New Year, New Music
Computer problems suck. Today is the first day in about a week that I’ve been able to access th internet, and unfortunately, my little phone, though it can access the net, doesn’t have the almighty Photoshop.
Now, glazed over apologies aside, let’s get down to business. What business might that be? The fashion business? Not right now, I’m talking music business.
Tuesday, two albums I didn’t even know I wanted came out, The Empyrean and Tonight: Franz Ferdinand.
I was just talking to a friend about how I miss really good music. As much as I’m in millennial like with some of the emo/pop-punk/whateveryoucallit rock music out now, nothing can touch the greats like Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, and The Doors (just to name a few of my favorites), but just listening to John Frusciante (a.k.a. the amazing Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist) murder it on the guitar for 45 minutes makes my day just a little better.
There are very few guitarists who are in bands still making an impact on today’s pop culture that can pull off a 9 minute guitar solo that you can listen when you are stoned, drunk, or under the influence of some drug. Come to think about it, there are very few artists now-a-days that would even think to put together a piece of music longer than 4 or 5 minutes tops.
Now, on the other hand, Franz Ferdinand was choke full of awe-inspiring guitars, but still satisfied with songs as intoxicating as the single “Ulysses”. The album is fun, better than most new music and there wasn’t one disappointing song, not to say every song was amazing.
Whew! I’m glad my shitty music slump is finally over. Maybe 2009 will be filled with less terrible or even good music!
