What's up good people! I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend thus far, and as Sunday starts to wind down, another week is coming! For me, it's spring break, so that means music, relaxation, wandering Chicago, hangin with friends, and hoping for some warm warm weather! Well anyway, here's a few new things to check out:
Got to listen to Tunnel Of Love by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1987. This album is very interesting and I think you have to be in the right mood to appreciate it fully. Even though I do like the album and it has very good songs on it, it has a different kind of mood.
I'd definitely call this album a "love album", if there is such a thing, but not in the way you would normally think. The themes of the album have a lot to do with love going wrong and struggles in relationships and trust. At the time of this album, Springsteen's first marrige was crumbling and he also decided, at this point, to part with the E-Street Band. They are on the album, but not very much. Most of it was recorded just by Springsteen. There is also still the 80's feel on this album, but I think a little more than the previous album to this one, Born In The USA and it's tone is definitely a little more dark. His personality does come out on this album, as well as what he was going through, which is one of the big reasons why I like it and respect it, because it's a very relatable album and has a strong universal theme. My favorite songs on this album: "Ain't Got You", "Tougher Than The Rest", "Spare Parts", "Tunnel of Love", and "Brilliant Disguise".
Check out the video below of "Tougher Than The Rest". Gives you a good feel of the whole album. The other songs I mentioned are pretty cool too!
I got to see some great movies this past weekend as well.
One I have to mention is what I watched last night that is now one of my favorite movies of all time! This would be The Chumscrubber, directed by Arie Posin, released in 2005, and starring an ensemble cast which includes Jamie Bell, Ralph Fiennes, Camilla Belle, Justin Chatwin, Glenn Close, William Fichtner, and the list goes on! The film is about "suburbia" and what's hidden beneath the facade of perfection, themes including the lack of communication between parents and their kids, which shows in the movie very well as things get more dysfuntional than they already are, and it also deals the town's problem with perscription drug use. It revolves around the main character, Dean Stiffle, and his world around him, as he lives in the prison he calls his hometown. It is sooo worth the watch, and I fell in love with it. Maybe because I sort of relate to it? I lived a little piece of suburbia growing up myself, and I felt pretty trapped quite a number of times. It's a really cool movie, so check it out!
I also got to see (twice) Paul, directed by Greg Mottola, written by the amazing Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and also starring an ensemble cast, including Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (of course), Kristen Wiig, Jason Bateman, Bill Hader, Joe Lo Truglio, Jane Lynch, Jeffrey Tambor, and that list also goes on, including a cameo from an amazing actress, who plays "The Big Guy". Of course, Seth Rogan voices the alien, Paul, who has crash landed on earth some odd years ago, was kept secret and contained by the US Government, but finally had enough, escaped, and is now trying to get home from help by Graeme Willy and Clive Gollings, close friends from England that are UFO/Sci-fi nerds and are on a road trip in America to visit all the UFO hot spots and run into Paul on their roadtrip. On the way to help Paul, they are "chased" by the FBI and they also run into some very interesting characters. This is definitely one to see. I'm also a big Simon Pegg/Nick Frost fan so of COURSE I'm gonna love this movie. It also has quite a few sci fi/movie references that are hilarious!! This movie is just hilarious in general. It just came out this weekend, so you got time to see it in theatres. Enjoy!
Check out the trailers for these two movies below!
Well, that's all I got for now! Anyone else on spring break? I know a lot of people's have just ended. In my next post will be The AR's Top Ten Spring Break Songs, and also probably a few more reviews. Peace out for now!
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