There was a time when Metallica was cool. Everyone and their dad flashed the heavy metal salute while listening to _the_ band of the time. Then things changed, Metallica went after Napster, they went after their fans, some people who celebrated them. Things changed quickly, Metallica is now Public Enemy No. 1. But sometimes I look through my cassette tapes, go over Motorhead, Styx, Soul Asylum, Uriah Heep, and wait with anticipation as the tape hiss segues into Metallica. I know how it's going to start, years of listening to these cassettes has my mind primed for the next note that comes through.
Listening to those tapes brings with it all the memories of a time when we were all younger: you can almost feel all the teenage angst, all the anger and pain, the childishness and the stupidity. Often you can remember happy times, and the people you knew, and who knew you. Nostalgia comes in waves, not in drops. I'm sure everyone strongly associates music with memories.
Take this rendition of Nothing Else Matters. Tell me it doesn't remind you of anything.
PS: An RSS aggregator is a nice thing to have. Also, I can't stop listening to the last thirty seconds of Around the World
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What I hate is all these tone deaf assholes that come to a concert and ask for the noisy stuff to jump around to.
Remember that Another Brick In The Wall at that concert we went to somewhere sometime in Jan this year?
eeks, you actually read my blog postings? scary.
Hi Roshan
I recently came across the Travelers theme song on your blog at this link - http://arjie.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/travelers-theme.mp3.
Sadly, I can only listen to the song there and not download it. Would you have the song with you by any chance, that perhaps you could upload on youtube or email me?
Best,
iRa