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Musical Obsessions

July 19, 2006 12:17 AM

o, lately, I've been going through phases where i"m irrationally attached to a song for a few days/weeks at a time. Just ask anyone who had to drive around with me during the few weeks when I couldn't listen to any song other than Alice in Chains' "Rain When I Die." I burned a CD with just that song on it. It was awesome.

Then, I went through a brief "River Euphrates" period. That was a rather short period, though.

Now, I've moved on to two other songs. The first is "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen. Listen, that song kicks ass. I don't know why, but it had never really appealed to me before. But now I can't stop listening to it.

The second is "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder. That, also, is an awesome fucking song.

If things follow their usual course, I should be totally burned out on these songs by sometime in the middle of next week. Then the process will start all over again with another kick-ass song.

One problem I'm having, though, is that I haven't made a significant addition to my music collection in some time. I don't have enough time to scour through the crap that's out there to find some non-crap. It's literally been months since I found an awesome band I hadn't previously heard of. That band was the Arcade Fire. Now, I'm desperate for something new. Any suggestions?

5 Comments

Anonymous Law Student said:

I don't really know what you're into...my expertise is really in the punk/ska area...and since most people hate (see: closeminded) good ska, I'm just too nervous to offer a good suggestion.

July 19, 2006 4:36 AM

LawNut said:

In terms of new bands (or rather bands that I have just recently been listening to), I like She Wants Revenge a lot. But nothing ever beats The Boss! ;-)

July 20, 2006 3:00 PM

Chrystal said:

Trance is where its at!!

July 20, 2006 4:13 PM

dominique! said:

the format is a band i recently discovered via myspace, and i think they're great. since i like the arcade fire, maybe you'll like them.

also, Steel Train and Belle and Sebastian are good.

and you should check out pandora. you type in music you like and they try to play more music like that, it's pretty hIsmael.
happy listening :)

July 20, 2006 8:45 PM

Vice said:

Sure, if by "it," you mean "crap."

July 26, 2006 4:26 PM