Music of the Moment: A Perfect Circle
It’s cold and rainy outside and it’s been stressful at home and work. I tried soothing it all with some R.E.M. yesterday. That was pleasant. “Leaving New York” continues to be one of the best five songs that band has ever released and is still Michael Stipe’s best vocal ever.
Today, R.E.M. wasn’t cutting through the noise inside my head. I almost reached for Tool to go for all out aggression, precision, and detached anger. I’ve decided to go with detached creepy instead. Same singer, different band: A Perfect Circle. I don’t normally get in the mood for these guys until Halloween, but we’re making an exception today. I think it’s something about the fall and decay that seems to coincide with APC. At least that’s how I connect it in my head.
As for this morning, I guess it does look and feel like fall from an environmental/weather angle. Mentally, APC seems to embody frustration and disappointment (and detached creepy) more than full-on anger. That makes sense to me today, both the analysis and the mood. Tomorrow I may wake up and think this is utter bullshit.
Waking up each day is always an adventure for me. I never know which personality will be behind the wheel. The only common traits behind all these personalities are that they live inside my head and they all love music. This is why I need so many CDs and different styles. The voices in my head get very irritated when they want to hear a song and it’s not available to them.
All of this is a bad attempt at humor and my way of saying I’m actually a very moody person. Today, I’m in the mood for APC. I’ve enjoyed listening to mer de noms. I might check out Thirteenth Step, but I’m not sure. I think my mood may be shifting and it might be time for something else when I’m done with this.
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