"Let your soulshine
It's better than sunshine
It's better than moonshine
Damn sure better than rain"
Warren Haynes
So I'm going to start out by saying that within 8 hours of typing this, I will be going to see Gov't Mule at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville (the church of southern music)...super stoked to say the least.
These lyrics have always stood out to me, ever since I was first introduced to this song by my dad "back in the day". It is so easy for humans to get themselves down and beat themselves up over the small things in life. But as Mr. Haynes states, just like his daddy used to say, you gotta' let your soulshine, until the break of day. This is the only song, out of the 5 times that I have previously seen Gov't Mule, that they have had in each set and each time it has been a magical experience.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
"Let There Be Rock"
"And I'd like to say, 'I'm sorry,' but we lived to tell about it."
Patterson Hood
I can't stop listening to the Drive-by Truckers. It's turning into an obsession. Their lyrics connect with me in basically every one of their songs.
"Let There Be Rock" is basically an autobiography of Patterson Hood's (guitar/vocals) teenage years and how Rock-n-Roll saved his life. And I can truthfully say that if I had never listened to AC/DC's "Live" for the first time, I would not be the person I am today. Rock-n-Roll and music in general has opened my eyes to elements of my life and the world around me that I wouldn't have realized otherwise.
Moving on to the lyrics...
Over the past few months I feel that I have branched out a lot as a person and truly finding my niche. I am almost positive that I know what I want to do with my life and how I am going to do it. The problem I have come to face is that my choice of lifestyle, music, is not always the most profitable. Along those same lines, I might be disappointing certain people in my life. In the end though, I am going to live through it, and I'll be able to tell other people about and to paraphrase Mr. Hood, I'll live on to do a lot more crazy screwed up stuff.
Patterson Hood
I can't stop listening to the Drive-by Truckers. It's turning into an obsession. Their lyrics connect with me in basically every one of their songs.
"Let There Be Rock" is basically an autobiography of Patterson Hood's (guitar/vocals) teenage years and how Rock-n-Roll saved his life. And I can truthfully say that if I had never listened to AC/DC's "Live" for the first time, I would not be the person I am today. Rock-n-Roll and music in general has opened my eyes to elements of my life and the world around me that I wouldn't have realized otherwise.
Moving on to the lyrics...
Over the past few months I feel that I have branched out a lot as a person and truly finding my niche. I am almost positive that I know what I want to do with my life and how I am going to do it. The problem I have come to face is that my choice of lifestyle, music, is not always the most profitable. Along those same lines, I might be disappointing certain people in my life. In the end though, I am going to live through it, and I'll be able to tell other people about and to paraphrase Mr. Hood, I'll live on to do a lot more crazy screwed up stuff.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Marry Me
"Just 'cause I don't run my mouth don't mean I got nothing to say"
Mike Cooley of the Drive-by Truckers
These past few days I've been thoroughly digging into some of the Drive-by Truckers deeper songs and trying to get inside the minds of the South's greatest storytellers. The song "Marry Me" includes some great insight on the expected life of a southern-gentleman. The line in the title really hit me in that I've felt the need to express something (I'm not sure what), but I haven't felt the need to dump my opinions on others more-so than they want. I have been dropping hints to certain people about things that I want to tell them but am too afraid to, and I worry that they may not be understanding the full meaning of what I am trying to tell them. But in the lines of Mike Cooley, I ain't gonna' run my mouth.
Mike Cooley of the Drive-by Truckers
These past few days I've been thoroughly digging into some of the Drive-by Truckers deeper songs and trying to get inside the minds of the South's greatest storytellers. The song "Marry Me" includes some great insight on the expected life of a southern-gentleman. The line in the title really hit me in that I've felt the need to express something (I'm not sure what), but I haven't felt the need to dump my opinions on others more-so than they want. I have been dropping hints to certain people about things that I want to tell them but am too afraid to, and I worry that they may not be understanding the full meaning of what I am trying to tell them. But in the lines of Mike Cooley, I ain't gonna' run my mouth.
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