I mean, it's never going to go away, the theory and knowledge of chord structures and interpolated 2s and minor line cliches and song forms and modes and charts and acoustics.
HOWEVER, I am finally beginning to listen to music. New (to me) music. and enjoy it. without getting hung up on technicalities. It's glorious.
And, I'm refusing, out of respect for my fellow artists, to pirate it. I'm pretty sure iTunes is loving my patronage right now.
Albums I Have Recently Purchased
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It: Amazing modern neo-motown soul. Definitely a Detroit throwback.
Anthony Hamilton - The Point of It All: True R&B soul, nice thick buttery voice.
Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog - Soundtrack: If you aren't familiar, get familiar at www.drhorrible.com
Mark Ronson - Version: London based DJ, covers pop songs in a style that I like to call 'Spy Music'. Lots of horns..
My Morning Jacket - Z: Psychedelic indie Americana ish rock thing. It makes me want to lie on the floor in a pitchblack room. I'm a weird kid.
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night: Probably the most highly recommended album (from others to me) in a very long time. It's like Journey had a love child with Radiohead and Jonny Lang. It's thisclose to being 'mainstream pop music' right now, but whatevs, it's solid music and it's damn catchy.
all worthy of an open-minded listen.
So, Joyfully, I can't wait to listen to my iPod on my commute! This hasn't happened for the longest time. I've been waiting to enjoy music again.
