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RE: Heaters are Going - Day 242 - Haiku - Gratitude for Chance Encounters - #gratitudelog
What a wonderful story this is! I read the whole thing with quite a bit of interest, partly because you tell a good story, and partly because it involved music. I'd never heard of Mariusz Duda, so it was cool to research him and listen to some of his music! I, too, would have been tempted to give the guys a ride to Nashville. I hate leaving peole in a lurch, although safety is, indeed, a concern that we have to consider, and we cannot save everyone, after all. But, you did a good deed that night by offering them a hot beverage, what little cash you had, and some good conversation and commiseration. Thank you for sharing this delightful story with us! Blessings to you, your family, and your fantastic array of critters! 😊
Thanks, @thekittygirl, I appreciate you taking the time to read my ramblings and leave such a lovely comment!
I'm always happy to pass on a recommendation for one of my favorite musicians. A decade ago, Marek's best friend in NYC recommended I start listening to Riverside, as they were then known as Poland's answer to Porcupine Tree, which he knew was one of my favorite bands.
I promptly bought their first three albums, which comprise the Reality Dream trilogy, and the first Lunatic Soul album had just been released, so I've been a staunch fan ever since. And he just keeps getting better and better.
I've loved his voice from the beginning, and in recent years, particularly with his side project Lunatic Soul, he has done more experimenting with using his voice as an instrument, much as Lisa Gerrard does with Dead Can Dance and in her solo work.
And it is incredible effective - and affecting - when he does so.
In recent albums, especially, it is becoming increasingly clear that he has one hell of a vocal range, damned near approaching Jeff Buckley territory. There is even a disclaimer on the last Lunatic Soul album that there are no female voices on the album - it's all him.
He has done more singing in his low range on the latest Riverside album, Wasteland, than he has ever done before, which has added another textural component to the mix.
Add that to his amazing bass lines and incredibly nuanced lyrics, especially commendable as he is writing in his second language, and my respect for him as a musician and performer continues to grow.
I was actually listening to Wasteland tonight, while doing the dishes, which still moves me to tears every time, and am thinking it's high time that I do a proper review of the album and its context, now that it has been in my regular rotation since I got it last September.
I guess I'll just have to get to it now.
And yes, I am a total fangirl. ;-)