My friend Richard Magnelli of Satyr/Elfheim (his band) and Skull Valley (his blog) is a reviewer of local live music. He gave an honest review of Firth of Lorn's show back in May and I wanted to share the link. http://skull-valley.blogspot.com/2012/08/greg-mckillop-returns.html I think what Richard has said, especially in terms of our sound and the fact that we played some songs we hadn't even practiced, is accurate. It was the first show Matt and I played in together since high school and we definitely needed to adjust to the acoustics and the reality of playing a full-blown set live.
Still, seeing the review and remembering that night makes me want to get out there again. Richard, thanks for the review and I am always unashamed to read helpful criticism.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Growing Up?
How seldom I remember to blog is a bummer, but I am pretty god damn busy most of the time. Still, it inspires me how much my wife Alex blogs (http://alexinwonderlandcooking.blogspot.com/) and I really think I should do it more. Recently I was discussing with my friend Charles how when we were younger, we just assumed we would achieve some major success in one of our creative fields. We used to take making films really seriously. I still taking writing and making music seriously, and Charles is a hilarious stand up comic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8G5D_M-pdo).
Now that we are adults with jobs and responsibilities, etc, etc, it is more difficult to justify taking the time required to maintain those passions. I try to practice with my band mate Matt at least twice a week but that seldom happens. I have all but given up on trying to write with any regularity. Does that mean we are somehow blowing it? Or fucking up? Or forgetting who we are? Or does that mean we really were just distracting ourselves by taking all that time making films, writing, and doing stand up, and now we are beginning our lives doing what we should be doing?
I love my life with my wife Alex. I love our dogs and our house and I like mowing the lawn and using my screwdriver. Still, it is hard to imagine a time when I don't have any semblance of a band AT ALL. Yet, I can see that being the case sooner rather than later. And that bums me out. Maybe I'm holding on to who my 13 year old self thought my 23 year old self should have been. Or maybe I was right all along. In any case, the wife, dogs, house, and great job aren't going anywhere and I wouldn't have it any other way. It just depends on how much drive I have to keep up with those extra things I still value so much.
Now that we are adults with jobs and responsibilities, etc, etc, it is more difficult to justify taking the time required to maintain those passions. I try to practice with my band mate Matt at least twice a week but that seldom happens. I have all but given up on trying to write with any regularity. Does that mean we are somehow blowing it? Or fucking up? Or forgetting who we are? Or does that mean we really were just distracting ourselves by taking all that time making films, writing, and doing stand up, and now we are beginning our lives doing what we should be doing?
I love my life with my wife Alex. I love our dogs and our house and I like mowing the lawn and using my screwdriver. Still, it is hard to imagine a time when I don't have any semblance of a band AT ALL. Yet, I can see that being the case sooner rather than later. And that bums me out. Maybe I'm holding on to who my 13 year old self thought my 23 year old self should have been. Or maybe I was right all along. In any case, the wife, dogs, house, and great job aren't going anywhere and I wouldn't have it any other way. It just depends on how much drive I have to keep up with those extra things I still value so much.
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