music revival, days 12-13

neil finn and friends - 7 worlds collide

1. anytime
2. take a walk
3. the climber
4. loose tongue
5. down on the corner
6. there is a light that never goes out
7. paper doll
8. turn and run
9. angels heap
10. edible flowers
11. stuff and nonsense
12. i see red
13. she will have her way
14. weather with you
15. paradise (wherever you are)
    
16. don't dream it's over

• favorite tracks: anytime, the climber, down on the corner, turn and run, stuff and nonsense, she will have her way, weather with you, don't dream it's over
  
• comments: 'take a walk' had a familiar voice singing, wasn't quite sure, but when i heard 'stuff and nonsense' i was certain - eddie vedder! had no idea he participated in this project. 'there is a light...' was certainly familiar, but upon listening closer it was a little bit morbid. and yet it's still kind of stuck in my head. 'turn and run' reminded me of hanging out with kevin f. in CA. 'i see red' was a HUGE change in pace on this album; a rock and roll song stuck in with a bunch of more melodic tunes...good but seemed a little out of place. 'don't dream it's over' - i had no idea this was by crowded house/neil finn. a little musical education for me!
  

switchfoot - the beautiful letdown

• favorite tracks: meant to live, this is your life, dare you to move, the beautiful letdown, gone, adding to the noise
  
• comments: i have been hesitant to listen to this one for awhile, because after reviewing the liner notes i realized a lot of the songs on this album are about God, jesus, etc. and i thought, "oh no, a christian rock band! how could i have picked this?" of course, the concept of christian rock bands had been lost on me until someone in CA pointed out that a song i liked talked about God or something, and i started thinking. but i am not sure these guys are a purely christian rock band. i am certain i heard meant to live on an alternative rock station, and for some reason i'm envisioning hearing it in iowa, but that might not be right, since it was released in 2003. must have heard it on the radio driving somewhere. anyway, after all my hesitations to listen to this album, turns out, it's really great. not too heavy, not too light. it was perfect for long day thursday / short day monday listening.