Nepenthe (noun)
1. A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow.
Then Helen, Zeus’ daughter, thought of something else. She quickly dropped into the wine they were enjoying a drug which eased men’s pains and irritations, making them forget their troubles. A drink of this, once mixed in with wine, would guarantee no man would let a tear fall on his cheek for one whole day, not even if his mother and his father died, or if, in his own presence, men armed with swords hacked down his brother or his son, as he looked on. - Odyssey Book 4
So I’ve decided to start a blog (fucking whoopee!). In this weird time of isolation, I’ve come to realise just how much music means to me and also how much it means to all my friends, many of whom helped shaped my life and musical tastes.
I’m not sure exactly what this blog will look like (or if anyone will read it) but I will be trying to explore my musical past, both as a listener and as a musician and how certain songs, albums and artists have impacted my life. I’ll share certain memories/anecdotes attached to songs & albums, recollections of shows I’ve attended and played myself and maybe a little insight into my old band, Bliss & Ignorance, and current band The Unset. It'll be pretty raw as I'am not a writer, so suck it up grammar nazi's. It won't be in chronological order either (cause fuck rules). I'll just be writing about the memories that present themselves when I sit down at the computer to type. I’ll throw in some photos and/or links to relevant things if I have anything. This will not be me reviewing music, we don't need another prick thinking he knows what music should be. This is more of an almanac, me scribbling down my memories and thoughts and how they relate to the music I listen too.
To be honest I’m not entirely sure why I’m starting this. I took part in the Facebook game of posting 20 albums that have impacted your life. I really enjoyed doing it, I also enjoyed seeing my friends flood their timelines with their choices. It did however irk me that I couldn’t dive into why I had chosen these albums. What were my friends connections to their choices? I guess this is a product of that… A willingness to share my memories and thoughts on music that matters so much to me.
We’ve all dreamed of having a movie made based on our lives (Adrian Grenier would play me obviously) and I often wonder what that soundtrack would be. I guess we’ll see where this goes and hey you never know, that big movie studio might just chase me down for a script based on my life…
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