this. i have no idea what i will end up with.
.but it's going to be an adventure nonetheless.
.what a fantastic idea.
.so i start to talk to my co worker and we formulate a plan.
.i ask him to pick a letter from in the alphabet and that will be the name section to start in at the music store.
.then i ask him to pick a number between one and fifty that i think will cover alot of what he chose.
.and lastly choose between one and five for which cd is in the artists selection that i should get.
.so i head down to hmv with the numbers and letter i got. section B. the 23rd artist. and the fourth cd. and i honestly haven't been this excited in a long time. what could it be. what would i end up with. no matter what it was minus if it is something i already have i was going to buy it. i really had no idea what i was going to get. so once i got into hmv i headed to the rock section to B and started counting. the original choice .was number eleven. that would have been randy bachman. if it was twenty four it would have been bahaus. instead i got something i was not expecting at all.
.you can read about it in the next blog.
.but that is just the beginning of how this is going to work. i am going to do this once a week. and at least try other stores other than just hmv but it's convenient for me and does have a pretty vast selection. i am excited on this. i have no idea what i will end up with.
.but it's going to be an adventure nonetheless.
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