Acoustic Dreams &
Hardcore Screams

This week's SSSS has a Kerrang Awards 2010 vibe... in case you missed out on who the winners were, you can have a gander here.

I have to say I was a bit bemused when I first found out that Lostprophets won the 'Classic Songwriter' award. From their latest offerings I would never dare award them such an accolade but then that is a personal opinion just as much as it was from the people who obviously voted for them to win the award in the first place.

But since then I have thought back to their past discography and okay, their songs have never been the most insightful and emotive pieces of work, but some of their older songs are what I would deem "classics". By that I mean I will always remember them and regardless of the intelligence behind the lyrics, a classic should be something you allocate to a memory, or a song that you deem special in some way. It should also be timeless and something that is well-loved by a huge amount of people.

Which brings me to the SSSS which is 'Last Summer'. This isn't necessarily my favourite 'prophets song (FYI it's Shinobi Vs Dragon Ninja), but I think it's apt for this time of year and it also always makes me think of memories from summers past without fail. I think it also has an odd ability to make you imagine the things you could do - go on an epic road trip, travel the world with just a rucksack on your back, or simply soak up a festival. In fact the chilled, laid-back, yet slightly odd, video is enough to inspire.

Beautiful.