Barghest - Self-Titled EP [Rating:4.5] I am currently deployed in Afghanistan. My base is approximately 7,200 feet above sea level, I am surrounded by people who combine hatred and religion (sometimes this combination comes from both sides) and snowcapped mountains. I work at night and only see an hour or two of sunlight a day. My … [Read more...]
When I got back to my cot tonight in the field, the song that popped up on my iPod was a Band of Horses song that I listened to a ton in Baghdad and it made me remember. This is my Top Ten Songs from Operation Iraqi Freedom 2007-2009 (in no particular order). Band of Horses "Is There A Ghost" - I went through some rough spots in Baghdad. … [Read more...]
Thou - Summit [rating:4.5] This is Louisiana. It is not even the hottest part of the day and there is already a heat index of 108 degrees, it’s miserable. Right across the street from my house is a gun shop. I can hear someone shooting off a handgun behind it. We are well within the city limits and not one mile from the front gate of a … [Read more...]
