One good thing about music...

...when it hits you you feel no pain. That's Bob Marley for those who don't know and one of my favorite quotes. That's the way I feel about discovering new music, because I don't just buy a new cd, listen to it and decide if it's good or not. When I start listening to a new artist or band I immerse myself in it. It's all I listen to for weeks, trying to pick up on every lyric or instrument. And what's better than discovering a new artist? Discovering an old one that somehow flew under your radar years back and suddenly drops in your lap today. It's as if you weren't ready for it until now, like you couldn't appriciate it then and it waited for you to catch up. Mine is Jeff Buckley. I'd heard of him before and recognized his cd covers instantly, but never listened to him until now (thanks to Andrea). What a voice and what a lyricist. Now I see why Katie worships him, and the fact that he was so great makes his death even more of a tragedy. It's sad to think there are only so many Jeff Buckley albums to discover and I'll never see him live, but it doesn't mean he's not worth listening to. I look forward to the journey and can't wait to see who I pick next. I think Mars Volta, since everyone is freaking out about them.

Another one (and I don't ususally get into 2 bands at once, but that's just how it happened) is Beck. Everyone knows Beck and I've liked him for years, but I've never sat down and listen to all of his albums. Until this weekend. I bought tickets for his upcoming show at the State Theatre in Detroit and Brett decided to go to CD Warehouse and get a bunch of old Beck cds. I didn't realize how many he had, and so far they're all awesome. The thing I like about Beck is how different his songs are. For example, listen to his newest one "Guero" (which is probabaly his best, and that's really saying something). There are no 2 songs that sound alike, they all have a uniqueness about them and I think that's what keeps it from getting boring. I could listen to that cd over and over again and never get bored of it.

This is turning into a Woody blog (lengthwise) so I better wrap it up, but there's one more thing that I'm pretty geeked about. Over the weekend I had a great idea. The kids are going back to school next week, but there's one subject that I've decided to teach them myself: Rock History 101. Brett and I made a list of important musical influences and are going to teach them about one or two every weekend. It started out when I played Bob Marley for the kids last week and they really liked it and I thought how cool would it be to teach them about him. I wish someone had done this with me. So he's first and then Brett will take the next weekend. If any of you can think of any bands or artist that would be a good leason let me know. I'm sure we've thought of alot, but I know there's some that I haven't thought of. Well, that's it for today. Peace.