#it's not loud btw it's just like. singing along in the car volume

[lazylittledragon]

y'know every time i feel guilty about bothering someone by singing along when i'm listening to music, i just remember that i have to tolerate my dirtbag brother screaming at his ps5 for hours every day so listening to muffled off-key fall out boy is probably preferable

[travellvogue]

Fluffy Alphabet- Trent Alexander-Arnold

A= ATTRACTIVE, you’re the most beautiful person he’s ever laid eyes on, he swore that the day he met you, completely in awe of how one human could be so breath taking, his favourite feature of yours being your eyes, his mum always told him “fall in love with someone’s eyes, because they never change” and he prays he’ll get to stare into yours for the rest of his time

B- BABYGIRL, he knows as soon as “babygirl” leaves his mouth he’s got you wrapped around his little finger, the look in your eyes when he uses the pet name drives him crazy, desperately just want to kiss you and cuddle you forever, never knowing a simple nickname could have such power over the both of you

C= CUDDLE, he’d be begging for cuddles all the time, any excuse to hold you or be held, loving it so much when your fingers trace his spine or scratch gently at his scalp, and he loves to cuddle you, to have your body clinging to him like a koala makes him feel like he’s protecting you from the world, such love and admiration in his eyes when you fall asleep on his chest

D= DATES, you’d call it ‘date day’, date day would be every Thursdays without fail, whether that simply meant the two of you going out for breakfast,lunch or dinner. Or having movie nights, late night drives to McDonalds drive through to sit in the car park and eat whilst chatting about conspiracy theories and people watching. He’d feel guilty when he’s away, missing date day but he’d always make up for missed time and treat you to the best date day ever.

E= EVERYTHING, he loved everything about you, you brightened every aspect of his life, and he hated that you weren’t able to see just how much light you’ve bought to his world, constantly telling you he loves every single part of you, inside and out, knowing one day you’ll believe him when he tells you you’re perfect

F= FAMILY, you fit into his family like a puzzle piece, he was convinced his mum loved you more then she loved him- always the begging the two of you to hurry up and get married, despite being so young. He’s asked you if you wanted babies in the future, and of course you wanted kids with him, two boys and a girl, all close in age, and all super close with their cousins

G= GENTLE, he was the most gentle soul, put everyone’s needs before his own- and for that you admired him. However, you ensured you looked after him the way he deserved to be, to show him just how special he is, not afraid to show him your soft gentle side, a side not many people saw as you’d built such a barrier, but his manner had your walls tumbling down instantly

H= HUMOUR, you’re both sarcastic little shits, numerous amounts of inside jokes between the two of you, his brothers always involved with the teasing and friendly banter, your dry sense of humour always lifting him up when he’s down

I= I MISS YOU, he found it impossibly hard when he’s away from you, but work consisted of a lot of travel and you couldn’t always come with him, so you relied on facetime, texts, snapchat- anything you could to stay in contact with one another, you’d both find it hard to sleep without one another next to you, the cuddles and kisses where missed severely but it always made it more special when he arrives home to the love of his life waiting for him

J= JEALOUSY, you get jealous sometimes, you know he gets a lot of attention from females and sometimes it made you feel a little insecure, but he’s constantly reminding you how he only ever has eyes for you. But he’s the same, sparks of jealously igniting when he sees men trying to flirt with you, you’re beautiful and anyone would want a part of you. The two of you know how loyal you are to one another, never needing to overthink the attention from others

K= KISS, have you seen his lips? You simply couldn’t get enough of them. Wether that’s a quick rushed kiss in the morning before he has to head off to training, or a loving, desperate kiss when he gets home after a long day. The slight graze of his teeth against your bottom lip when he’s turned on let’s you know exactly what he wants, his tongue subtly slipping inside your mouth in the intent to deepen the kiss

L= LOVE, as crazy as it sounds, the two of you said ‘I love you’ within the first 2 weeks of dating, it just felt so natural, both of you knowing that you wanted to spend the rest of your lives with one another, having no fear in telling each other how in love you are

M= MEMORIES, by far the most memorable moment for the two of you was the Champions League Final, despite having been dating for a year before hand he’d never seen you cry so much- happy tears of course. But for him to be living his dream with you by his side was something he couldn’t thank god enough for. A memory permanently sketch in his mind as he looked up to the rooftops during the parade to blow you a kiss, giggling to himself when he sees you stood in floods of happy tears with his family

N= NICKLE (buying things), you always refuse to let him buy you anything, telling him you don’t need him to splash his cash for you for love him, and he knows that, he loves that you never ask for anything and always pay for your own shit, but he still loves to buy you flowers every week, chocolates when you’re feeling down and little trinkets that remind him of you when he goes away with the team

O= OBSESSIONS, you are obsessed with his world cup trim- of course, no surprise there- and he knew exactly what that haircut did to you, and that’s why he doesn’t get it often, claims it’s “a special treat for my baby” but god when he does get his hair cut he loves the attention you give him, running your fingers through his freshly cut curls and giving him more kisses and attention then he thought was humanly possible

P= PET NAMES, he stuck to the normal ‘baby’ pushing it to ‘babygirl’ when he was feeling extra cuddly (or horny) loving how your eyes lit up at the petname, always earning him an array of kisses. And of course he loved it when the nickname was reversed and you referred to him as ‘baby’ or ‘babyboy’ really only using the nicknames in the privacy of each other’s company

Q= QUEEN, you truly here his queen, obviously his mum was he main ‘queen’ but god did you come close, everything you did he admired, in such of awe of your strong, amazing personality, and of course you’ll be a proper queen when you have a daughter and she becomes his princess

R= RELATIONSHIP, it had always been a ‘meant to be’ relationship, through every up and down, over every hurdle, the two of you hardly argued, hardly had a disagreement or an ‘issue’, and people would tell you all the time that they admired how in love the two of you are, and how happy you make one another

S- SAD, the criticism and hate could get to him a lot sometimes, sad glossy eyes as he endlessly scrolled through twitter, doubting not only his footballing capabilities but all the overwhelming rumours about your relationship, however he’d be so grateful when you shut them down, telling him “you’re the only man i could ever want” or simply reminding him, “you’re twenty T! you’re the most talented twenty year old i know”. And it always led to the best cuddles with his face buried into your neck and hands playing with the rings on your fingers

T= TOUCHY, he’s so touchy, so clingy- and god you loved it. everyone always made subtle comments about it being ‘suffocating’ but the two of you never saw the point in hiding your affection from each other. you love to touch his peachy little bum which always makes him blush but he’ll always return the favour and give yours a good grip

U= UNCONDITIONAL, there’s no doubt that the two of you love each other unconditionally, through every moment of life you’ll thank your lucky stars that god blessed you with your little scouse angel. And god where you grateful to find someone who loved you for you, and every inch of you, always reminding you of the love you deserve and how much he loves you

V= VOICE, you are obsessed with his scouse accent, despite not being able to understand a few things he says over the years you’ve become accustomed to it, you’d always get teased for loving his accent but god it did things to you and he knew that, definitely using it to wrap you round his little finger

W= WEDDING, he’d always day-dream about your wedding, knowing you only wanted a tiny little wedding claiming it was a “waste of money” which he appreciated and agreed with, he knew a ring wasn’t necessary to know both of you love eachother but the thought of calling you his wife and Mrs Alexander-Arnold made him feel like the luckiest man in the world

X= XYLOPHONE (your song), ‘If You Could See Me Now’- The Script (absolute tune btw) it would badly through the speakers so loud at an almost deafening volume, the two of you only knowing the words to the chorus but something about the lyrics resonated and meant more to you then you’d ever thought, wide smiles on both of your faces as you sing along together, hands raised to the sky and you dance along to the beat

Y= YOU, “You’re the north to my south” he’d always tease you for being a ‘northerner’ loving how you sometimes couldn’t understand what he and his family where saying at certain times, “you gotta slow down T, enunciate your words” you’d giggle watching him role his eyes and repeat his sentence slowly

Z- Zzz, starfish was the only way to describe it, you’d always start the night wrapped up in his arms but without fail he’d spread himself out and leave you with about 2 inches of mattress, but it was a full circle, you’d always end up curled up in his arms again by the morning

[soundsof71]

TURN IT UP! Joe Walsh with The James Gang, “Walk Away”, 1971

The James Gang was one of those bands that hit so much harder live than on their studio records that it’s almost impossible to believe that they’re the same guys. Their two 1971 albums offer the perfect contrast, Thirds (from whence comes this glorious single), and James Gang In Concert, recorded in May 1971 at Carnegie Hall and released later that year.

I’m surprised the hall was still standing when they were done. It’s the loudest slab of vinyl I’ve ever put on a turntable -- even with the volume turned all the way down, the racket coming straight out of the needle scraping through the grooves unamplified was flat out unbelievable. Very much in keeping with the ethos proclaimed in the liner notes of the previous year’s James Gang Rides Again, “Made Loud To Be Played Loud.”

This performance from Germany’s Beat Club, first aired July 24, 1971, somewhat splits the difference between the civilized, if still loud, studio band, and the utter savages (in a good way!) of James Gang on stage. Surely you’ve already pressed play, and heard Joe Walsh absolutely ROAR into this thing. If all you know of him is what you’ve heard on the radio or with the Eagles, you’re in for an eye-opening, and ear-opening delight.

I had once thought of this song as a pleasant bit of science fiction. The MAN in the song is the one who wants to talk about his feelings and where the relationship is going, while “you just turn your pretty head and walk away.” Riiiight. Because that’s how men are. Just won’t shut up about relationships.  ‾\_(ツ)_/‾

Well, maybe Joe really IS that way, because the song sounds pretty damn persuasive, and other than being a little condescending, it’s not especially mean, which automatically sets him above most men of the day.

(1971 was the first great year for a wide swath women artists in classic rock, but women as a lot were alas still not faring well at the hands of male writers. Still aren’t, either, which is a story for another day.)

I actually started rethinking this song when I read what Stevie Nicks had to say about Joe Walsh, who she describes as "the great, great love of my life.”

She said of their breakup: “It nearly killed me. We had to break up or we thought we’d die. We were just too excessive. We were busy superstars and we were doing way too much drugs. We were really, seriously drug addicts. We were a couple on the way to hell. 

But there was no closure. It took me years to get over it — if I ever did. It’s very sad but at least we survived. 

He was the one I would have married, and that I would probably have changed my life around for a little bit, anyway. Not a lot. 

[my note: the fact that she concedes that she’d have changed only a little bit, and only “probably”, suggests that she’s maybe not exaggerating the rest.] 

There was no other man for me. I look back at all the men in my life, and there was only one that I can honestly say I could truly have lived with every day for the rest of my life, because there was respect and we loved to do the same things. I was very content with him all the time. That’s only happened once in my life. 

This man, if he’d asked me to marry him, I would have. There was nothing more important than Joe Walsh — not my music, not my songs, not anything. He was the great, great love of my life.” (more here)

So on top of being better at relationships and rocking harder than you might have thought, he’s also a terrific technical guitarist, and a hilarious storyteller. I heard him tell a story on the radio in 1988 or so, involving him and George Harrison, that I’ve never seen documented, but I dropped everything I was doing to listen. 

I even remember exactly where I was -- in the back room of the bookstore I managed in Washington, DC, way past time to go home, but I didn’t want to miss the end of the story during the long walk to my car.

This is paraphrased, but it’s pretty damn close. I started telling this story to everyone within earshot right away, and you’ll get why. 

(btw, I don’t have a picture of Joe and George together, although they shared a stage a time or two. There are quite a few pictures of Joe and Ringo, though -- not only did Joe play in some editions of Ringo’s All-Star Band, they’re married to sisters! Marjorie and Barbara Bach, so yeah, they’re brothers in law.)

Anyway, Joe said that the one piece of advice he gives every guitarist trying to learn the instrument, “Learn to play every song The Beatles ever did, and sound exactly like they did. Doesn’t matter if you hate The Beatles or don’t want to sound anything like them when you’re done, but once you can play everything they played, exactly the way they sounded, you can do anything that it’s possible to do on a guitar.”

Well, there was one song that was vexing him, the very last one that he still couldn’t figure out -- “And Your Bird Can Sing” from Revolver. When he finally got it, he was beside himself. He called up George Harrison to make sure he was home (both fellas were living in Los Angeles at the time), said, “Stay there, I got something you gotta hear!” 

He packed up his amps and his guitar, drove over to George’s house, and started setting up. “What is it?” asked George. “Just wait,” replied Joe, and kept setting up. 

When Joe finally unleashed a note-perfect “And Your Bird Can Sing”, George fell out of his chair laughing. “How the hell did you do that?” “Well, it took me long enough to figure out,” Joe said, “so I was going to ask YOU how YOU did it.”

George said, “The way *I* did it was John and me playing in unison, and then double-tracked! I can’t figure out how you did it by yourself, even though I just saw you do it!” 

Well, Joe was left feeling pretty good about himself, managing to sound like the equivalent of four Beatles guitarists all by himself, if a little exasperated to have spent so much time figuring out something that he should have known better than to try -- but he did it anyway. THAT’s Joe Walsh for ya.

I hope you’ve already hit play AGAIN on that blistering take on 1971′s “Walk Away” up top, because Joe really was killing it that year. There’s more to him than you probably think, too, so if you’re into the heavy guitar thing, you should definitely do some exploring.

Led Zeppelin fans in particular, I’m looking at you. Joe and Jimmy were friends from Jimmy’s days in The Yardbirds, and it was Joe who said, man, you’ve gotta quit monkeying around with that Telecaster. When you’re ready to rock, switch to a Les Paul -- and indeed, Jimmy bought his first Les Paul (known as “#1″) from Joe in 1969, for $1200, which Joe says he flew out to hand-deliver to Jimmy. Says Jimmy, “Joe brought it for me when we played the Fillmore. He insisted I buy it, and he was right."

(btw, nifty pic from Joe’s Twitter feed of him and Jimmy hanging out after LZ’s February 12 show at The Garden in 1975!)

I wouldn’t want to say that Led Zeppelin’s approach to live jamming was necessarily influenced by James Gang, but I’m saying that they were similar and Joe got there first. LOL And seriously, if you dig live Zeppelin, you NEED to know more about live James Gang and early solo Joe.

(More details about #1 than anyone but a gearhead would want here, here, here, and here, but hey, maybe you’re a gearhead!)

To give you a head start for exploring more James Gang and early solo Joe, I’ll add one more video, from 1972, “Turn To Stone” featuring Fanny’s Jean Millington on bass absolutely slaying dragons on this monster. As Joe told Rolling Stone,

"Turn to Stone" was written about the Nixon administration and the Vietnam War and the protesting that was going on and all of that. It's a song about frustration. Also, I attended Kent State. I was at the shootings. That fueled it, too. In those days it felt like the government's priority was not the population. They had an agenda that was about something other than doing what was necessarily good for the country.

A few years later [in 1980], I decided to run for president myself. [Ed. Note: Walsh pledged to make "Life's Been Good" the new national anthem.] I thought it'd be a great idea and I had fun with it. And the reason I did it is because there was, and there continues to be, a very apathetic attitude toward voting. There's a total separation between the federal government and the people. So running for president was an attempt on my part to get people to care enough to go vote. But people just don't bother. And that's why it's not working.

TURN IT UP!

Oh what the heck, and one more from July 20 1971, from the French TV show Pop2, “The Bomber” (from 1970′s Rides Again) which includes a quick little nod to “Beck’s Bolero” along the way.  (Well, technically I suppose, Ravel’s “Bolero”, and indeed, Ravel’s estate made them remove the reference from initial pressings of the album!)

And another note for LZ fans: Joe does some crazy stuff with his bare hands at around 2:30-3:30 going into “Bolero” that Jimmy did with a violin bow. THAT’s Joe Walsh for ya.

TURN IT UP!

[owolau]

For the ask thing, I'm on mobile so literally all of them or the ones you haven't answered yet

thaaaaaat’s a lot and i got like, 5 from the disgusting squad so might as well do everything here

(1) Do You Sleep With Your Closet Doors Open Or Closed?

i am physically unable to sleep if those are open

(2) Do You Have Freckles?

nah

(3) Can You Whistle?

not at all

(4) Last Song You Listened To.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ last thing i searched was this cover of Jump Up, Super Star!

(5) What Is Your Favourite Colour?

probably lilac

(6) Relationship Status.

taken…so nice to answer this question like this

(7) What Is The Temperature Right Now?

31ºC (or 87ºF, according to google), this is pretty chill for a summer day

(8) Did You Wake Up Cranky?

EVERY SINGLE TIME

(9) How Many Followers?

116

(10) Zodiac Sign.

scorpio

(11) What Is Your Eye Colour?

dark maroon brown

(12) Take A Vitamin Daily?

nope

(13) Do You Sing In The Shower?

nay

(14) What Books Are You Reading?

does manga count? i guess i’m on the middle of the second volume of akuma no riddle

(15) Grab The Book Nearest To You, Turn To Page 64, Give Me Line 14.

“aceitar tr. y prnl. Untar, bañar con aceite.”

(16) Favourite Anime?

code geass! …jojo’s is catching up

(17) Last Person You Cried In Front Of?

parents

(18) Do You Collect Anything?

ehhhh the fire emblem amiibos i guess

(19) What Did You Have For Lunch?

pasta

(20) Do You Dance In The Car?

nu

(21) Favourite Animal?

again ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ penguins i think?

(22) Do You Watch The Olympics?

no

(23) What Time Do You Usually Go To Bed?

…4am

(24) Are You Wearing Makeup Right Now?

nah

(25) Do You Prefer To Swim In A Pool Or The Ocean?

i’d swim across the ocean!pool

(26) Favourite Tumblr Blog?

there are plenty of cool ones, there’s mine, mel’s and loptyr’s is damn fine

(27) Bottled Water Or Tap Water?

bottled water full stop

(28) What Makes You Happy?

my continued existence and most people involving it

(29) Post A Gif Of What You’re Currently Feeling Right Now.

(30) Do You Study Better With Or Without Music?

with

(31) Dogs Or Cats?

catgirls

(32) If You Were A Crayon What Colour Would You Be?

blue is nice i guess

(33) PlayStation Or Xbox.

Nintendo Switch

(34) Would You Swim In The Lake Or Ocean?

this time ocean wins

(35) Do You Believe In Magic?

i don’t believe, tragically

(36) What Colour Shirt Are You Wearing?

dark blue

(37) Can You Curl Your Tongue?

nop

(38) Do You Save Money Or Spend It?

save it to spend it later

(39) Is There Anything Pink Within 10 Feet Of You?

i guess? it’s the wario smash amiibo’s pink pants

(40) Do You Have Any Obsessions Right Now?

How To Dry Ocean

(41) Have You Ever Caught A Butterfly?

nay

(42) Are You Easily Influenced By Other People?

yUP

(43) Do You Have Strange Dreams?

not often

(44) Do You Like Going On Airplanes?

they’re nice, better than boats

(45) Name One Movie That Made You Cry.

star wars ep1 made me cry from boredom this is the last time i cried btw

(46) Peanuts Or Sunflower Seeds?

peanuts

(47) If I Handed You A Concert Ticket Right Now, Who Would You Want The Performer To Be?

……hatsune miku as well

(48) Are You A Picky Eater?

YUP

(49) Are You A Heavy Sleeper?

extremely so

(50) Do You Fear Thunder / Lightning?

no

(51) Do You Like To Read / Write?

…not really

(52) Do You Like Your Music Loud?

nah

(53) Would You Rather Carve Pumpkins Or Wrap Presents?

butchering pumpkins sounds fun but it’d leave a mess, so present wrapping

(54) Put Your Music On Shuffle, What Is The First Song That Came Up?

Hatsune Miku - Tell Your World

(55) What Season Are You In Right Now? (Weather)

mediterranean summer of doom

(56) What Are You Craving Right Now?

mel. i could go for some fries right now…i could always go for some fries

(57) Post A Screenshot Of Your Tumblr Feed.

(58) What Is Your Gender?

cis male

(59) Coffee Or Tea?

chocolate milk

(60) Do You Have Any Homework Right Now? If So, What Is It About?

hardly, considering i’m in the summer between high school and university

(61) What Is Your Sexuality?

mel beat me to an equation for a straight line so huh, that

(62) Do You Make Your Bed In The Morning?

…no

(63) Favourite Pokemon?

chandelure!

(64) Favourite Social Media?

tumblr wins by default cuz it’s the only one i use…

(65) What’s Your Opinion On Instagram Stories?

ehhhh they’re fun i guess? not like i use them

(66) Do You Get Homesick?

not really

(67) Are You A Virgin?

tragically so

(68) What Shampoo And Conditioner Are You Using Right Now?

we’re out of the one i usually use…this is my replacement

(69) If You Were Far From Home And Needed To Sleep For The Night, Would You Choose To Rent A Crappy Motel Room For $60 Or Sleep In Your Car For Free? (also asked by bell)

don’t underestimate what i’d do for 60 bucks

(70) Are Both Of Your Blood Parents Still In Your Life?

ye

(71)  Whats The Next Movie You Want To See In Theaters?

i am completely uninterested in the film world, i just tag along with my friends

(72) Do You Miss Your Ex?

not like i have an ex to miss

(73) What Is Your Favourite Quote Right Now?

last week i said some really quotable bs but now i forgot it so we’re all in mourning

(74) What Eye Colour Do You Find Sexiest?

blue and green are cute and fancy and all but brown is where it’s at

(75) Did You Like Swinging As A Child? Do You Still Get Excited When You See A Swing Set?

the swings are the most powerful liminal space of them all

(76) What Was The Last Thing You Ate?

pistachios

(77) What Games Do You Have On Your Phone?

fire emblem heroes and the magikarp one, but i only play feh

(78) Would You Give A Homeless Person CPR If They Were Dying? Why Or Why Not?

duh, what heartless jackass wouldn’t?

(79) Been On The Computer For 5 Hours Straight?

only 5? weak

(80) Stalked Someone On A Social Network?

why would i

(81) Do You Like Meeting New People?

tricky question. depends on my mood

(82) Do You Wear Rings? If You Do, Take A Picture Of Them.

i don’t wear any hand accessories (or any accessories for that matter)

(83) Do You Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open Or Closed?

closed

(84) What Are Three Things You Did Today? (asked by both bell and mel, i’ll list 6)

roasted myself under the brutal sun, cooked some pasta, watched jojo’s, watched mel’s private hentai stream for the disgusting discord squad, slept, moved my tablenot necessarily in that order

(85) What Do You Wear To Bed? (mel asked this!)

pjs! if it’s very hot i’ll take my shirt off, maybe

(86) List All Of Your Different Beauty Products You Have Right Now.

this pretty face needs no beauty products! bs olau you get a beauty mask every so often

(87) Are You A Day Or Night Person?

when you spend your day in front of a computer, does it really matter?evening & night > morning & midday imo

(88) List All Of Your Video Games On Your Phone, Console Etc.

i’ll cut this short by listing all the games in my laptop

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

it’s a new laptop and i got almost no games in it lmaoooooooo

(89) Tell Me About A Dream That You Had And When It Happened.

…i can’t recall any dreams rn whoops

(90) Favourite Soda Drink?

i only drink water, milk and orange juice what is “soda”?

(91) What Sounds Are Your Favourite?

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)…i like the sound of fire, too

(92) Do You Wear Jeans Or Sweats More? (also asked by mel!)

jeans by far

(93) How Do You Look Right Now?

cute? beautiful?? simply outstanding???? also tired af, i need to do something about these eye bags

(94) Name Something That Relaxes You.

hot baths ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

(95) What Tattoo Do You Want?

i’d rather not get ink in my skin, thank you

(96) Favourite YouTuber?

ehhhhh mangs is entertaining i guess

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