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Yearly Archives: 2012
Internet Mind Fragmentation
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It’s said that frequent web browsing can cause shortened attention spans. This is undeniably true in my personal experience. Things have gotten so bad that I can no longer even listen to one song at a time. Instead, I switch between three songs on different tabs, playing and pausing each one before switching to a different one before the first has even ended.
Sugar Ray – Someday
Wistful. Chill. Relaxed. It feels like a brilliantly sunny summer day that does not end.
Audioslave – Like A Stone
Solitude and loneliness. Almost apathetic vocals. Eternity. A ghostly guitar solo, almost screaming. It feels like the loss of everything and perfect solitude.
3 Doors Down – Kryptonite
Depressing guitar and hopelessness. It feels like a restoration of motivation and energy.
R. Kelly – Ignition
Wonderfully mellow. Smooth and teasing vocals. It feels like savoring the experience of a good time with friends.
Ludacris – Growing Pains
A mellow and hypnotic sample. A haunting chorus. Forcefully delivered lyrics seem to evoke struggle. The song feels like a melancholy flashback.
Sixpence None The Richer – Kiss Me
Starts out with some light strumming that sounds sort of blurred. Light, airy, soothing, and dreamy vocals. It feels just like an archetypal summer night, complete with stars, fireflies, a light breeze, waving grasses, and the tree on the hilltop.
Sum 41 – Fatlip
Hard hitting electric guitar. Screaming vocals. It sums up the height of angst and rebellion during the teenage years. Making trouble and causing chaos. A wonderful song that will surely take anyone back to that period in their life.
OMC – How Bizarre
It has a brisk tempo with an upbeat guitar, but at the same time it still feels leisurely. The strumming feels vaguely tropical. The rapping has a conversational quality to it. That and the folksy harmonica give the song an intimate feel. A soothing chorus. A few blasts of trumpet (?) brings the energy of nightlife to mind. This is a perfect song for relaxing, day or night. It feels like a carefree, fresh summer day.