DRUM'S NOT DEAD

one advantage of spending all holidays in bed (see below) was that i was able to get really excited about the new liars album out soon. from what ive heard of it, it sounds awesome. im not sure why i got so excited, since i didnt like their second album nor, until recently, their album. but whatever, their first album was awesome and their new one will be two.
but i decided to revisit drums not dead. everyone talked it up as being incredible but i think due to the lack of drugs i take, accepting and loving this album was initially quite difficult. i guess when you hear it enough, as i forced myself to do whilst sick, the pounding noise and drones sinks into the background and the haunting backing vocals and melodies really start to stick out. and now i love it. i think its amazing, and i even watched two of the full-length accompanying dvd movies (the cd comes with three accompanying movies - i didnt watch the one that just follows the snail for 70mins) (btw, the album is even better in 5.1).
since setting up my protools rig and watnot ive become overly obsessed with production techniques, and so the way this album sounds blows me away. it is surpassed only by david andrew sitek of tv on the radio (the best band ever) - who coincidentally produced liars's second and horrible album (what the hell went wrong there?!). apparently tv on the radio, liars, and yeah yeahs all shared a house in new jersey around 03, which is how sitek wound up producing all those albums. i dont know what was in the water that ran to that house but there was somethign special because they are my three favourite bands going round at the moment pretty much.
either way, now im really rambling.
get it and give it a chance. makes me happy


just a final plug for john irving. im reading 'hotel new hampshire' at the moment and im loving it. everything that i read of john irving i am addicted to within the first few pages. hes incredible, i love them all. especially garp, but hotel new hampshire is also up there as one of his best.


have fun guys. and by guys i mean anna, since shes the only one who checks this methinks. if someone else is, feel free to leave a comment and let me know. i dont know if u can do that or if i need to enable something. meh.
peace