tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post7659503696906760575..comments2023-06-06T08:47:57.482-07:00Comments on a mad world: Golden OldiesMadeleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193070164584925505noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post-13445929054406514802011-09-08T14:33:41.036-07:002011-09-08T14:33:41.036-07:00Oh, Moby! What a great album to fall in love to. &...Oh, Moby! What a great album to fall in love to. 'Play' will always remind me of London (the better stuff, though). I used to crank it when I had to set up for, then clean afterwards, in the downstairs bar of the pub I used to work at - I would have the entire bar to myself before and after the lunch rush, so that was kind of fun. I used to cook a lot to it, as well, and so I always picture the view out the kitchen window of our London flat when I hear the album.<br /><br />Tool takes me even further back, to a messy, complicated time in one particular share house. <br /><br />Ah, youth... not sure I'd want to do ALL of it again if I had the chance, but no regrets.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193070164584925505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post-70880603995359676492011-09-08T03:30:31.811-07:002011-09-08T03:30:31.811-07:00Hmmm, my most vivid memories tend to have a soundt...Hmmm, my most vivid memories tend to have a soundtrack attached.<br /><br />Moby's album Play will always remind me of meeting Bren and falling in love. And whenever I hear Tool I think of our early years together - equal parts passionate and addled. <br /><br />The music of my childhood is also hugely evocative - but like Mel, it was less the music of the time rather than the music my parents played. So The Beatles, The Stones, Joe Cocker, Creedence. So much fabulous vinyl that coloured my long, summer days. Where is that vinyl? I need it.<br /><br />The music of the 90s will always make me long for a scotch and coke and a dirty ciggie. Can't help it. Those were some crazy days. No responsibility. Just being young. Fuck. You think about it too long, it's bittersweet, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post-19727549195799902272011-08-28T14:02:32.559-07:002011-08-28T14:02:32.559-07:00It's funny the amount of happiness that can be...It's funny the amount of happiness that can be gained - even if temporary - from listening to a bit of music, isn't it? I surprise myself with how often I forget about, then rediscover much-loved albums.<br /><br />Pearl Jam - now there are some memories! I must have seen them at least three times live. Such a great band.<br /><br />The radio station is doing the same 90s theme again this weekend, so I've been reliving a few more favourites: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bjork, and Smashing Pumpkins. Happy days! I just need some REM to complete me.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193070164584925505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961604105772410147.post-62522133547407672552011-08-26T12:43:50.650-07:002011-08-26T12:43:50.650-07:00Oh, I was crazy about "Bittersweet Symphony&q...Oh, I was crazy about "Bittersweet Symphony" almost from the first listen. How cheesed off was I when a well-known news network appropriated it to promote themselves? <br /><br />It must be hard when you leave all your CDs behind. I think you know I've got an MP3 player but I've been bad about using it. I've still got my Discman and I take that with my CDs most days on the train. I know, I really should embrace the new.<br /><br />It's true that certain music can cheer you the hell up when nothing else will. My preference for music from way back when is a source of amusement for many. I've been told I should like things from my own era but to me, you like what you like and that's it. <br /><br />In my case, the good feelings associated with that era of music come from my childhood where the radio was always going in the background. I associate a lot of that with feeling good and happy - it's a no brainer really.<br /><br />I don't mind recapping some of the 80s stuff but a lot of it was okay first time around even if it doesn't hold up now (for me). <br /><br />I did like a lot of 90s stuff though. Again, I think it was the exposure to it that helped. During the era when I was listening to Richard Stubbs on radio in Melbourne, I developed a taste for a lot of the music they were playing then. <br /><br />Every time I hear "No Rain" by Blind Melon or "Daughter" by Pearl Jam, it reminds me of when I first moved to Melbourne and found Stubbsy on the dial.<br /><br />Thanks for the walk down memory lane!melbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032793912135092967noreply@blogger.com