My New Tunes

 

I can't believe that I had never heard of James Morrison before today, and of course I can really relate to this song. Go figure.

My End of the Road

Tonight, I saw Boyz II Men performing on NBC's The Sing-Off, and it took me back to a simpler time.  I used to be such a huge Boyz II Men fan growing up, and I even performed "End of the Road" with some friends during a lip-syncing contest in the 6th grade.

Ah, the memories...

My Christmas Spirit

I've never been one that get's too into holiday stuff.  While I'm not a Scrooge by any means, I usually don't get wrapped up in the jubilation that occurs from late October to mid-January...except when it comes to Christmas music.

The last couple of years, I've been waiting for the day after Thanksgiving, not because of Black Friday, but because that's when the soft rock stations go to their all-Christmas programming.  I don't know why, but I'm a sucker for holiday music, and one of my all-time favorites comes from a classic Christmas special...
If you ask me, it just sounds like Christmas, and I can't help but feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

My New Theme Song

I stumbled across a new musical artist by the name of Peter Bradley Adams, and I was shocked that I hadn't heard of him eariler. While I was listening to his new album I came across a song that sums up how I've been feeling for quite some time now...

My Shilling

I know that I'm biased because of my man-crush on Zach Braff, and he did direct this video, but I'm also a fan of Joshua Radin and this particular song. Check it out, and vote for him on vh1.com

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My Jam

I've never considered myself a music person. For the longest time, the only music I really listened to was what ever was on the radio station. I did go through my R&B phase, and Boyz II Men were pretty much the greatest thing ever. Then, I had my Country phase which lasted a few years until the line between Country & Pop was annihilated (thanks a lot Shania!).

Over the last couple of years, I've realized that my musical tastes have been leaning towards chill, acoustic music over stuff like Hip-hop, Alternative, and Emo. Personally, I think it's because of my recent man-crush on Zach Braff. I have fine tuned my preference which now includes artists like Jack Johnson, Schuyler Fisk, Amos Lee, Joshua Radin, Tristan Prettyman, and my all-time favorite Griffin House.

Compared to the rest, Griffin House is still kind of under the radar, which is fine by me because I feel like I'm in the know. I stumbled across House's Myspace page a few years ago, and I really dug a song on his music player called "The Guy That Says Goodbye to You Is Out of His Mind" I was immediately hooked, and I was excited to see that a music video has finally been produced:



The video itself is pretty low-key, and straight to the point, but it's the song that really shines. Despite my love for Griffin House, I've yet to catch one of his shows, and he comes up to Portland a lot. He's scheduled to be back in January, and I should check it out...I just need to find someone who digs his kind of music to go with me.

My Trip Down Memory Lane

So, I was flipping through the channels, and I came across VH1's "Behind the Music: New Kids on the Block", and I was compelled to catch the tail end of it. Now, I was never really a NKOTB fan growing up because I have a penis, but the show did get me thinking about my all-time favorite music group while I was growing up, Boyz II Men.

Now, I'll admit that I was a HUGE BIIM fan when I was younger. Some of my fondest memories can be linked to a Boyz II Men song. I remember buying CooleyHighHarmony and taking it to my fourth grade class to show it off. I remember performing "End of the Road" at a lip sync contest when I was in the sixth grade. I remember listening to II with my first girlfriend. To say that Boyz II Men had an impact on my adolescence would be an understatement. They were quiet simply, the best ever!

Unfortunately, I stopped paying attention to Boyz II Men after their Evolution album because I thought it was lackluster. I also remember when Shawn Stockman did his solo thing, and I was convinced that was the end of the group, so I moved on. It wasn't until I bought their greatest hits album, Legacy, that I realized that they had released three more albums.

Today, I can't say that I'm still a true fan since I stopped listening to their music religiously, but I still appreciate what they did and how they impacted the music world. They were responsible for some of the greatest music of the 90s like "End of the Road", "On Bended Knees", "Water Runs Dry", etc. Now that was some good shit.