Jakebert
02-02-2008, 10:24 AM
Don't you just love it when you listen to an album that you haven't listened to in a long time, and you suddenly get reminded of why you loved it in the first place?
Tonight when I got back from hanging out with John and Royce, I decided to listen to Stay What You Are by Saves the Day, and I don't know what it is, but it fucking it me hard. The whole time I listened to it, I imagined that I was laying on my back in the field behind my house and staring at the nighttime sky, just thinking, with lightening bugs flying all around me, and warm friendly air sitting softly.
This album has always kind of hit me like this. It's just so fucking good. To me, the number one sign of a truly good album is the ability to move someone, even years after the first time the person heard it. I remember the first time I heard it: I had bought it at the Sam Goody in Calcutta one night based on my love for "At Your Funeral", but didn't listen to it until the next day while I was waiting for the bus. I was blown away, and that summer it was basically the only album I listened to. I remember staying up late and watching late night TV, then going outside for walks and studying the album almost religiously. I still have almost every single note, word, and drumbeat of the album memorized despite the fact that I listen to it maybe 3-4 times a year.
But every time I listen to it, I feel the same way. I get that strange emotional feeling that overtakes my whole body every time. "This Is Not An Exit" is still without a doubt one of the most beautiful songs that I've ever heard. It kind of depresses me that Saves the Day hasn't released an album that even comes close to being as good (although I do really like "In Reverie"), but then again, I've built this one up so much in my mind that I don't think anything they'll ever do could compare.
Does anyone else have any albums that do that to you? Also, what do they remind you of/make you feel?
Tonight when I got back from hanging out with John and Royce, I decided to listen to Stay What You Are by Saves the Day, and I don't know what it is, but it fucking it me hard. The whole time I listened to it, I imagined that I was laying on my back in the field behind my house and staring at the nighttime sky, just thinking, with lightening bugs flying all around me, and warm friendly air sitting softly.
This album has always kind of hit me like this. It's just so fucking good. To me, the number one sign of a truly good album is the ability to move someone, even years after the first time the person heard it. I remember the first time I heard it: I had bought it at the Sam Goody in Calcutta one night based on my love for "At Your Funeral", but didn't listen to it until the next day while I was waiting for the bus. I was blown away, and that summer it was basically the only album I listened to. I remember staying up late and watching late night TV, then going outside for walks and studying the album almost religiously. I still have almost every single note, word, and drumbeat of the album memorized despite the fact that I listen to it maybe 3-4 times a year.
But every time I listen to it, I feel the same way. I get that strange emotional feeling that overtakes my whole body every time. "This Is Not An Exit" is still without a doubt one of the most beautiful songs that I've ever heard. It kind of depresses me that Saves the Day hasn't released an album that even comes close to being as good (although I do really like "In Reverie"), but then again, I've built this one up so much in my mind that I don't think anything they'll ever do could compare.
Does anyone else have any albums that do that to you? Also, what do they remind you of/make you feel?