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Day Three Hundred Three (Year Three)

A few things to touch on tonight:

1) I ordered the new Alice In Chains disc yesterday.  Really excited to hear what comes after Black Gives Way To Blue.  That record was a testament to the power of their legacy when it was released back in 2009.  What I enjoyed the most about that record was the way that the harmonies on it held up, with William DuVall occupying the opposite end of the vocal register from where Layne Staley had been.

2) Apparently there's a new Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes record coming out this summer.  I really dug their first record, and bought the second disc, but wasn't quite as high on that one.  In all likelihood, I'll wind up passing on the new one, but we shall see.  What I'd rather have is a new disc by Delta Spirit, but their most recent disc came out last year, so I'm probably out of luck on that one.  Seems like longer ago than that.

3) Also in the spirit of new things, there's a new Springsteen documentary coming to theaters soon.  Based seemingly around fan footage, Springsteen & I seems like a love letter to The Boss from his fans.  Kind of a sweet idea, and definitely a cool concept.  Not sure how it will turn out, though, as sometimes fan-shot films can be a bit iffy.  I'll see it for sure, though.

4) Sat down with last night's progression again tonight.  Still trying to figure out how the bit that I have will tie in with something else to make it a song instead of a cool descending chord progression.  I can only hope that the long weekend will be helpful in this regard.

I really, really need to focus in this weekend and get a lot of music stuff accomplished.


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