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this isn't A levels
if your life was a movie would it be...
A) a comedy
B) a drama/suspense
C) a story of triumph
D) coming of age
E) an action film
F) a tragedy
recent music
the execution of all things - rilo kiley
transmission from the satellite heart, yoshimi battles pink robots - the flaming lips
clap your hands say yeah - clap your hands say yeah
final straw - snow patrol
royal tenebulms soundtrack
guero - beck
franz ferdinand - franz ferdinand
you're a woman, i'm a machine - death from above 1979
from a basement on a hill - elliot smith
if your feeling sinister - belle & sebastian
warnings / promises - idlewild
turn on the bright lights - interpol
to record water for ten days - john frusciante
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2002
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the execution of
all things
2002
*** 1/2
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nobody cares, including myself.
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the battle continues
snow patrol: final straw (2004) -vs- idlewild: warnings / promises (2005)
out of ten total points between the two albums 6.5 goes to snow patrol while the remaining 3.5 points go to idlewild. from these well produced albums (snow patrol with polyfor, idlewild with capital) final straw comes out on top. despite some upbeat songs, at the end of the day the more 'heartfelt' and memorable songs are not so joyful like snow patrol's 'run' and idlewild's 'love steals us from loneliness'. (pitchfork ratings, sp: 6.7, i: 6.2)
h&m @ moa
heather (nome) has brought it to my attention that h&m will be opening a store at the mall of america. this benefits me in no way seeing how i shopped at mainly marks & spencers, uniqlo, and topman. i guess its a step in the right direction for the largest mall in the united states.
new vs old
unkle: never, never land (2003) -vs- unkle: psyence fiction (1998)
out of ten total points between the two albums 2.5 goes to the newer album while the remaining 7.5 points go to the first album. although both albums were produced by james lavelle his choice to switch from dj shadow to richard file allowed for an album with less excitement and depth. (pitchfork ratings, pf: 9.8, nnl: 5.0)
rilo kiley: the execution of all things (2002) -vs- mirah: c'mon miracle (2004)
rilo kiley's album which i started listening to a couple weeks ago receives 4 pts and mirah gets 6 pts. although rilo kiley gets props for cleaver lyrics and solid guitar riffs and drumming mirah still gets my vote for her down beat and much more heart-felt lyrics. (pitchfork ratings, rk: 7.5, m: 8.5)
other
i'm in the process of being offically hired by the mortgage company i'm working for as an account manager. i'll keep my fingers crossed until i get my business cards. in the meantime the company softball league with keep me occupied. they have made me the lead off hitter and put in right-center, wicked.
you say i choose sadness and it never would have chosen me
drinking. alone. admittedly and not proudly, i'm on my fifth drink. saturday i drank with joe and co. on a night out in south minneapolis. sunday i drank and watched waking ned devine. monday i drank and listened to upbeat music. tuesday i drank with the other account managers. wednesday i drank and listened to mellow music.
recent music
the execution of all things - rilo kiley
worldwide underground - erykah badu
bang bang rock and roll - art brut
funeral - the arcade fire
turn on the bright lights - interpol
walnut whales, yarn & glue - joanna newsom
