Love is not blind - it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.

-rabbi julius gordon

CAMP IS OVERRRRR. it was GREAT while it lasted though.

Moments I remember:

Messing up in worship (where i miss drum cuts, play with wrong time signatures and hit wrong chords but who cares!)

Awesome intro by first day team (:

CRAZY breakdown in 'you are good' (loojuin base solo + 'base! drums! keys!')

Watching bella and dawei go crazy. Mostly bella. (:

Looking up at loo juin who has to take photos and miss out on all the games. aww.

Laughing as sherwyn gets mobbed by 3/4 of the campers in an attempt to pull pegs off his shirt.

Watching as kenneth flips up and down while playing pepsi cola.

Watching joel ruthlessly massacre the other team in bulletproof (kamikaze anyone?)

LAST NIGHT WITH 1 HOUR OF SLEEP! STAYING UP TILL 5 AT THE BBALL COURT DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING (unless poking moses in the ribs counts! and looking at dawei's star and defending john mayer)

tbc. dead tired

'cause we are coming to each other to change






eh eh sherwyn upload the video leh! someone point him to this place.

mmhh.

anywayz. battle studies is out! i NEED to buy it soon.

am REALLY pleased that many people like it [sudeep + many others]

will be gone for a while. long long car drive.


i think i'm going to resort to poaching lines from poems as themes for my/your/their song(s). Simply can't put it down on my own. Sucks badly.

anyway, ISLAND CREAMERY + RANDOM KID MACHINE + DAWEI = SUPER RANDOM FUNNESS! still waiting on sherwyn to upload the video of us being spastic (:

bah.

Battle Studies.

Now that I've heard the entire album >5 times, time for a proper analysis. Generally this album is a step away from the rollicking blues of Continuum and Try!. No, it's not even Any Given Thursday, this album is just alt. pop through and through.

Heartbreak Warfare- Very, very solid. Good refrain. I'm addicted
Edge Of Desire- Closer to Continuum than the rest, but still a long way off. I love the chorus though, it has to be one of the best ever written!
Who Says- Though not that powerful, it was a good teaser song. Plus it's really easy to associate with and it's quite personal so.
All We Ever Do Is Say Goodbye- Not bad again. Although the refrain gets a bit repetitive after a while.
Half of My Heart- Strangely, the refrain is spammed even more than the song above but i like it! I was kinda looking forward to a swift-mayer duet although that didn't happen. Still, really nice and sweet as a song.
Assassin- Not bad! Really very interesting and nice to listen to. Gets that bitter feeling across so very well.


Now come the rest-

War of My Life- Not powerful, just meh. Although there are some pretty good ideas in there.
Perfectly Lonely- MEH. Average. Although again still solid musically.
Do You Know Me- I found this one REALLY weird. It reminded me of cigarette butts and Italian ashtrays for some reason. I think it was the brushes on the drum.
Crossroads- HUH? what's with that cheap guitar sound?


Conclusion: A solid album, much like Heavier Things. Songs aren't really as powerful, but hey, it's after WTLI. Of course they're not as powerful. A step in a different direction? Yes. Experimental? Yes. Isn't this the case about albums after great albums? (:

Still, buy it. It will look REALLY good on your shelf!

am slightly disappointed by battle studies.

edge of desire (to me) is the best song inside! amazing chorus


. half of my heart and assassin are decent lah.

do you know me and perfectly lonely... uh.

no taking on water on this album. wonder where it is


bah. i feel strangely let down ):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iYqf4V0ZlU


But I can't stop loving you(I can't stop loving you)
I can't stop loving you(I can't stop loving you)

<3! (: