Been in a whole ’30 Secs…’ mode since hearing ‘LLF+D’. Had a similar moment yesterday night that I did when I first ran through ‘Battle Born’. Environment does effect music. You shouldn’t convince yourself otherwise. When I’m in the car, rolling down the freeway, window open, cool breeze brushing thru my…now super short…hair half past midnight– the music couldn’t be feel any better. Like a super drug. Corrupting each cell in my body. Rewriting the genetic code track by track. Leaving me craving more…so much more.
A little off point, but we’ll get there. For ‘A Beautiful Lie‘ had a similar effect on me during those overly brought up college days I speak so fondly of. Being a MCR fan without new music to thrive on made me thirst for similar artists in the vein of emo-screamo heard on the Black Parade. Kept running into Jared Leto & his massacred group that combined hard rock, screamo, and electronics to put together very catchy fantastical songs.
Bought this record at Best Buy on a whim after hearing a variety of singles. It was like living in a alternated future with bright lights like a make believe neo-tokyo. Glimmers of steampunk. Bioshock before Bioshock. And I absolutely loved it. Wrote similar worldly scripts to this record. Choirs & powerful anthems still transport me to a post-apocalyptic conflict. Having mad flashbacks as ‘The Fantasy” builds. Battles of Good & eVil duking out in my head like a bad DBZ episode.
Sure ‘A Beautiful Lie’ is not a new record, but certainly one that made an impact on my musical history. One that you should listen to. For a bit of nostalgia is all one really needs really.
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