Gift Eight – Mark

My gift to The Collective this week is Ours.
Ours are the brainchild of Jimmy Gnecco. Formed in 1997, the relentless genius of Gnecco took four years to write and record their first album “Distorted Lullabies” in 2001. With reverb soaked guitars and haunting melodies and lyrics, “Distorted Lullabies” is a masterpiece canvas over which Jimmy Gnecco paints the world through his eyes.

The heart of the album is the vocal. Skill and inflection matched by no one. Drawing from such influences as Jeff Buckley and U2, Gnecco skillfully conjures mood and environment every time the melodies breach his lips.

The songs I have chosen are from “Distorted Lullabies”. The full album is listen-able in my iTunes and under the playlist “The Gift”.  I’ve also included a video with a special live performance of my favorite Ours song “Medication”.

Fallen Souls

Sometimes

Meet Me In The Tower

Gift Three – Mark

I had originally prepared a different gift than the one before you today. The gift changed over the weekend after a certain event unfolded on Friday.

February First, Two-Thousand and Eight

So here I have five songs to offer. I am finding it very hard to listen to and enjoy any other music right now. These are songs of therapy for me. There are two from Bleach, whom I have listened to since I was a young teenager. Bleach have always been a go-to band for me.

The list may be short but the last two songs are fairly lengthy so you will get your money’s worth.

The relevant track from this gift will be “Sufficient” by Bleach. I was thinking about bringing only this song but found solace in the four others also.