I picked up the new album from Default the other week. Default is one of those bands that aren’t on the top of my list, but don’t piss me off either.
However, I’ve found through the years that I tend to like it when a band changes their style from time to time. Their second album ‘Elocation’ was more of the same. I thought that maybe the third one would be different. Nope. More of the same.
Is more of the same a bad thing? Let’s take AC/DC for example. They’ve spent years and years and years figuring their ULTIMATE RAWK FORMULA and now that they’ve found it, they stick to it. Is this a bad thing? Depends on who you ask. On one hand, if people like adventure movies, they’ll keep watching adventure movies. So, if I like the AC/DC formula, I’ll keep buying their albums. Will I say that they are revolutionary and “YOU HAVE TO GET THIS ALBUM!!!” to everyone I see? Probably not. So, as long as Default sticks to their formula and doesn’t release a shitty album, I’ll keep buying. The only band I ever stopped buying albums from were the Cranberries. After their album “Bury The Hatchet” I realized it was a message to me to stop buying their music because that album was really really REALLY bad.
Miscellneous Ramblings/Updates/Questions:
– watched ‘What The Bleep Do We Know?‘ at Ben’s last night. Decent documentary on how humans and interactions and reality, and basically…quantum physics.
– My friend is in search of a Pumpkin costume. To not ruin the surprise, I won’t let you know who is looking for it. Let me know if you have one.
– Any takers on that iPod Photo I’m selling? It’s a steal baby. Christmas is coming up. Buy your loved one something.
– Leave some comments if you would like! I tend to check out James/Ferda’s blog as well as Matt’s every day and we leave each other our own little community notes. You should check out their blogs because they give you a snapshot of their (exciting?) lives.
– School is going well. I handed in my first essay a few weeks ago so if it comes back with a fail grade, I’m dropping out now! I can’t hack it! 😉
Guess who just won a trip package to go see an exclusive show in Toronto?!