[Said Eyes]

I'm afraid I'm going to out myself as someone who hates the generic modern rock music you folk are all raving about (Submersed, Sevendust, Dark New Day, 3 Doors Down etc), but I really can't stand it.

Bands I'm currently in love with:

The Arcade Fire
Sufjan Stevens
The Shins
John Mayer Trio
The Mars Volta
Elliott Smith
Jeff Buckley

And awesome bands in a second tier of liking, if you will:

Muse
Radiohead
Our Lady Peace
Doves
The Mess Hall
The Polyphonic Spree
Architecture in Helsinki
Black Mountain.

And when my only Christmas gifts were a record player and my dad's old collection, well, theres a whole lot of awesomeness in there it's unbelievable. Rolling Stones, Beatles, Santana, Zepellin, Pink Floyd, Tim Buckley, Queen, Bob Dylan, the Boss...