post forty-one: album bands.

I think that there are album bands, and there are song bands.
Album bands come out with bomb albums that are great all the way through, such as The Beatles, who continue to impress every single time with albums like Abbey Road, With The Beatles, The White Album, etc. Another band with a fantastic album is Fleetwood Mac with Rumours. They were in such a bad place while making that album, no one was talking to anyone, unless it was about the music. Nonetheless, it produced a great album. Led Zep came out with some good albums, I really like Houses of the Holy.
But then again there are the bands that have really amazing songs on an album but the rest of the album kinda sucks. Kind of like McCartney "(cherry bowl album)". Maybe I'm Amazed is a WICKED song, but the rest of the songs on there are kind of blah. The Who is a great example of a band that have a lot of fantastic songs, but sometimes the albums they're on are not very good. The only Who album I can really listen to all the way through and enjoy all of the songs on is Tommy, otherwise, I think The Who is a band with lots of good songs spaced out on really bad albums.

post forty: screamo.

This is going to sound really weird, but I kind of like screamo music.
My music taste has been expanding, while The Beatles will always be number one for me and have a very special place in my heart, I also have been noticing that all music that isn't classic rock doesn't suck. Another thing I noticed is that people are quick to dismiss screamo and say that it's not even music or that it's just people yelling with no talent.
I used to think that too, but that's not true. There are some bands that have really good songs, and the lyrics can be really really great. They're not all about death and destruction, as some people think. Lyrics are very important to me, as seen through all of my other posts. And bands such as We Came As Romans (one of my favourites), The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember, and Woe Is Me are really great options if you're trying to look up meaningful lyrics to a song.
Now the only part is to be able to understand the lyrics. That's the only downside to screamo.

post thirty nine: Taylor swift.

Taylor Swift is one of my least favourite artists. I'm tired of hearing about her all over the news and on the radio. She isn't even known for her music anymore, she's known for serial dating and writing five breakup songs every time the relationship ends. And it's always blaming the other person. I'm tired of her feeling sorry for herself. Why are you going to be a musician when you have the emotional maturity of a five year old and when you're going to write a song with horrible lyrics about the same thing every time? "We are never ever ever getting back together, you go talk to your friends talk to my friends talk to me." Really deep lyrics, Taylor.
I just don't get why she's more famous than other artists who are way more talented than she is.

Post thirty eight: copyright.

I think that copyright laws go a little bit far. I know that George Harrison was sued because one of his songs (I think it was My Sweet Lord?) sounded remotely like another song, and it wasn't even intentional. Sometimes people need to lighten up.
Everyone illegally downloads music nowadays. For example, if I want to download a song by Adele, I don't understand why it's trees. I'm still supporting her as an artist by listening to her music. I don't think she needs an extra $1.29 in her paycheck when she's already a billionaire. Enough said.

post thirty-seven: history repeats itself?

I completely agree when people say history repeats itself, especially in music. I feel like everyone is running out of ideas, so they just try to steal ideas from the past and bring them back.
Case in point: Lady Gaga. Everything she does is basically a rerun of Madonna. Madonna was a unique individual, with crazy outfits and wild hair with music like no one had heard before. She is a true icon from the eighties, who is still famous today.
Lady Gaga tries to shock others by trying to pass up Madonna and taking her outfits to the next level. But in the process, she has crossed some lines. There is a fine line between shocking the public and still being great, and trying too hard and looking desperate for media attention. Madonna walked that line just fine and managed a great career, but Lady Gaga has taken eight steps across that line and has just ended up looking like she's hungry for attention. Sure she's made a lot of money off of it, but I feel like the aspect of talent is disappearing and looks are becoming more important. Other artists like Ke$ha and Nicki Minaj are guilty of this as well, they're just copyists who can't be original for themselves.

post thirty-six: defending my favourite bands.

Today I had to stick up for one of the bands I really like, A Day To Remember. Apparently they're "wannabe emo screamo punk", according to Mr. A. But I like the band for a reason, obviously I enjoy their music and think it's good if I'm listening to it, so to each their own.
It bothers me when someone insults the music I listen to, I don't know why. Probably because the artist has done a lot for me, or they make me happy, or inspire me, or something like that. That's why I listen to music, because it makes me feel something. So when someone insults it, the only thing I can think is "you don't know what this band means to me". Maybe I'm just being oversensitive, but if it's one of my favourite bands, they're one of my favourite bands for a reason, and I like that to be respected.
If you don't like it that's okay, I don't mind hearing your opinion, but when someone insists it's bad and refuses to accept another opinion, that's when it bothers me.

This post may or may not be directed right at you, Mr. A. (;

post thirty-five: sly and the family stone/marilyn manson.

I had never heard of Sly and the Family Stone before class, but I knew the song Everyday People from the radio. When I listen to new music, I'm a little bit close-minded and I think I won't like them very much. I don't know why, I try to be open-minded, but sometimes I just think "I'm not going to like this" before I even listen to it.
However, I thought that Sly and the Family Stone were really good! I enjoyed the songs we listened to, it had kind of a Beatles/50s rock kind of vibe, in my opinion. And, being a big fan of The Beatles, it caught my attention. Definitely something worth a download in the future.
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Marilyn Manson is one of those artists that tries too hard to be noticed. Maybe I'm interpreting his artistry the wrong way, but it seems like he's just putting on this "goth satanist" act to attract attention and not to actually express himself. Music is about EMOTION, and expressing your true self, for most people. It just looks like he's trying too hard to impress, which seems like it would make it less enjoyable for him, if he has to put on an act just so people will notice him.
Maybe I'm reading too far into it,  but that's just what it seems like to me.