I dig Music…

I dig music… i honestly do. Oh well, i want to anyway.

Have put my winamp on shuffle mode for the past couple of days with all the English tracks on (which would also explain the tracks which were considered for the name of this stupid blog). And the results are interesting…

Up Around The Bend by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chichina from the soundtrack of Motorcycle Diaries, Beatles – You Like Me Too Much, Simple Twist of Fate by Bob Dylan, Beatles – I saw her standing there! (devine…), Ryan Adams – Starlite Diner, Baby Blue by Badfinger from the soundtrack of Departed, The Guns Of Brixton by The Clash, Bruce Springsteen – Better Days… Skipped quite a few tracks in between.

The thing is, i hadn’t heard most of the tracks in a long long time. Baring Beatles and departed soundtrack rest all are as good as new. at least listening experience wise. to me at least… and they are good. really really good!

Lets discover some music.

Cheers

Jais

PS: the quote “i dig music” is ‘borrowed’ from the movie “almost famous”. Amazing movie. Amazing soundtrack.

Name

Here goes the second post. Since i don’t have anything to write about, thought i might introduce you my beloved readers as to why i chose the name “Autumn Almanac”.

I don’t have creativity. Nil. Zero. Zlich.

“Autumn Almanac” was the track i was listening to on winamp when i had to fill in the name. its by the Kinks, a British group formed in the 60s. been listening to it nowadays. they have that distinctive 60s flavor that i found in the initial albums of Beatles as well. Anyway, more on it later… if i am so inclined.

Anyway, there were others tracks also which were under consideration. some examples, Hanging By a Moment by Lifehouse, Electioneering by Radiohead, Warm Machine by Bush, They Don’t Really Case About Us by Michael Jackson… Couldnt really have any of them as a blog address, could i? Imagine… hangingbyamoment.wordpress.com or theydontreallycareaboutus.wordpress.com. Actually, dont imagine.

And Autumn Almanac has that ring to it; that sophistication; the creativity that i yearn for… I mean just think about it… autumnalmanac.wordpress.com.  what beauty! the simplicity astounds me… i am in tears!

By the way, the track Autumn Almanac, is considered to be an absolute classic, “a finely observed slice of English custom, a ‘weird character study’ and for its ‘mellow, melodic sound that was to characterize the Kinks’. Supposedly^.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn_Almanac – The source of all knowledge)

Cheers

Jais