In the Air Tonight

Phil Collins generally makes me feel better about my life. Even when he's singing about sad stuff. Like in Both Sides. Or No Son of Mine. Most of the time, he's relentlessly positive, hopeful, and not at all ironic. That's how I choose to hear it, anyway. I could be wrong. Listen to Tarzan. Or Brother Bear (if the kid had imagined that he was a bear, this would have been a spectacular movie. Since that wasn't the case, it sucked. Also, the book Frankenstein - if Victor was also the monster (it's possible - re-read it), it would be even cooler.).

I heard he wrote "In the Air Tonight" during his divorce. Still, that song kicks it. It's such a stark dichotomy to his other work. Even if it wasn't brilliant on pretty much every level, you'd still notice it. I would. I did.

Oh my. I just looked at my smart friend's blog (see post below), and hers is so much fancier than mine. I feel inadequate now.

Cause & Effect

They were a band once.  Maybe they still are.  I don't know.  I'd go see them if they played a show nearby. And it was cheap.  Like $18 cheap.  Anything more than that and I'm out.  But anyway.  

They had a hit.  And I liked it (Thanks, Katy Perry).  

A very good friend of mine who's much smarter than I am suggested I start a blog.  At said person's request, coupled with my current station in life, I'm going to do so, or, at least, continue with the one I started but abandoned shortly thereafter.

Back to Cause & Effect, and more on my smart friend later.  I went to Camelot Music in 1992 and had saved up a month's worth of allowance to buy 2 cd's.  Here's what I bought:

1. Cause & Effect / Another Minute

2. Pearl Jam / Ten

*As an aside, I just googled Cause & Effect and they're still around and are playing in Seattle next month.  Pre-sale tickets are $15.  Sadly, I do not live in Seattle.  

Back to my point, which was...I actually liked Cause & Effect better at first.  True.  I thought the songs were catchier and I was annoyed by how much Pearl Jam songs would slow down.  Even Alive & Porch.

I know nobody cares about this stuff but me.  Thanks for sticking with the post.  It could be worse.  I could be telling you this in person.