He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s the Pilot

Grandaddy

THE SOPHTWARE SLUMP is 22 years old. Y2K came and went and I remember playing this record about a million times in 2000. It was my soundtrack as I felt young, talented and ambitious — trying to fly somewhere, but feeling adrift like this pilot. A dumb pilot who lost the maps and plans, and had nowhere to land. Jason Lytle wrote surreal, melodic songs from the beginning, but it was this 8+ minute stunning track that felt so magical, personal and emotional to me. As we headed into the new millennium — the unknown — I felt vulnerable. And some things never change as I feel similar right now in 2022, perhaps more vulnerable.

Are you giving in, 2000 man?
Did you love this world?
And did this world not love you?