Muse - Stockholm Syndrome

I won’t stand in your way
Let your hatred grow
And she’ll scream
And she’ll shout
And she’ll pray
And she had a name
Yeah, she had a name

And I won’t hold you back
Let your anger rise
And we’ll fly
And we’ll fall
And you’ll burn
No one will recall
No one will recall

This is the last time I’ll abandon you
And this is... the last time I’ll forget you
I wish I could

A friend of mine recently turned me on to this band Muse. They're comparable to Radiohead, right around the time they put out The Bends. In fact, here's a scenario. Right after The Bends, Thom Yorke says to the band, "listen chums (i don't know if he'd say chums or not, but just shut the hell up anyway), I've been thinking. We have 2 choices....we can either begin writing completely synthesized music, which will be at the same time impressive, contemplative, unsettling, and haunting, or we can dumb it down a bit and continue to rock." Well, it's obvious which way Radiohead would have/has went, but if they'd have went the other way, they'd probably be sounding a lot like Muse today. Check them out...you won't be disappointed.

Anyhow, Stockholm Syndrome (the title of today's track) refers to the bond that sometimes forms between a captive and his kidnappers. It got me to thinking about that time I was kidnapped back in '87...those were the days.

Eminem - The Way I Am

Em's probably my favorite rapper (Snoop's definitely the man, but Eminem is much more creative), and this is definitely my favorite track on any of his albums. The flow is unreal!

I sit back with this pack of ZigZags
And this bag of this weed
That gives me the shit needed to be
The most meanest emcee on this - on this earth
And since birth I've been cursed with this curse to just curse
And just blurt this bezerk and bizarre shit that works
And it sells and it helps in itself
To relieve all this tension dispensing me

Of A Revolution - City On Down

Just a while ago my soul was confused, amused at what it did not know
But days went by and amusement cried
I decide it's time, I got to move on now
But I was so scared.
I was frightened, somewhat enlightened
So I changed shoes.
Now I walk through a valley of color much better than the other
way I did not know, but now we can be united.
Miracle, miracle sighted, and I'm pulling it in...

Spinal Tap - Sex Farm

A quick tribute to the gratest, loudest band of all time, Spinal Tap. If you haven't seen this movie, stop what you're doing and go rent it. Now. NOW. I'm serious....Blockbuster won't even charge you late fees if you don't return it on time, that's how good it is.

Sex farm woman
Don't you see my silo risin' high
Working on a sex farm
Hosing down your barn door
Bothering you livestock
They know what I need

Phish - David Bowie

The assignment was to take a song that already had lyrics, and to write a new set of lyrics. I'm sure the professor was looking for some real heartfelt material. If not, at the very least he was looking for more than two words. But that's what Bocky gave him. Without further adieu, here are the lyrics of the song that she rewrote. (I'm not going to tell you how she rewrote them. It's up to her.)

David Bowie

Have a hell of a weekend!

Remy Zero - Life In Rain

I once had marigolds for eyes.
I'd seem to fade on sunny days.
When it's cold as the rain outside,
well then, so am I.

So when it comes down,
you'll know I'm with you.
And how could I show you?
It feels good to know.
It feels good to know you.

We once had oceans left to fly,
now the trees and the river
have parted ways.
When it seems like the phone has died,
well then, so have I.

Whyte Seeds - No Right

So, the last time I was in NYC (2 years ago?) I saw a show at the world-famous CBGB's. When I got to the City, the first thing I did was check what was going on over there while I was around. The best bet was something called the "Swedish Invasion Tour". I thought, "Hey, there's some good music in Sweden, I think. Let's check it out. (And let's hope that they aren't lumping Iceland in there. Fuck Bjork.)" So I showed up like an hour early and had to wait outside until nearly "showtime". Apparently, this show wasn't as big as I thought it was going to be. That's what the front door guys at CBGB's thought anyway.

It turns out, the whole thing was this group of 6 or 7 punk/pop/rock bands from Sweden. The first one was really bad, and I really thought about leaving. I'm glad I didn't. Some of the bands were really great...and some of them were good, but had really, really hot Swedish women singing for them. So that upgraded them to 'great'. One that I really liked a lot was called 'Whyte Seeds'. They played about 4 or 5 songs, all of which sounded great live. Their guitarist was excellent (I was right up front, so I could pay close attention to how he tore up the fretboard....he was really great). Their lead singer was this little funny looking guy with a distinct voice, which really worked with their punk sound. And God were they loud!

They weren't selling merchandise at the bar (or if they were, I couldn't tell...it turned out to be very crowded), so when I got back to Indiana I did some searching, and found their EP on a Swedish reseller site. I payed the 18-dollars-American for a disc I wasn't convinced would ever get to me, but eventually it did. I can't even say it's a great cd, but it certainly holds some memories of NYC and CBGB's! (By the way, I just went to their site to buy their new full length cd, but I think I'll hold off. After shipping, it'll be around $30.)

Hope everyone had a great holiday season...boy am I glad to be back at work!!

No right It ain’t right to fight
No right I’m hard like evil dynamite
No right It ain’t right to fight
But I fight anyway just to make you stay

No right It ain’t right to steal
No right I got no sex appeal
No right It ain’t right to steal
But I steal anyhow anytime I feel