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Date: 5/27/03
Mood: Bored.
Music: 'Gone Away' - Cold
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This weekend was Godly. I went to Strawberry Park with Chris, Mike & Drew and it was the best weekend of my life. I saw everyone there. Alyssa, Brian, Jay, P.G, Scott, Heather, Mike and some new people I just met. I don't remember their names, but I don't really care. Anyways, we had an awesome time. It rained alot though, but what the hell. We left Friday and got home Monday. I hung out with KK all day yesterday and she bought me a kitty. She's real cool. Her name is Dorah and she's the coolest fuckin' cat in the land. She slept on my belly. It's great. She likes to attack my feet for some reason. And she's litter trained! Load off my ass. OK, just explaining what has happened. Later.
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Date: 5/17/03
Mood: Disapointed.
Music: 'Nobody's Wrong' - Our Lady Peace (1992 Demo)
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I've been thinking a lot about Our Lady Peace lately. I used to be a HUGE fan a couple of years ago, then I started enjoying heavy metal and progressive rock, so I kind of stopped listening to OLP for a while, but luckily I stared listening to them all over again.
But I get really sad when I see what OLP is becoming. They really aren't the same band they used to be... Spiritual Machines was certainly their best work. Suddenly Mike Turner leaves the band, and we have a new guitarist, then a new producer. They just dumped what was OLP's second brain, Arnold Lanni.
From what I hear the band saying on interviews, they keep saying they are happy like they've never been before, but to be honest I just can't believe it. Just listen to old OLP and compare them to Gravity OLP, how can THIS be the OLP they've always wanted to be?
They've always made relatively complex music such as 'Hello Oskar', 'One Man Army', 'Stealing Babies', 'Wonderful Future'... How can a band suddenly change from such deep complex music/lyrics to things such as 'Innocent', 'Do You Like It', 'Story About A Girl' with poor lyrics and musical structures...
Whenever I think of this, I get really sad.
My first disappointment began with the cover for Gravity. When I first saw it I almost punched a wall... That is one of the worse covers I've ever seen. I know that before Gravity they had Spiritual Machines, a quite complex and heavy album in terms of subject, but one of the most original videos out there such as In Repair, great artwork by Oli... and now ridiculous MTV type of videos where Raine tries to be all sexy (in SOT video)... such as SOT and Innocent... I don't even have to say a word about the cover of Gravity.
Well, now they come up with this Live album, which was another disappointment, especially because it's got only 14 tracks... come on, how a band like OLP who has 5 studio albums can make a live album, which has been expected for ages, with only 14 tracks... that is SO damn sad.
To be honest, I'm very pessimistic about their album #6. I'm afraid of what Bob Rock might do with the band (if they pick him as their producer). And also I don't know what exactly Steve will add in terms of song writing and musical structure...
I heard Our Time Is Fading, and I got so happy. In my opinion, it's far superior to the stuff in Gravity... and Not Afraid was alright, not that impressive.
It's not that I don't want OLP to change, and that I think they should remain the band from Clumsy or Happiness, or Spiritual Machines, no it's not that... I just don't like their change, and the thing is that they can't make every single fan happy. And they actually changed a lot from Happiness... to Spiritual Machines, huge amazing change.
Sellout? Well... I guess I could use that term. They seemed to have had this desire of being big in the US for ages, and I think that by taking the path they took with Gravity, they're going on the right way.
I know its bad comparing bands, but I'm going to do it anyway. You can see Matt Good for example, he seems to be making the type of music he's always wanted to make, without changing as much as OLP, in terms of sort of selling souls to record companies. You can't deny that OLP is in the hands of record companies.
I think I've said enough. Some will agree with me whilst others won't.
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Date: 5/13/03
Mood: .
Music: 'Stinkfist' - TOOL
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My compassion is broken now. My will is eroded, and my desire stolen and it makes me feel ugly. I'm on my knees and burning. My piss and moans are the fuel that set my head on fire. So smell my soul burning. I'm broken, looking up to see the enemy. I have swallowed the poison you feed me... but I survive on it, and it leaves me guilt fed, hatred fed, weakness fed.. and I feel ugly, and dead inside. Shit adds up at the bottom. You've left me no choice but to go inside and rebuild what's broken. Too much, too far, too late to lie down now. I must arm myself to fight you by making weapons out of my imperfections. It's all I have left. There's no other choice. I'm shameless, nameless, nothing, and no one now. But my soul must be iron for my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless. But I'm dead inside. You see.. shit adds up, now I'm dead inside. Hatred, weakness, and guilt keep me alive at the bottom.
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Date: 5/12/03
Mood: Bleh.
Music: 'Get Away' - Earshot
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"I AM A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON. I'VE ACQUIRED A GENETICALLY ALTERED HANDSHAKE CAPABLE OF SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH. HAIR ARRANGED BY THE MOST ADVANCED LANDSCAPE SURVEILLANCE OPERATORS OUR COMPANY CAN AFFORD. I HAVE A VERY EXPENSIVE PEN. I USE BIG WORDS QUITE OFTEN IN SUBSTITUTION FOR SEMANTICALLY EQUIVALENT WORDS. I ATTRIBUTE THIS SUCCESS TO MY PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR AND MY STRONG STOCK PORTFOLIO. THOUGH IT MAY NOT APPEAR SO, I AM QUITE COMFORTABLE IN MY SURROUNDINGS. I HAVE EVERYTHING, LET ME SHOW YOU AROUND. SMILE YOU FUCKER, IT'S NOT OFTEN YOU GET THIS CHANCE. LOVE IS JUST AN EXCHANGE OF CORPORATE DOCUMENTS. I'VE REVIEWED YOUR REPORT AND I FEEL YOU'RE A PROSPECT FOR MECHANICAL SALVATION. THIS IS A JOINT VENTURE THAT WILL BE MUTUALLY ADVANTAGEOUS TO BOTH PARTIES INVOLVED. TECHNICALLY THIS IS JUST A BUSINESS MERGER. A CONSOLIDATION OF LIQUID ASSETS. WE ARE RESPECTIVELY GEARED TOWARDS CUSTOMER SERVICE."
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Date: 5/9/03
Mood: Bored.
Music: 'Somewhere In Between' - Lifehouse
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Tonight's the night that everyone is feeling great. It marks a night that no one will ever forget for the rest of their lives. Me? I'm going to end up remembering the night of my Junior Prom, staying home... watching TV... hanging online. Yey. While everyone is out spending their night at the Crown Plaza Hotel, dancing their little minds away. Like they have a high for a good 5 hours. Now you may be asking yourself, 'Adam, why the hell are you staying home and not out with K.K to your Prom?'. Well my hard-rocking ameigo's, I'm home because K.K's not. She's spending her weekend in Indiana to take part in her Aunt's graduation. Am I upset? No, not at her. It's not her fault. Am I feeling a bit sad? Oh yeah. I mean, it really didn't hit me until today. We got out of school at 12:00 and had an assembly at 11:30, talking aboot how much of a memorial night this will be. Oh great. I have nothing to do. I don't really need a pep talk aboot how I shouldn't drink and to make right choices. I could of just left at 11:30 to avoid all complications with myself. K.K won't be back until Sunday (Mother's Day). She left yesterday morning. I'm beginning to really miss her because she said she won't call me because she wants to see if we can not talk to eachother for 4 days. I know we can, but I just don't want to. Oh well. I guess there's always next year, right? I mean, I did share my first Winter Ball with her this past year. I'll get over it soon. I just built this site and I feel like bickering. OK, I'm done. Later and goodnight. Party hard.
