There's one avenue of my Fooled By April memories that I've sort of neglected - the music. Makes sense, I guess - I tend to focus on the people, the good times, etc. But there's the music.
I've seen by far more shows by Fooled By April than by any other band... including Scamper. Not to mention every basement rehearsal I hear rattling through the floor boards at my house. FxA music has been the soundtrack of my life over the past 3 years. And while my favorites may have changed over the years (early on, I moved toward "A Motion" whereas now I'm a "Confidence Man" man), the songs have consistently had the same uplifting joyous effect on me, no matter how many times I've heard them. I simply don't get sick of FxA music.
When I finished shooting principal photography on the documentary, I had spent about two and a half months living and breathing Fooled By April music. After I got that last shot, FxA and I had earned a well-deserved break from each other. There was one problem - they had a show. And even after all that time together, I just couldn't miss a Fooled By April show.
Because there's just something magical about their music. It's not just well-crafted, well-played pop. There's something meaningful inside it. Gordon's soul and Joe's fury and Pete's balance and Jordan's raw musicality combine to make something greater than the sum of their parts. It just makes people happy.
It's made me happy for the past 3 years. And now, I'm a little sad that there won't be more Fooled By April music in the world.
Please don't miss your last chance to see Fooled By April - this Saturday June 4 at the Paradise.
I've seen by far more shows by Fooled By April than by any other band... including Scamper. Not to mention every basement rehearsal I hear rattling through the floor boards at my house. FxA music has been the soundtrack of my life over the past 3 years. And while my favorites may have changed over the years (early on, I moved toward "A Motion" whereas now I'm a "Confidence Man" man), the songs have consistently had the same uplifting joyous effect on me, no matter how many times I've heard them. I simply don't get sick of FxA music.
When I finished shooting principal photography on the documentary, I had spent about two and a half months living and breathing Fooled By April music. After I got that last shot, FxA and I had earned a well-deserved break from each other. There was one problem - they had a show. And even after all that time together, I just couldn't miss a Fooled By April show.
Because there's just something magical about their music. It's not just well-crafted, well-played pop. There's something meaningful inside it. Gordon's soul and Joe's fury and Pete's balance and Jordan's raw musicality combine to make something greater than the sum of their parts. It just makes people happy.
It's made me happy for the past 3 years. And now, I'm a little sad that there won't be more Fooled By April music in the world.
Please don't miss your last chance to see Fooled By April - this Saturday June 4 at the Paradise.
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I don't think we've talked about it much here on B's J, but Nobody Knows, the FxA documentary, is simply a terrific film. I've only seen it the once, because Brendo refuses to make DVDs available. Dude, it's cheap these days!
I don't refuse - I have a few DVDs. I'm just extraordinarily lazy.
If people want DVDs, they can contact me. I'll figure something out.
But thank you, Keith.
does the endless begging not count as "contacting you"?!
geesh
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