"Blog rock has no political edge"

My opinion on the kind of message being portrayed in todays music is simply, that its fine. Why would anyone even begin to complain about what artists are saying? The best part of being a artist is being able to freely express your mind in any way that suits you and being able to ignore people like Mr. Ben who disagree with what you're doing. If you dont like the way music is going or whatever then just listen to older music you like. But either way, there is still plenty of political messages in songs today and there always will be political messages in songs. Maybe these new happier messages in songs are a form of escape from our very troubled world. What if some of these musicians want to make listeners feel good and inspire they're imagination's rather than just fill them with directed anger on issues alot of them dont even really know the first thing about anyways? Dont get me wrong though, i do feel like music should always
reserve a place for political issues because many people might not hear of these issues any other way. The overall point is to just let go and let the music lead the way.

mastodon - oblivion

To me this song has several meanings, but i also see a story. A story of a person who has pushed it just too far, who has gone out on there last limb searching for an answer, a solution or whatever it may be they want or need but in the end the failed and are now tormented by that fact. The lyrics "Flew beyond the sun before it was time" to me, is much like the story of "Icarus" who melted the wax off his wings by flying too close to the sun and fell into the sea. It almost seems like Mastodon took that story and turned it into a metaphor, however you want to interpret that metaphor though, is up to you.

The decemberist's "The Island"

This song is quite a masterpeice. Instrumentally it is great, every member is highlighted equally and brilliantly and every instrument brings something to the table. Something most bands lack a bit in. The lyrics were impressive too, ive always liked concept albums and songs that tell storys. This song has alot to offer to your body and mind.

Aurora Borealis

from the crimson mountain
It reigned light
The ghost of death in life

shining the northern isles
lost in denial of the sure
Beware the fire in the sky

opening up its heart
ancient bloodshot eyes
unchained beastly brute

our soul burn
our soul burn

prompt #60

In elementary school i convinced 2 kids that i was born in a cave on a mountainside because my parents were abandoned there after a plane crash that killed all but them and they decided to try to live there and have a child, me. I told them that my dad would hunt mountain lions and big horn sheep with a spear and collect fresh water from the local mountain spring and even occasionally have to fight off wolves and bears. While my dad kept food in our stomachs my mom raised me, until i was 5 and began to help my dad hunt for food. We strived on the mountaintops, until one day we encountered a group that was searching for remains of the once thought "disappeared" plane, my parents told them they were on the plane and had survived. The searchers were so shocked we could survive out here! They immediately called for a helicopter to airlift us out, then we were on our way back home to san antonio to live normal lives.