Comfort in Sound
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The tide that left and never came back
There seems to be a disturbing trend evident in a number of bands I follow. Suicides and seclusion. Taking The Veils and Feeder for instance, here is what Wikipedia had to say.
“They have a small but incredibly dedicated fanbase worldwide with fans often crossing continents to see their shows. Fan obsession with the band has at times been seriously fanatical, with three suicides in Japan allegedly caused by the splitting of the first incarnation of The Veils. Finn has cited these events as being part of the reason for his regular retreats back home to New Zealand to write and escape this increasing pressure.”
[The Veils] Source: Wikipedia
“After their breakthrough year, their drummer Jon Lee committed suicide in his Miami home in January 2002. The band vowed to continue and would then in October 2002 release "Comfort in Sound", an album musically and lyrically focused around the band's emotions at the time which was well-received by critics.”
[Feeder] Source : Wikipedia
There is a plethora of pathos that can be felt deeply in some of their songs, such as “The Valley of New Orleans”, “The Nowhere Man” and “Quick Fade”. The Veils, in particular, have this essense of tiredness in their movements (pun intended), such as in “The Leavers Dance”, where all the world seems to be coming to an end, and that end, proves beautiful beyond all corporeal. They have this ability to take you out of this world, give you a sense of euphoria, and throw you back into reality again. And this reality is all the more compounded by the fact that idealism cannot survive in this world. I reckon Marx and Engels could start a band like The Veils.
Re-Offender
Another trend I find common in my playlist is the appearance of bands who made it big in mainstream for a while, but thereafter, decided that manufactured pop was the disease of individualism, and hence, went back into the depths of seclusion. Taking Jimmy Eat World, Travis and Starsailor for instance, they made it out with tunes such as ‘The Middle’, ‘Flowers in the window’ and ‘Silence is easy’ respectively. Then, after these monster hits, they disappeared from the commercial scene. It proved a good move, as with the subsequent albums that came out from them, you could get a feel of their character and identity growing.
‘Futures’ rocked my world, and I had it on my favourites list for the longest time, with one of the songs even making it to my squad graduation video (suggested by yours truly heh heh). ‘On the outside’ saw me through BMT, when I brought my discman and the cd onto the island, and it would keep my company in whatever free time I had. I just remembered another band that fits this criteria – Goo Goo Dolls. ‘Let love in’ proved a worthy match to the success of ‘Iris’.
In conclusion, I am so bored I am examining my itunes and surfing wikipedia.
The tide that left and never came back
There seems to be a disturbing trend evident in a number of bands I follow. Suicides and seclusion. Taking The Veils and Feeder for instance, here is what Wikipedia had to say.
“They have a small but incredibly dedicated fanbase worldwide with fans often crossing continents to see their shows. Fan obsession with the band has at times been seriously fanatical, with three suicides in Japan allegedly caused by the splitting of the first incarnation of The Veils. Finn has cited these events as being part of the reason for his regular retreats back home to New Zealand to write and escape this increasing pressure.”
[The Veils] Source: Wikipedia
“After their breakthrough year, their drummer Jon Lee committed suicide in his Miami home in January 2002. The band vowed to continue and would then in October 2002 release "Comfort in Sound", an album musically and lyrically focused around the band's emotions at the time which was well-received by critics.”
[Feeder] Source : Wikipedia
There is a plethora of pathos that can be felt deeply in some of their songs, such as “The Valley of New Orleans”, “The Nowhere Man” and “Quick Fade”. The Veils, in particular, have this essense of tiredness in their movements (pun intended), such as in “The Leavers Dance”, where all the world seems to be coming to an end, and that end, proves beautiful beyond all corporeal. They have this ability to take you out of this world, give you a sense of euphoria, and throw you back into reality again. And this reality is all the more compounded by the fact that idealism cannot survive in this world. I reckon Marx and Engels could start a band like The Veils.
Re-Offender
Another trend I find common in my playlist is the appearance of bands who made it big in mainstream for a while, but thereafter, decided that manufactured pop was the disease of individualism, and hence, went back into the depths of seclusion. Taking Jimmy Eat World, Travis and Starsailor for instance, they made it out with tunes such as ‘The Middle’, ‘Flowers in the window’ and ‘Silence is easy’ respectively. Then, after these monster hits, they disappeared from the commercial scene. It proved a good move, as with the subsequent albums that came out from them, you could get a feel of their character and identity growing.
‘Futures’ rocked my world, and I had it on my favourites list for the longest time, with one of the songs even making it to my squad graduation video (suggested by yours truly heh heh). ‘On the outside’ saw me through BMT, when I brought my discman and the cd onto the island, and it would keep my company in whatever free time I had. I just remembered another band that fits this criteria – Goo Goo Dolls. ‘Let love in’ proved a worthy match to the success of ‘Iris’.
In conclusion, I am so bored I am examining my itunes and surfing wikipedia.
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