September 14, 2006
Music for the 100-hour Work Week
I’m on a bit of a forced march right now to wrap up a project I’ve been working on for the past three years, so blogging is going to be light as I work to put the finishing touches on rev 1 of Atomic Avenue.
By way of saying something interesting, other than, “Boy, I sure work a lot!”, “Gee, my tummy feels funny after I drink seven cups of coffee!” or “Have you seen my shiny aluminum foil hat?”, I figured I’d at least pass on a couple of music recommendations for anyone caught on a long-haul project of their own:
- Stone Temple Pilots (Greatest Hits). I was merciless to these guys in the 90s, writing them off as just one component of StoneTempleNirvanaJam (a slam at the popular grunge bands of the day). They’re better than that, and I’m belatedly gaining a new respect for the boys.
- Faith No More: Introduce Yourself/The Real Thing. I had actually preferred the doped-up-goofy singing of Chuck Mosely, their erstwhile first singer, but I'm coming around to Mike Patton, the guy who led them to fame. Best tracks: Anne’s Song, From Out of Nowhere, Epic, The Real Thing, and current fave Falling to Pieces. We Care a Lot’s also a good, but obvious choice.
- John Coltrane: Giant Steps. Just freakin’ excellent. Turns any dimly lit office building into a jazz club. (I’ll admit, I just now got hipped to the man courtesy of my friend Greg—Does anyone out there who’s more familiar with Coltrane’s stuff have any other recommendations?)
- Dean Koontz novels from Audible. These are for the commute to and from work. Currently working my way through Mr. Murder. It actually gives me something to look forward to a little bit while speeding home at 3:30 am, or crawling through rush hour traffic to do it all over again at 10am.