Journeying Down The Yellow Brick Road

Ah, the bliss that is music. I think music kind of started impacting me in grade 9. I remember i used to walk around the halls of Christ the king with this big ass diskman and i'd have it cranked to full blast so i didn't have to put up with anyone within five feet of myself. Thinking further back i even remember the first cd i actually bought and listened to all the way through, it was "Chuck" by Sum41. Of course that was one of their weakest albums but really i didn't care at the time. Music has this amazing effect on people to the point where it will stop them dead in their tracks if they relate to the song. I'm sure most people have seen the episode of Seinfeld where the one guy Elaine is dating has this unhealthy obsession with the song Desperado.

Its kind of hard to say what my favourite song of all time is because i have too many. One is never enough for a music maniac like myself. A favourite artist? hmm, i think i'll seperate this by country to make it easier.

Canada: Matthew Good
America: Green Day

Matt Good's music has helped me through some tough times. If it wasn't for him, i honestly don't know what i'd do with myself. The song "Suburbia" is probably my all time favourite. I don't know what it is about this song, but i've always enjoyed the message i thought to be present in it. It simply says to not take things for granted. One day you'll turn your head and everything you held dear could be gone. I wake up to this song as a reminder not to take my life for granted. Now as for Green Day, i don't have some special bond with any of their songs, and really i only listen to them because they just write songs that i can listen to wherever and whenever.

Now i'm gonna promote a song which i currently can't get out of my head. It comes from the amazingly multi-talented Raine Maida. Most people know him as the outspoken frontman of Our Lady Peace, but with some time in between OLP albums, he's managed to record his first solo album "The Hunters Lullabye". The first single "Yellow Brick Road" is something everyone can relate to.

"If i knew now what i knew then i'd back up do it all again, take a bow, take it real slow, take a ride down the yellow brick road".

I've posted a link to his myspace page with hopes that you guys will go check out some of other songs, i personally recommend the song "Sex, Love, Honey". His music on this album is a lot darker then anything OLP has done before, so if your expecting an OLP sounding album, perish the thought. I think i'll write another blog within the next 2 hours or so, so hopefully you guys will come back to read it....

J-Moose