I remember hearing that Tom DeLonge said the best way to listen to Angels and Airwave's 'We Don't Need to Whisper' is in a dark room, with a candle as the only light. Several nights ago I decided to try it. What Tom doesn't realize is that I require much more specific instructions than the ones he provided.
Before I even began I realized that I didn't know what kind of candle I was supposed to use, I settled for one that we have for power outages similar to the one pictured above. I figured it was more legit to use this instead of a factory produced smelly one in a glass jar. I'm pretty sure the one I used is factory produced and is most likely from Walmart. Nevertheless, I lit the candle and made my way to my bedroom, I set it on my dresser and came to the next problem...how should I listen to the album?
I decided to listen to it on my CD player rather than my Ipod, I figured it would have a greater effect through bigger speakers. The music began and I came to my next problem, what was I supposed to look at? I wanted to close my eyes, but that defeats the purpose of having candlelight. The candle was not creating any cool shadows, so I decided to stare at the flame. It worked and I was becoming quite mesmerized with the music and Tom's beautiful voice when I got to 'Do It For Me Now' and my CD started skipping. It completely ruined the mood...and I couldn't fix it, so I had to switch over to my Ipod and headphones. It wasn't quite as powerful, but I still very much enjoyed the experience! I invite you to also try this out and spend 50 minutes or so listening to Tom's views on love and war. You will notice things you've never noticed before.
I have one final thought on this experience. On 'Good Day' the lyrics state "true love is something that comes easy." Every time I hear these words I always start an internal debate on whether I agree with the statement or not. I still can't decide, so please feel free to enlighten me with your thoughts on the subject in the comments. Thanks.
