The Big Green House

Friday, March 07, 2003

 

Snow on the grass at the beach

The wind has stopped, and the temps have dropped. It was 37 degrees when I passed through the U District at 3:00 PM on my way to work. We�ve had a fairly steady mix of rain & snow today � mostly rain, BUT you never know around here.

It took me forever to wake up this morning. Usually I can leap right out of bed upon awakening. Well, not leap, exactly� let�s say that, barring any distractions, I�m generally up & semi-conscious within ten minutes of opening my eyes. Which, y�know, is not bad for someone of my age and general decrepitude. Say, who asked you, anyway?

Uh, yeah. So, once I actually woke up I felt pretty peppy. The possible onset of snowfall has only increased that vim, while adding a certain vigor of its own. So, since it�s Friday, and since I�m in a relatively good mood (but don�t start with me), let�s talk about music for a bit, shall we? I�ve kinda let that side of the blog fall by the wayside of late.

Contributing to the general perkiness was Life on Other Planets, the newest offering from Supergrass. I suppose one would classify this as Britpop, seeing as it�s reminiscent of 70�s era British pop. Whatever; I am very much in love with this disc. (And the first one that asks me why I don�t marry it gets boxed on the ear.) It�s a huge improvement over their previous outing; that one felt very sluggish and over-produced to me. LOOP has a few extra bells & whistles & such, but A) they serve the songs this time out, rather than vice versa, and B) it�s a much snappier set, too. It�s a sonic ride to the beach in a cherry red �65 Mustang convertible with the top down and a cooler in the back seat full of ice, beer, and I dunno, maybe some weenies for roasting. Standout cuts include Never Done Nothing Like That Before, Grace, Rush Hour Soul� well, hell, give it a listen yourself.

Now if you�ll excuse me, I�ve got some toboggans to price.

bmarkey 3/07/2003 08:43:00 PM