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I knew, I knew this was coming but I still wasn't ready.

Rest in peace Stan. Thank you for the stories that have taken me to incredible worlds and helping me to believe that everyday people are capable of marvelous things.

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Haunted’s Song of the Day 103 - The Oaf (My Luck is Wasted) by Big Wreck

Side Note: Happy 20th anniversary of In Loving Memory Of...

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Big Wreck - The Oaf

Month: May

Ohhh, this song. I hated it the first time I heard it. I don't even know why. There was something about it that I just didn't think sound like. And it made me even more mad because I thought that the guitar riff was fucking awesome. So I continued to listen, and now I think the whole song is just amazing. But that guitar riff though... One of the best I've ever heard. 

Gonna fire up someday My luck is wasted I'm on the run somewhere Feel my hand wrapped around My luck is wasted I'm on the run somewhere 

[pantheracantus]

Down here under the lighthouse. Upstairs you see for miles. Keep my name under the white out. Let me miss you all the while. 

 ...No you would've left me anyways. Well, I'll just bow my head. I swear you might've left me anyways, so I'll leave you instead. 

"Under the Lighthouse" - Big Wreck

I love this album, In Loving Memory Of..., and this song has always been one of the stand out songs for me on it. Granted I love the whole album. I always feel like the songs do a good job of reflecting the motions of a break up, from the initial anger and adjustment, through the gradual sadness, and to that strange point of settling and acceptance. The lead singer (a Canadian, so I have to boast about it) was quoted saying that "The majority of the album is actually written about one girl. Somebody who's still fucking me up."

Maybe it's cause I just love angsty 90's shit, or because I grew up with this album and it reminds me of going skiing with my dad while he snowboarded, or because I feel like every song on that album reminds of someone or some moment in the past, but good Lord whenever one of these songs come up, I get this deep emotional reaction. I want to get up and jump around and dance, or I want to go for a long contemplative drive or walk.

God damn I just really fucking love this album and I needed to talk about it. Fuck. 

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Big Wreck satisfied with big new album.

Bobbyisms #75 Monday, March 12, 2012

I write about random things a lot. I write a lot about random things. I'm sure you know by now that Davy Jones, the iconic member of The Monkees and beloved British entertainer, passed away recently. Though it was the band that propelled him into stardom, he had already made appearances on a number of TV series, including Coronation Street in its second season.

What you may not know is that The Monkees had a lot of influence in the pop and rock music in their era; Jimi Hendrix' first American tour was opening for the famed group in the summer of 1967, and Jones himself is the reason another young musician by the same name would eventually choose the moniker 'Bowie' for his own career.

Thirty years after The Monkees came to the United States, another young group of musicians released their debut album, a brilliant display of musicianship and composition; although they may not appear to have much in common with the famed pop group, timing could not have been better when Big Wreck entered the scene with the release of their debut album, In Loving Memory Of...

"It's tough for me to say just what I was thinking back then, but I know that if I brought a song that had a formulaic sound or approach to the boys, I probably would've had something thrown at me," he laughed. "Then I'd say, 'But no, I've also got this riff in seven that you're going to love!'"

"I guess it started that way, we're all kind of nerdy on the musicianship side of things. But a good song is a good song, that's all you need."

On the eve of the album release last week, the band announced a Canadian tour that includes a stop at the London Music Hall on May 18. The band has been rehearsing, building a set that highlights the new material among favourites from their first two albums, however whether the band might tinker with their old songs remains to be seen.

"I've always thought of that improvisational aspect as being just as important to our band thing as the über-rehearsed 'let's not forget that change' thing," Thornley explained. "All that time spent jamming together and learning each other's instincts musically is part of the thrill for me, and I think for fans also. 'Whoa, how did they know that?' We didn't, that was an exciting moment for us, too."

"We've dug through the first two albums, and there are a couple of surprises that we're bringing out, for sure. We wanted to have as many tricks in the bag as we could."

Widely released last week, Albatross is a massive rock record that is sure to please old and new fans alike. Prior to the release, the band produced a teaser video online that showcased samples of them performing the new material together, earning thousands of views from rock fans hungry for their new music.

On the eve of the release, the lead single, "Albatross," celebrated its third week atop Canadian rock radio charts. Undoubtedly pleased, Thornley spoke of the record with a modest pride. "This record is very satisfying creatively; there was no conscious effort to steer a song away from where it wanted to go, and that's a nice feeling."

"I think in Thornley (a band Thornley started in 2002 after Big Wreck broke up — they reunited in 2010) we were going more in that direction," he continued, joking. "Like 'Fuck it, we don't need a guitar solo. Let's just hit the chorus again, do an outro and that's it — watch it climb the charts!' And then of course when that doesn't happen, you think, 'Man, I should've thrown a solo in there.'"

For more on Big Wreck, their new album and tour, visit them online at bigwreckmusic.com or interact with Thornley himself on Twitter @bigwreckmusic. Look for Albatross in stores and online, and watch for tickets to their gig in London on May 18.

And for more music news, views, album streams and more, consider following this column online via Twitter @fsu_bobbyisms or on Tumblr at bobbyisms.com. Hey, this was my 75th weekly column, what about that? I'm out of words.

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Last song of the day.  Then I have to take a shower.  But what a coincidence this is:  This album was released on my birthday, and, Vitalogy by Pearl Jam, from the previous post, was released on my girlfriend's birthday.  Huh.  It's just one of those weird incidents you experience during the day that are interesting enough to pique your interest at that exact particular moment, but never interesting enough to mention to someone 5 minutes later.  But since I noticed it this second... I'm telling you now.  Yup... ... Big Gulps huh?  WELP, see ya later!

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