Stay Positive

I would like to post my first ever positive blog. I seem to be in a good mood. Probably because there was a *cough* "fight" outside work, and all it did was serve as a reminder that chavs are a dying breed.

It does seem that there is very little to remain positive about. I'm of the opinion that society glorifies everything that is wrong with the world (as noted in my aforementioned hatred of films involving 'geezers'), but I think that this only serves to make the special things that much better - because they belong to a select few who truly appreciate, rather than the great unwashed who simply pick the carcass clean (Little Britain anyone? No? Good).

I would like to talk about The Hold Steady - 'The Worlds Greatest Bar Band'. I struggled to understand this term until I actually heard them I don't think it can be explained with words. I have a plan to entice all of my friends on to their team - wait until one of them has had a bad day, pass them an ice cold beer and tell them, 'shut up and listen to this'.

Granted - this probably won't work. In my experience they are an acquired taste - Craig Finn doesn't so much sing as he does read poetry he found at the bottom of his whiskey bottle. But, having only discovered them for myself a matter of months ago, I already class them as one of my favourite bands. And if you'd seen my cd collection, you would know that this is a lofty task.

There's something so life affirming about them. R.E.M without an agenda, Counting Crows without the pretentious air, Bruce Springsteen without his tendency to pander for radio. And they just make you want to drink and have a good time. They make you want to gather your friends and tell them how awesome they are. And because, at a surprisingly cynical and jaded 22 years of age, I can still be made to feel like this way by music, I feel that this band is probably something special.


Also, Volbeat are quite good