2 posts tagged “sotd”

Ever bought an album for one song and ended up liking another one better?  One that wasn't playing on the radio and that no one you knew had ever heard of?  That's Turtle for me.  Actually, it's Alana Davises entire premier album.  She came around just over 10 years ago, way before Norah Jones and Colby Callait made that jazzy almost-hoarse thing popular.  Don't get me wrong - I love it.  Anyway, this song is a plea for children to not grow up too fast. Enjoy.

Turtle

Alana Davis

The husband and I bickered a lot this weekend.  It came to a head after one comment that he made at the dinner table.  Nothing nasty.  If I'dve been in a different mood, it might have been funny.  Probably not, but perhaps.

Either way, I stewed and he stewed.  He finally stepped outside for a cigarette.  I know him well enough to know that this is the step he takes ultimately before coming in to initiate 'the talk', where we hash it all out and resolve everything.  We have completely different fighting styles.  He's a "talk this out" and I'm a "leave me alone".  So when he went out for a smoke, I thought, "I'm not ready for this to be over."  So I left.  Just for a drive.  I didn't even take my purse.  I wanted to just BE mad for awhile, and I knew he'd bring the thing to a quick resolve.  Petty, I know.  It was just one of those kinds of days. 

Anyhow, what does this have to do with the song I picked?  It was on the CD in my car when I stormed out.  If you're not familiar with the Foo Fighters, this is on their "In Your Honor" album.  A 2-disc'er.  The 2 discs have distinctly different styles.  Disc 1 is loud and passionate.  I love it, and I listen to it often.  When the album was released we listened to Disc 2, like, once before we wrote it off as quiet and boring.  Eh, we were in college, and we apparently needed music that hit you upside the head a little more.  In reality, this is the acoustic disc that is supposed to be complementary to the electric, produced first disc.  ::shrug:: They're both good, just depends on what you're in the mood for.

I busted out Disc 2 the other day, because I realized I didn't know any of the songs on it.  Last night, as I drove out in the early evening, windows down, sunroof open - the music was perfect.  I was angry and the music was mellow.  Kinda like a bomb diffuser.

So, I drove north and north and north listening to this.  I finally got out to the Texas country I was looking for.  Farm highways and rolling green pastures.  Overcast skies and 73 degrees.  Getting away from civilization is like tonic for me.  And this was playing.

Still

Foo Fighters