On the Playlist 4/MAR/2019...

I have been walking around Great park recently during my daughter's tennis lessons and also recently got a new digital audio player so started listening to music during my walks. All good. I am still getting used to my Fiio X7 Mark II player after having my Pono Player stolen a couple weeks back. Some good things about the new player but it just doesn't sound as good as the Pono player. I guess I didn't realize how good it sounded when I had it. Anyway, Great park for those of you who don't know is the old El Toro airbase here in Irvine that is being converted into a housing development and a very large park. Currently the park consists of about 30 soccer fields, 20 baseball diamonds, a soccer stadium, a couple baseball stadiums, 30 tennis courts, 4 beach volleyball courts, 10 basketball courts, a helium balloon (one of only two in the world that you can rid in), and a whole bunch of other oddities and only about 1/4 of the old airbase has been done so far. So, while my daughter has her tennis lesson rather than drive home and then come back and pick her up I stay and walk and now listen to music. Okay, so that was way more information than I am sure you care about. 

So, the other day I was listening to a random selection of music when Roger Waters and his album "Amused to Death" came on. I am big fan of Pink Floyd and anything associated with them so recognized his voice instantly when it came on but was also surprised at just how depressing his music was. This is a guy who has a serious chip on his shoulder about the world and life and it shows big time in his music. The music was fine but damn the content was depressing and negative. It was like he had packaged all his bitterness in one album. On a positive note I did listen to it as an album and it reminded me why I miss the concept album as a concept as this fit well as a album and body or work. Despite the current world's fascination with streaming of disjointed singles I am still a big fan of listening to albums as a body of work. Good music but more of the same only more concentrated from Roger Waters.