I am really glad that I devoted some time to listening to the extra materials of Radiohead's 'The bends' too, even if I am not the biggest fan of the album. This song is part of my current playlist and I've felt connected with it lately, today in particular when I found it playing in my mind with a strength I didn't think possible. I understand it's way of telling me it wants its post here now, so I won't oppose in this gloomy and grey Monday, a placid and apathetic day that feels like the going down of a spring board, a low moment that comes before something great!
In these hours Radiohead have announced that they will embark on a world tour in the next few months, doing so in support of their forthcoming 9th album. I am lagging "just a little bit" behind, as I'm only going through with the CD2 of their second album, 'The bends'. Radiohead 2.2, while in real life they're almost at 9.1... well, I'll get there (sooner or later). I am glad I devoted a little more time the 'The bends' by listening to the extra material, even if I didn't go crazy for the album. I didn't go crazy for the extras either, but there are a few things here and there that made this effort worth it. This beautiful acoustic version of 'Fake plastic trees' is one of them.
I am going on, slowly but I'm going on with my acculturation process of NIN and Radiohead! After getting through their sophomores, I'd say that this time it's a tie. NIN won the debut match, while it proved harder and harder for me to approach their subsequent music, which I finally have been able to somehow appreciate, while Radiohead have improved a bit from 'Pablo honey'... all in all it's a tie. I'm quite curious to listen to their respective third albums, even if I pretty much lost the push I had at the beginning, with other music that is sparking much more interest in me... anyway I won't go as far as saying there's nothing good for me there, rather... this is a quite good one!
Back to Italy once again, already fully immersed in this autumn weather that kills me each and every single time, physically and psychically... gosh, I wish I were back in the tropics... anyway I'm gonna be strong and have to deal with it for a good while at least. It's not all bad to be back, as I can get the chance to rest. Not that this makes me extremely happy, but I really need to recharge my batteries, after these last two very hard weeks and after an overall very tough year for me. I really need to take a break from this stressful life one way or another before it gets me down too badly. I don't wanna fade out from my own well-being like a spirit!
Today I have been to not one, not two but three medical visits! I took a day off work just for this, and it filled up my day (together with a refreshing session at the swimming pool)! First I had my knees checked, as they are hurting quite a bit lately, especially when I spend a lot of time in the car driving, and the result is that... I have to do another test to check better! Then I went to my doctor to get a paper for this other exam, and finally to get my heart checked again. Seems like it's working fine for now, but I still don't know if it has undergone a bacterial attack in the past few months... anyway, I hope I'll feel better in the coming months! You guys, be careful not to break your bones either!
I've already put in my library the debut albums of NIN and Radiohead (they went quickly!), now I'm listening to other new music and I have quite a bit of stuff queueing up already, I'll have to put their sophomores at the end of the queue (or maybe not, maybe they'll bounce up soon!); anyway I'm not over yet with posting what I have listened to and got to know already! Confirming my first impression, I have enjoyed NIN more for now, but nonetheless there have been a few pieces on Pablo honey that attracted my attention. This is one of them and, well... I am the living example that the title of this song ain't completely true, not that it is meant to be methinks! But I can play harmonica, and that's something already!!
As I was mentioning yesterday, I have started listening to the discography of Nine inch nails and Radiohead, and even if I prefer the former band for now, I have found a couple songs I like already on Pablo honey too! My first impression of the album was that it is a bit flat and colourless, especially if compared with the more engaging NIN debut. I don't know if I have to be ashamed about that, I probably do, but I had never even heard 'Creep' before and I was expecting a little more from it, given all the fuss about that song that has been going around in the years. Anyway, I think I'm slowly but steadily building a connection with the band, and this has been the first step of it, so I hope you can enjoy the song too!
