I guess it is interesting enough for one 60 second viewing...
Today is Windows 10 end of support. My Win10 PC is a Netflix/PRIME player attached to a TV at the moment, but see how long that lasts, before I just connect this Win11 PC instead and clear up some room space.
Been reflecting on the events I attended this year, art shows, music concerts, and a music + art concert. The most I have ever done. Hadn't attended a concert for some 30 years before this year. Not including our daughters piano recitals, or a Kabuki Dance thing attended at the Kyoto Noh Theater a few year ago, or Mattias's guitar clinic at Music Bar M last year.
I intend to keep going to the things that interest me for as long as I can physically go. It is what I like to do. Not interested in a world cruise or something like that. Traveled enough during my working life. It is getting harder though. Just don't have the energy to keep going all day. Need a grandad nap most days and have to pace myself. Like when I went to Shinjuku this year, after travelling there from Kyoto and attending the exhibition, I could do nothing but rest in my hotel room till the evening. I could have met up with a few people I know from X, but just didn't have the energy, so didn't even try.
Spent the last 4 days getting and listening to ASTERISM albums. Very impressive. The book that is part of PLANET OF METAL is a bright and colorful on good paper. Illustrations ANIME styled fare. Just maybe the story fragments could have had a little more thought involved in the writing? Seems all too simplistic. The groups playing though is incredible.
Out and about, I really enjoy Urasawa Naoki's lyrics most of the time. And he takes care that you can understand what he is singing. I find that important. Mattias Eklundh also has lyrics to listen too.
Saw that TESTAMENT has a new album, a Thrash Metal group I had never heard the music of. Unfortunately, like THE HAUNTED, they have METAL GROWL vocals, and that isn't my thing at all. Both of these bands use the way Ola Englund does metal riffs. Seems to be the modern way, but they seem more important for their rhythmic aspect than the notes they use. I guess I prefer old style metal riffs.
AND, next week, the awesome Mattias IA Eklundh releases his other band's album, RESIST THE CORROSION. He has put a couple of tracks on YouTube, but it is all too free jazz for me, unfortunately. At least so far. Being online CC challenged, it isn't something I can just order from his store anyway, but maybe for later when available to order locally. That is what I had to do to buy his EVERYBODY GETS BLOODY.
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