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Logocentric (adj). Regarding words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality (especially applied as a negative term to traditional Western thought by postmodernist critics). Sometimes I just write whatever I feel like. Other times I respond to prompts, many taken from the following places:  "The Soundtrackers Group"  "Blogging Circle of Friends " "Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise" "JAFBG" "Take up Your Cross" Thanks for stopping by!  |
 | Day 8 | "Visions" by Rozzi I have a handful of artists who were featured on my playlist last year and just happen to be making another appearance this year because I found another song that I really enjoy from them. Rozzi's song "66 Days" was the one I listened to last year, and this year it's "Visions." The first song was more about discovering a new artist with a unique sound... I featured "66 Days" because it was kind of old school funky, with a good beat and something that I could listen to pretty much anytime I wanted a pick-me-up."Visions" is from the same album (Bad Together, her only full album), but there's something a little deeper and more sophisticated to it. I found myself listening to this song a lot when I was feeling a little melancholy last year; I find myself gravitating to songs like these more and more over the years, where I can really appreciate a song that blends a little hopefulness and hopelessness together. Someone who understands how to make music that reflects the often bittersweet nature of the world. I've been listening to Rozzi's full album an awful lot, and I'm really excited to see what she comes up with next. I think she has a really unique sound and what I hope is a bright future in music. |
| Day 7 | "Battle Belongs" by Phil Wickham (cover by Josh Baldwin) Every year, I tend to find a couple worship songs that I find myself listening to a lot throughout the year. This was the song this year, by far. There will be a couple of other that might show up in this "The Soundtrack of Your Life" challenge this year, but none of them even come close to the number of listens this track has. The Phil Wickham original is really good, but I found this cover on YouTube and have been listening to it on repeat for months.The worship songs I find each year tend to reflect the "current mood" of my spirituality. In 2021, I listened to "What I See" from Elevation Worship the most because I was in a more joyous and celebratory frame of mind about my faith. God is good, things are good, etc. This year I tried to go a little deeper with my faith, beneath my generally optimistic worldview. I studied the Bible a little closer, spent more time examining my feelings about my mom's passing, and general just had a more contemplative year than the year before. And I found a great deal of comfort in this song... there's something about the lyrics and the melody of the song that really hits home for me, and I found myself listening to it in both the good times and the bad last year, a reminder that things are always in God's hands, no matter what season of life I'm in. I picked this version of the song becase, while the Phil Wickham original is a really, really compelling song, there's something about Josh Baldwin's deeper, more rustic, country-sounding voice that makes the song hit much harder, especially compared against the electric instruments of the band. |
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