The Rise and Fall of Sara and the Hipsters From Ashland

music_phantom13 · 04-12-2011, 12:37 AM

Yes! Black Box Recorder! I found them on here probably about a year ago just when I got internet back thanks to jackhammer I think... it's definitely some great twee, with members of auteurs, jesus & mary chain, and balloon. Good post I haven't listened to the first album in a bit... you've definitely recommended me my evening music.

Bulldog · 04-12-2011, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

I have no idea where on MB this song was initially posted, or who was the actual poster, but thank you so much!

You're welcome

If you're interested in some followup material to have a look at, you should check out some of Luke Haines' solo work - I'm pretty sure he's the male backing vocal in that song you posted, and definitely one of the brains behind Black Box Recorder all the same.

Par example;

Paedantic Basterd · 04-21-2011, 12:11 AM

I wanted you to know that I laughed aloud at your Phish inspired dream.

ThePhanastasio · 04-21-2011, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by music_phantom13

Yes! Black Box Recorder! I found them on here probably about a year ago just when I got internet back thanks to jackhammer I think... it's definitely some great twee, with members of auteurs, jesus & mary chain, and balloon. Good post I haven't listened to the first album in a bit... you've definitely recommended me my evening music.

Oh yes, they're brilliant! I was amazed that when I heard them, it was the first time I'd so much as heard of them - but was definitely glad that there was something new and awesome!

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

You're welcome

If you're interested in some followup material to have a look at, you should check out some of Luke Haines' solo work - I'm pretty sure he's the male backing vocal in that song you posted, and definitely one of the brains behind Black Box Recorder all the same.

Par example;

Very cool! And thanks so much for posting them - they are fantastic, and I can't get enough of 'em right now. They're just the exact kind of music I was looking to listen to at that point in time. Very good stuff, that.

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

I wanted you to know that I laughed aloud at your Phish inspired dream.

Ha, thanks!

It was a bizarre dream. I was going to post it in the dream thread, but I figured that 99.9% of people on here had no idea who Tom Marshall was, and felt it was more of a journal entry.

ThePhanastasio · 04-24-2011, 02:58 PM

I'm currently working on writing some short plays to potentially have an evening of theatre in the "Grand-Guignol" style. I'm really interested in that sort of theatre, and have never seen anything like that put on around here.

Naturally, I'm a bit wary about the themes inherent in that sort of theatre - murder, violence, rape, etc. - but I do intend to have more of the melodramatic, campy, and comical pieces throughout the evening.

As lame as it is, I've been almost completely unable to find any literature on the theatre - in English. And I don't speak French, so that's pretty lame. Also, apparently there's not even a vast amount of information available in other languages.

So I think what's going to happen is that I'm going to do some weird, modern, hybrid Grand-Guignol theatrical evening of performances...it'll be something.

I guess I've gotten past the point of worrying about offending audiences - if it's not made for the sake of being offensive, I've got nothing to worry about. Presumably. The workshop of "The Accidental..." was well-received.

Musically, I've been trying to find some good classical music to listen to in order to inspire the pieces, and underscore them when performances come around - I figure I'll spend the better part of July - September working with actors on getting this shit down.

ThePhanastasio · 04-25-2011, 01:42 AM

Can't find the studio cut anywhere, and can't be arsed to find it, but I've been listening to this song a lot today:

Phish - Anything But Me

You've become an island in the hazy world surrounding me
Offering a vast reward each time I safely cross the sea.
All too often, I become lost in the fog and haze,
Clinging still, against my will, to promises of clearer days.

I am just a raindrop that accelerates without control,
Losing bits and pieces in descent 'til I am no longer whole.
I am just another shooting star above that you might see;
Until I have your full attention, I'll be anything but me.

One of their more beautiful songs, and one that often doesn't receive as much live play as their more rollicking and exciting numbers. Still, it's one with the sort of emotive impact I desire at times such as these.

I'm still writing - on my Grand Guignol brainstorming, as well as working on a full length piece which is one of my more fully realized theatrical stories - more in the traditional vein of theatre - but I'm also writing songs.

Because I can't say in a play right now exactly how I'm feeling. And I really need music right now. People are unnecessarily cruel, and I am not okay with that. And still other people are working so hard not to be cruel that the cruelty from others hits harder. It's just...an impossible situation.

The Black Box Recorder album review is still forthcoming - technical difficulties will be dealt with in the next few days.

ThePhanastasio · 04-26-2011, 02:25 PM

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Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ ɡiɲɔl]: "The Theater of the Big Puppet") — known as the Grand Guignol — was in the Pigalle area of Paris (at 20 bis, rue Chaptal). From its opening in 1897 until its closing in 1962 it specialized in naturalistic horror shows. Its name is often used as a general term for graphic, amoral horror entertainment, a genre popular from Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre (for instance Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus and Webster's The White Devil) to today's splatter films.

...At the Grand Guignol, patrons would see five or six plays, all in a style which attempted to be brutally true to the theatre's naturalistic ideals. The plays were in a variety of styles, but the most popular and best-known were the horror plays, featuring a distinctly bleak worldview as well as notably gory special effects in their notoriously bloody climaxes. These plays often explored the altered states, like insanity, hypnosis, panic, under which uncontrolled horror could happen. Some of the horror came from the nature of the crimes shown, which often had very little reason behind them and in which the evildoers were rarely punished or defeated. To heighten the effect, the horror plays were often alternated with comedies.

Upon doing a great deal of reading on Grand-Guignol, I've come to the realization that my theatrical project for which I've been spending years gaining necessary experience and knowledge is actually far more similar to Grand-Guignol than I'd previously thought. My goal of producing numerous original pieces per evening in an extremely intimate space with naturalism, farce, and plays which explore the uglier sides of the human animal (themes which recur in much of my writing) was something like the old French theatre, a regrettably under-appreciated movement in theatre with very strong influence on more modern theatre and film.

This was initially meant to be an undertaking separate from my intended path theatrically, and was meant to supplement what was yet to come from me. With my research and such, it has come to my attention that it may very well be the time to launch forward with my work. There are a great deal of differences with my current work and what was typical to the Grand-Guignol. For example:

- Many of my written pieces are stylized rather than in a more realistic or naturalistic vein. In spite of this, however, there is evidence to support that the theatre did present works of a more surrealist nature, although documentation is scarce.

- Grand-Guignol reflected France at the time of its operation. I often write plays which aren't meant to take place anywhere in particular, and are more involved with the human animal than political commentary.

- As was popular at the time, Grand-Guignol featured many melodramas and over-the-top, almost campy bits. This is not my strong suit, although I have experimented with modern forms of writing and theatre - which is really why the melodramas and such were in place at the time.

- Grand-Guignol was never evidenced to have used any music during its production, aside from perhaps classical music to be played between shows. I am strongly for using music to set the mood in theatrical pieces.

With this last one, I've been listening to a lot of music I feel would help reflect my particular vision, and create the appropriate mood.

My goal is to have performed something like three short one acts (10-15 minutes) one longer one act (30-45 minutes), and perhaps even a full length (90-120 minutes) upon the opening of my Grand-Guignol influenced project. The theatre will ideally be claustrophobic and intimate (think: 40-45 seats) yet naturally safe so that I don't get in trouble for subjecting patrons to a potential fire hazard. With this intimate space, I want music that's uncomfortable - music that people in close quarters will probably not be able just to tune out and have their own conversations.

(For those of you keen on using the music journals to discover music, this particular part of the post is for you as, perhaps, you've not heard from a few of these artists and can check 'em out.)

Autechre - Eggshell

Bola - Eluus

Eno Moebius Roedelius - Old Land

Popol Vuh - Ich Mache Einen Spiegel

Architect - St. Vodka (Mother Russia)

Tangerine Dream - Sequent C'

Lithops - Swingern In Flingern

I'm listening to these, intending for them to be used, and thinking about using a screen and projector to play short films in between plays, so the audience is encouraged to stick around. This would probably soundtrack some short films - fortunately, I know people who can assist me with this particular endeavor.

My main concern right now is effective use of lighting - I don't know if I could train a lighting board operator to do what I want to be done for this. I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it, but that is still a concern weighing on my mind a little bit.

ThePhanastasio · 06-01-2011, 01:20 AM

All right, so my boys are back on tour, so I'm really crazy in Phish-mode again. Whenever there's 5 or so full shows a week to download and listen to like crazy, this happens (to me and many of their other fans.)

So with that, I thought I'd do my top 10 favorite Phish tunes (of the moment). These aren't necessarily all amongst what I believe to be the best songs by the band, but they're the ones which have been on constant rotation as far as my listening goes...and the ones I'd be most ecstatic to see live. Such great tunes as "Reba", "Suzy Greenberg", "Fluffhead / Fluff's Travels", et al. are still very much loved by me, but just not as much as these 10 songs at this moment in time.

10.) Bathtub Gin

9.) Horn

8.) Ghost

7.) You Enjoy Myself

6.) Cavern

5.) A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing

4.) Rift

3.) The Lizards

2.) Stash

1.) The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday

ThePhanastasio · 06-09-2011, 04:24 PM

Now, I'm actually looking to build a guitar of my own. I've been talking to a couple of luthiers, and they said they'd be willing to help me out over the course of my venture - making sure I buy appropriate wood for my purposes, helping figure out some of the more complex aspects I plan to incorporate, and most importantly, helping out with my potting. I'm good with wood-working, and also at very precise detailing. Basically, the luthier told me that in theory, the guitar I'm planning to build sounds like it's going to be really interesting.

I want the body to be somewhat assymetrical, something like the Fender Jazzmaster. The tonewoods are going to be a koa top, bubinga sides, and a 3 piece maple/koa/maple back. (Probably quilted maple)

I want an ebony fingerboard and a maple neck, with a set up of three strings on each side of the headstock, a la a Gibson guitar, but I'm working on tweaking that shape a little. Also, with chrome, covered tuners.

The guitar will be a full hollowbody, ideally, with F-Holes, a rolling bridge, and a Bigsby.

Electronically, it will have two Schaller Golden 50 humbuckers, one in the bridge position and one in the neck. I'm also thinking that a 3-way switch will suffice.

As far as color goes, I was thinking a red transparent would look beautiful over koa in particular - I was thinking natural, but I really want this guitar to pop! The top will also be ever so slightly arched, and the body will be more of a thinline.

I'm feeling doing some custom inlays as well, which should be no problem...will probably be the easiest part, in fact! And I'm not feeling a pick guard.

The rest I will talk some more about with them, in terms of binding and the like, but I'm really excited to try to get this started...I already have plenty of woodworking tools. Just got to buy the supplies. Electronics and that stuff will come last. This will probably take me two years or so to complete, but I am so excited!!

ThePhanastasio · 06-13-2011, 12:28 AM

Today's entry will be about the most beautifully sad songs I've ever come across. And maybe a little bit about why they're so sad to me, because I'm feeling chatty.

Trey Anastasio - A Case of Ice and Snow

Just ignore the video and listen to the song. This one in particular completely kills me. Basically, this song is when Trey was at the height of his addiction to opiates, and it tells the story of how completely shitty he feels, in relation to how it's affecting his wife. As a former opiate addict, this song particularly hits me. The line, "Winter: Strung out, and she knows," makes me think back on my relationship with a girl I loved deeply. It was winter at the time, and I was completely overwhelmed with a crippling addiction which was hurting me and the person I loved. It wasn't something that I could stop immediately, because I just couldn't...stop. This song is beautiful, but it's sad. So...immensely sad. For me, the instrumentation also perfectly conveys the feelings...it's like you hate yourself for doing it, and you want to do better, but there's really no way you know of you can stop it. You know that you're hurting yourself, but you also know that you're hurting someone else, and you really can't stand to even think about it. It's out of control, but everything's going so slow. Perfect song.

Radiohead - Like Spinning Plates

There's really not too much I can say about this one. Basically, it's believed that this was Thom Yorke's depressed and somewhat horrified reaction to the band's success and his own feelings about being unable to measure up to that success. Beautiful, sad, and somewhat surreal. This feels like my summer of 2009. I remember one night when I was on copious amounts of narcotics, ten hits of LSD, drinking way too much, and smoking pot while huffing air duster. I really hoped I would die that night. Someone was playing music on a laptop, and this song came on when I was so fucked up I couldn't think straight, and I thought that it was a perfect eulogy.

Richard & Linda Thompson - The End of the Rainbow

I've been trying to learn this song to perform, but I can't get through the vocals without breaking down and crying. My thing lately has been thinking about disillusionment, that there's nothing really worth it in the end. What I'm working towards is so insignificant in the grand scheme of things...sometimes, I've been worried lately that any success I have would do little more than distract people from the truth. But at the same time, I think that's important, if only to make sure that the human race continues. This is my "existential dilemma" song. I can't think of one single good reason for existence. Not just mine, but everyone's. I remember reading in one of my fourth grade science books that mosquitos were the one insect that served no real purpose for existence of life on earth, and I asked my teacher, "Then what is our purpose? Don't we just destroy everything?" and she didn't have an answer.

Ingrid Michaelson - The Chain

This is a more superficial, romantic sort of sad, but that shouldn't demean its efficacy in any way, shape, or form. Her vocals are completely heartbreaking, and the lyrics are so sincere and tragic that I can't listen to it without tears coming to my eyes. This feels like something I want to sing, to scream from a mountaintop, but it would come to nothing. It's pleading, but it almost seems like pleading without the hope of its coming to anything. Like a mere act of desperation that can't ever be realized, but is still a wish of sorts.

The Mountain Goats - No Children

This is bitter, angry, but sad. I live in a small-ish city, desperately want to get out of here, but I have no real hopes for my life outside of this place; I feel damned to live here for my whole life. There's some dark humor within the lyrics, but ultimately, I just feel the underlying saying within the lyrics. Very simple, but well-done.

Amanda Palmer - Blake Says

When I listen to this song, I feel like Blake. I feel like I can't really connect with anyone who means well, because I'm always looking beyond and can't be happy with what's in front of me. It's looking out for the somewhere else that isn't as shitty, and ignoring what's right there. Ignoring logic in favor of hoping that there's a meaning, but you realize there isn't. And you know that you're not helping anyone else's happiness or your own, and feel like a rat bastard when you even try.

Trey Anastasio - Black

I apologize that all I could find is a live recording, but this song is the closing credits for my play, "The Accidental...", and holds a very deep significance for me. While "The Accidental..." was about a man who was previously an abortionist, the dreams and fears were all mine. This song breaks my heart, and feels like one of the most sincere things ever written. I hate that people dismiss anything related to Phish as mere druggy bullshit because they're legitimately tuned into things which affect them and others. It's foolish, and it's depressing to me. Legitimate artistic expression and musicianship regarded as complete bollocks, basically. I guess not everyone likes the same music as me, but I don't know how people can't be open to letting something touch them and relate to it, just because of things they've heard about a given act. I can't listen to this song without crying, and it really feels like it's something that fits into my life in a very specific way.

Well, I have gone on far too long, and I suppose this will suffice.

04-24-2011, 02:58 PM	#15 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	I'm currently working on writing some short plays to potentially have an evening of theatre in the "Grand-Guignol" style. I'm really interested in that sort of theatre, and have never seen anything like that put on around here. Naturally, I'm a bit wary about the themes inherent in that sort of theatre - murder, violence, rape, etc. - but I do intend to have more of the melodramatic, campy, and comical pieces throughout the evening. As lame as it is, I've been almost completely unable to find any literature on the theatre - in English. And I don't speak French, so that's pretty lame. Also, apparently there's not even a vast amount of information available in other languages. So I think what's going to happen is that I'm going to do some weird, modern, hybrid Grand-Guignol theatrical evening of performances...it'll be something. I guess I've gotten past the point of worrying about offending audiences - if it's not made for the sake of being offensive, I've got nothing to worry about. Presumably. The workshop of "The Accidental..." was well-received. Musically, I've been trying to find some good classical music to listen to in order to inspire the pieces, and underscore them when performances come around - I figure I'll spend the better part of July - September working with actors on getting this shit down. __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung

04-25-2011, 01:42 AM	#16 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	Can't find the studio cut anywhere, and can't be arsed to find it, but I've been listening to this song a lot today: Phish - Anything But Me You've become an island in the hazy world surrounding me Offering a vast reward each time I safely cross the sea. All too often, I become lost in the fog and haze, Clinging still, against my will, to promises of clearer days. I am just a raindrop that accelerates without control, Losing bits and pieces in descent 'til I am no longer whole. I am just another shooting star above that you might see; Until I have your full attention, I'll be anything but me. One of their more beautiful songs, and one that often doesn't receive as much live play as their more rollicking and exciting numbers. Still, it's one with the sort of emotive impact I desire at times such as these. I'm still writing - on my Grand Guignol brainstorming, as well as working on a full length piece which is one of my more fully realized theatrical stories - more in the traditional vein of theatre - but I'm also writing songs. Because I can't say in a play right now exactly how I'm feeling. And I really need music right now. People are unnecessarily cruel, and I am not okay with that. And still other people are working so hard not to be cruel that the cruelty from others hits harder. It's just...an impossible situation. The Black Box Recorder album review is still forthcoming - technical difficulties will be dealt with in the next few days. __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung

06-01-2011, 01:20 AM	#18 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	All right, so my boys are back on tour, so I'm really crazy in Phish-mode again. Whenever there's 5 or so full shows a week to download and listen to like crazy, this happens (to me and many of their other fans.) So with that, I thought I'd do my top 10 favorite Phish tunes (of the moment). These aren't necessarily all amongst what I believe to be the best songs by the band, but they're the ones which have been on constant rotation as far as my listening goes...and the ones I'd be most ecstatic to see live. Such great tunes as "Reba", "Suzy Greenberg", "Fluffhead / Fluff's Travels", et al. are still very much loved by me, but just not as much as these 10 songs at this moment in time. 10.) Bathtub Gin 9.) Horn 8.) Ghost 7.) You Enjoy Myself 6.) Cavern 5.) A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing 4.) Rift 3.) The Lizards 2.) Stash 1.) The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung

06-09-2011, 04:24 PM	#19 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	Now, I'm actually looking to build a guitar of my own. I've been talking to a couple of luthiers, and they said they'd be willing to help me out over the course of my venture - making sure I buy appropriate wood for my purposes, helping figure out some of the more complex aspects I plan to incorporate, and most importantly, helping out with my potting. I'm good with wood-working, and also at very precise detailing. Basically, the luthier told me that in theory, the guitar I'm planning to build sounds like it's going to be really interesting. I want the body to be somewhat assymetrical, something like the Fender Jazzmaster. The tonewoods are going to be a koa top, bubinga sides, and a 3 piece maple/koa/maple back. (Probably quilted maple) I want an ebony fingerboard and a maple neck, with a set up of three strings on each side of the headstock, a la a Gibson guitar, but I'm working on tweaking that shape a little. Also, with chrome, covered tuners. The guitar will be a full hollowbody, ideally, with F-Holes, a rolling bridge, and a Bigsby. Electronically, it will have two Schaller Golden 50 humbuckers, one in the bridge position and one in the neck. I'm also thinking that a 3-way switch will suffice. As far as color goes, I was thinking a red transparent would look beautiful over koa in particular - I was thinking natural, but I really want this guitar to pop! The top will also be ever so slightly arched, and the body will be more of a thinline. I'm feeling doing some custom inlays as well, which should be no problem...will probably be the easiest part, in fact! And I'm not feeling a pick guard. The rest I will talk some more about with them, in terms of binding and the like, but I'm really excited to try to get this started...I already have plenty of woodworking tools. Just got to buy the supplies. Electronics and that stuff will come last. This will probably take me two years or so to complete, but I am so excited!! __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung

06-13-2011, 12:28 AM	#20 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	Today's entry will be about the most beautifully sad songs I've ever come across. And maybe a little bit about why they're so sad to me, because I'm feeling chatty. Trey Anastasio - A Case of Ice and Snow Just ignore the video and listen to the song. This one in particular completely kills me. Basically, this song is when Trey was at the height of his addiction to opiates, and it tells the story of how completely shitty he feels, in relation to how it's affecting his wife. As a former opiate addict, this song particularly hits me. The line, "Winter: Strung out, and she knows," makes me think back on my relationship with a girl I loved deeply. It was winter at the time, and I was completely overwhelmed with a crippling addiction which was hurting me and the person I loved. It wasn't something that I could stop immediately, because I just couldn't...stop. This song is beautiful, but it's sad. So...immensely sad. For me, the instrumentation also perfectly conveys the feelings...it's like you hate yourself for doing it, and you want to do better, but there's really no way you know of you can stop it. You know that you're hurting yourself, but you also know that you're hurting someone else, and you really can't stand to even think about it. It's out of control, but everything's going so slow. Perfect song. Radiohead - Like Spinning Plates There's really not too much I can say about this one. Basically, it's believed that this was Thom Yorke's depressed and somewhat horrified reaction to the band's success and his own feelings about being unable to measure up to that success. Beautiful, sad, and somewhat surreal. This feels like my summer of 2009. I remember one night when I was on copious amounts of narcotics, ten hits of LSD, drinking way too much, and smoking pot while huffing air duster. I really hoped I would die that night. Someone was playing music on a laptop, and this song came on when I was so fucked up I couldn't think straight, and I thought that it was a perfect eulogy. Richard & Linda Thompson - The End of the Rainbow I've been trying to learn this song to perform, but I can't get through the vocals without breaking down and crying. My thing lately has been thinking about disillusionment, that there's nothing really worth it in the end. What I'm working towards is so insignificant in the grand scheme of things...sometimes, I've been worried lately that any success I have would do little more than distract people from the truth. But at the same time, I think that's important, if only to make sure that the human race continues. This is my "existential dilemma" song. I can't think of one single good reason for existence. Not just mine, but everyone's. I remember reading in one of my fourth grade science books that mosquitos were the one insect that served no real purpose for existence of life on earth, and I asked my teacher, "Then what is our purpose? Don't we just destroy everything?" and she didn't have an answer. Ingrid Michaelson - The Chain This is a more superficial, romantic sort of sad, but that shouldn't demean its efficacy in any way, shape, or form. Her vocals are completely heartbreaking, and the lyrics are so sincere and tragic that I can't listen to it without tears coming to my eyes. This feels like something I want to sing, to scream from a mountaintop, but it would come to nothing. It's pleading, but it almost seems like pleading without the hope of its coming to anything. Like a mere act of desperation that can't ever be realized, but is still a wish of sorts. The Mountain Goats - No Children This is bitter, angry, but sad. I live in a small-ish city, desperately want to get out of here, but I have no real hopes for my life outside of this place; I feel damned to live here for my whole life. There's some dark humor within the lyrics, but ultimately, I just feel the underlying saying within the lyrics. Very simple, but well-done. Amanda Palmer - Blake Says When I listen to this song, I feel like Blake. I feel like I can't really connect with anyone who means well, because I'm always looking beyond and can't be happy with what's in front of me. It's looking out for the somewhere else that isn't as shitty, and ignoring what's right there. Ignoring logic in favor of hoping that there's a meaning, but you realize there isn't. And you know that you're not helping anyone else's happiness or your own, and feel like a rat bastard when you even try. Trey Anastasio - Black I apologize that all I could find is a live recording, but this song is the closing credits for my play, "The Accidental...", and holds a very deep significance for me. While "The Accidental..." was about a man who was previously an abortionist, the dreams and fears were all mine. This song breaks my heart, and feels like one of the most sincere things ever written. I hate that people dismiss anything related to Phish as mere druggy bullshit because they're legitimately tuned into things which affect them and others. It's foolish, and it's depressing to me. Legitimate artistic expression and musicianship regarded as complete bollocks, basically. I guess not everyone likes the same music as me, but I don't know how people can't be open to letting something touch them and relate to it, just because of things they've heard about a given act. I can't listen to this song without crying, and it really feels like it's something that fits into my life in a very specific way. Well, I have gone on far too long, and I suppose this will suffice. __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung

04-12-2011, 12:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	Yes! Black Box Recorder! I found them on here probably about a year ago just when I got internet back thanks to jackhammer I think... it's definitely some great twee, with members of auteurs, jesus & mary chain, and balloon. Good post I haven't listened to the first album in a bit... you've definitely recommended me my evening music.

04-21-2011, 12:11 AM	#13 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I wanted you to know that I laughed aloud at your Phish inspired dream.