janeowit's Journal: Have a Vicious Summer...

I just got back from seeing a classic movie in a park with my best friend, and now I have a song we just saw live stuck in my head. Now that's what I call summer.

So sit back, relax or Shake That Ass On the Dance Floor ('cause that is what it's there for).

The same way some music sounds better in the winter acoustically dampened by snow, Vicious Vicious sounds better in the summer. I agree that his self-described "white-boy soul" doesn't fit perfectly into my stereotypical aesthetic, but it fits nonetheless. He's exactly as smooth as he pretends he is.

He combines sweaty dance songs and slower numbers cooled by a breeze blowing in from a plastic wading pool. Whether he's actually singing about it, he infuses all of his songs with living memories of the hottest days of summer. The unrelenting pulsations straight from a drum machine beat down like the fierce sun. The lazy guitars gently bend the way light does in the distance.

I have a fridge full of Popsicles, so let's lie on my front porch and scheme the day away.

What is your summer soundtrack?

Herbie Hancock

[rk]

Blue Note Years compilation.

Cruel Summer

[nizo]

By Ace of Base, though you probably dunno who they are :-)

Re: Cruel Summer

[cousinkate]

Once again I come to defend Jane's honor. We LOVED Ace of Base. Yeah, we were like 9 and 11, but we LOVED them.

Re: Cruel Summer

[nizo]

Hey wait a minute, are you comparing my musical tastes to a 9 to 11 year old??? :-) Granted it is probably a valid comparison, but still.....

Re: Cruel Summer

[cousinkate]

well, together we were like a 20 year old.

Re: Cruel Summer

[TechnoLust]

The guy sitting across from me has "All That She Wants" as his ringtone on his Razr. The first time it rang, I asked if it was AoB. He was surprised I'd heard of them.

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[Some Woman]

Geez. They weren't that long ago. I own an Ace of Base cassette single. I feel special. Or old.*

[*] Actually, yeah. I am old. This was confirmed yesterday when I walked into a Best Buy and a pimple-faced boy offered to help me find what I was looking for. Help. In a Best Buy!

Re: Cruel Summer

[janeowit]

Yes, we did see the sign and it opened up our eyes. We saw the sign.

 

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[Some Woman]

I hate that stupid bitch who just wants another baby. He should totally leave her.