Music Blog

Hey All…

Starting these blog posts is difficult. I usually apologize to my non-existent fans about not writing enough and then I rant about what’s going on in my life.

Well today is no different.

Currently my soul is downcast, and it gets to be this way if I don’t write something for about a week. It’s been about a month now, so you can image the darkness that’s brewing up inside of me. I need a release, so here it is;

MUSIC.

A couple of weeks ago I watched my favorite professional soccer team get creamed by a lower and far less prestigious team. After the game I was feeling pretty low myself, so I made a playlist on Spotify to help me cope with the devastating loss.

(The playlist is called… When Liverpool Lose. You can follow me on Spotify to give it a listen and subscribe too, it if you’d like.)

After listening to this playlist I felt a little bit better.

Actually, I felt a whole lot better.

Now I’m no scientist, but I’m pretty sure my mood before and after listening to these particular songs was altered as a result of that playlist. The music set the mood and helped me process my thoughts and feelings about the tragic loss i had just encountered. Music is magical like that; I know everyone can agree and relate to how music has an affect on oneself. I also believe that there is a spiritual side to music. I mean, King Saul’s angry fits were soothed away by David’s harp playing, but since I’m not fluent in Christianese, I’ll just leave it at MAGIC.

One hobby of mine is listening to music. Actually, really listening to music.Like Sitting down, putting a record on, and just listening to it from start to finish without skipping a track. I know everyone listens to music but I recommend everyone try this out. Maybe you just had a long day at work, or your dog just peed on the rug and you need to clean it. I suggest you find your favorite album and put it on, listen to it from start to finish without interruption. It just might help you out! Certain albums carry within them a certain kind of magic that might only be revealed with this kind of listening approach.

Stay tuned to my blog, I’ll be starting a new segment called, Music You Should Be Listening To, in which I’ll introduce an artist or album that I think everyone should be listening to and break them down a little for you who care to know more.

Thanks for reading.

-Ory