i love Fleetwood Mac

there are just two kinds of musicians in this world..the ones who get talked about and the ones who don't. for the first, its got nothing to do with their talent/music/looks; there r plenty of successful jokers around.

i will not make a comment on those people for now..their time will come later. today, i find myself enveloped in the music of 'rumours' and my grey cells are on an overdrive.

been thinking about why there is some rock that i especialy like..and why not others ? doesn't make sense; metallica sold more "Reload" CD's than Del Amitri sold in their career...but i care two hoots for all the metallica in the world..would exchange all of them for any damn CD of R.E.M ..anyday!!

people say that its perspective..u know, people have different tastes n stuff..some like metal..some swear by blues. probably true..

so whats my perspective and how is it different from others...or is it really??

Somewhere deep, there is a snob hidden inside us all. The so-called "independent" streak..the desire to be contrarian to popular perception and activities. for me..it is manifested in a stubborn music sense..i just refuse to listen to heavy metal and/or pop remixes..and i love upholding an underdog like Del Amitri ..makes me feel different and special. this is reflected in my musical inclinations..without exception, all artists i listen to are middle-of-the-road when it comes to making noise and exceptional, when it comes to music making abilities.. the sheer beauty of the sound of a "Stuck inside of mobile with the memphis blues " is just unbearable to me..unbearably good.

To use a poor simile, a great song is like a vortex..it sucks u inside it and churns u in and out so many times that finally u r just begging it to let go of you..even though deep in ur heart, the devil has made its cut...just like a girl, eh!

nah! it goes more inside you..cause a part of you becomes the song itself, it does not remain in the artist's domain then, the mantle passes on to you. from then on..its YOUR song. this is the reason why you start acknowledging the fact, grudgingly, that the singer is infact really you..that is why you wil passionately defend him/her everwhere, because an affront on them is an affront on you.

mebbe i am a stupid guy. quite possible. but then, the artificially manufactured angst of a britnet spears crooning "dont let me be the last to know" sounds and feels like non-sense..a sacrilege on to rock's great history and an invasion to my music senses.

now, i promised i would not bash any other "multi-platinum" artist, so let this be a song of hope for rock..let there be more musicians like Fleetwood Mac..and not, err, others !