Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Greatest Song You Never Heard




This was the last song on Velvet Revolver's debut album in 2004. The album holds a truly special place in my heart since I was going through some major changes all at once. I was 26, my mother just got married and sold the house I grew up in, my grandmother who raised me was moving out and I was looking for a new apartment, I just got laid off, and after two years, I had enough of the needy, childish female dog that I called Girlfriend. The breakup was bad and loooooooonnnnnnggggggg. Took the police 45 minutes to get to my house after she punched out the window on my back door and kicked manhole cover sized dents in my car. After asking the cop to explain to her that she was no longer welcome at my house, his response was " hey buddy, I have my own girl problems, you need to tell her that yourself." I wonder how fast it would have taken that cop to arrest me if I was the one punching out doors? So in the midst of all this, it's announced that two of my all time favorite bands are getting married. GUNS AND ROSES and STP. Could there be a light at the end of this tunnel? I saw them live three weeks before the album came out. Slash threw me a pick during I Used To love Her. JUSTICE. I was high on Velvet Revolver when the album came out. That day I bought the album and took a drive with my best friend Stevie to the Ex's house to drop off all the stuff she suddenly wanted back, like the guitar she got me for Christmas. Throughout the 30 minute ride, my head was spinning. Contraband was amazing but it seemed hard to concentrate with all of my distractions. Then the last song came on. Loving The Alien. My heart dropped when Weiland wailed in the chorus " ......AND I'M MOVIN ON............." Somebody knew what I was going through. This is a great song to reflect with. It just hits that nerve when you need it most. It's there to let you know someone gets it when you need that confirmation most. This is Lovin The Alien from Velvet Revolver

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