Thom Yorke's The Erasure

It's definately a productive mood killer...I'm listening as I lay in my bed in a hotel room with golden curtains. It could chill you right out if it's turned low enough.

Money is the driving force for any good art...this has been my attitde of late. This occured to me as I thought more about the music I listen to. How could money not be the center of expression. It brings the relief needed when your depressed about who you are through the music and to the isolating effects of being misunderstood.

Thom Yorke is one rich Brit. What I like about money is that it is actually worth whatever value is placed on it. It does not lie. As a God, Mammon is almost righteous. It is not a deceptive demon at it's core. Worthy of note is that it dosen't play a Dr. Jekyl / Mr. Hyde game. It is what it is until at some point in time it changes it's value. The funny thing about it is that people are presumptuous! The think they can fool Mammon and that's the deception. Deception deception...

I love the tone of The Erasure...the timbre'...the use of assumption in the simple approach...the listener strive's to invent the missing phrases of the missing instraments. Listen...you can hear it!

I like that it's a solo album but I don't like missing out on Johnny Greenwood. I'm a fan of all of Yorke's melodies but not an emulator. I could be a distant friend of Thom Yorke but will never co-compose an "Erasure" style album I'd be happy with although I'm sorry I didn't buy it sooner.

I'll comment soon on "In Rainbows"...