Free jazz - one third dissonance for its own sake, one third free modulation between keys, and one third actualy twelve-tone melody. This as far as I can tell.

adam

edit: and of course, one-hundred per cent blues.

This is the state of my life.

I have just realised that while listening to RHCP songs i can actually pick out the GERUNDS in Anthony Kiedis' rapping. For example,
'East side love is living on the west end', from 'Can't Stop' - the word 'living' is a gerund.
I was actually listening to the track when that line went by and I remember actually stopping to think 'hey, that's a gerund!'. I think i'm doomed forever to be frustrated by the grammatic inferiority of my peers.

For those of you who don't know what a gerund is:
It is proof of your sanity. Cling to it. Cling to it.

adam

Learning point #1. Love isn't about feelings: it's about decisions because choices are what make us human.

Learning point #2. Ornette Coleman contains so much concentrated awesomeness that he should be classified as a hazardous substance. Seriously, fuck your pansy smooth jazz rubbish - you have no idea what you're missing out on.

adam

My classmates are all depressed now for some reason. I think it's the season it's like seasonal affective disorder only it isn't winter or fall - it's EXAM SEASON fuck you. I thought it was just my personal issues with the nature of existence but well it seems i'm wrong everyone's angsting their asses off. We could sing some sickeningly catchy feel-good-get-together tune and sit in a circle and hug and cry I guess WE'RE ALLLLL IN THIS TOGETHER or something like that or maybe we could just lock ourselves up in our sad dark little rooms and start mugging.

adam

It's existential angst week. I had another anxiety attack last night... one of the worst in years.

Fuck that. I refuse to give in to despair.
Was brought back from the brink this morning by John Coltrane's Resolution. THAT is worship music. And i have some wonderful friends who I really don't deserve.

I'm still a bit panicky now but I'm holding on. It'll pass.

Stevie Ray Vaughan can make the truth come out of a guitar, I swear. Eat my dust, Steve Vai!

adam

From Abby's blog:

What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Musician   Doo doo de doo waaaa doo de doo! (<-- That's you playing something.) Everyone appreciates the band/orchestra geeks and the pretty voices. Whether you sing in the choir, participate in a school/local band, or sit at home writing music, you contribute a joy to society that everyone can agree on. Yay! Welcome to actually doing something for poor, pathetic human souls. (Just kidding.)
Social Nerd
Literature Nerd
Gamer/Computer Nerd
Drama Nerd
Artistic Nerd
Anime Nerd
Science/Math Nerd
What Be Your Nerd Type? Quizzes for MySpace

I figured i'd score higher on lit actually but apparently i don't read enough books.
Damnit. WTF is a 'social nerd'? Isn't that a contradiction in terms?

adam