So I’ve heard about Playlist.com before, but never really messed with it. So as I’ve been exploring my musical tastes I’ve come back to the fact that I work best lately when listening to instrumental rock.
Since I don’t have a lot of instrumental rock (yet), I decided that the easiest way to listen to this kind of music was either Pandora or Playlist.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Pandora, but one thing I really like about Playlist.com is that you can choose the songs you want to listen to and just create a playlist (hence the name, clever huh?).
So now presenting to the world my Joe Satriani playlist from Playlist.com! Enjoy!
Ok, not really. I’ve really never been able to get into classical music. Which is sad because my Dad is a HUGE classical music fan. He has tons of CD’s, all classical. Me, I could never get into it.
In fact, it was funny cause one year I thought I’d try to ‘bridge the gap’ between us and bought him an Apocalyptica album. If you’ve never heard of them they’re a group of cello’s that play Metallica music. Pretty cool stuff, but unfortunately he didn’t like it. Oh well! It was worth a shot at least!
So back to my own ‘classical’ music. My type of classical music is movie soundtracks. I’m finding that I tend to work better when I listen to music without words, so I’m exploring the music that I already have. Right now I’m listening to a little “Two Towers” music from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Great stuff!
i also really like the Braveheart soundtrack. Anybody know of some other really good ones?
So last night my wife and I rented August Rush. I had heard a lot of really good things about it, and it definitely didn’t disappoint. This was a really good show!
Lately whenever I’ve seen Robin Williams in a movie I’ve found him kind of annoying, but in this movie I thought he actuallly did a really good job! And the kid that plays the main role is always really good (you may remember him from the new Willy Wonka andFinding Neverland). He’s growing well, so hopefully he won’t be one of these kids that once they get older can’t get a movie.
Anyway, great movie with a lot of really cool music. Seriously, you could watch this movie just for the music and really like it. Especially all the guitar slapping they do!
Who would have thought that Mr. T would be endorsing World of Warcraft? I came across this one today as well and thought it was hilarious as well.
Did any of you ever see that show the Mr. T had for a while called ‘I Pity the Fool’ or something like that? For all I know it’s still running (I don’t watch TV if you couldn’t tell). Hilarious! In the one I saw he took this mean chef and taught how to be more respectful. Good times.
I heard on the news that one of these ads was banned because they thought it was offensive towards gays. WHATEVER!!! The ad is making fun of speed walking as a sport, which I think most people make fun of anyway! So here are two of these ads. Gotta love Mr. T!!!
So for the last couple of weeks I’ve been listening to a Pandora station that I set up that only does instrumental rock. And I have to say that it’s actually very refreshing to not listen to words for a while.
A little history: back when I was about 16 or so, about all I listened to was instrumental jazz. Then I got into rock music and never went back. Well, for the last year or so I’ve been listening to instrumental rock off and on, and lately I’ve really gotten into it. I’m especially liking stuff by Steve Vai and Joe Satriani.
So just a few days ago I had a little extra cash, so I decided to splurge and get a new album. I went with Joe Satriani’s Crystal Planet. It’s sweet, and I’m loving it so far. My favorite tracks: Psycho Monkey, House of Bullets, and Ceremony. So if you’re at all into instrumental rock, check it out!
Last night my wife and I rented and watched Vantage Point for the first time.
That was one intense movie! I had heard a lot of really good things about it, and I really wasn’t disappointed at all. At first when they started going back I was thinking, “oh no…the same thing again just from a different angle is all.” But i was way off. It was really cool how every person not only had a unique viewpoint, but also a unique role to play in the whole story.
Overall I would have to say I really really really liked this movie. It might even be good enough to go onto my current favorites list. So if you haven’t seen this one, I’d recommend you do!
I remember back in high school, I always had a favorite band. For the most part, it was always Queensryche, Dream Theater, Led Zeppelin, or Collective Soul. As you can tell, it would change from time to time.
But just last night my wife and I were talking about music and what my or her favorite band was, and I realized that I don’t have one anymore. I have certain bands that I really like their music, but it’s no longer just one. It’s different types, and it depends on my mood.
So I’m wondering if the whole ‘favorite band’ thing isn’t really just a glorified high school concept. And the more I think about it I would have to say that it is. Instead, it is so much better to just have certain types of music that you like to listen to.
So my advice, don’t limit yourself to one band. Branch out and learn to appreciate other types of music. Though I do have to admit that I can’t find an appreciation for rap, most R&B, or country…
So over the weekend my wife and I and her friends in Idaho went to a showing of The Dark Knight. Now, if you’ve been reading this blog you know that I’ve been excited to go see this one for some time now, and I was extra excited when we had the chance to see it opening weekend!
This movie rocks. It’s everything that you would want to see in the Joker vs. Batman saga. I know when I first heard that Heath Ledger was going to be the Joker I wasn’t too thrilled about it, in fact I thought it was going to kill the movie. And I know that I’m not the only person that thought that. In fact, this morning on a radio show the main guy said he felt the same thing.
But man….Heath Ledger plays one creepy creepy Joker. He played it perfectly if you ask me! So he definitely proved a lot of us out there wrong!
One thing that I really appreciated about this movie is that it really could have been a whole lot more graphic. But they didn’t take it that way. They didn’t put in all the extra gore that a lot of movies would. We knew when the joker would have cut a smile on someone’s face, but they didn’t show it. They didn’t need to. And that is one of the things that made this movie great. They focused on the story of what was going on, not the stupid gore.
Anyway, great movie. I’ll need to go see it again sometime, and if you haven’t seen it yet you should highly consider it!
I remember back in high school, I always had a favorite band. For the most part, it was always Queensryche, Dream Theater, Led Zeppelin, or Collective Soul. As you can tell, it would change from time to time.
So over the weekend my wife and I and her friends in Idaho went to a showing of The Dark Knight. Now, if you’ve been reading this blog you know that I’ve been excited to go see this one for some time now, and I was extra excited when we had the chance to see it opening weekend!
