[LEMONS]
4.12.2002
Seven Songs and a Confession
I always talk about what I don't like. I rarely make a stand. So, this morning, I thought I would. I thought i'd list my seven favorite songs. (which are very different from my seven favorite albums) Why seven? Because ten gets all the breaks. These are in no particular order. And they could very well be different in a month.
- Neutral Milk Hotel -- King of Carrot Flowers
- minutemen -- History Lesson Part II
- Notwist -- Trashing Days
- John Coltrane -- My Favorite Things
- Eric B & Rakim -- Paid in Full
- Belle & Sebastian -- Expectations
- Halo Benders -- Virginia Reel Around the Fountain
It's funny. Aside from REM and Pavement, I used to listen to "hard" music almost exclusively. Rap, metal, punk, indie rawk. From the age of about 15 to 26 or so I was all about the beat; it had to beat you down. As I've gotten older, and my tastes have matured (particularly in the last three or four years) I've started to really go in for songwriting and studio production. I've also become dramatically dismissive of what is or isn't cool/hip to listen to. Who cares? Those barriers are so arbitrary. Does all this mean I'm becoming an old fart? Sure, you're as young as you feel. But I'm starting to feel older. The other day I found myself downloading several songs from Led Zeppelin III and thinking, "your seventeen year-old self would
hate you for this." And I just smiled and hummed along with "Tangerine."
Anyway, as of this morning, those are my seven favorites. What are yours?
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