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And another Album Project Update... 'Scary Monsters' (1980). This album's likely to have some songs you've heard on it, most notably 'Ashes to Ashes' and 'Fashion'. It definitely has a more commercial sound to it, appealing to a wider audience. It's still not my favourite though! 'Ashes to Ashes', of course, references Major Tom from 'Space Oddity' (1969). There are some bleak lyrics on this album. Probably sounds a lot more cheerful if you listen to it without thought rather than if you listen to it carefully...

Labels: 1980, Album Project, David Bowie, Scary Monsters

Album Project Update! 'Lodger' (1979). No weird instrumentals on this but still not exactly a straightfoward album. My favourite track is 'Yassassin' (apparently Turkish for Long Live). I also found 'Boys Keep Swinging' interesting, due to its apparent similiarity to 'M.O.R' by Blur. I wonder if they copied it? Chords are very similar, some lyrical similarities... I thought it was interesting, anyway.

[Just checked Wikipedia and this is what it says..."Blur's 1997 track "M.O.R." heavily borrowed the rhythm and harmonic structure of the song, and after legal intervention, was credited to "Blur/Bowie/Eno"." So there you go!]

Labels: 1979, Album Project, David Bowie, Lodger

Thought I should do some blogging! Am now 15 weeks pregnant, just had my second midwife appointment. All my test results were good, I'm fairly boring and commonplace, so that makes things easier. Heard the baby's heartbeat - at the moment it's hard to fully grasp the fact there's someone inside me moving around. Maybe when I can feel it it'll be more believable.

Labels: Pregnancy

Haven't blogged about this because I wasn't really sure how to, so I guess I'll just go ahead and type some words. :) I'm 14 weeks pregnant! It's very scary. I'm already getting rounder. So far it hasn't been too terrible. Earlier on I was getting morning sickness all day, whenever I got a bit hungry, but that's passed now. I have some weird joint pain, especially in my hips. And I've been getting more headaches. And stitch when I walk. But I'm generally ok. I guess I'm in the bit that's supposed to be the easiest part of pregnancy, before I get really round... The first baby scan (12 weeks) was fine, he/she was moving about a bit (saw his/her arm moving). Next scan is at the end of August.

It's still hard to believe there's a tiny person inside me. I stuck a scan picture on the partition in front of me at work so I could try and make it sink in a bit!

Labels: Pregnancy

Ok, well, Album Project Update! 'Heroes' (1977). The beginning of the album has lots of songs with, well, words. But then it goes all experimental and instrumental again. (You can probably tell I'm less keen on the instrumental tracks!) They're very atmospheric and interesting, but I kind of like songs with lyrics. Like 'Heroes', the title track and probably the most well known song on the album.

Labels: "Heroes", 1977, Album Project, David Bowie