Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Casting shadows on the winter sky as you stood there counting crows

Headed out to Shoreline to see Counting Crows tonight - this will be my third or fourth time seeing them, but it will be Shannon's first - so we are excited... Less exciting is Maroon 5 opening for them, not that their albums suck, but after seeing them perform live on TV... not looking forward to it so much. Another band, Augustana is opening up - checking them out on iTunes right now... not bad but not exactly my cup of tea. But Adam Duritz and Co. will make up for anything lacking the opening bands bring. Here's hoping they are still playing Anna Begins.

Oh by the way Vegas was a blast - I came back with more gambling money than I started with. Woot.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Sad Songs

Shannon and I went to see Damien Jurado this past Wednesday. Incredible show, nothing like a bunch of depressing songs to lift your spirits.

With sad songs on the mind, here are 5 that I really dig right now:

Damien Jurado - Medication - A song about a guy who can't be with his married lover, so he spends time with his suicidal brother and prays that God will take his brother's life to ease the pain. First time i heard this was Wednesday night.. brutal.

Pedro the Lion - Second Best - A wife convincing herself its ok to be second best and trying to rekindle the romance with her husband at a hotel. This song floored me when I first heard it.

Brand New - Jesus Christ - Deals with being alone, trust issues and a loss of faith. A great sad song on an album of sad songs.

Neil Diamond - I Am I Said - A man trying to prove his existence despite being alone and far away from home.

Ben Folds Five - Evaporated - Probably one of the saddest songs I know, and without a doubt one of my favorites. Not sure what its about, but considering his song Brick is about an abortion he and an ex had, its quite possible its about the same experience. Heart breaking.