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This past few weeks I've been listening to stuff, and this time I didn't really listen to a band religiously like what I did with Incubus, Chiodos, Bull Zeichen88 etc, but because I have no time thanks to effwhypee (read:FYP--Final Year Project) and I can't really concentrate if I listen to music while I'm working on it, especially if it's something new. I listen to some easy listening songs on my playlist instead. 

I started off with RHCP, but I got bored after about 20 songs more or less. Fixed genre. Can't really survive that because they lack of surprises. Well, the basslines are still awesome as always, but after about 6 songs I feel like I need a break and then I continue some other time =.=" But then, I figured that during their live concerts, Flea played different than the original basslines. He added stuff here and there makes them more enjoyable. I think it will be super worth it to attend their live concerts! Also, I don't like the sound of his bass live. I like the one in the studio recording. But oh well, it's a matter of preference. The one is studio albums sounded warmer than the one live which had more tone. I decided just to put a couple of their hits on my playlist.

On my bed, B.B. King will be on the play. I found that I like slow blues much more than the fast ones. The slow ones are soooooo relaxing! Even though the chords are not minor or sounded sad, but the lyrics are freaking emo. B.B. King's stuff are far more heart piercing than those emo songs nowadays I think. He used simple words and not at all poetic. More like ghetto talk sometimes, but then somehow I can capture the sadness. And sometimes, it felt like Lucille (King's guitar) is crying along. No kidding. This kind of quality music is rare nowadays. He  a story for each song :) How Blue Can You Get  has the most epic lyrics so far, I think. Funny and painful at the same time :P I haven't finished listening to all of his stuff because he has a mountain of songs. Seriously a lot. I have those from the 70s until 2008.  Will continue listening :)

When I'm rushing to the uni for submissions, classes, or waiting for a friend, I tuned in to Dream Theatre. 

There are 108 tracks on my playlist. 7 studio albums, and 3 live ones. Haven't finished listening either, because their songs are long, but full of surprises! I like it! I have 2 favorites so far: Take away my pain - sounded real sad but awesome, and Honor Thy Father - epic solos and arrangement!! I was actually poisoned by a friend in 2006. He likes Mike Portnoy a lot! He introduced me to Panic Attack, Dance of Eternity, Through Her Eyes, and Hell's Kitchen, but didn't really bother to listen to the whole discography :P Listening is on progress :)

Oh yah! Btw, I've finally finished learning Cupid's Dead - Extreme!! So happy :D I learned from HERE Never thought I could play that one :P I've studied the whole lines and riffs, but I still need to work on my speed and fingering because sometimes I still can't catch up with the original speed =.="

Well, I guess that's enough for now :D


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Incubus

from the phone. Notice the 0s? :P

Hm.. Where sh0uld I start? I decided to listen to this band when I was b0red and at that time i suddenly remember a friend who likes this band a lot and was the one who intr0duced me to Anna Molly. So I gave them a try.

I checked out some of their s0ngs on y0utube e.g, drive, love hurts, and some other hits, and each of them leads me wanting f0r more. So i decided that i will listen to their stuff from a-z. Well, turns out that they are t0tally w0rth my time. Every piece in the album is mind bl0wing given the fact that they didn't sound straight up alternative or pop or rock. But each song has different feel of genre that you can't really tell what kind of s0ng will come next. Many times they start the s0ng with just plain weirdness in the beginning, then r0ck out the ch0rus, s0metimes they go flat out funk, s0metimes alternative or even nu metal-ish *correct me if i'm wrong* due to the heavy guitars blended with funk basslines plus the rap and occassi0nal scream e.g, a certain shade of green. Aqueous Transmission is totally CHINESE. Check it out :). They keep me guessing everytime. 

The basslines are great!! That's one of the pre-requisites to survive in my playlist hahah. The mel0dy of their s0ngs are s0metimes pretty hard to grasp the 1st time you hear it because it was s0mewhat random and unusual. Especially the S.C.I.E.N.C.E album, many weird stuff there--a 'good' kind of weird hhehehe e.g calgone, nebula, vitamin, etc. The DJ guy indeed makes a l0t of difference to their music. Fungus Amongus album s0unds rather funk-ish to me. 

Oh! Did i mention that their lyrics are good? Hehe. I like the fact that they d0n't f0ll0w the mainstream trending theme these days which mainly rev0lves ar0und sex sex and sex *it feels good, i get it!! but c'mon!!! D0n't u pe0ple have other things in mind?!*

Anyway, I like the v0calist too! He's versatile. D0esn't matter whether it's funk, or r0ck, or whatever, he still s0unds g0od. 

Well, after 70+ tracks f0r a c0uple of days, I didn't even feel b0red listening to them over and over again *i still listen to them 'till n0w* and n0w I finally understand why my friend became a big fan. They're one of my fave band n0w hehe.