post ten.

Personally, I think that people need to pay attention to all types of music. I might have talked about this before, but when they say "all mainstream music is terrible!" or "music nowadays is just disappointing."   No, you're talking about a select few songs/bands you don't like. Call Me Maybe, Justin Bieber, Somebody That I Used To Know, things like that. You CANNOT say that all music nowadays sucks. There are many bands that you've probably never even HEARD OF that are around today. Have you heard every single band that's around? Every single one? No, so you can't go around saying all mainstream music is bad. Or all current music for that matter.

post nine.

Listening to The Stones in class, compared to The Beatles, I didn't like them. Yeah, I'm a Stones fan, but you can't just listen to Beatles for Sale and then listen to 12x5 right after. It just doesn't compare at all. The Beatles take the lead for sure.
BUT. Once you get into the Stones later stuff, a favourite song of mine being Paint it Black, it's really great. But you have to listen to the music. I think people listen to the Rolling Stones because they feel like they SHOULD, because The Stones are so legendary. People just feel obligated to liking them. While I like the Stones, I think they're overrated and when they started, they were trying too hard to be like someone else, so they forgot what their real style was.

makeup blog (so... post six?)

This was my blog due last week that I didn't do because I forgot to. We were supposed to talk about our opinion on music, because I already wrote about the things we were doing in class.
I think that people are far too judgmental when it comes to music. I used to be like that, but then I turned thirteen. When some people hear stuff like One Direction, they automatically think "HAHA THEY'RE UNTALENTED THAT BAND IS FULL OF FAGS" and stuff like that. Being the biggest classic rock junkie there is, I like them. A lot. And people don't give them a chance, they just dismiss them because they're not old music, they're not classic rock.
What I can't stand is when people say "ew, mainstream music? Wow, that's so dumb and stupid." GIVE IT A CHANCE. They just sit there and dismiss everything about mainstream music which is completely idiotic and ignorant in my opinion. Chill out, calm down, and give it a chance.
Automatically, when someone hears the name Justin Bieber, they say HE'S GAY HE CAN'T SING HE'S DUMB. I don't like him at all, but I mean, he has to be doing something right if he's as famous as he is. To say he can't sing is false, if he couldn't sing, why did he get discovered on YouTube, with just bad quality videos of his voice, no autotune or anything? I'm not advocating for Justin Bieber, I personally can't stand him OR his music, but what I' m trying to get at is that people need to stop being so judgmental and be musically open minded.

post eight.

If you're looking for new music, Waterloo Records is definitely the place to go. I discovered a lot of the bands I listen to today just by going there and checking them all out, such as the Arctic Monkeys (people think they're lame, but I like them a lot), Del Amitri (Roll To Me is a FANTASTIC song), Halestorm, Kate Nash, and more. These are all fantastic people with phenomenal talent. Since I'm typing this at school, I can't really put YouTube links, so I'll just recommend some songs by these bands.
Arctic Monkeys, I recommend checking out Dangerous Animal, that's the song that got me hooked. A great song with excellent guitar and a rocking beat.
Del Amitri, definitely check out Roll To Me, you might have heard it before, and it's short but sweet.
Halestorm is a more explicit band, if you're more into hard rock/almost punk sound, this is good for you. I'd try Here's To Us, Innocence, and Dirty Work.
Kate Nash is GORGEOUS, and you can hear her thick British accent when she sings, which is very unique. I'd recommend Merry Happy, it's upbeat, but very repetitive, be warned.

post seven (which was supposed to be six but i forgot to do is so this is post seven.)

When we listened to Bob Dylan in class the other day, I wasn't surprised to hear Mr. A say that a lot of people didn't like him. Some people, like my mom, believe that his voice is awful. But I think a lot of people can agree that he's one hell of a songwriter. With works of lyrical genius like Blowin' In The Wind, Dylan is arguably one of the best lyricists in the music business. I would argue that he's one of the best MUSICIANS in the music business. His lyrics fit with his voice, he influenced many music artists (such as John Lennon, the song You've Got To Hide Your Love Away was literally Lennon TRYING to be like Dylan), and all in all, when it comes down to it at the end of the day, most households will know Dylan's name. He's made a big impact on the music business.
However, I think that some musicians, including Dylan need to know when to quit while they're ahead. The Beatles are a good example. They were fighting, not getting along, and needing to go their separate ways, and that's exactly what they did. They quit with Abbey Road, their last recorded album, while they were ahead. Artists like Aerosmith, The Stones, and The Who continue to play and record, which is great and everything, but they're trying to preserve their fame. They're going to be famous no matter what, and in my opinion, they should just quit while they're ahead. Personally, I thought The Who was going to go downhill when Keith Moon died. He was the best drummer they had, for sure, and no one could match up to him. Same with John Entwistle, who was arguably one of the best bassists in the music business. When a legend from the band died, there's really no point in trying to rekindle the fame.

post five.

In class, we're listening to The Beatles at the moment. The Beatles are my absolute favourite band. I have so many of their DVDs, movies, I have pretty much every song of theirs, their music has basically inspired me to play the five instruments I do today. They are above and beyond ANY band, in my opinion. Some people may not like them, and that's okay, but just every little thing they do can make me smile or make me feel happy. There are many reasons each Beatle was important to me, and the band as a whole.
Paul McCartney is the most talented bassist in the world, in my opinion. (A close tie with John Entwistle, actually.) He used to play guitar, he wasn't even supposed to play the bass. But he played it in an emergency situation (when Stu died) and continued to play it. The leftie was "the cute one" of the group, but along with his babyface, he also brought many other things to the band. Without Paul, there'd be no Blackbird, there'd be no Hey Jude or Let It Be, he wrote some of the greatest songs that The Beatles ever performed.
John Lennon is just as important. He was the other leading man of the group, playing rhythm guitar. His dark sense of humour also brought that sense of "scandal", almost, to the group. Lennon grew up with a terrible past, losing his mother and his best friend, and having to choose between his mother and father, AND eventually forced to live with his aunt. But he took the emotions from that terrible past and put it into song, most of which are on his solo career ("Mother", "My Mummy's Dead", etc.) Without him, we'd have no Help!, no Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, everything he did was very significant to the group.
George Harrison wasn't as noticed in the group, but he was just as important. Observe the solo in Till There Was You, or Can't Buy Me Love, or observe his ability to play the sitar, which he introduced to the group, and used on more than half of the songs in The Beatles' later years. Coming out with hits like Something, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Think For Yourself, his contributions to the group were legendary and definitely life-changing.
Ringo Starr. The drummer. He wasn't the best drummer in the world, in my opinion, and didn't write many songs. But hey, no Ringo, no Beatles. He came up with the song title A Hard Days Night unknowingly, and he sang some songs as well, even if they weren't written by him. One of the best known Beatles songs (which happens to be one of the few songs I can't stand) was sung by him, Yellow Submarine. He brought just as much to the group as the other three, and I don't think he's given enough credit like Harrison, who are overshadowed by Lennon and McCartney.
The Beatles mean so much to me, and they each individually had an impact on me, and hopefully this will help people understand why.

post four.

Another artist I've been listening to a lot is a little less known. They're called The Steps, and they've broken up now, but they were a local Austin band. My brother's best friend was the bassist, and they can REALLY rock. Made up of four boys, they played at ACL and SXSW several times. When I hear one of their songs, I'm always tapping to the beat. The drums are great, the guitar riffs are gnarly, and the basslines are definitely rocking. They were HEAVILY influenced by The Beatles, if you take a look at their drum logo in the following video, you can see that.

The lyrics are VERY different, but interesting. They're definitely something I've never heard before, and I think everyone should at least try them out.

post three.

Today, in class, we listened to Buddy Holly. I agree with what the person said about not listening to Buddy Holly enough, so I'm going to talk about him a little more here. He's really a great musician and people don't give him enough credit for it, I think.
One of my favourite songs is "Everyday". I first heard it before I got into classic rock as much as I did, when watching the movie Stand By Me. No matter what mood I'm in, it puts a smile on my face.

The beat is so catchy and calming, honestly, it's a song I could probably fall asleep to, or a song I could listen to after something upsetting that has happened. And that's kind of what defines Buddy Holly's music for me in general. Most of it is calm and soothing to me. Just like this song, Words Of Love, which The Beatles also covered.

It's calming, mellow, and chill, in my opinion. Buddy Holly is a freaking genius and I don't think he's given enough credit for the great artist that he is. Gone too soon, yes, but he'll always be remembered.