I’ve decided that perhaps if I just keep writing about my writing, it will be things such as “Argh!” “Oh woo, I wrote a page!” and “Argh!” over and over so instead I’m going to write about something not writing related.
Rob Thomas brought out a new solo album in June and I am completely in love with it. It’s no surprise to anyone who knows me, I suppose, with Matchbox Twenty being my all time favourite band. I liked but didn’t love Rob’s first solo effort, perhaps it was too poppy for me following his music with the band. Wow, this album is seriously awesome. From “Her Diamonds” which Thomas wrote about his wife, who suffers from Lupus, to the hopeful, heartfelt “Someday” (my favourite lyric yet: “Maybe, someday, we’ll live our lives out loud…” I love it) this album really gripped me.
Also while I was listening, I was struck at the difference in quality between a CD and compressed music files (which you buy at places like iTunes) and have decided to always buy CDs from now on. They’re just better. And louder. And I don’t really like Apple because they whinge and moan about Microsoft’s alleged monopoly, and yet actively run their own. But that, I suppose, is a rant for another.
What music do you like? Which artist has really influenced you in your lifetime?
I have so many pieces of music I love and that have encapsulated moments of my life that I guess I am fond of the electronic storage being basically endless now…but I completely agree on all points with the difference in quality (some of itunes stuff is almost like they stood a tape recorder next to the speakers to rip the track) and the fact that itunes is annoying, totalitarian and very elitist. I don’t like my ipod because it is so user unfriendly…but I’m told by IT folk that the programmers who work for apple are geniuses and therefore complete out of touch with the real world – hence their constantly bringing out brilliant software that their hardware cannot support. Look, you’ve got me ranting too.
Re music I think I have such varied tastes and I’m more about ’soundtracks’. I think I will spend my lifetime collecting a lifetime of soundtrack.