Wednesday, 4 March 2009

Rediscovering The Hurting

Earlier this week a couple of CDs came in the mail that I'd ordered. As a huge fan of the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it isn't surprising I also needed/wanted some of the music from the show. I found the 2003 release of Radio Sunnydale with 12 fantastic tracks that were either performed or were inpiration for the score on the series. From the main theme performed by The Breeders, to the Final Fight score, it is an absolute must for Buffy fans and for anyone who loves music with that certain dark/goth, yet funky atmosphere. Definitely love it. Definitely need to get more...

The second was an album from ages ago (1983), The Hurting, by Tears For Fears. Sure its got the techno/pop sound flowing through the singles, but that's not at all bad. If you're into head-music: stuff that makes you feel and think at the same time, then this is a definite album to help rake the raw stuff right up out of your soul...with a great pop beat in the background. And for someone like me who often falls below the surface of rational thought and straight into self-pity, melancholy and psychological angst...it IS the soundtrack of my life. Or at least one note within my vast symphony.

*Sigh* So much music, so little time.....

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