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🌈In Rainbows✨️
🕑 Added 2024-04-18 10:49:33 +0000 UTCTraveling early this morning, taking a train to Jamaica, Queens. Decided to put on "In Rainbows", which almost always reminds me of the time I spent living in the Bronx, commuting daily either to work or school. I remember walking to my subway stop early in the morning, listening to a burned copy of this album in my shitty little walkman. There was something so completely soothing and simultaneously haunting about the album, that each track found a purpose for each moment of my life in those months. "Nude", in particular, was my favorite for the more somber days. The days where I went from the loneliness of a barren subway station in the wee hours of the morning, to the loneliness of a crowded rush hour train at 6pm.
"Reckoner" was my second favorite, believe it or not, with the contrasting sounds of bright clangs and the soft vocals of Thom Yorke. Somehow this album felt like a friend, which I needed so desperately while living alone in one of the biggest cities in the world. Amazing how being surrounded by people can almost feel *more* lonely at times. Like, the noise from the crowds drowns out the noise in your head. Which, can be nice at times, but, then all you're left with is noise.
But I digress.
This album will always be one of my favorites. It brings out all the emotions. It makes me remember one of the most interesting times of my life. I love how capable music is of doing that.
What are some albums that bring you places? What feelings do you feel? I wanna hear all about it.
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Comments
Frank Baxley
Upstairs at Eric's by Yaz (or Yazoo) will always take me back to 1983 and all the good and care-free times after high school, before being an adult really set in.
Make Mistakes
I have rarely given Radiohead a fair listen, so after reading this, I played the 'In Rainbows' album during my AM commute. Thanks for the impetus to do so and the experience. I rarely think in terms of 'albums' but if I had to pull some out it would be Nirvana - Nevermind and Aerosmith - Pump. Both were soundtracks (via the cassettes of them that I owned) of some formative experiences. 'Nevermind' in particular evokes a profound sadness and as such I don't seek it out. 'Pump' reminds me of my first real self-reliance and introspection period. Thanks for making me think about these again, it's important to revisit important things and music is certainly that.
