Am I getting Older or Are They Playing Better Music

Everyone who knows me knows that my two favorite musical artists are Pink Floyd and Leonard Cohen, in no particular order. Today I will be talking about the greatest British band ever Pink Floyd. Yeah that right I said it... You did not think that I was going to name another band did you? If you want to start a flame war because of the Beatles just remember this... An ugly woman broke them up... At least Pink Floyd broke up for because of something substantial...Money... hehe...

I would say that I truly discovered Pink Floyd some time in middle school. It might have been in Sixth grade, which would have made me the tender age of twelve. That would have been the wonderful year of 1992. I think this is as good a time as any to develop some deep seeded angst against the world. All of seventh grade my two best friends and I spent every single lunch period discussing The Wall. For those of you who are not in the know The Wall was released in 1979 to much critical acclaim. The Wall delves into such subjects as isolation, drug abuse, depression, and suicide. You know, all the great things that every twelve year old should be listening to. So taking that album and throwing in some other great Pink Floyd albums and my on going depression created this great mix of anger. Later that year I would also discover Leonard Cohen. Still I would not be until 2001 that I would find Hallelujah and it would be another couple of years before I would start my quest to find every single cover of that song. Thirteen and counting SWEET!!!

Another thing that I have to mention to make this post work is how much I hate scary stuff. I went to see the Skeleton Key a while back and that scared the snot out of me. My friend just laughed the whole movie off and she proceeded to make fun of my fear for the rest of the night. There was also the trailer for The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Yeah I turned to her and flat out refused to go see that movie. The trailer scared me to death. That's how much I hate scary things. I just don't like being scared. And I really don't like the feeling you get when nothing happens. A friend of mine described it as just being angry that after all that fear nothing happens to you. At least if the monster from the movie came out and swallowed me whole then I would not be so bad.

Enough with the preface A couple of Halloweens ago a whole bunch of us went to a haunted mansion type thing somewhere in Jersey. Some people were scared and some people were just laughing it off. I was just annoyed. And this time it was not because of the fear. They were playing some mood music that was supposed to have this haunted feeling to get you in the mood that you were in some eerie place. At first I was really digging it but then it hit me. I realized that they were playing Pink Floyd's Meddle. The song they played was Echoes with out the singing parts. Don't get me wrong the music is very unusual and at 16 minutes it can last quite a while. But I was just so mad. How can I be scared when they are playing music that I listen to on a normal basis?

Also, another friend of mine and I have gotten into the habit of text messaging each other when we hear Pink Floyd in the radio or where ever we are. Here comes the crappy part. We have been hearing it in arts and craft stores such as JoAnn's and A.C. More. They the other day I heard Pink Floyd at the grocery store. THE GROCERY STORE. Why are they doing this to my music? The very songs that I was using to differentiate myself from the rest of the world are becoming main stream. How can I be angry and depressed and ISOLATED when everyone is listening to the same thing. Just picture this Pink Floyd coming through the speakers and me listening closely to get the whole emotional feeling behind the music and they I realized that I have to buy some bacon and a roll of paper towels.


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