While the last rays of light were warming up the house to prevent the gasbill from exploding, I need to do some stuff outside in those same rays of light to get the outdoors ready to survive winter again.
Since I have been working more in the office job than in the physical job lately, the desire to do something with the hands to empty the head has become bigger, so mucking in the garden was all fine to me
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The choice of playlist on the back ended up being the Manic Street Preachers. The funny thing is I really have an aversion for Radiohead because of the voice of Tom Yorke, but on the other hand I can tolerate the voice of James Bradfield super well which doesn't really make sense.
I love the mystical story that was always hanging around the Manic Street Preachers. The initial guitar player Richey who was bit of the musical genius and gave all the darkness to the songs (the guy was anorexic and also had issues with self mutilation, just disappeared overnight and never has been found ever since. That is what makes this band interesting. Even though the songs became more easy to listen to after he disappeared, there is always a mineur-kind of vibe hanging over the music in general
La Tristessa Durera
This one has some sweet quicks in there. Literal translation of the title is 'Sadness shall continue' (the last words of Vincent van Gogh, according to Wikipedia, even though the vibe of the track has some something uplifting very in there. 'Life has been unfaithfull, and it all promised us so much...' is the first sentence, but the contrast lies in the atmosphere. And the end of the track it feels more like a soccer victory than an ode to the depression of Richey Edwards. Made in the 90s but sounds totally up to date until today I find.
I wouldn't mind if this one would be covered by someone?
There by the grace of God
Although the new wave has kicked in here already, this song has a sweet bombastic ending. I don't get it why this one never went higher in the hitlists because the potential is big I find. I do think al these references of depression are always made towards Richey since they dealt with it for so close so long.
Kevin Carter
I've wondered a long time actually who Kevin Carter really is, and it turns out the song is about the photographer Kevin Carter who won a pullitzer with a this picture called 'the vulture and the girl'
Eventually Kevin Carter had issues with the balances in life and killed himself by carbon monoxide poisening.
Again not very uplifting right? But the mineur sound again of this song even with having a part with some trumpets in there, in combination with the voice of Bradfield is just really nice.
Wow! When I am reading this back it all sounds like a ton of depression right here while I was only listening to this in the garden in the sun. But when a band is able to create such an atmosphere in their tunes, it has a reason and these guys has enough reason back in the 90s.
For me it was just sweet to have in the ears while enjoying the last rays of light before the rain of this week. Contrast you know!
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