Words.worth

My Relief

Life as an adult is stressful. Especially when one is less than ten years removed from the parent's supervision. This adulthood is trying me. I am doing the best I can but it seems like when one gets one thing right then another is neglected.

Career is going in the right direction but, then I keep having women failures. When things with the mami's were in order, I was broke. Through all of this though I have had two stress reliefs. Well atually there are three but, the writer of this internet manuscript can't be telling all of his business. These two things that have always provided me refuge are the two things that I am doing right now. Writing and music. Right now I need this stress relief so I broke out my record player. No your eyes are not fooling you. I am talking vinyl! It does something to my soul. It inspires me to focus while at the same time relaxing. I feel a goulash of emotions.

My sanity is the needle when it first hits the wax. My heartbeat is the lines on the wax representing the song which also serves as passion. The cracking of the record is all of the intangibles in me that people do not see on the surface. You know things like dedication, freethinking and love of self.

So I am sitting here in the dark and I writing (my first love) and listening to my favorite music. I will even share with you. My favorite 12 albums of all-time (You know I am not a man of convention so top 5, 10 or 20 did not seem right. Besides I am not listening to that many tonight. Hopefully I will get some sleep). Most of these albums introduced a new genre or revolutionized a genre. A couple of them just give me goosebumps so they made the list. I love this and I love my people. Forgive me for this selfish blog but, I needed this one.














12) Erik B. and Rakim- Let The Rhythm Hit'em












11) Rick James- Street Songs













10) Public Enemy- Fear Of A Black Planet













9) Herbie Hancock- Head Hunters













8) ACDC- Back In Black













7) Afrika Bambaattaa & Soulsonic Force- Planet Rock












6) Sade- The Best of Sade













5) Micheal Jackson- Off The Wall













4) Iron Butterfly- In-A-Gadda-Vida













3) Prince and the Revolution- Purple Rain













2) Eric B and Rakim- Paid In Full













1) Thelonius Monk- Alone In San Francisco

posted by Words.worth @ 9:34 PM