my dad had surgery done on his left shoulder today. as of right now, he's pretty out of it. i'm currently at the house getting him some supplies for his stay at his mothers. i'm going to keep this a short one for now and also letting you all know that i might not be posting for a few days. hopefully i can find a moment or so to post tomorrow and the next day, but i'm not promising anything right now. i gotta stay close to my dad and help him out. i picked up the book, The Old Breed, written by Eugene Sledge. it's his memoir on the marine battles at pelieu and okinawa during WWII in the pacific. it's part of the basis to the HBO series, The Pacific. the book is arguably one of the best books written about combat. it details the point of view coming from an infantry man and not the upper command. let's see how it goes shall we???
okay, for the music it's a split. first is the wonderful split album by the 90's emo bands, Boys Life and Christie Front Drive. the song, "valentine" by CFD is elegant and perhaps their best song ever. the second album is the split by 90's emo bands, Texas is the Reason and The Promise Ring. the song, "blue boy" is my favorite track on the split. it's by TITR. sssssoooooooo, with that enjoy these quick little splits and keep on truckin'...
tonight i got to see The Get Up Kids for the first time ever. they recently reunited and it was an awesome show to say the least. i think i counted slightly over 100 people, so it was an intimate performance. lead singer Matt Pryor let the audience pick the songs so the flow was quite sporadic which led to some unique performances. i was so glad that they played my favorite song of theirs at the end. ("don't hate me")
well since this was an emo show, i think the music can be emo once again. here for you is the band Texas is the Reason.
i love their music and it's totally awesome and sometimes stunning. i remember the first time i checked them out. the song "Do you know who you are?" played. it's an all intrumental and it leads right into the fast quick and powerful song "back and to the left". leaving out their two split albums and their split live album, you can find here their first release which is the self titled ep and their pinnacle full length album Do You Know Who You Are?. this band was short lived and only put out these few things, but their impact is still felt in the underground.
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