Down, Set, Go!

Okay...so while it's been awhile since I've listened to heavy metal/screamo, the like and whatnot, I have suddenly come to have a craving for it. I haven't listened to heavy stuff since I was like 15. I used to be an avid fan of bands like Underoath, Showbread, Emery...probably some others I'm forgetting. Here's some Underoath.



While this is probably not very hipstery, I do enjoy it. I am not really by definition a hipster. But I do listen to a large quantity of musc that most people, especially in this area, have never heard of.

ANYWHO

This song...I somehow became obsessed with for a line in it that I simply adored for it's truth.
"Let's forget all pretense of what they thought we should be; what liars we can be."

I took a fond interest in Underoath, all by accident. My parents first heard them and thought them to be maniacs who couldn't sing and you couldn't understand the words. I never did either but somehow, I became attracted to the sound. It grew on me. First song by them I came to love was "It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door." I could obviously see it was a Lord of the Rings quote. But very clever I thought. and it was partly because of Underoath...that I began to write poetry. Probably not the best poetry in the world but it was poetry. Like them, I thought I could come up with random titles for my poems and think it was "creative." I cannot recall the poem itself (I still have it somewhere in my files, I'm just too stubborn to look it up) called "There are dead people in the graveyard." For some stupid reason, I found this to be a unique title and called myself a writer. I have since then stepped up a notch (not as far as you would think of a writer) but I'm not as stupid as I once was. Still am, just not as much.

I grew to love more and more of their songs and eventually, bought several of their albums. Two of their albums I have come to love and love almost every once of the songs on those two albums. (They're Only Chasing Safety) and Define the Great Line.

Now where I've not listened to them since I was 15 (rarely do I listen to them anymore) It's been interesting to hear the news of what all has happened to them, such as when Aaron Gillespie left the band to continue with his own band The Almost. As much as The Almsot is a good band and all, I was disappointed to hear he left and never really listened to them after that. The Almost is okay now but too naive for me. If you don't get what I mean by that, well then, don't get me started. I've gone to church long enough to know how really stupid most Christians can get. I love Aaron Gillespie. I think he's hot and all. Great voice and drumming skills. But he's gotten too Christian for my tastes.

I still love their old songs and I love The Almost's Southern Weather album. Other than that, I've not listened to any of their new stuff. It is just nice to go back and listen to some old music I was once a hardcore fan of.

Here Comes Your Man

With the talk about tornados and everyone freaking out about their lives and such, I've been enjoying everything I've seen. I know I'm the oddball in the large quantity of people in my area but I have my reasons for why I enjoy this kind of weather. While everyone is scared...I've become quite excited. It's dangerous. and I like it. and it reminds me of a story of a song about earthquakes.



I first heard this song in 500 Days of Summer. Tom Hansen sings it at a karaoke bar in the movie. I adored his rendition and of course had to check out the original version for myself. I can't recall if i liked the Pixies version at first or not but I do love it now. the one I first heard was Meaghan Smith's rendition of it. Soft, sweet, cute. but noting like the Pixies.

I later on became kind of fascinated by the lyrics of the song and decided to check out a little bit of it's background. Of course, like any noob of the internet, I went to wikipedia to see what it had to say. It may or may not be a true story but from what it says, it reminds me of my current situation with this tornado.

Black Francis, frontman of The Pixies and writer of the song itself, says this in an interview about the song.
"I've been through a few earthquakes, actually, 'cause I grew up in California. I was only in one big one, in 1971. I was very young and I slept through it. I've been awake through lots of small ones at school and at home. It's very exciting actually—a very comical thing. It's like the earth is shaking, and what can you do? Nothing."

So there you have it. One piece of trivia I like so well from music. And while earthquakes and tornados differ in many ways they have one thing in common; they are dangerous. So..enjoy the tornado. :)