9.05.2010

Music for the Week of August 29, 2010

I didn't see it coming, but this week turned out to be a shitshow and half.  On Monday, I lined up my list for the week, I went into work, and right after the weekly team meeting, one of our employees was terminated.  

Bummer.

But, these things happen, so, we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and keep on moving with poise, dignity, and verve...until Wednesday, when a coworker turned in a resignation letter, effective immediately. 

Double bummer.

Ok, but no matter what happens, you can't stop believin', you gotta hold on to what you got, and what you got is the eye of the tiger...all of which will come in handy when employee #3 is fired minutes before the office closes for the Labor Holiday weekend.

Well, kiss my grits.

At least I had a soundtrack to my week as my office lost approximately 25% of its work force.  Here's what has kept me sane for the last few days.

1) Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - 1963 - I've listened to quite a bit of what's considered Bob Dylan's 'golden era,' but this album (his second) is the earliest one I've listened to in his catalog so far.  Lots of guitar strummin' and talkin' 'bout the war time's a comin' blue train blues.  Great stuff to listen to as you await the apocalypse.










 

2) Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E. - 1997 - a favorite album of mine from way back when, released before Brandon Boyd cut his dreads off and Incubus became the biggest post-90's alterna-band in the world for about 18 months.  I got into this album after the band dropped off a bit, but I can't help but smile at how adroitly it captures the artistic aesthetic of the late 90's: Slap n pop bass, barky piccolo snare, and songs about science and aliens.  311 would be proud.











3) Motorhead - Iron Fist - 1982 - This week's Doom Guild pick, brought to us by Jake.  Until this week, all I know about Motorhead was Lemmy, his cocoa puffs, and 'Ace of Spades.'  Nonetheless, I still expected something in the way of early 80's hairy balls punk rock, and Motorhead did not disappoint from start to finish.  My impression after this week also confirmed my notion that Motorhead is good music to sharpen your knife collection to. Good tunes for a bad mood.












4) Wavves - King of the Beach - 2010 - I heard through the grapevine that this album was a good summer album for 2010, which comes to a close in just a few weeks.  This album reminded me of what would happen if Tripping Daisy were still around and started playing surf rock.  A winning combination in my book.









As good as this soundtrack was, I'll probably always associate the above albums with how delightfully shitty this week turned out to be for so many.  Lots of gratitude and wishes for the best of luck to my former coworkers and all of their respective life endeavors.  You've been released from the madhouse; enjoy your new found freedom.

Kisses,

-A

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