39 Years in 39 Songs: 1994 - Indigo Girls, Least Complicated It took a surprisingly long time for me to get into the Indigo Girls. Part of this was the fact that Rites of Passage was the album that came out when they first entered my awareness. Even to this day, only about a third to a half of that album actually appeals to me. The other part was that the friends I knew who tried to introduce them to me were doing it the wrong way - they were being overly impressed by things that did not impress me. (Isnt this song a clever take on Romeo and Juliet? Sure. Ill tell Lou Reed you thought so.) So for a variety of reasons, I was able to enjoy individual songs but never considered myself a fan. The album that changed my mind was Swamp Ophelia. Here was an album that actually brought the musical and lyrical depth that other people kept touting. And even the lighter songs were ones that I could respect. I followed Swamp Ophelia with Nomads, Indians, and Saints, and THEN I became a fan. College is about making mistakes on a grander scale. It is about facing more serious, sometimes even permanent consequences. For me in 1994, it was about the lesson that even my most well-intentioned actions can do harm to others, to my friends. And I know Ive been forgiven for that, but it is something I reflect on to this day.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 11:33:15 +0000
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