"I believe people will have to rely on music to get some kind of peace of mind"

Howdy folks. Short blog today as there isn't much to write about and also I, quite simply, can't be arsed.


As per a little explanation of the quote I've used in the title. It's a quote by Jimi Hendrix, one of the greatest rock guitarists that ever existed. Chose this blog as I've been listening to a lot of music that's been fitting my moods, i.e. Nirvana for my sadness and frustrations, Rage Against the Machine and Billy Talent for my anger, Dropkick Murphys to cheer me up, H.I.M. for my (past) romantic feelings, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Misfits and The Ramones for nostalgia, and Atreyu because I love them. And I tell you what: the quote by Jimi that I used is completely true. Music is the only form of media or art that can truly grant me a peace of mind. All I have to do is pop in some headphones, put on some music and I'm taken away from this dull existence we call life and I'm transported to a completely different place. Not only this but there's always a band for whatever mood your in. The list above is evidence of that. I'll finish this bit off by saying Jimi Hendrix was right. Music does take us to a peace of mind and my god it's a beautiful place.


So how has my weekend been? Well a mixture of good, slow and boring. Saturday I spent some time with two friends. Had a right laugh with them both and it was great. Sunday was quite slow and boring. A lot of emotions of the past month and bit came back and I will be honest, I broke down. Recently my emotions have been getting the best of me and it's not the greatest feeling in the world. I, quite frankly, hate it because I don't know whether I should be happy, sad, angry or just plain old not giving a shit. Monday saw the band meeting again and we are slowly making our way to being great. I think with a few more practices we will be great. Running with the name The Dropouts at the moment, but a new name has come up: The Dead Rabbits. Dunno what to be called yet but we will pick one eventually.


Well that's the blog for now till Saturday, so Im going to leave you with two videos of two bands that I have recently rediscovered and re-listened to. And I bloody love them. The two videos are I'm Shipping Up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys and Drunken Lullabies by Flogging Molly. Both Irish punk bands and both amazing. Enjoy.


I'm Shipping Up to Boston:



Drunken Lullabies:



So till Saturday. I hope you all have a great week. Stay safe. And I'll see you when I see you.
This is me, Edward Thompson, signing off.
Much love
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