Thursday, March 13, 2014

Orpheus

Having been taught by Apollo to play the lyre, Orpheus's music makes him irresistible to anything or anyone, living or inanimate. He falls in love with a nymph named Eurydice, probably having lured her with his music. They are living their happy lives, frolicking through a field, when she gets bit by a viper, killing her. Orpheus is completely torn up about it, having loved her more than anything in the world, so he plans to persuade Hades with his music to let her free and to return with him. He finds a cave leading to the Underworld and sings to Hades to lend her to him "until her years are full". Hades agrees, but with one condition- on his journey back to his world, he was forbidden to look behind him to see if she was following him. He makes to the mouth of the cave before sneaking a quick peak behind him, and Eurydice is swept back to the Underworld for eternity.
Pandora is my best friend. It makes life so much easier by bringing all of the music I listen to to me rather than finding it myself. I don't like sticking to one genre for a long period of time, so my stations are all over the place. From A Day To Remember (post-hardcore/metalcore/pop punk) to Red Hot Chili Peppers (funk rock) to Sublime (ska/reggae) to Frank Sinatra (jazz/lounge), Baauer (trap), Chance the Rapper (hip hop), Snarky Puppy (jazz fusion/nu jazz), The Chords (doo wop), Vaski (dubstep) and a bunch of other bands, my taste is pretty diverse.

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