Stupid item (and subsequent crazed rant) of the day... I noticed while eating my bowl of Banana Nut Cheerios (which is one of the best cereals ever) that on the front cover of the box it advertises the product as being flavored with REAL Banana AND Natural Banana flavor. I'll let you ponder that for a second...
What in blazes is the difference between real bananas and natural banana flavor? So wouldn't natural banana flavor come from an actual banana which they already just told us is in the cereal? I hate the commercial food industry with its high fructose corn syrup, mass doses of sodium and blue no. 2. I love food but I hate stupid B.S. and this is clearly stupid B.S. Wow - real bananas, and as if that weren't enough, natural banana flavor added just in case the bananas they used didn't happen to have banana flavor of their own! AMAZING!!! Wait - there's more if you act now etc. etc. etc..... Did I mention I love the cereal? I'm ranting about a cereal I love and a relatively healthy one at that. Yes I need a life I suppose...
On another note I got a glimpse of what my summer will sound like with some new stuff. The new Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell - The Devil You Know and the new Church - Untitled #23. At first listen they both sound incredible. I've also picked up the new self-titled Secret Machines album and Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet. They both sound pretty good, and lastly the Raconteurs album Consolers of the Lonely is climbing back into my frequent play list as it's turning out to be more of a grower than I anticipated. What an album.
Showing posts with label The Church. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Church. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Here goes... (again)
Okay. So I blogged for a couple years on mySpace before facebook pretty much took over social networking for Generation Xers like me. I still go back and take a look at the stuff I posted and chuckle... I'm an opinionated guy with a ton of uselful/useless knowledge about music, history, football and University of Michigan sports. If you aren't a Wolverine you may have to slog through some stuff to get to my music reviews/recommendations. Either way, if no one reads this it will be no less therapeutic for me to get it out of my head, and if someone does hopefully they get turned on to some music, learn something about a president or a Civil War battle, get a chuckle, or get the key to the universe. Okay so maybe not the fourth one, but either way let me know what you think. If you want to just comment to let me know I'm an a-hole, you may be right in certain respects but I will probably argue with you anyway... and I'm really not an a-hole. I'm a good guy.
Anyway, I actually listened to quite a bit of music today having the day off for President's Day - I listen to music every day but today I checked out the following:
Forth - The Verve Very good for fans of The Verve - I dig it - not necessarily their best but still damn good.
Modern Guilt - Beck Beck has that ability to cover so many different styles and vibes - sometimes all at once - and yet still sound only like Beck. This album is no exception and it's one of his best.
Uninvited, Like The Clouds - The Church This one continues to grow on me...not that there was any real question. I'll say this a thousand times that The Church is the most prolific and underappreciated band in the world. Day 5 is a totally gorgeous spacey Church classic, and Unified Field and Easy are great jangly gems. The new album Untitled #23 (apparently along with the customary multiple EPs and instrumental freakouts) is coming out with a U.S. release date of May 12.
Us - Peter Gabriel I broke out this cassette (yes a cassette - played on my once prized possession Nakamichi cassette deck I paid about $350 for in 1990 or so) tonight. I love this one. I'm not a Peter Gabriel authority per se but a good album to listen to while making dinner.
Europe '72 - The Grateful Dead This was the recording I finally discovered the Dead with very late in the Spring of 1992. Not a Deadhead but I do dig their stuff and was able to see them twice. Had it going tonight during dinner...
Also listened to a Queens of the Stone Age mix I made from the first three QOTSA albums...
That's about all I've got for now. Oh - and 24 was great tonight - this has been a great season... The Jack attack is back.
Anyway, I actually listened to quite a bit of music today having the day off for President's Day - I listen to music every day but today I checked out the following:
Forth - The Verve Very good for fans of The Verve - I dig it - not necessarily their best but still damn good.
Modern Guilt - Beck Beck has that ability to cover so many different styles and vibes - sometimes all at once - and yet still sound only like Beck. This album is no exception and it's one of his best.
Uninvited, Like The Clouds - The Church This one continues to grow on me...not that there was any real question. I'll say this a thousand times that The Church is the most prolific and underappreciated band in the world. Day 5 is a totally gorgeous spacey Church classic, and Unified Field and Easy are great jangly gems. The new album Untitled #23 (apparently along with the customary multiple EPs and instrumental freakouts) is coming out with a U.S. release date of May 12.
Us - Peter Gabriel I broke out this cassette (yes a cassette - played on my once prized possession Nakamichi cassette deck I paid about $350 for in 1990 or so) tonight. I love this one. I'm not a Peter Gabriel authority per se but a good album to listen to while making dinner.
Europe '72 - The Grateful Dead This was the recording I finally discovered the Dead with very late in the Spring of 1992. Not a Deadhead but I do dig their stuff and was able to see them twice. Had it going tonight during dinner...
Also listened to a Queens of the Stone Age mix I made from the first three QOTSA albums...
That's about all I've got for now. Oh - and 24 was great tonight - this has been a great season... The Jack attack is back.
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