Everything In Its' Right Place

We all tread the same ground, the same paths. Slight variations exist in some. Others, wild, off-putting, or out of left field.

Music treads these same grounds. Artists re-use the same song titles, album titles, in some cases the same lines without knowing. Some cover the same damn song with no variation - an annoyance of mine.

In this case the song title is the same. I've spent enough time here on the island, listening to "In Rainbows," to know that "All I Need" is definitely a favorite song of mine, my favorite on the album right now. A tip of the hat to Ringer for his love of "Reckoner."

Every once in a while we get lucky, we get blessed with such great music. It is truly rare to find a band that does it as consistently as Radiohead. I can remember each time I was moved by their music, not only by the sounds, but where I was in my life in that time, and what was going on. For "The Bends," it was a birthday. I hadn't known that they had a new album out, but it was a gift from a progressive cousin of mine.  

"OK Computer" was about to be released, I saw the stars it got in Rolling Stone, and bought it. I told everyone I knew about it. It was THE album for me my senior year.

"Kid A" came out. I bought it that day, at Media Play. I took my three foot bong over to Timmy's place and we smoked in the Galaxie with Lauren and listened to the album. That was one of the best moments of my life, parked on the side of the old house, bass rumbling through the seats...

"Amnesiac" was on its' way. I was working at Hot Topic. I was SO excited. I'd downloaded a bunch of the new stuff off Napster and was constantly listening to "Pyramid Song" and "Alligators In New York Sewers" (aka "Fog - New York Version"). Once again I got it the day it came out, and it became my #1 album.

"Hail To The Thief" was coming out, and I was in love. Earlier in the week, I'd heard that there had been an online leak of the album. My friend Jeff and I were hanging out, writing and re-writing songs, and I asked him if he'd heard anything about it. Ten minutes later we had the album in hand. I copied it for her and we each had it, we shared it like a joint on Christmas morning.

Now, the new album's out and I've listened to it ten times now, at least. Each listen reminds me of my work and my problems and my place and my time here in Hawaii. It's the night before the wedding and I'm cutting little hearts out of blue paper and helping with what I can and swilling beer and coffee and I nearly fell to my death today but here I am with you, Radiohead.

And my favorite song on the new album is "All I Need," and one of my other favorite songs is "All I Need" by Air. Give it a listen.

It's pretty goddamn mellow.