My Music Journal (and many other things)

Trollheart · 08-25-2012, 06:48 PM

Heh heh! Misplaced childhood: excellent! Script is still my favourite though, followed by Brave. Love the cover of that Moonlight Sailor album: what's it like?

Key · 08-25-2012, 10:41 PM

^ to put it simply, it's happy/cheerful post-rock.

Key · 08-28-2012, 12:58 PM

My 100 favorite albums (part 6 of 10)

Spoiler for album art:

Key · 09-04-2012, 12:34 PM

My 100 favorite albums (part 7 of 10)

Spoiler for album art:

Key · 12-10-2012, 08:29 PM

M. WARD

^So far, those two albums are all I have listened to from this guy, and I can see in the near future that the rest of his discography will get a good listen. Really really diggin this guy, he's like a mixture of Nick Drake and Conor Oberst in some ways. Coincidentally, it was recommended to me through last.fm because I listen to Nick Drake quite regularly. He's (according to Wiki) an underground singer and songwriter from Portland, Oregon, so very close to where I live, which is a plus on a personal note. I love acoustic artists overall, so it's always exciting to find a new artist that I like and will continue to like as time goes on.

Trollheart · 12-11-2012, 06:12 AM

Hey Ki! Great to see you writing again.
Interesting artiste: why is only his first initial used I wonder? Odd, but maybe that's the attraction, initially? Never heard of anyone who did that before...

I'll listen when I get a spare moment.

Key · 12-11-2012, 10:35 AM

^Well, M.Ward is his stage name, his full name is Matthew Stephen Ward. I'd also like to add that when I pointed out that he sounded like he had a bit of Conor Oberst influence, that was before I figured out that he actually was involved with Monsters of Folk, whom Conor Oberst was a part of as well.

Key · 12-11-2012, 12:08 PM

M. WARD II

^Another fantastic album from a new artist that i'm really really beginning to love. It was much more mellow, and his voice sort of reminds me of Bob Dylan throughout, but it's not in a bad way. The lyrics are brilliant, and the feel of the music is very soothing and easy listening from first to last track. Probably my favorite of all the albums i've listened to so far, though i've got a couple more to listen to, which'll be included in "M. Ward III"

Something interesting to note, the track Psalm reminded me of Slap by Yes, and playing them back to back, they sound very very similar:

The similar part starts at 1:45 for Psalm, I don't know, maybe it's just me.

Unknown Soldier · 12-11-2012, 12:58 PM

This is the first time I've had a proper look through your journal and I really like its 'chilled out' feel.

I find it interesting how homesick that you're feeling, you're only a couple of states away and it's not like you've moved to another country and culture. What sort of stuff do you really miss about home?

Key · 12-11-2012, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

This is the first time I've had a proper look through your journal and I really like its 'chilled out' feel.

I find it interesting how homesick that you're feeling, you're only a couple of states away and it's not like you've moved to another country and culture. What sort of stuff do you really miss about home?

Well i've been home for a while, but a lot of the "homesick" feeling is just typical for this time of year. Plus, got a lot of stuff happening this month with moving out and finding a new job and such.

Thanks for checking out my journal though, I try to update it as frequently as possible, but I just forget.

08-25-2012, 06:48 PM	#51 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Heh heh! Misplaced childhood: excellent! Script is still my favourite though, followed by Brave. Love the cover of that Moonlight Sailor album: what's it like? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-28-2012, 12:58 PM	#53 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	My 100 favorite albums (part 6 of 10) Spoiler for album art: 51. Nightwish - Once 52. Nirvana - Bleach 53. No Man - Schoolyard Ghosts 54. Norther - Dreams of Endless War 55. Nosound - A Sense of Loss 56. Opeth - Blackwater Park 57. Opus Dai - Tierra Tragame 58. Patrick Wolf - Lycanthropy 59. pg.lost - Key 60. The Pineapple Thief - 137 Last edited by Key; 09-04-2012 at 12:29 PM.

09-04-2012, 12:34 PM	#54 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	My 100 favorite albums (part 7 of 10) Spoiler for album art: 61. Pink Floyd - Animals 62. Polvo - In Prism 63. Porcupine Tree - The Incident 64. The Reasoning - Adverse Camber 65. Rick Astley - Hold Me In Your Arms 66. Rise To Fall - Restore The Balance 67. Ryan Cabrera - Take It All Away 68. Scar Symmetry - The Unseen Empire 69. Sigur Ros - Takk.. 70. The Smiths - Meat is Murder

12-11-2012, 06:12 AM	#56 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Hey Ki! Great to see you writing again. Interesting artiste: why is only his first initial used I wonder? Odd, but maybe that's the attraction, initially? Never heard of anyone who did that before... I'll listen when I get a spare moment. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-25-2012, 10:41 PM	#52 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	^ to put it simply, it's happy/cheerful post-rock.

12-10-2012, 08:29 PM	#55 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	M. WARD ^So far, those two albums are all I have listened to from this guy, and I can see in the near future that the rest of his discography will get a good listen. Really really diggin this guy, he's like a mixture of Nick Drake and Conor Oberst in some ways. Coincidentally, it was recommended to me through last.fm because I listen to Nick Drake quite regularly. He's (according to Wiki) an underground singer and songwriter from Portland, Oregon, so very close to where I live, which is a plus on a personal note. I love acoustic artists overall, so it's always exciting to find a new artist that I like and will continue to like as time goes on.

12-11-2012, 10:35 AM	#57 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	^Well, M.Ward is his stage name, his full name is Matthew Stephen Ward. I'd also like to add that when I pointed out that he sounded like he had a bit of Conor Oberst influence, that was before I figured out that he actually was involved with Monsters of Folk, whom Conor Oberst was a part of as well.

12-11-2012, 12:08 PM	#58 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	M. WARD II ^Another fantastic album from a new artist that i'm really really beginning to love. It was much more mellow, and his voice sort of reminds me of Bob Dylan throughout, but it's not in a bad way. The lyrics are brilliant, and the feel of the music is very soothing and easy listening from first to last track. Probably my favorite of all the albums i've listened to so far, though i've got a couple more to listen to, which'll be included in "M. Ward III" Something interesting to note, the track Psalm reminded me of Slap by Yes, and playing them back to back, they sound very very similar: The similar part starts at 1:45 for Psalm, I don't know, maybe it's just me.