Thursday, November 25, 2004
Jesus.I just discovered an unexpected side effect to this mp3 lark.
You know how certain songs, or even whole albums can trigger old memories, transport you vack to another time and place, to people and situations... how some songs can have you in floods the moment you hear the very first bar?
Well... I thought I knew all the songs and albums that do that to me, so I'm usually prepared. I was wrong.
While going through my CDs for ripping purposes, I came across Seamonsters by The Wedding Present. I havent listened to it since 1992... not as a concious decision... it just got overlooked.
So I played it just now for the first time in 12 years and oh fuck... what a hammer blow.
Andy Cal, (more)Ron, Squidgy Paul, Trish, Whacky Jacky, and... damnit... what was her name with the boat?
These were the best friends I ever had... never been able to replace them, and never felt as at home with any group of people since. We used to go gigging, everywhere, several times a week. Didn't matter if it was some local crappy band, or the latest thing in London... we were there. And the parties... oh my.
All are lost to me now. If rumours are correct, at least 2 are dead (drugs and insanity were rather a common thing for us all back then), the rest have either gone to god knows where, or grown up, got married, had kids and settled down.
Its funny what music can do to you.
Labels: music
Steve 6:32 AM [+]
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