The Happiest Little Boy In The World...

It's nearing 1:00 am and I am sitting in my apartment, giddy with excitement but with no one to talk to. So I turn to the blog. Why this heightened state? I am excited because the music world has set out to fulfill all of my hopes and desires (only a slight exaggeration). I guess this really started a couple years ago when Metallica decided that their next album would actually have guitar solos and song structure. The dominos were being set back in place. Then it was announced that Alice In Chains would release their first album in over a decade, which actually hit the shelves several months ago. It isn't quite the same without the deceased former lead singer Layne Staley, but it's still unlike anything else on the scene. Fast forward to today, and I catch wind that Sevendust is putting out a new album. They've been puttin' out tunes pretty consistently, so it wasn't too much of a surprise, but good news nonetheless. I then realized that I hadn't caught up on some of my favorite bands in a while, so I started trolling around myspace to do some research, and I found wonder upon wonder. Turns out that after Creed's recent comeback attempt flopped, the band memebers have repented, found their moral center and are once again working with singer/guitarist Myles Kennedy on a new Alter Bridge project. This made me happy, as their last project, 'Blackbird' is just sweet. Now I have this ritual of about three times a year checking the page of a band called Revis. Their first and only album, Places For Breathing, is one of my favorite all-time debut albums. There's not really anything incredibly unique that they did, it's just a good solid post-grunge rock record. Unfortunately, they called it quits after that one effort, and have left me wanting more since 2003. And what did I find when I checked their page? Not the usual tumbleweed-rolling lifelessness of a band now defunct; nay, I found that the boys are back together and working on a new project. This made me thrilled. I looked into some other artists. I had heard that Scott Weiland put out a solo album after Slash couldn't take him any longer, so I went to check out his stuff. But I found something totally unexpected; Stone Temple Pilots are coming back after a nine year absence, and their new disc drops in May. This made me overjoyed. My mind was racing, 'who else has broken up?' I thought of Cold, so I hit up their page... and turns out they're back together and in the studio. Huzzah! Now this was really all too good to be true, but I figured I'd press my luck. I was gonna' shoot the moon, and look into one of my absolute favorite bands..... and yes, it is true, after 12 years apart.... Soundgarden is back together! This made me ecstatic. Thank you oh thank you Chris Cornell for putting out your first terrible solo album that almost assuredly catalyzed this reunion. So to recap, Sevendust, Cold, Alter Bridge, Revis, Stone Temple Pilots, and Soundgarden are all back in the saddle and putting out new music. It's as if the music world said, "Hey Aaron, how can we serve you ?" Now if only A Perfect Circle would work on some new stuff and Travis Meeks would pick up his guitar...