Forgotten Heroes -Klaatu

Listening to 'Routine Day' by Klaatu atm. A proper warning against letting your career get in the way of your life.

Weird; this band never made it really big time. although there is something to say for becoming a cult-band...

I remember being mesmerized by 'Hope', it was like a science fiction story set to music, and I mean a REAL SF-story, not Buck Rogers or whatever.


"It started off a routine day
I got through the morning in the usual way
I caught the bus on time
Good morning, Mr. Driver, drive
As I sat inside my overcoat I clutched my cane
And pressed my nose against the foggy window pane
Ho hum
The life I lead would even make a dead man yawn

Midday comes
I break for lunch
With my sandwich and a beer I go on a hunch
To the park where I hope to find
A little bit of peace of mind
As I sat there on a bench amidst the rodent race
I felt a strange sensation that without a trace appeared
But then as quickly disappeared again

So tell me what's the bloody point of playing the game
With so much to lose yet so little to gain
You sell your life away
Can't you see you're just a cog working like a dog
You trade your future for a dead-end job
That's full of routine days
Routine days

I race the clock to the end of my day
The paycheck in my pocket makes me feel okay
But was it worth the grind
Just to keep from falling behind

I stand here in the queue behind a foul cigar
My face discreetly buried in a book on Mars
Humdrum
And I'm waiting on the pier 'til Charon comes"

The Power of Old Metal - Observation One

Yes, of course, modern metal is usually technically superior, modern metal is made up of exquisite patterns and melodies and blahdieblahdieblah...

But once upon a time there was R.U.S.H. A Canadian band with balls AND feeling. Just listen to Cygnus X-1 part I and part II and be amazed. So long ago yet so brilliant...


"In the constellation of cygnus
There lurks a mysterious, invisible force
The black hole
Of cygnus x-1

Six stars of the northern cross
In mourning for their sisters loss
In a final flash of glory
Nevermore to grace the night...."

This space is rather dusty, time I re-activate it.

Let's see: the world is still going to pot, life consists of work and more work, but fortunately some interesting stuff is happening in the music scene. Catching up on newer artists like Razorlight, Lily Allen, etcetera. I also found some great Jools Holland records with acts like Muse an King Creosote on them.