I am new to Over The Rhine so i apologize if i say something wrong or take a song/album in the wrong context. I discovered them about 2 months ago while browsing songs about Ohio. Is it bad that I cannot listen to anything else BUT OtR since then? probably not good. its like i am hungry and each songs hits a perfect spot. some make me cry, some make me smile, some make me hate myself, some tell me to get over it, some tell me there is redemption and some say if nothing else i can dream. so it goes.
Loved DP, Ohio, Films for Radio, Cutting Room Floor, Besides, Good Dog Bad Dog and any other thing that I have been able to get from the local store, yahoo music, the OtR website and randomly scouring the net for MP3s (all legal stuff. not that i didnt try a few services just to see.
not very popular yet, which is good IMO). I am not going to gush about this band, but i think this is simply some of the best music i have ever heard. the other band that i live and die for is U2. have done so for the last decade of my 24 years. did i just compare OtR to U2? i feel like a heretic already. so it goes. what amazing lyrics and what an amazing voice. i humbly tip my hat to these two individuals. i am not a music connoisseur, nor am i literature buff, but i know what i like and i love poughkeepsie.
how i discovered OtR? i loved someone in ohio deeply. bad things happened few months ago and now she is gone from my life. now i am stuck in the "state of ohio" forever. i know not the best way to discover a band and maybe its cheesy and childish. so it goes. love i radio heaven, what i'll remember most, anything at all, changes come, give me strength, fairport diary, moth, if nothing else, toledo, little did i know, BPD, Green-Clouded Swallowtail, etc whatever, etc. etc. etc. and as prescribed, i listen to these quiet songs really loudly.
so here i am. why am i joining this group? i have been quietly reading threads over the past few days as "guest" and found one about being able to get rarities, bootlegs and others if i can be a member for 6 months and develop some trust among the elders of this board. plus, its not good to listen to other people's conversation without introducing oneself. well, here i am. i am not a prolific poster or anything, nor do i have any bootlegs or rarities of my own, but i'll chime in when i can. Hope to learn more about this orchard, OtR, ohio (anyone else in love with a highway sign?
, music and life in general. so much more to learn. i probably will never see OtR, ohio, or mahi ever again. wouldnt it be wonderful to see them altogether? i radio heaven and so far i have been geting mixed signals. but i can dream....
