Now with Saturday (and Sunday) morning cartoons, vampires, yodeling, Greek gods, a single Python of the Monty variety, and cultural appropriation.
I like to expand my musical horizons now and again by using allmusic.com‘s advanced search. For giggles tonight, I thought I’d start at the beginning, as it were. Goal: see where the music starts before I start getting picky about genres and ratings and see what rings a bell. Follow that rabbit down the hole and see where it goes. See what, if anything, satisfies my hankering for nostalgia.
After that last bit of catharsis, I think I need to pave the way to a more positive outlook with the beginning of a playlist. I call this one Songs for the Spirit. Hidden behind the list button, you’ll find:
Being Saturday, of course, I’m going need some background music for whatever comes next. I’m in a Candlemass kind of mood, so shall it be. I don’t yet, however, have a playlist for you, so have my Best of Bauhaus list instead since I just finished that up the other day.
Once I got settled in for the evening last night when I started this, it was time for The Dragon Prince. This is what, the third time I’ve watched the series? I like it more each time I watch it because I can appreciate more of it that I missed before. The story is well crafted. The characters have depth and meaningful character arcs. The animation is lovely. And now that I’m attempting to watch it with a more critical eye, looking for lessons in how excellence is achieved, I’m actually a bit awed. I’m not exactly prone to fandom, so I’m a little late to the news that there will be two more seasons [spoilers behind the link]. After this, I’m not sure. Maybe back to Supernatural again. That’ll make six times through that series.
Alas, I can choose to follow my natural inclinations and just watch The Dragon Prince all night, or I can make a little progress on my Yoga Map of Contents in Obsidian. It was neck and neck there for a bit because I’m seriously enjoying season 3, but yoga won out. Of course, this means I’m going to need some music in the background.
Thank goodness I thought ahead of time and created my own Best of Tones on Tail playlist on Spotify. Mind you, with a band like them, such a short catalog, and so many excellent songs, it’s damned near a Compleat instead of a Best of, but there’s some omissions. What remains is nearly everything, just with no repeats. It’s exactly the list of Tones on Tail I want to hear when that’s what the mood calls for.
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