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annathepiperThis morning I had the latest in a series of ongoing Great Big Dreams. As many of them do, this one featured me at a GBS concert. However, this one was distinctive for two reasons: 1) the lovely and talented ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mamishka was present, and 2) I distinctly remember that Séan McCann was chatting with both of us (either after the concert was officially over or between songs, I don't remember which), and then he gave Meems a flute. I remember thinking that it was a fantastic-looking instrument, and that I was horribly, horribly jealous that he hadn't given it to me. ;)
And bizarrely enough, there was neither hide nor hair of Alan The Doyle to be found in this particular Great Big Dream! Perhaps this means I should be rearranging my userpics now to slip in an icon of Séan. I'm sure thatsilme711 has some lovelies I could swipe (she asked hopefully)?
Meanwhile, I have learned this valuable lesson: when the weather is gray and gloomy-like in Seattle is not necessarily the best of times to go trolling through your entire a-ha playlist on your iPod. I mean, I loves me some Morten Harket; even as of the last a-ha album I own (which is Lifelines), he's still got some impressive pipes and can hit some stunning high notes. But the vast majority of a-ha's repetoire, I find, falls into the categories of "waaah, our relationship has fallen apart, I'm all miserable now, how the hell did this happen?" and "my life is really strange and weird and I'm going to get all broody and introspective about it". After a while, under gray Seattle skies, that starts getting to you. Heh.
I have also re-confirmed that so far, out of all the a-ha albums I own, my favorites are Scoundrel Days, Stay On These Roads, and East of the Sun, West of the Moon. I still need to get Analogue, though I have yet to actually see it in a store the few times I've looked. I may have to buy it on iTunes.
I took a second spin through the new Carbon Leaf album today as well, and liked it better the second time through. It's still not grabbing me as hard as Echo Echo and Indian Summer do, but I think "Love Loss Hope Repeat", "A Girl and Her Horse", and "International Airport" are coming to the fore as repeat plays for me off this album.
Friday through Wednesday miles: 15.75
Miles out of Hobbiton: 1483.85
Miles out of Rauros Falls: 174.85
Miles to Isengard: 309.15
mamishka was present, and 2) I distinctly remember that Séan McCann was chatting with both of us (either after the concert was officially over or between songs, I don't remember which), and then he gave Meems a flute. I remember thinking that it was a fantastic-looking instrument, and that I was horribly, horribly jealous that he hadn't given it to me. ;)And bizarrely enough, there was neither hide nor hair of Alan The Doyle to be found in this particular Great Big Dream! Perhaps this means I should be rearranging my userpics now to slip in an icon of Séan. I'm sure that
silme711 has some lovelies I could swipe (she asked hopefully)?Meanwhile, I have learned this valuable lesson: when the weather is gray and gloomy-like in Seattle is not necessarily the best of times to go trolling through your entire a-ha playlist on your iPod. I mean, I loves me some Morten Harket; even as of the last a-ha album I own (which is Lifelines), he's still got some impressive pipes and can hit some stunning high notes. But the vast majority of a-ha's repetoire, I find, falls into the categories of "waaah, our relationship has fallen apart, I'm all miserable now, how the hell did this happen?" and "my life is really strange and weird and I'm going to get all broody and introspective about it". After a while, under gray Seattle skies, that starts getting to you. Heh.
I have also re-confirmed that so far, out of all the a-ha albums I own, my favorites are Scoundrel Days, Stay On These Roads, and East of the Sun, West of the Moon. I still need to get Analogue, though I have yet to actually see it in a store the few times I've looked. I may have to buy it on iTunes.
I took a second spin through the new Carbon Leaf album today as well, and liked it better the second time through. It's still not grabbing me as hard as Echo Echo and Indian Summer do, but I think "Love Loss Hope Repeat", "A Girl and Her Horse", and "International Airport" are coming to the fore as repeat plays for me off this album.
Friday through Wednesday miles: 15.75
Miles out of Hobbiton: 1483.85
Miles out of Rauros Falls: 174.85
Miles to Isengard: 309.15
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Date: 2006-10-26 05:32 pm (UTC)Had much the same reaction to the new Carbon Leaf album. It gets better with repeated listenings, but I don't think it will ever measure up to the other two. "Comfort" is probably my favorite song off the album, followed closely by the title track and "The War Was In Color".
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Date: 2006-10-27 03:19 am (UTC)I'd heard from the other OKP ladies I chatted with after the last show I attended that they were having pretty much the same reaction to the new CL album, too. I don't dislike it, but it's definitely going to be one that takes its time settling into my brain. And when I want hardcore cheery Carbon Leaf, I'm going to have to go back to Echo Echo!