The question regarding music, as posed by WE104, definitely hit a nerve for me. I love music, and I love many types of styles and genres. Initially, to yank down only two works from my musical collective unconscious collection seemed daunting. Yet, after a few days of thought, I managed to get to two unique works to share with the #weekend community. Both pieces have to do with two unique times in my life, both of which involved massive road trips. With that said, here we go!
Spacemen 3 : Drive
The first one I found in September of 2001. I had graduated college earlier that year, and I was in a slump to find work (or maybe it was me prolonging the jump into being an adult). Then of course 9-11 happened, and everything in the world seemed to want to find chaos. To shake things up a bit, a good friend and I decided to take a two-month-long road trip across the United States. Long story short, we managed to visit most of the Western states, spend a few weeks in Las Vegas, Mexico, and even a few camping nights along the Pacific.
Yet one of the most vivid memories I have was driving through the deserts of Nevada, at dusk, while this song played. It was on a cassette, so I had to rewind it a few times over and over to listen to it...but I do remember the windows down, the smell in the air, and the shadows of the mountains over the desert. It was quite a drive; most memorable!
Asobi Seksu - Thursday
The second song I'd like to share is this shoegaze classic. This one I first found while driving I90 across the Dakotas. I took a solo trip from Wisconsin to Santa Cruz, California and basically "winged it." My brother and his girlfriend had moved to California around that time. I took two weeks off to drive one way and hang out with him, before flying back. I let the randomness of it all lead the way, and one highlight was listening to this as I approached the Badlands. Such an interesting song that resonated with me to this day. I'll save the Badlands experience for another share, too!
That's a few thoughts for this week's contribution. I hope they make some sense to you, too! As always, hoping everyone out there is having a safe and wonderful weekend!