Things that Make Me Happy (1/8)
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wishfulclickingI'm ALIVE!!!!
Three days even isn't one of my longest breaks but it definitely felt longer. It was needed though. Amanda Palmer's twitter linked me to the Lefsetz blog and then I was just hooked.
Onward to other things--
Things that Make Me Happy (1/8)
1. For the next eight days, post about at least one thing that makes you happy.
2. Tag eight other people to spread the positivity.
One thing that has always been a constant source of joy for me is finding new music. Usually this happens when I'm not even expecting it, I'll have an album for over a year and never play it and then by chance I play it and I find music that I love (FOB), a friend burns me a CD (Jagged Little Pill), or a I catch part of a music video and I commit minor acts of accidental theft (Chevelle). No matter how I find the music, I'm always thankful for it.
A more concrete example of my happiness: Gaslight Anthem.
I first heard about them via jason tate from AP.net. Know what, how I heard about them is not the important part; the important part is that I did hear about them.
Why I love this right now: Gaslight excels at telling great stories with simple lyrics. The music sounds present too; and they used chains in part of their song. I'm kind of sucking at description at the moment, so let me share the goods.
Great Expectations -- Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you
The '59 Sound -- I was playing a show down the road when your spirit left your body...but I still know the song and the words
Miles Davis & the Cool -- watch me show my restraint by not posting so many lyrics from this one song; it's my favorite off the entire album I never had a good thing, and I always had the blues
So those are my three favorite tracks off of the album, which I can actually listen all the way through without getting frustrated.
P.S. On a tangent, know what else makes me happy? Getting Gaslight Anthem tickets for $20 for May 3rd!
I tag EVERYBODY (but especially![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
awkwardlurker because I know she doesn't mind memes) \o/
Three days even isn't one of my longest breaks but it definitely felt longer. It was needed though. Amanda Palmer's twitter linked me to the Lefsetz blog and then I was just hooked.
Onward to other things--
Things that Make Me Happy (1/8)
1. For the next eight days, post about at least one thing that makes you happy.
2. Tag eight other people to spread the positivity.
One thing that has always been a constant source of joy for me is finding new music. Usually this happens when I'm not even expecting it, I'll have an album for over a year and never play it and then by chance I play it and I find music that I love (FOB), a friend burns me a CD (Jagged Little Pill), or a I catch part of a music video and I commit minor acts of accidental theft (Chevelle). No matter how I find the music, I'm always thankful for it.
A more concrete example of my happiness: Gaslight Anthem.
I first heard about them via jason tate from AP.net. Know what, how I heard about them is not the important part; the important part is that I did hear about them.
Why I love this right now: Gaslight excels at telling great stories with simple lyrics. The music sounds present too; and they used chains in part of their song. I'm kind of sucking at description at the moment, so let me share the goods.
Great Expectations -- Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you
The '59 Sound -- I was playing a show down the road when your spirit left your body...but I still know the song and the words
Miles Davis & the Cool -- watch me show my restraint by not posting so many lyrics from this one song; it's my favorite off the entire album I never had a good thing, and I always had the blues
So those are my three favorite tracks off of the album, which I can actually listen all the way through without getting frustrated.
P.S. On a tangent, know what else makes me happy? Getting Gaslight Anthem tickets for $20 for May 3rd!
I tag EVERYBODY (but especially
awkwardlurker because I know she doesn't mind memes) \o/
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Date: 2009-04-13 03:09 am (UTC)I missed you!
I'm stealing this music! I went out yesterday and bought some We Are Scientists cause it was six dollars and why the hell not?
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Date: 2009-04-13 03:11 am (UTC)I hope you enjoy the songs! I got this album for 8.00 so I was so very happy.
(We have to get on AIM sometime this week.)
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Date: 2009-04-13 03:17 am (UTC)I'm sure they will be awesome!
(heck yes we do!)
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Date: 2009-04-13 12:29 pm (UTC)I saw them open for Rise Against and was blown away with how good they were. My respect only increased after I actually listened to their album. Great guys, and excellent music.
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Date: 2009-04-14 01:45 am (UTC)I'm glad to hear that you liked them live too; I've read great things about their live show, but it always makes me feel better to hear it from an actual person.