I was stretched out on the couch listening to one of my favorite songs--Epica's "Design Your Universe" from the album of the same name. Earbuds in ear, volume cranked up, eyes closed, chillin'.
Cover of Design Your UniverseThis is one of those epic songs--almost nine-and-a-half minutes long, orchestra, chorus, distorted guitars . . . plus Simone Simons' incredible voice.
Simone Simons via last.fmThere's a point about 2/3 of the way into it, sort of the climax of the piece, a point the preceding music has been leading to. The payoff, I guess. It begins with Simone singing, "The time has come . . ." All sorts of magical stuff happens at that point.
Except every freaking time I get to that point, Atari, my Akita, almost always cold-noses me on the cheek. Wanna go walkies. Now. So I have to pause the iPod and hook him up and take him outside. Sort of diminishes the impact.
Didn't happen this time. I was sort of worried--Atari's really old for his breed. I went to check and he was basically making out with a Milk Bone in the back bedroom. So, he was fine, and too preoccupied to notice that he'd missed his cue.
My dog has discriminating musical tastes. He only likes classic Metallica--if it's post-Black album, he's not interested. If it's anything else, he's not interested. I'll start playing some of my own stuff and he gets up and leaves the room, giving me a contemptuous little "snort!" as he does so. I halfway expect to hear the door slam behind him.
In case you haven't noticed, my tastes in music tend towards the harder end of the spectrum. I like music that is overtly emotional, and I tend to find what I'm looking for in metal and hard rock. I also dig black spritual music, even though I'm an atheist, because of the emotion apparent in a lot of that music. I may not believe what they sing about, but *they* do, and they put it all in their music. I love it.
Of course, as I get older I tend to mellow a bit. Right now I'm more into Scandinavian symphonic metal, mostly, like Epica. Though I love Tristania, which is more gothic metal. Kamelot is cool, too. Of course there is other stuff I like a lot--I love Slipknot, Rob Zombie, Tool . . .
I guess I really don't have a point, tonight. I just felt like talking. I'm glad you felt like listening. What kind of music are you listening to, these days?
My dog has discriminating musical tastes. He only likes classic Metallica--if it's post-Black album, he's not interested. If it's anything else, he's not interested. I'll start playing some of my own stuff and he gets up and leaves the room, giving me a contemptuous little "snort!" as he does so. I halfway expect to hear the door slam behind him.
In case you haven't noticed, my tastes in music tend towards the harder end of the spectrum. I like music that is overtly emotional, and I tend to find what I'm looking for in metal and hard rock. I also dig black spritual music, even though I'm an atheist, because of the emotion apparent in a lot of that music. I may not believe what they sing about, but *they* do, and they put it all in their music. I love it.
Of course, as I get older I tend to mellow a bit. Right now I'm more into Scandinavian symphonic metal, mostly, like Epica. Though I love Tristania, which is more gothic metal. Kamelot is cool, too. Of course there is other stuff I like a lot--I love Slipknot, Rob Zombie, Tool . . .
I guess I really don't have a point, tonight. I just felt like talking. I'm glad you felt like listening. What kind of music are you listening to, these days?
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