With the disappointment of Tuesday evening long behind them, Arsenal bounced back in great fashion, with a almost showcase performance against Aston Villa. The first half was great, with flowing one touch football we have become accustomed to see from the Gooners. The one player, back after long injury layoff, showed his desire, with a controlled game. Edu even picked an assistant for the first goal, so although he wants to move to Spain, I have the utmost respect for him staying and fighting for his place in the middle of the park, even if it only for the remainder of the season. The second half, saw the home side wake up and come to life in terms of attacking play, although we were steady at the back, with Lenhmann returning for the first Premiership game since defeat at Anfield. Just hope we can continue this has a team, and watch Manchester and Chelsea stumble in the next few games. Or is that just the most wishful of wishful thinking?
Once in a while, a song comes along that feels as if it was written for you personally. Do you ever have this feeling? I expect that as I mention it with such regularity, it must be common place with the rest of you out there. The case in point, is the feeling I mentioned on in my last entry. Losing control and hoping for the best. Let me start at the beginning. I am not a clubbing person, but do enjoy listening to radio friendly dance music (if such a genre does exist). By radio friendly, I mean something, strong but not over empowering tempo, direct vocals and original musical arrangement. Although if it is all artificially generated. My sister, Samantha tends to have her eye (or rather ears) more closely trained on the contemporary music scene. Therefore is constantly feeding me the latest tune I should be listened to. Most of the time I ignore this advice, occasionally she does come up with a chestnut. A case in point is Angel City, featuring the vocal talent of one Lara McEllen. The group have had several songs in the charts over the past few years, including, Touch Me, Love Me Right and more recently Do You Know? There latest offering is in my humble opinion their best. All of their material appears to be about discovering true love for yourself. Yet, somehow this is the most upbeat, positive and well balanced of the four singles released. Maybe the title, Sunrise gives it all away? Lara’s voice is distinctive and magically tuned, perfect for the demands of dance come trance music. The songs tend to bring out the best in quality of her vocals, just as the videos make the most of her physical aesthetics :P. A blog which tends to keep up with the latest happenings in this particular genre of music is by Richii. Based in New York, he has not updated for several months, strange when the tagline is “Always Fresh, Always Chewy” but the Music section is well worth a browse and make sure you watch a few of those music videos too.
Nav was online yesterday for a while, but problems with his old school, 56k dial-up connection meant he could not stay on for long. He told me the track he had been listening to on his way from Leicester to his hometown in Lincolnshire, and it brought back some flooding memories. Huey Lewis & The News are most famous for their song from Back To The Future. I am not doubting that “The Power Of Love” is not a great rock song, it is fantastic. What many people forget is that the bad also wrote a more direct track for the original soundtrack. Called, “Back In Time”, it references Marty and his need to get back to 1985. The melody is instantly recognisable,as the theme for the later animated series, screened in the early 1990s. Plus the ripping guitar solo in the middle, is fantastic, particular as my when, as my friend described, you are driving or perhaps speeding along country roads. (The author of T3G:2 does not condone any form of irresponsible driving.)
Yesterday, I had also been speaking to my friend, Hussein discussing the manly of all topics. Wheels. I had kept this secret from him for some time and finally admitted to my membership to the DeLorean Owners Club. It was at that point, he mentioned there was one parked down his road. Shocked and bemused, but not wanting to question his integrity, I believed him. I only wish he had told me back in August, so I could have sneaked a quick peek, when I came over for my XBox modifications. Anyway, to my surprise, I received the following e-mail from Hussein, this afternoon with some hard evidence. With a signature, only the man with everything could ever have, "Hussein-on-the-Treo". Treo refers to his Smart Phone, to those of you not in the know.
How strange does that look? A automobile, manufactured over twenty years ago, over in Belfast, finds a home in suburban West London. Now, if only I could turn on the flux capacitor and find enough road to get up to 88!
Talk To Me What Are You Doing, What Are You Thinking Right Now?
Set Me Free, I’m Just A Prisoner To You, Time Goes By, I’m Still Waiting Forever & A Day Now,
I Thought I Saw You Yesterday, I Thought Those Words I Heard You Say,
When I Look Into The Sunrise, Sunlight Melts My Fears Away,
When You Living This Feeling, Don’t Ever Let It Go,
When I Look At The Skylight, It Feels Right,
I Want It On My Mind, I Set You Free, I Set You Free, I Set You Free.