krisis

Krisis has been creating Crushing Krisis since 2000, writing songs since 1996, and reading comics since 1991. He is a Customer Success and Digital Brand Strategy executive, serial organizer, parent, and feminist, among other things. Based in Philly through 2017, he now resides in Wellington, NZ.

October 4, 2000 by krisis

Erm, so, having met the greater part of the Freshmen class, i have little crushes on a few of them. Already mentioned was “the cute girl” whose compatibility with me is irrelevant since she’s too perfect looking for me to ever approach. But, aside from her there’s plenty of people i have had fleeting flirting moments with, and now it’s sorta getting to a point where i should commit and flirt with people or just give it up. Did i mention how awful my life is? But, today was nice … i actually learned things in 3 out of 5 classes. Which means it must have been a good day. Also, i had another late lunch with Laurel, who i adore. All last year i kept telling her that i wanted to spend more time talking to her and now i finally have the chance. She’s one of the most wonderful people i have ever met, and i’m so glad to have the chance to get to know her a little better.

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October 4, 2000 by krisis

What i truly love about this Madonna album is that it feels musically organic. First of all, whoever finally convinced Madonna to let guitars shine through in many of her songs deserves a pat on the back. Perhaps the country-gal album art is a nod to the overwhelming acoustic force on this album, but the simplicity of tunes like “Gone” that are just guitar, beatbox, and a few tracks of Madonna’s voice (with some electronic toys showing up as the song progresses) exemplify the newfound strength of her voice as well as the simple but heartfelt lyrics she’s come up with (and i still would love to know exactly how the writing process for a Madonna album occurs, but i fear that we’ll never know). “Music” at once doesn’t fit into the album at all and is perfect to kick it off… a bridge from “Beautiful Stranger” & “American Pie” to the present, showcasing all of her recent influences. “Impressive Instant takes us further in that direction, but by “I Deserve” it we see where the album’s true center is. I am left wondering what the next single might be… Ray of Light started off subtle with “Frozen” and then slammed us with the title track. “Music” is by far the best possible clubland single, so will Madonna try to top it with pop (“Amazing”) or grace (“I Deserve It”)?

Well, i’m off to Philosophy, so MadonnaBlog will be back later :P

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October 4, 2000 by krisis

Current crush from the Madonna disc is the sweet but sad “what it feels like for a girl,” which starts off with a quote about how its okay for a girl to want to be more like a man, but that it’s unacceptable for a man to want to be more like a woman. The all-to-true sentiment combined with the nearly cloying melody is inescapable. “When you open up your mouth to speak, could you be a little weak?” I wonder how many times Madonna’s heard that during her career….

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October 4, 2000 by krisis

Well, so far in 2000 Madonna is contending with my cult-fav Peter Mulvey for album of the year. I’ve bought a lot of new music this year – easily three or four times as much as i did last year, and Madonna and Mulvey have both made albums that drew me in on the first listen and kept me there in each subsequent go-through. Interesting, both albums are rather short: Madonna’s only has 10 songs, and Peter Mulvey’s is under 40 minutes. If every album i buy would lose a third of its length in favour of songs this good, i don’t think i’d mind at all.

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October 3, 2000 by krisis

Radiohead is one of those bands that i just don’t get. Sure, they write good songs. Sure, they’re incredible musicians. But, i just don’t get their point. I listened to their new cd for about four hours at work today, and while there were several songs that were very catchy, it just didn’t sound like an album i could ever buy and want to listen to repeatedly. Even as “chillin’ music” (for which Radiohead tends to qualify in my book) they aren’t especially wonderful. I definitely prefer OK Computer, but there are some standout tracks to be heard on this one. I suppose it just isn’t the kind of album that wins a group new fans.

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