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And I don't mean saved my life in a hand-wavy, metaphysical way, like "Punk rock saved my life" or "Martha Stewart Every Day Living saved my life". This is not

by GavinB 17y ago

And I don't mean saved my life in a hand-wavy, metaphysical way, like "Punk rock saved my life" or "Martha Stewart Every Day Living saved my life". This is not your typical vague Tomato Soup for the Soft-Seller's Soul crap—I can name dates and numbers. This bit promises a literally life saving--i.e. you would be dead otherwise. The rest of the post is great, but opening with this is a big distraction since the post turns out to be exactly what you promise it isn't.

ahoyhere 17y ago
"The Clash totally like, spoke to me, man." "My new chair rail really brings the room together!" vs "My life has been completely transformed from the inside out and PS, I don't hate it any more" Don't seem the same to me.
- ibsulon 17y ago
  Please don't underestimate the power of music to change a life. A Perfect Circle's "Judith" was a song that came out as I was leaving an abusive religious group. That, and other music, was part of a major transition in my life, allowing myself to reprogram innate beliefs of my unworthiness as an individual, among other things. Leaving that religious group, quite literally, saved my life as I was on a track to suicide. Punk music did the same to many in that generation.
  - ahoyhere 17y ago
    I'm glad that it helped you. If I were to say the same thing about self-help books, someone would mock me right back, I imagine. But the point being, maybe we shouldn't underestimate the power of chair rails to change a life, either. Just like communities form around anything, so does life-changingness. But, on average, people who say "Punk rock saved my life" are full of it. :)
  - lionhearted 17y ago
    > A Perfect Circle's "Judith" was a song that came out as I was leaving an abusive religious group. May I recommend the song "Wings for Marie, part 2" by Tool? The lead singer of Tool and A Perfect Circle is the same fellow, and it's a song with a similar theme. I don't listen to much Tool any more, but I did check out the new album a couple years ago as I was a fan when I was younger. Not as good as Lateralus or Aenima in my opinion, but the track Wings part 2 was really really good. http://www.metrolyrics.com/10000-days-wings-part-2-lyrics-tool.html http://www.metrolyrics.com/10000-days-wings-part-2-lyrics-to... To listen (it's a long song, so in two parts): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg5LeuJA8UE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg5LeuJA8UE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGFy_CwA5hk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGFy_CwA5hk
    - ibsulon 17y ago
      Yeah, but 10,000 days came out years later. :) I was at the Coachella concert days before it was officially released. (Not to mention the Phoenix concert where he was hit by a water bottle thrown from off stage.)

by GavinB 17y ago

ahoyhere 17y ago

"The Clash totally like, spoke to me, man." "My new chair rail really brings the room together!" vs "My life has been completely transformed from the inside out and PS, I don't hate it any more" Don't seem the same to me.

ibsulon 17y ago
Please don't underestimate the power of music to change a life. A Perfect Circle's "Judith" was a song that came out as I was leaving an abusive religious group. That, and other music, was part of a major transition in my life, allowing myself to reprogram innate beliefs of my unworthiness as an individual, among other things. Leaving that religious group, quite literally, saved my life as I was on a track to suicide. Punk music did the same to many in that generation.
- ahoyhere 17y ago
  I'm glad that it helped you. If I were to say the same thing about self-help books, someone would mock me right back, I imagine. But the point being, maybe we shouldn't underestimate the power of chair rails to change a life, either. Just like communities form around anything, so does life-changingness. But, on average, people who say "Punk rock saved my life" are full of it. :)
- lionhearted 17y ago
  > A Perfect Circle's "Judith" was a song that came out as I was leaving an abusive religious group. May I recommend the song "Wings for Marie, part 2" by Tool? The lead singer of Tool and A Perfect Circle is the same fellow, and it's a song with a similar theme. I don't listen to much Tool any more, but I did check out the new album a couple years ago as I was a fan when I was younger. Not as good as Lateralus or Aenima in my opinion, but the track Wings part 2 was really really good. http://www.metrolyrics.com/10000-days-wings-part-2-lyrics-tool.html http://www.metrolyrics.com/10000-days-wings-part-2-lyrics-to... To listen (it's a long song, so in two parts): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg5LeuJA8UE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg5LeuJA8UE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGFy_CwA5hk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGFy_CwA5hk
  - ibsulon 17y ago
    Yeah, but 10,000 days came out years later. :) I was at the Coachella concert days before it was officially released. (Not to mention the Phoenix concert where he was hit by a water bottle thrown from off stage.)