Weekly Read & Listen -Saturday, October 28, 2006

Weekly Read - Oct. 28
Current mood: contemplative
Category: Writing and Poetry

Charles Baudelaire is one of my favorite french poets of all time. Most of us faced him in High School, and for the lucky ones, it probably changed your life just a little bit.

I recommend you my favorite, Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil). The book is divided in 5 sections: Spleen et Idéal (Spleen and Ideal),Fleurs du mal (Flowers of Evil), Révolte (Revolt), Le Vin (Wine) & La Mort (Death).

You should know that this book was of great importance to the symbolist and modernist movement, because of the great images that the poems evoke, filled with mistery, decadency and eroticism.

My favorite parts are Flowers of evil and Death, and even now it shows you how even if you think how advanced we are, and how technology has changed us, even when we might feel different, we still are the very same people all the time.

I won't go on so I won't influence your opinion on these poems, enjoy them and let me know what you thought of them!

Avi

Currently reading : Les Fleurs Du Mal By Charles Baudelaire Release date: October, 1985

Weekly Music - Oct.28
Current mood: calm
Category: Music

Hey everyone... Weekly music recommendation for all of you...This week I decided I'm gonna do something different; besides not only including one more recommendation, I'm gonna add some news. Let's see how it works for me in the following weeks and if you enjoy it, I'll keep it up.

My first recomendation of the week is Chapter V, by Staind. This rock band has managed to score some big points on the charts in the past, being named best selling band, and this is no different. I already know most of the lyrics to the songs, they fit most moods, not all of them alright, I won't fool you. This 2005 production has great tracks like Run Away, Right Here & Everything Changes. If you haven't already, give it a spin, the worst thing can happen is that you don't like it, huh? Thanks Jason for reminding me of them, I'm hooked again!

Now, my second recommendation, and part of the new section of this, hehe, section, is gonna be what I should call the "Golden Rec" of the week. Today is gonna be Ella Fitzgerald's The Last Decca Years 1949 - 1954. This great compilation that unfortunatelly I do not have the privilege to own, but have enjoyed widely thanks to a friend of mine, it has a great mix of classic jazz & swing songs, and of course the beautiful voice of Ella. Great for dancing and just chilling out if you want, if you find it somewhere, buy it... is a great addition to a respectable collection.

On the news front, well some of you already know there's a new and first Latin American Idol, and even though some of you might discard the idea of a reality show popping out respectable singers, in the positive spirit of a friend of mine, let's support them. I did and our very own, Mayré Martinez is the first Latin American Idol. She's got a powerful voice, great technique and now the opportunity to offer us a new proposal... So, let's patiently wait for that to happen.

Hoping you have fun experimenting with my choices, see you next week!
Avi

Currently listening : Chapter V By Staind Release date: 09 August, 2005