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iamthepinkylifter — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:53:47 GMT

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i deleted the blog widget from my profile so my recently listened music would be at the top and i don't know how well it's worked.

does anybody know what song this is?

iamthepinkylifter — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 21:09:04 GMT

appended to this post is a self-recorded reproduction (i.e. i am performing it) of the only fragment of this song that i remember. the first time i heard it was in 2004 or 2005, and i know that it's by some alternative/indie band or artist with a female vocalist. if anybody knows i'll be forever indebted; it's been bothering me for years now. i wish i could give you more, but that's all i heard.

god i love nick drake

iamthepinkylifter — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 21:03:56 GMT

listening to 'pink moon' is always a profound emotional experience for me. i can't pinpoint one or two songs that make the album great, though i do have my favorites (things behind the sun, parasite). every song is beautiful on both a superficial and deep level: through the transparent and lush beauty of every track, it is almost impossible not to feel the crushing sense of doom in drake's delivery (and for that reason it is almost a crime to not give this album your full attention when listening).

drake was without a doubt a superb musician: he was both a masterful guitar player, with a fingerpicking technique unlike any other; and a beautiful and heartfelt vocalist. his dusky, sensitive voice managed to be both bashful and intense at the same time. perhaps the most remarkable thing about drake's guitar playing was his ability to create (in my opinion) the richest soundscape of any of his albums with only himself and his voice. it is easy to forget that it was only drake and his guitar, save for the sparse and brief piano line of the title track.

it's hard to believe that such great beauty could come out of such horrible darkness, and i am brought to tears when i realize that one person had the capacity to make something as amazing as pink moon (it's even more extraordinary considering his condition at the time). in an ironic way, this album gives me hope that the rest of humanity has the capacity to create things equally as beautiful. Nick Drake was inspiring simply because of his ability to create such beauty. his work transcended the world of darkness that he lived in, while remaining true to it and never being anything other than authentic. pink moon continues, more than 30 years after his death, to shine like a bright beacon, here to remind us that we all have the capacity to create light out of darkness. i'm sure if drake knew what a legacy his work would eventually leave, his world would have been a lot brighter.

clothes

iamthepinkylifter — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 21:09:02 GMT

i just forked out the dough for a pair of limited-edition bright purple american apparel slim slacks.

i feel soooooo guilty.

but they are kind of cool.

hmmmmm

iamthepinkylifter — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:31:53 GMT

well...

it says that i am listening to the 19 greatest duets something or other.

i'm pretty sure i'm listening to Ani DiFranco.

um...

iamthepinkylifter — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:52:16 GMT

WHO THE FUCK IS KAMAL????

it's in my weekly top artists and i've never heard the name in my life???

just checked my itunes. not in there either.

WTF????????!

Under-appreciated?

iamthepinkylifter — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 20:25:02 GMT

Everybody's who likes PB&J is drooling over 'Young Folks', which i don't understand when the song right after it on 'Writer's Block' is pure bliss. 'Amsterdam' has all the makings of the perfect pop song, from the toy whistle hook to the super-catchy chorus. It's under-appreciated perfection!

Broken Social Scene is Love

iamthepinkylifter — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 00:14:58 GMT

I swear to god, sometimes I can feel the love radiating from my speakers when I play Broken Social Scene. If you listen really closely, you can feel it in each note. I get the impression that music, for them, is a labor of love, in the name of creating beautiful sounds - beauty. How incredible are the people that make it their life's work to share the beauty that is their music? When music is a labor of love, that love spreads whenever and wherever they play. When I went to their show, they played for two and a half hours. the real kicker is that it was one of their days off. they chose to sacrifice one of their only days off to play a show for us in birmingham, and they played for two and a half hours. If that's not love - for your music, your work, and the people who love you - i don't know what is. What a beautiful, powerful thing. I'm positive that many other musicians have the same thing going on, but it's clear with BSS because they wear their heart on their proverbial sleeve.

am i the only person who feels the love coming from their speakers?

sooooo bad

iamthepinkylifter — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:13:17 GMT

Mog-O-Matic is in such a horrible state that i refuse to use it until there is an update. Wow, i mean i've never seen my computer so fucked up. Not to mention i have gigabytes of space that i can't recover. good job, guys. great software yer putting out.

(i should've known when i saw the zune ads that something was fishy.)

it must be mentioned

iamthepinkylifter — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 02:28:06 GMT

that i listen to most of my music on my ipod, and the stupid software, which took up 8 gb of my hard drive, is not capturing what i play on my ipod. so that's why i don't listen to very much.