The sound of silence

Disturbed - The Sound of Silence ( Loved the vocals of Dramain )
Glen Hansard - Bird of Sorrow, High Hopes
Of Monsters and Men - Your bones

A lot of things went well
Some went wrong

What next ?

Adjust. Recoup. Make amends. Right the wrong.
Stay on course for the right.

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away" - Thoreau

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Abida Parveen - Maula-E-Kull
Saathi Salaam - Sawan Khan & Clinton Cerejo

Gems from coke studio. How divine!

When all the organs unanimously embrace and establish trust with the choices we make, the music we pick, the objects we lay our eyes upon.

H.A.L.T

Bon Iver - Holocene
London Grammar - Truth is a beautiful thing

How we do what we have to do. Slipping through different states of mind, no matter how congruous or incongruous they are to our plotted desires, which was molded over years of pampered play with our minds - devoid of wise thoughts.

To run and receive feedback from the calm wind.

Lazarus

Lazarus - David Bowie
London Grammar - Strong

The sax by Donny McCaslin in Lazarus is perfecto! Bowie is exceptional.

"We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking" - Albert Camus

How true.

New finds

Slow Life
Thousand eyes
Wolves without teeth
Empire
Human
- Of monsters and men

This is not a group with a one-off hit. They make good music and show great enthusiasm.

Be. Believe.

Worried moon

Muse - Dig down
The Lumineers - Sleep on the floor

We must all find a way. To recreate. Paint the path & wait. It just will happen.

"And the noise just drowns me out" - Worried moon - Chris Cornell

Chris

Katatonia - Old heart falls
Arcade Fire - Haiti
Beethoven - Egmont Overture
Chris Cornell - Dead wishes, The Promise

"Hunger Strike" was on repeat.

Chris, Chester

Chris Cornell - Nearly forgot my broken heart
Audioslave - Shadow in the sun
LP - A line in the Sand

Special artists. Special songs. Chris had one of the most unique & creative singing style. Chester was a heavy lifter for so many LP tracks. His cover of 'Rolling in the deep' was truly special.

"Unapologetically embracing badass riffs, he eschewed lyrics about dungeons or dragons and instead wrote deep dark soul searching poetry that opened the door for generations of artists who felt empowered to use their brains along with their musical brawn"

"Thank you, Sunshower. Thank you for your love, your friendship, your peerless talent. The body is weak. The psyche is fragile. Things decay and are gone in time. Gardens turn gray. But, Chris, I know two things that are f–king invincible and will endure forever, your beautiful voice and our love for you"

- Tom Morello on Chris

Pearl Jam to Chris

A dose of Thoreau again

..but from Emerson, in his eulogy to Thoreau

Had his genius been only contemplative, he had been fitted to his life, but with his energy and practical ability he seemed born for great enterprise and for command; and I so much regret the loss of his rare powers of action, that I cannot help counting it a fault in him that he had no ambition. Wanting this, instead of engineering for all America, he was the captain of a huckleberry party. Pounding beans is good to the end of pounding empires one of these days; but if, at the end of years, it is still only beans!

Thoreau, always my favorite writer. 

Arcade Fire

How we have to "wake up" when Arcade Fire says so
And synths in the background of "sprawl II"
And Buckland's wavy solo at the end of "warning sign" - Glastonbury 2005

Sing Street

Good movie. A blend of being common and uncommon at the same time. John Carney, the director, was once a bassist for 'The Frames', who by the way make fantastic music led by Glen Hansard - one of my all time fav artists. Guess, it all comes around.

"Rock and roll is a risk. You risk being ridiculed"











When there is a win, you bow down and let humility sweep you. And that's how we are supposed to 'be'.

Let not impatience get to your head. Like they say, your mind is a precious real estate. Do not let in impatient tenants. All wins just around the corner.

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No worries. Absolutely no. It just makes things harder. Search for that calm moment. There is a win here. In the midst of everything, all chaos converges to one small dot. Hold on to that chap. It's a win.

Marche Funebre

Marche funebre - Chopin

I am sucked into it. Chopin is taking me to places. Such passion and energy.

Glen Hansard

Wires - Athlete

Yes, I do wonder. A letter on the way. 

After all we've seen
We can do anything, lay
Where your heart is strong
Where we can go on and on, lay
Where your good times gone
Where we are forever young, lay
Where your heart is strong
Where we can go on and on, lay, lay! - Glen Hansard - High Hopes

I keep circling back to Glen - such an amazing artist