Monday, October 25, 2010

Music and What Not

I'm not really too sure what to write about today, so I figured I might as well right about music, seeing as I really enjoy both listening to and playing music. A lot of people think that I just listen to "screamo" based on how I look. Honestly, I don't know what "screamo" is. I listen to many different genres of music and I'm probably a lot more musically diverse than people would expect me to me. Some of the genres that I listen to (in alphabetical order, by the way) include: acoustic (not really a genre, but whatever), alternative, country, death metal, deathcore, emo, folk, grindcore, hardcore, hardcore/pop punk, indie, industrial, jazz, melodic hardcore, metal, metalcore, new age piano, pop, pop punk, post-hardcore, punk, R&B, rap, reggae, rock, and soul. As well as this, I also listen to quite a few bands that probably don't really fit into a genre. I really love music. I feel that there's a song for almost every situation and emotion in life. Just as a painter can look at a painting and be able to understand the message and the emotions portrayed by a painting, I feel that music can function the exact same way. It saddens me that people are getting so much exposure on television and the radio for creating music with no emotions or messages of any kind. Not that I really have a gigantic problem with mainstream music, don't get me wrong, I like some of the songs on the radio just as much as the next guy, but I think it's kind of messed up for talentless people to get famous when there are many other musicians who put there heart and soul into their work and get almost no credit. Oh well, that's life. </rant>


Here's a list of a few of my all time favorite bands/artists and their respective genres. They're all REALLY good haha. I recommend checking one of the bands out, if their genre seems like something you'd listen to. 

Brand New (Alternative/Indie)
Circa Survive (Alternative/Experimental/Indie)
City & Colour (Acoustic/Indie/Folk)
For the Fallen Dreams (Melodic Hardcore)
It Prevails (Melodic Hardcore)
Park (Alternative/Indie/Emo)
Parkway Drive (Metalcore)
Taking Back Sunday (Alternative/Emo)

Also, here are a few bands that I've been listening to lately:

Angels & Airwaves (Alternative)
Chelsea Grin (Deathcore)
Dream On, Dreamer (Post-Harcore)
Take Charge (Deathcore)
1997 (Alternative/Indie)


Oh yeah, I like Ray Charles too. Ray was an excellent movie:



What are some of your favorite bands, artists, or genres?

47 comments:

  1. ray charles is cool
    my blog has my favorite music!

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  2. Ray Charles was awesome

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  3. Music is so diverse for a reason.
    Also, Ray Charles, that's not a piano you silly man

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  4. music is a way of life. honk honk.

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  5. i mostly listen to older rock, i gotta expand my taste. thanks for the recommendations

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  6. Ray Charles never fails to entertain despite being dead six years.

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  7. rock, metal, blues, sometimes also psytrance

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  8. i couldn't live without music..i'm always looking for new stuff and listening all day

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  9. haha sounds like you like pretty much everything.

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  10. Really good songs and bands you listen too.

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  11. you should check out some of the hip hop on my page then!! for your style i'd suggest yelawolf, i think he's at the bottom of the page

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  12. that pic made my day :D:D

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  13. There's too much focus on genres these days. I listen to whatever I find pleasant to listen to. Lately I've been listening to a lot of Gotthard, most likely due to the vocalists death a couple of weeks ago.

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  14. Brand New and City and Colour and PWD are all good shouts.

    Your Demise, We Came As Romans, Rolo Tomassi for me

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  15. radiohead, indie etc.

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  16. some great music there, I'd have to say my favorite band is Reel Big Fish.

    http://kashkrap.blogspot.com/

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  17. I love brand new!

    I must say though the greatest band of the time is Streetlight Manifesto, nothing even comes close.

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  18. i just got into chillwave (stupid name, i know). you should check it out.

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  19. everyone loves music. not always the same type, but hey!

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  20. thanks for visiting my blogs! :)

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  21. I listen to just about everything (if you don't believe me then you should look at my music library) and I have a deep love for music. I agree that there's music for every situation and emotion in life. Hard for me to decide what's my favorite.

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  22. that pic cracks me up every damn time i see it

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  23. Industrial ... Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly etc

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  24. I love classical music the most, always have.

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  25. Classical, jazz, choral orthodox, electronic, ambient, hip-hop, classic rock, and folk metal.

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  26. hardcore/pop punk? Wtf is this?

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