I'll Kill You In My Dreams

Come on, we've all been there.  You go to sleep at night and are magically transported into a dream world where you, ruler of the free-world, single-handedly inflict a Mike-Tyson-like-ass-beating on your arch-enemy until, finally, it ends with their bloody annihilation.  I'm talking about the decapitated, mutilation and gutting of that person you hate most in life...

OK.  Maybe not everyone has been there...er, uh...hmmmm.

Well, the point is, when I listen to Heropschycodreamer (through my headphones), off of Live's Secret Samadhi album, it affects me.  Not exactly like that, but there are a few songs that do (more on those later).

Ed Kowalczyk, as is pretty common for him, puts together some intensely cryptic lyrics atop Patrick Dahlheimer's driving bass that take you on a dark journey through the psyche of a tormented spirit.  Marry that with some powerful guitar undertones from Chad Taylor and you get one bad-ass tune.

The song flow is a bit unpredictable as the lyrics provide transition in and out of sporadic hooks as it builds intensity.  Ed's voice is perfectly matched with the aggression and discomfort of the story told by the lyrics - however you choose to interpret them.



Heropsychodreamer Lyrics:

I'll kill you in my dreams
I turn the other cheek during the day
I'll kill you all

the subculture of my dreams
is waiting for me to fall asleep
I know you're scared, you should be
I know you're scared

Hero

this attic of my mind
these feelings i can't hide
I can't share
I feel alone, ah yeah
the subconscious keeps me here
I fell in love with a balladeer
I saw your tongue, it licked my heart
they called you queer

Hero
Dreamer
Hero

Becoming A Transcendental Lobot

According to Wookiepedia.com, "Lobot was the chief administrative aide to Baron Administrator Lando Calrissian on Cloud City over the planet Bespin. His brain was connected to the city's central computer which allowed him to communicate directly with the city's computer network. In this capacity, he served as the city's first and only computer-liaison officer."

What the wiki doesn't 't tell you is that his electronic ear covers that connected him to the network also doubled as the most bad-ass set of headphones ever created...

The majority of Lobot's time was spent listening to future sounds -- Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Billy Joel, Sara Brightman, Eddie Vedder, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Queen, Styx, Kanye, Pearl Jam, Led Zeppelin.  And when he went home at night, his mind was taken to a different place - transcended - all because of the deep musical tones in his headphones.

Welcome to my blog.

This is an opinionated journey through your inner-ear aboard the magical tone-ship that is your music library.  Dissect, discover and connect with music on a different level.  Agree.  Agree to Disagree.  It's my belief that a person can not say for certain that they like or dislike a song until they've listened to it - from start to finish - through a pair of noise-canceling headphones.

Hopefully, from time to time, my blog can open your ears to some new music, introduce you to a new band or maybe just a new song from a band you already know.  I intend to update the blog at least once a week - hopefully more.  We'll see how it goes...

Would love to hear feedback, suggestions, ideas.  I'm also always looking to check out new music / new bands.  If you have someone you like, drop me a line.