Stella_Omega
No Gentleman
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- Jul 14, 2005
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Many people have a visceral and immediate reaction to music- that has nothing to do with the quality or content of the song in question.
I realised this once more when I listened to a "Best of Queen" compilation. Some of the early stuff is pretty goofy, twee heavy metal! yet, i felt the rosy certainties of my eighteenth year flow over me like a beloved blanket. I was not expecting that reaction.
Wouldn't this be akin to the peace the religious folks feel singing a familiar hymn?
For me, there are two albums in particular that I listen to for solace;
"Hunky Dory" by David Bowie
and
"Holland" by The Beach Boys
I realised this once more when I listened to a "Best of Queen" compilation. Some of the early stuff is pretty goofy, twee heavy metal! yet, i felt the rosy certainties of my eighteenth year flow over me like a beloved blanket. I was not expecting that reaction.
Wouldn't this be akin to the peace the religious folks feel singing a familiar hymn?
For me, there are two albums in particular that I listen to for solace;
"Hunky Dory" by David Bowie
and
"Holland" by The Beach Boys