Things that move me/Sublime

Things that move me
1. song - "Bloodmeat" by Protest the Hero
2. Marlon Brando's reading of "The Hollow Men" by T.S. Eliot
3. movie - "The Pursuit of Happyness"
4. song - "Goodnight Kiss" by Dream Theater

One thing in my life that could be considered sublime is the song "Bloodmeat" by Protest the Hero. I first heard the song last January or February and haven't really stopped listening to it since, either on the CD, internet, or in my head. When I went to see Protest the Hero on Warped Tour this year, "Bloodmeat" was the first song they played, and I thought I was going to pass out from the excitement. I think this fits Longinus's description of the sublime because it has created a lasting effect on my memory (the song is playing in my head as I type this). It has also caused emotional effects; I got chills the first few times I heard it, and when I saw the band play the song live, I didn't care that I hadn't had anything to eat or drink the entire time I was there. I also didn't worry about the fact that I had pretty much run out of money by that point in the weekend. At that moment, it was all about me enjoying the song.

I think the thing that makes the song take me out of myself is the fact that this band wrote a song that I had been wanting to listen to for a long time, even if I didn't realize it at first. As a guitar player, I love listening to guys go nuts and play guitar and drums super-fast and make really complex music. However, that kind of music really isn't easy to listen to. Protest the Hero managed to write a really complex and technical song but also make it very melodic and easy to sing along to. There is also a problem with these kinds of technical bands taking themselves too seriously. Listening to this song makes you think the guys in the band are just a bunch of fun-loving dudes who aren't too worried about how scary or evil their heavy metal band is, though they still manage to create sublime music.