Saturday, July 16, 2005

Largely About CD Covers

Hi everybody! I'm in Sydney! (briefly)Which is nice. So hi to all! I had to wake up at 7 this morning, so I'm a little tired, but I thought I'd write as my hair dries and I listen to my new Bright Eyes cd. Yay I finally got it! Although my cd player is following its usual policy of not playing the first song of any cd. So yay for Bright Eyes, am hanging out for 'Lua', it always gets stuck in my head for no good reason, but especially in winter, 'cos the first line is "I know that it is freezing but I think we have to walk". Oh, and the cover sleeve thingy has all the lyrics, which is the best way for a cover sleeve to be. I hate it when they fill them up with photos of the band, or artistic photos of nothing much, what a waste when it is a great opportunity to find out what the songs are actually saying. It seems wrong to own and listen often to a cd, and still not know all the words to songs. I only just found out that 'Gooodbye Earl' (Dixie Chicks... ha, its good i tell you!)had the line "those black-eyed peas taste fine to me earl", which makes the song make a whole lots more sense. They should probably also put in an explanatory note. The best cd sleeves are probably found among folk music cds. Occasionally they have both explanatory note and lyrics. The best combination.
Wow, this song sounds kinda country.
Oh, and the worst thing about cd covers is when they're reduced in price and have those huge stickers on the front that won't come off properly, but leave the front sticky for ages. Also if you put cds on the floor you may accidentally step on them and crack the cover, which is a pity. But some of the covers are really pretty.
Its amazing how much you can write about nothing much.

6 Comments:

Blogger Vivian said...

Haha! Yay for CDs! I've added three CDs to my *small* collection this holidays...and they were all $10 each! (Forget HMV, Sanity, etc etc (unless they have sales)...Dirt Cheap CDs is the best!)

I got Five star laundry and Shoot this by Motor ace, and Coldplay's A rush of blood to the head...so yay for more CDs!

Although Cat's right, it is annoying when the stickers don't come off properly, and with the Dirt Cheap CDs ones, the sticker incorporates the electronic protection, so it doesn't come off AT ALL...but at least they stick it in a sensible place where it doesn't cover any text.

16/7/05 11:08 am  
Blogger Vivian said...

And waaaah, the coldplay one doesn't have lyrics in the front! Booooo! :(

16/7/05 11:09 am  
Blogger Catie said...

oooh, coldplay always good, have to go out and buy their newest album next. love the use of 'fix you' in the season finale of the O.C. yay for cheap cds!

16/7/05 3:16 pm  
Blogger Minerva said...

yes, folk cds are good when they come with lyrics. i've got a lot of cds without the lyrics :(
Eg. Kate Rusby - 10, DPDO, any of the best of/greatest hits/best collection cds.

Just went and bought Shakira's new Spanish album Fijacion Oral *cough* (oral fixation) *shut up shut up* it's got a picture of her holding a baby on top.

16/7/05 8:19 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi all!

Yay for cds too! I have x& y - very good,latest addition to my cd collection.

Anyway, love and miss you all. See you in 2 weeks!

Kath

19/7/05 7:44 am  
Blogger Ang said...

D'you reckon we can ruservup to Kathryn's 21st here? And are sidekicks invited?

20/7/05 6:08 pm  

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