Category: music

Power Windows, A Glorious Meeting Between Prog And Eighties Pop

There is what I feel is an incorrect narrative about Rush’s music that I think too many fall for, even myself at times. And that is, “From Farewell to Kings until Moving Pictures, they had the exact right amount of synthesizers, but from that point on, you couldn’t move for the amount of synthesizers, jaysus … Continue reading Power Windows, A Glorious Meeting Between Prog And Eighties Pop →

The Devin Townsend Concert Of December 2019, It Cured All Of My Sorrows

Content Warning: This won’t just be a concert review, I’ll also be talking about issues related to anxiety and depression. “Ah, that’s a hyperbolic title,” you must be thinking. “It was a really good concert sure, but surely not enough to pull you out of feelings of sadness.” “Surely this, “progressive metal”, as you young … Continue reading The Devin Townsend Concert Of December 2019, It Cured All Of My Sorrows →

I Have Absolute Pitch. Eh, It’s Alright I Suppose

So, years before I realized I was autistic, and years before I was diagnosed with autism, I found out I was actually neurodivergent in another way. That is, I have absolute pitch. So, does this give me a massive advantage when it comes to music? No. Thanks for reading and enjoy the rest of your … Continue reading I Have Absolute Pitch. Eh, It’s Alright I Suppose →

Flying Microtonal Banana, The Album That Started Me On the Road To Microtonal Music

Flying Microtonal Banana gets off to a strange and exhilarating start. The first track, “Rattlesnake”, opens with this very intense wind noise, and then the guitar intro comes in. There is nothing unusual about the tone of the guitar, an electric through overdrive, not too unusual, but the actual notes the guitar is playing are … Continue reading Flying Microtonal Banana, The Album That Started Me On the Road To Microtonal Music →

No, Jimi Hendrix Did Not Say Rory Gallagher Was the Best Guitarist In the World, But Let’s Talk About Why Rory was Legendary

It happens every time. I’m having a great conversation with somebody about Rory Gallagher. We’re talking about what a good slide player he was, how Deuce was so underrated, how he couldn’t have found a better bass player in Gerry Mcavoy. And then it happens. I hear those three terrible words “Didn’t Jimi Hendrix.......” And … Continue reading No, Jimi Hendrix Did Not Say Rory Gallagher Was the Best Guitarist In the World, But Let’s Talk About Why Rory was Legendary →

If My Autism Was All Cons and No Pros I Still Wouldn’t Want a Cure

So this is a follow up blogpost to my previous post “What If An Autistic Person Wants A Cure." https://autismneurodiversity.wordpress.com/2022/07/30/what-if-an-autistic-person-wants-a-cure/ In it I talked about how for some autistic people, they may feel that their autism causes only disadvantages, and no advantages, so they may wish that there was a way for them to not … Continue reading If My Autism Was All Cons and No Pros I Still Wouldn’t Want a Cure →

Autistic Special Interests And Why I Won’t Shut Up About Organs

Oh hello, would you like to have a three to four hour conversation about organs? Did you know that Laurens Hammond wasn’t even a musician and wasn’t in favour of combining the organ he invented with the iconic Leslie Speaker? What’s that, you’re busy? Oh that’s fine, we will continue this four hour discussion tomorrow, … Continue reading Autistic Special Interests And Why I Won’t Shut Up About Organs →