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Saturday, November 27, 2004
There's a lull in the stereo, it's calling for you
tonight was a good night. at first me and natasha were sorta.. i dunno... it wasnt good. but then she called me from rita's car and they came over and we chilled for an hour or two. it was really fun even though we were just sitting around. but yes, rita and natasha made my saturday night and im happy for that. end entry.............. now.
Posted at 8:39 pm by Atwood
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
So get back, back, back to where we lasted
this is kind of a thought. i try so hard to keep me and natasha friends but its like nothing works. i ask her to call me, and she doesnt, i try to hang out with her, and she wont. she seems like she wants to stay friends but she doesnt show it. i try talking to her but nothing helps. this is getting lame and i dont really know what to do. i like having her as a friend but i dunno if its working. im sick of feeling like shit when it seems like she's ignoring me.why am i dedicating a whole post to this? because i dont have this problem with any of my other friends. i dunno who to talk to about it because ironically, she's the one that i always talk to about this stuff. i dunno right now.......
Posted at 6:19 pm by Atwood
She's a rebel, vigilante, missing link on the brink of destruction
im thinking of changing my heading for the page. i dunno yet, i might work on it tonight.
my vacation starts today and i couldnt be happier because im dead tired. ive been up really late the past few nights so ill sleep in tomorrow. the past three weeks have sucked. i got ditched every saturday night and nothing has really made up for it. i always try to do something with natasha but it looks like thats never gonna happen. it seems like every other week we drift away from each other and if i dont do something to stop it, we discontinue talk altogether. me and mark are going to the same place for thanksgiving so we're gonna hang out and skate cape cod. our own fear and loathing, except... on cape cod. thats piebald.
i got my motion city soundtrack tickets today. cant wait for that show, just a few short weeks. i think natasha's journal influenced me cause it seems like my setup is sorta like her's. whatever, i like it. the band's been practicing alot lately which is cool. we have an acoustic practice tomorrow since mark's leaving for the cape early and we're playing at the java jam which is an acoustic only show.
i dunno what else to update about so i guess that's it.
Posted at 5:15 pm by Atwood
Friday, November 12, 2004
It says home is where your heart is but what a shame, cause everybody's heart doesn't beat the same
im chilling with oliver right now. it started snowing so we went snow skating. it was pretty sick. rita called to tell me that natasha wasnt coming over tomorrow... that pretty much decides my saturday night considering that i broke all my plans to chill with her. but its cool, ill figure something out. and then sunday is band practice. i guess thats gonna be the highlight of my weekend.
Posted at 5:59 pm by Atwood
Sunday, November 07, 2004
Taking Back Sunday, "You Know How I Do"
So sick, so sick of being tired
And oh so tired of being sick
We're both such magnificent liars,
So crush me, baby, I'm all ears
So obviously desperate,
So desperately obvious
I'll give in one more time and feed you stupid lines all about "it's basic"
We won't stand for hazy eyes anymore
We won't stand for hazy eyes anymore
We won't stand for hazy eyes anymore
We won't stand for hazy eyes anymore
So sick, so sick of being tired
And oh so tired of being sick
Willing and waiting to hear the words
Of everything you said about
So obviously desperate,
So desperately obvious
So good at setting back examples
Please leave, trick, I've had all I can handle
We won't stand for hazy eyes anymore
We won't stand for hazy eyes anymore
We won't stand for hazy eyes anymore
We won't stand for hazy eyes anymore
Think of all the fun I've had,
The finest lines divides a night well spent from a waste of time
And think of all the days I've spent
Alone with just a TV set and I, well I can barely smile
(We won't stand for hazy eyes anymore,
We won't stand for...)
Think of all the fun I've had,
The finest lines divides a night well spent from a waste of time
And think of all the days I've spent
Alone with just a TV set and I, well I can barely smile
(We won't stand for hazy eyes anymore,
We won't stand for...)
He's smoked out in the back of a van
Says he's held up with holding on and on and on and on
He's smoked out in the back of a van
Says he's held up with holding on and on and on and on
Your lipstick (plus) his collar (is greater or equal value to..)
..don't bother, angel
I know exactly what goes on.
when everything you'll get is everything that you've wanted, princess, which would you prefer?
My finger on the trigger or me face down across your floor?
("just so long as this thing's loaded")
wait.... how about I'm outside of your window
watching him keep the details cover
you're such a sucker for a sweet talker. Such a sucker...
and will you tell all your friends, you've got your gun to my head.
This all was only wishful thinking
and the only thing I regret is that I never let you hold me
back.
Hoping for the best just hoping nothing happens
A thousand clever lines unread on clever napkins
I won't ever ask if you don't ever tell me.
I know you well enough to know you'll never love me.
She'll destroy us all before she's through and find a
way to blame somebody else.
All of this was all your fault.
I stay wrecked and jealous for this simple reason,
(you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you) that I just need to keep you in mind as
something larger than life.
Why can't I feel anything from anyone other than you.
Posted at 9:43 am by Atwood
Sunday, October 31, 2004
Wanna see movies of my dreams
Thirteen random things you like/love:
[01] San Andreas
[03] my friends
[04] Brand New
[05] my iPod
[06] my computer
[07] alcohol
[08] skateboarding
[09] my telecaster
[10] stars
[11] Appos
[12] Garden State
[13] AIM
Twelve movies that rock your world:
[01] Garden State
[02] The Crow
[03] Riding in Vans with Boys
[04] Halloween
[05] Fight Club
[06] Old School
[07] Pulp Fiction
[08] Edward Scissorhands
[09] BASEketball
[10] The Last Samurai
[11] Scarface
[12] The Butterfly Effect
Eleven good bands:
[01] Brand New
[02] Thursday
[03] Modest Mouse
[04] Thrice
[05] Oasis
[06] Taking Back Sunday
[07] The Cure
[08] The Juliana Theory
[09] Green Day
[10] Piebald
[11] Senses Fail
Ten things about you:
[01] I love music
[02] I am listening to The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot
[03] I play bass, guitar, and vocals
[04] I stayed in this Halloween
[05] My favorite show is The Shield
[06] I am missing a friend who's way too far away
[07] I have something to tell but can't say it
[08] I own Atwood Inc.
[09] I have a car but no license
[10] I want to skate in Boston on tuesday
Nine good friends or groups of friends:
[01] John
[02] Natasha
[03] Mark
[04] Ollie
[05] Jamie
[07] Bryan
[08] Eric
[09] Kyle
Eight favorite songs (right now) :
[01] Rage Against the Machine, "Killing in the Name"
[02] Green Day, "Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
[03] Brand New, "Jaws Theme Swimming"
[04] Thrice, "Under a Killing Moon"
[05] Thrice, "Stare at the Sun"
[06] Jimmy Eat World, "Futures"
[07] Halifax, "Sydney"
[08] The Cure, "Close to Me"
Seven things you wear daily:
[01] Shirt
[02] Zip-up hoodie
[03] Jeans
[04] iPod
[05] Shoes
[06] Boxers
[07] Chain
Six things that annoy the crap outta you:
[01] Hangnails
[02] Being ditched
[03] Taking Back Sunday on MTV
[04] Katie Lundquist (and "the bettys")
[05] Being single
[06] Having not showered
Five things you touch every day:
[01] iPod
[02] keyboard
[03] mouse
[04] phone
[05] remote
Four places you want to go:
[01] California
[02] Woodward
[03] Canada (Drinking age = 18)
[04] New York
Posted at 5:31 pm by Atwood
I walk this empty street on the boulevard of broken dreams
journal's back and better than ever (sorta) one note though: i've gotten rid of my tag board so now you have to reply to my entry at the bottom of the post if you want to leave a message. this'll make it easier for me to get to everyone's comments and its easier to moderate comments.
tuesday i got the new Grand Theft Auto (i thought that was worth mentioning.) thursday was the new found glory/sugarcult/green day show which was incredible. green day put on such a great show i wont even be able to post all of the incredible things that went on. right before green day we went out to get drinks and ran into jamie and hooker and some girls... it was nuts. green day played a cover "Shout" and "We are the Champions" but unfortunately didnt play some of their better songs (Letterbomb, When I Come Around, Blood Sex and Booze, Waiting) but it was still a really good show. new found and sugarcult were great too, but sugarcult only played for 15 minutes which was so not cool.
last night was alright, john stayed over and we played music. i learned the guitar part for Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name" its a damn fun song to play and the song is awesome. natasha and amy were gonna come over but mark bailed so then amy did too and natasha just wasnt allowed to come or whatever which i was kinda upset about cause only john ended up at my house. kinda really gay. my sister also had a halloween party which was lame. today i skated for a while and talked to natasha. im kinda down right now and i have something to say... i cant though.
Current Music
Green Day, "Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Thrice, "Under a Killing Moon"
Rage Against the Machine, "Killing in the Name"
Stereophonics, "More Life in a Tramp's Vest"
Posted at 2:53 pm by Atwood
Thursday, August 26, 2004
working on lyrics for a new acoustic for Reverie to play at our upcoming show:
I'm sure you think yourself special
Do you think that you fascinate?
Do you believe that everyone's awaiting your next move
And the drama you'll create?
ill post more as it comes to me
Posted at 5:49 pm by Atwood
Saturday, August 21, 2004
I'll call you when the time is right, are you in or are you out?
decided to bring the journal back. but there's not much to update with right now, so ill use an old chain letter thing from my old journal
~Top 5 Favorite Bands:
1. Blink-182
2. Taking Back Sunday
3. Brand New
4. Thursday
5. The Movielife
~Top 5 Favorite Songs:
1. The Movielife, "Jamestown"
2. Taking Back Sunday, "Number 5 with a Bullet"
3. Brand New, "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades"
4. Thursday, "Cross Out the Eyes"
5. Straylight Run, "It's Everyone's Fault but Mine"
~Favorite Album: Taking Back Sunday, "Tell All Your Friends"
~Favorite Album Art: Matchbook Romance, "Stories and Alibis"
~Favorite Singer: John Nolan or Geoff Rickley
~Favorite Bassist: Dustin Hawthorne
~Favorite Guitarist: Tom Keeley
~Favorite Drummer: Matt Pelissier
~Favorite Concert: Taking Back Sunday's set at the 2004 Warped Tour
~Favorite Music Video: Hoobastank, "Same Direction" (you have to admit that the video is SO sick)
~Favorite Acoustic: Fall Out Boy, "My Heart is the Worst Kind of Weapon"
~Favorite Love Song: JamisonParker, "Paper, Rock, Scissors"
~Favorite Emo Song: The Early November, "Ever So Sweet"
~Favorite Punk Song: The Distillers, "Drain the Blood"
~Favorite Ska Song: Reel Big Fish, "Everything Sucks"
~Favorite New Band of 2004: The Academy
~Favorite New Album of 2003: My Chemical Romance, "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge"
~Song You're Embarrased to Love: Mase, "Welcome Back"
~Favorite Song Used in a Video Game: Brand New, "The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows" (NHL 2004)
~Favorite Song Used in a TV Show: Midtown doing the intro for one of the Road Rules or Real World shows
~Favorite Song to Party to: Coheed and Cambria, "A Favor House Atlantic"
~Favorite Song that's Completely Not Your Style:
~Song You Can Listen to Over and Over: Green Day, "Blood, Sex, and Booze"
Posted at 8:16 pm by Atwood
Sunday, July 11, 2004
Taking Back Sunday, "Where You Want to Be"
so as my friends know a few weeks back, i got an advanced copy of Taking Back Sunday's new full length, Where You Want to Be. well, i decided that since a lot of people who look at my journal are into TBS, i'd post a review for the CD, song-by-song, so you can at least have my opinion before you go out and get your own copy of the record on July 27th. so here it is:
Taking Back Sunday, "Where You Want to Be"
2004 Victory Records
Release: Tuesday, July 27th 2004
The second major label release from Taking Back Sunday titled Where You Want to Be is no Tell All Your Friends. The band has subtly changed their sound and is essentially a new band from the one that recorded TAYF. With only 2 remaining members from the debut CD, the sounds that this new band have created are definitely a makeover from previous songs. The sound isn't harder or softer, better or worse, faster or slower, it's just... different.
The record begins with a cool track titled Set Phasers to Stun in which the distortion of the guitars sounds almost like techno, it definitely shows the growth of the band and how their sounds have changed. The lyrics include the title of the CD, "So pace the stairs to your apartment; That's where you want to be." The song is very guitar-driven. It's stylish and is definitely a good choice to open the album with. The song is followed by the first new single, Bonus Mosh pt. II which was originally a B-Side to Tell All Your Friends. This track is one of the best on the album and you can hear traces of TAYF in this one. Smart lyrics and cool guitar lines. Next is A Decade Under the Influence, also a single off of the CD. A Decade is much softer and melody-driven with a pop-like sound. A very radio friendly track, but it's still very enjoyable. This Photograph is the Proof is next, which was a track used in the movie Spider-Man 2, this is another pop-ish track driven by smooth melodies and cool lyrics. This track is remenicent of Tell All Your Friends in the way that the bridge is one of the most important and most memorable parts of the song. The next song is The Union, this is where the album gets a little faster and a bit more hard with some metal-like guitar lines and very cool lyrics and screams, "Well, I never made a scene; They came to me." New American Classic is the next track and for many will be the first acoustic track heard from TBS. The sound and the lyrics are very different from their style and it almost interupts the CD. This track features a string section from a cello and violins. I am Fred Astaire compliments the previous track very well, it sounds like it takes the previous song and speeds it up. This track is very cool. One-Eighty by Summer is next and has some stylish lines. This song will be a lot of people's favorite. Number Five with a Bullet is my personal favorite, it has with a synthesizer in the background which is very hip. The song is very upbeat and is guaranteed to remind you of your first heartbreak. The next track is Little Devotional which is a great song. The guitar lines are some of the best on the album and the drums will get your feet tapping. Awesome track. The final official track is "...Slowdance on the Inside" which was originally written by John Nolan (former frontman of TBS) but John left the band before it was ever recorded, so here is your first chance (outside of the shows) to hear his lyrical genious on a great track. The song is drum and bass driven, and is one of the greatest tracks TBS has ever put together. And finally, for those of you who want to know about the special B-Side, the re-recording of TBS's first acoustic, "Your Own Disaster:" the song was original recorded as a B-Side to the first major CD, "Tell All Your Friends," but this was during a period when the band had no drummer and so in order to get it out before the album shipped, the song was recorded as an acoustic, and then later, electronic drums were added. The song didn't make it onto the album and the original is now a rare B-Side and is considered one of TBS's best songs. That said, the band decided that the song deserved to be re-recorded the way it was supposed to be made with real drums and Adam (TBS's new vocalist and frontman) on vocals. We'll have to wait until July 20th to hear the new re-recorded version which is set to be the 12th track on the Japanese release of the CD. For now, here is my rating of the album
9/10
Very enjoyable, and easy to listen to. This cd is very cool, even if it includes some tracks which you're almost sure to see on TRL, definitely pick up a copy.
Track Listing:
1.) Set Phasers to Stun
2.) Bonus Mosh pt. II
3.) A Decade Under the Influence
4.) This Photograph is Proof (I Know You Know)
5.) The Union
6.) New American Classic
7.) I am Fred Astaire
8.) One-Eighty by Summer
9.) Number 5 with a Bullet
10.) Litlle Devotional
11.) ...Slowdance on the Inside
12.) Your Own Disaster 2004 (Available only on the Japanese Import)
Posted at 9:58 am by Atwood
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