Musings on the Musical, Part II

Science Fiction Twin is an amazing music-oriented blog. Gary O'Brien composes a symphony of prosody, alternating vivid musical reviews and vignettes from middle aged family life that ring heartfelt and true to even these young ears. The title comes from the song of the same name on Elvis Costello's "Brutal Youth" album from the early nineties--my first and favorite Costello album, inextricably tied to the messy beauty of high school relationships (despite the album's quite different focus). O'Brien, like myself (for 9 months out of the year), calls St. Louis home. His tastes are diverse, yet favorite subjects are the aforementioned Costello and the tragic, fragile visionary Brian Wilson, genius behind the intricate pop of Pet Sounds and Smile, released after 40 years of controversy, gathering dust on the shelves of the record label.