So, I was fortunate enough to be tipped off a few weeks ago about an aderbat concert set for the 16th. Having not heard them before, but hearing of them, I figured, why not, and procured a ride. About ten friends and I congregate at the Wildflower Café early (good thing too; the place got packed.) and after the best tuna melt I've ever eaten and some acoustic styling by Wailing Waters we got to hear them.
Needless to say, afterwards I made a point to shake Matt Taylor's hand personally while buying a CD and T-Shirt. Pure love.
Album Breakdown:
Get Out: Just one of the many solid tracks, and a good opener.
Bye Bye: Appearently it's pretty popular, but it's not one of my favorites. Alright, but not great.
Spinning: This, however, I like. A lot. Very airy and carefree. In my top three on the album, to be sure.
Many Ways: Another 'big' song. It's pretty good. Not "floored-me-amazing" but pretty darn good.
Rocks: Sure, it's an interlude, but it's got a good sound anyway. Besides, some of my best friends are interludes.
Come Love: Nice guitar work, and nice lyrics. If they ever get signed it'd make a good single, says me.
Hesitate: One of those song that gets overlooked because it's
similar but inferior to a single. If it was on the opposite side of the
CD I'd call it a B-Side, but that'd be dumb. It's... an A.5 Side.
Pale Drone: ...Next. Serious low point on the album.
I Need Someone: Awesome jazz feel, but not much to make it unique.
Rabbits: Another interlude. This one is pretty eerie sounding. It gives me chills.
Last Dead Honeymoon: Best song on the album. Every piece comes
together perfectly: The stock sounds of crickets and cicadas; the
simple acoustic guitar, and the causticly witty lyrics all work in
tandem for success.
A Star Blew Out: At first I wasn't a fan, but the song does grow
on you. It's different from the other songs, but a good kind of
different. Sadder, for one.
Also, they're a local band which means attendable live shows for me almost twice a month. As stated, pure love.
[Sandgate] updates, you know. Just throwing that out there.
Sand Paladin: Zomg it's an Ants!
Sand Paladin: :O
CharteaxDragonO1: sorry its not.. the computer just keeps signing his AOL back on..
Sand Paladin: ah
Sand Paladin: that's a shame
CharteaxDragonO1: more than that.. he wont be on again.. I hate giving this message out but there is very bad new with Ants
Sand Paladin: oh?
CharteaxDragonO1: yes, very unexpectedly Ants died in his sleep in March
Sand Paladin: ...oh
Sand Paladin: I'm really sorry
CharteaxDragonO1: thanks, we miss him , especially thistime of year
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This... ....
Listen, I know his away message said so a long time ago, but I don't think anyone believed it then. I mean, first of all, who logs on to their family member's AIM account to put up an obituary? That and the fact that Ants was always sort of wishy washy and would pull a stunt like that.
But... he wouldn't be able to pull this type of thing off for this long. He'd have for forgotten. He was always an idiot like that...
Talking to a live person, it was different. The lack of capitalization, the typos, the lack of ellipsis points. It wasn't Ants. I could tell.
So, I guess this is what I should have done then. I may have put you through the wringer, but you were and always will be one of my closest mates. I'm not going to apologize. I never would have. This is it. So long, you lame-brained-whiney-head-case of a brit. So long...
...Bye, Charteax.
