musically declined.

i love music, but i like it a lot more.

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If you’re anything like me, you listen to music in phases. Tonight, I’m listening to God. In case you didn’t know, John Butler IS God.

Also, if you’re unfamiliar with this song, “Ocean” is played differently at each and every show, mimicking the unpredictability of the waves and water. It is an emotional roller coaster of ups and downs that should will leave you choked up if not in tears by the end. Watch, listen, and soak in the magic.

All praise John Butler.

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The Beer Metaphor

I have a lot of music.

I’m not going to say exactly how much I have (mostly due to the fact that people always seem to have more than me when I tell them) because that’s not the point. The point is quality over quantity. Quality bands, quality songs, quality sound over music by everyone and their cousin, second removed.

The thing about music is that nowadays with the internet, iPhone apps, and production software, everyone can make music. Don’t get me wrong, that ability, that freedom, is awesome—but some people should never pluck a string or open their mouth. 

This is where the line is drawn in the sand. You have your talented artists, and well, your awful, “please drop the mic,” wannabe artists.

Having moved away from the mainstream music culture over a year ago, I’ve seen plenty of both. While the underground has become home to my ears, the college music scene is mostly full of Natty’s and Keystone’s, finding a Sam Adams or Guinness is a rarity only seen once every Blue Moon (see what I did there?). BUT, they are out there, in different shapes, sizes, colors, and personalities (i.e. Mac Miller, Logic, Chris Webby, Frank Ocean, Collin McLoughlin, Macklemore, etc.).

Everyone has their own taste in beer and it’s good to try new brews now and again, but sometimes you just have to step up your tastes, toss out all that cat piss in your fridge, and restock your shelves with quality. 

..This was just a long, drawn out ramble I wrote because I’m cleaning out my music library of the less than stellar music I’ve collected. Hah. 

But seriously, Natty is gross.

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10 Plays
Coldplay
Paradise

I’ve had this on repeat for days now, despite not ever being a real Coldplay fan. There is just no denying there is something incredibly moving about its soft instrumental, repetitive chorus, and relatable lyrics.

“This could be para-para-paradise”

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Expectations

I’m not quite sure what to expect from musically declined myself, but here are some things to look for:

  1. Music—and lots of it. 
  2. Opinions, advice, random thoughts, song lyrics/quotes, and rhetorical questions.

Short and sweet.

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Music, you’re my constant companion.

311, “Hey You”

While music has not always been such a passion in my life, I couldn’t imagine a day without listening to a soft melody, drum rift, bass line, or womp. It fits every emotion and every situation. It comforts, it heals, it loves, and it forgives—everything you’d want in a best friend or partner.