“A cat in heat… on speed!” Those words, the words of my blessed wife, describe what she hears when we listen to Bob Dylan. Today it was when she heard “Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance” (“The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan”. Well, that’s HER opinion. What’s yours? My opinion is, of course, different from my [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2007’
Counting Crows – A History of Emotion – Part 5
A History of Emotion: Personal reflections on the words and music of Counting Crows PART 5 – Memories Are Films About Ghosts One For The Desert “This Desert Life” (1999) is the artistic low point for me. It comes off as unfocused and the product of some disinterest on the band’s part (and maybe a [...]
Counting Crows – A History of Emotion – Part 4
A History of Emotion: Personal reflections on the words and music of Counting Crows PART 4 – A Long October Through February Satellites and Live On A Wire “Recovering the Satellites” is another gem, equal in emotional impact but showing a band that can rock as well as quietly emote. I don’t think I know [...]
Donald Miller
Donald Miller… why can’t he stick to personal reflection (which he is great at) instead of waxing theologic (which he apparently has no talent for)? “If we hold that Jesus wanted us to ‘believe’ certain ideas or ‘do’ certain things in order to be a Christian, we are holding to heresy.” What? ( source – [...]
"Peace, Love, Empathy, Kurt Cobain."
It was just a stupid Sum 41 song on the radio – and not even the whole thing – but it reminded me of a few years back when I was working in the studio with young punk bands. Good, fun stuff. My sense of fun is pretty congested these days. Everything has to have [...]
