Song of the Week: 40 [can you give me sanctuary]
Perfection is indeed temporary, and it can never be achieved easily or without struggle. Perfection is born out of anguish and pain, out of love and lust. A slice of bread will never be perfect, or a spoonful yoghurt, but put them together and they will form a meal (a delicious one at that). A meal can be perfect. Just like this song.
But only for a brief moment.
The Soft Parade. I remember feeling a bit skeptical towards The Doors' music after the masterpiece that is Waiting for the Sun (1968), but surely I must have been delusional (said in a Brittish manner). This song, The Soft Parade, marks the end of the album with the same name.
And what a magnificent way to end an album.
It starts off with a Jim speech. God I love Jim speeches. God I love Jim Morrison.
"YOU CANNOT PETITION THE LAAAWRD WITH PRAAAYAR"
..and then it falls into the most beautiful yet simplistic piece of ART ever created by man. Erase that, by the way, he's not a mortal man...
Anyway so I was talking about perfection and how this song manages to achieve it. First of all, one must realize that even if the meal is created perfectly, and the components are all fresh and tasty, one must have the appetite and the hunger. Although, this epic is an emotional journey in itself, one cannot wish to feel if one has not self endured similar things. I'm rambling, of course. I'm just saying, this song is perfect but it is also temporary, and it will be deserted and forgotten, remaining only as a symbol of used perfection, a peak in the past.
Only one song breaks that rule, but that song is God. Nuff said..not
candidates: Tame Impala: Alter Ego - Rush: Jacob's Ladder - SOAD: Toxicity - Black Sabbath: Neon Knights
But only for a brief moment.
The Soft Parade. I remember feeling a bit skeptical towards The Doors' music after the masterpiece that is Waiting for the Sun (1968), but surely I must have been delusional (said in a Brittish manner). This song, The Soft Parade, marks the end of the album with the same name.
And what a magnificent way to end an album.
It starts off with a Jim speech. God I love Jim speeches. God I love Jim Morrison.
"YOU CANNOT PETITION THE LAAAWRD WITH PRAAAYAR"
..and then it falls into the most beautiful yet simplistic piece of ART ever created by man. Erase that, by the way, he's not a mortal man...
Anyway so I was talking about perfection and how this song manages to achieve it. First of all, one must realize that even if the meal is created perfectly, and the components are all fresh and tasty, one must have the appetite and the hunger. Although, this epic is an emotional journey in itself, one cannot wish to feel if one has not self endured similar things. I'm rambling, of course. I'm just saying, this song is perfect but it is also temporary, and it will be deserted and forgotten, remaining only as a symbol of used perfection, a peak in the past.
Only one song breaks that rule, but that song is God. Nuff said..not
candidates: Tame Impala: Alter Ego - Rush: Jacob's Ladder - SOAD: Toxicity - Black Sabbath: Neon Knights
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