HOLY SHIT! I'M WRITING SOMETHING! Gah, I haven't written in a while, sorry about that.
ANYWAYS. New blog! Dance party!
Hmm, how about we learn about the steryotypes in music, kiddies! So yea, there is a lot of steryotypes floating around about different people and what they listen to.
Which is downright stupid. OH YOU LISTEN TO MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. YOU MUST BE EMO AND HATE LIFE! Gah, stupid people. Music doesn't put you into a certian clique, it's just...amazing noise that happened to have changed many people's lives. But it doesn't, can't, define who you really are. That's defined based on how you act and react. Music is something that is defining, but not something you should judge someone on. OH YOU LISTEN TO JEFFREE STAR! YOU MUST BE GAY OR A TOTAL STUCK UP WHOREISH SCENESTER! Some rude things can be said just because of what's on your iPod [gah, iPod D:] and no one should be judged on that alone. If you do listen to Jeffree Star and are gay, WOO GOOD FOR YOU. It's not everyone, you dumb pricks who say that. You should base only what other bands said person listens to. And sometimes that can get a little whack. OH YOU LISTEN TO SONNY MOORE? YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A FROM FIRST TO LAST FAN BEFORE THAT. Not always true, since their sounds are totally and completely different. I mean, you can find Slipknot on my iPod and then some Kanye West. So, people can listen to whatever they want, but they should be prepared for the steryotypes to come. Which is stupid, but the world we live in.
This blog sucked and was completly pointless, for that, I apologize.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Your Whole World
Ok, so I want to compare some bands for my blog today. No, not two different bands [although some people might argue that]; the same band, just more grown up. I really love listening to older bands and seeing how they mature through the years. There are, of course, a whole fucking lot of bands I could talk about. But, I'm going to limit it to two because I don't think my attention span will allow more than that.
So, the first band is Green Day. Of course. I mean, they are world famous and have been a band for almost 20 years. And they are only in their early 30s. So, Green Day. I have all of their CDs [minus Kerplunk, I really need to buy that...] and can obviously tell a difference from album to album. Although their sound changes immensly from album to album, I'm only going to elaborate on a few. Their first CD, 1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours is amazing. Raw, punk, naive. They made these songs when they were only 16, in 1989. This is Green Day in it's rawest [is that even a fucking word?] form.
As they get older, like all bands, they get more mature. Their next great hit was Dookie. Yes, I know, I missed a few years, but this is a pivot point in Green Day's career. They were famous before, but this skyrocketed them up the popularity scale and into the lime light. This album, still has its obvious punk roots, but shows the maturity level of the rock trio has increased greatly. This album not only has lyrics that are more in tune with the writers emotions, the instruments are more in tune [haha, pun] with the lyrics and the emotions that are being potrayed in each song.
Next up is Nimrod. Personally, my favourite Green Day album. It is mature, yet is still very amusing. This CD has the perfect balance of maturity and craziness. From their hit Time of Your Life to their concert tradition King for a Day, this CD is just amazing. Great lyrics; yet again, more mature and tapping into the writers' emotions. This album also really shows the length that Green Day went with the instruments, using more than just drums, guitar, vocals, and bass.
Warning. Great CD, but its lacking. Lacking emotions, great lyrics, great...Green Day. It has some great, catchy songs, but lets face it: this album isn't one of their finer moments. So, you ask why I bothered talking about it? Because, every band has that point where they are like 'I have no idea if we should do this anymore so lets give it one more go'. And in this album, it really showed. Too much. Good CD, but not Green Day great.
And finally American Idiot. You really can't compare Dookie Green Day to American Idiot Green Day. They sound totally different. AI is a Green Day that has been through so much and is finally figuring out that they are more mature than the boys who wrote Basket Case. They are now men who are writing songs such as Jesus of Suburbia and actually have a concept to their entire album. I mean, I love old Green Day much better, but their new stuff isn't bad, like what some people say. It's just different.
Now, its okay for a band to change a whole lot over the course of about eighteen years. But only four is insane. My next example is Aiden. I mean, their newest album Conviction is nothing, and I mean nothing, like their previous two albums, Our Gang's Dark oath and Nightmare Anatomy. Quite frankly, their new album is horrible. They have a few good songs. Wait. Scratch that. They have one good song. And I barely like Son of Lies.
Their first album Our Gang's Dark Oath is amazing. Punk, goth, emotional, catchy, hardcore. That's only some of the adjectives I think of when listening to this album. They have the perfect mix of emotional and truthful lyrics and insanely hardcore and catchy tunes. I love the start of their career, but as they went on, it got worse.
Their second CD, Nightmare Anatomy, isn't as good as the first, but still amazing. Still riding on the theme of setting friends on fire and wiL's tragic life story, this CD has more of a gothcore edge and isn't has hard as the first. I still love Aiden's lyrics and they always happen to match the perfect guitar, bass, and drums with the entire feel of the song.
And now: Conviction. I have tried to make myself like this CD, just a little bit. But I can't. It's so fucking soft. How can a self-proclaimed 'horror rock' and 'spookycore' band go that fucking soft? I don't get it. I'm sorry, but, honestly I cried when I first got the album. Yes, I cried. My boys are gone! That's the first thing I thought when I heard just the first song. They have turned into pussies, but their live shows are just as great as they were two years ago.
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT. Comparing the same band. Insane, I know.
So, the first band is Green Day. Of course. I mean, they are world famous and have been a band for almost 20 years. And they are only in their early 30s. So, Green Day. I have all of their CDs [minus Kerplunk, I really need to buy that...] and can obviously tell a difference from album to album. Although their sound changes immensly from album to album, I'm only going to elaborate on a few. Their first CD, 1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours is amazing. Raw, punk, naive. They made these songs when they were only 16, in 1989. This is Green Day in it's rawest [is that even a fucking word?] form.
As they get older, like all bands, they get more mature. Their next great hit was Dookie. Yes, I know, I missed a few years, but this is a pivot point in Green Day's career. They were famous before, but this skyrocketed them up the popularity scale and into the lime light. This album, still has its obvious punk roots, but shows the maturity level of the rock trio has increased greatly. This album not only has lyrics that are more in tune with the writers emotions, the instruments are more in tune [haha, pun] with the lyrics and the emotions that are being potrayed in each song.
Next up is Nimrod. Personally, my favourite Green Day album. It is mature, yet is still very amusing. This CD has the perfect balance of maturity and craziness. From their hit Time of Your Life to their concert tradition King for a Day, this CD is just amazing. Great lyrics; yet again, more mature and tapping into the writers' emotions. This album also really shows the length that Green Day went with the instruments, using more than just drums, guitar, vocals, and bass.
Warning. Great CD, but its lacking. Lacking emotions, great lyrics, great...Green Day. It has some great, catchy songs, but lets face it: this album isn't one of their finer moments. So, you ask why I bothered talking about it? Because, every band has that point where they are like 'I have no idea if we should do this anymore so lets give it one more go'. And in this album, it really showed. Too much. Good CD, but not Green Day great.
And finally American Idiot. You really can't compare Dookie Green Day to American Idiot Green Day. They sound totally different. AI is a Green Day that has been through so much and is finally figuring out that they are more mature than the boys who wrote Basket Case. They are now men who are writing songs such as Jesus of Suburbia and actually have a concept to their entire album. I mean, I love old Green Day much better, but their new stuff isn't bad, like what some people say. It's just different.
Now, its okay for a band to change a whole lot over the course of about eighteen years. But only four is insane. My next example is Aiden. I mean, their newest album Conviction is nothing, and I mean nothing, like their previous two albums, Our Gang's Dark oath and Nightmare Anatomy. Quite frankly, their new album is horrible. They have a few good songs. Wait. Scratch that. They have one good song. And I barely like Son of Lies.
Their first album Our Gang's Dark Oath is amazing. Punk, goth, emotional, catchy, hardcore. That's only some of the adjectives I think of when listening to this album. They have the perfect mix of emotional and truthful lyrics and insanely hardcore and catchy tunes. I love the start of their career, but as they went on, it got worse.
Their second CD, Nightmare Anatomy, isn't as good as the first, but still amazing. Still riding on the theme of setting friends on fire and wiL's tragic life story, this CD has more of a gothcore edge and isn't has hard as the first. I still love Aiden's lyrics and they always happen to match the perfect guitar, bass, and drums with the entire feel of the song.
And now: Conviction. I have tried to make myself like this CD, just a little bit. But I can't. It's so fucking soft. How can a self-proclaimed 'horror rock' and 'spookycore' band go that fucking soft? I don't get it. I'm sorry, but, honestly I cried when I first got the album. Yes, I cried. My boys are gone! That's the first thing I thought when I heard just the first song. They have turned into pussies, but their live shows are just as great as they were two years ago.
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT. Comparing the same band. Insane, I know.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
And Sing
For those who dislike music: shame on you! And I'm not saying that for the obvious reason. The obvious reason is 'I love music and you should too. You have no soul if you don't like music.' No, I'm not saying that. I think that music isn't just the obvious. I mean, of course the music industry is about music. But if you think about it, where would so many people be if they didn't love music and something else. Lets go with...me for an example. Well, there are a few things I want to do and already do related to music. Here's a list because I'm so sure you care: Photography: being music based photographer is great because you can get paid to go to shows and get paid to meet great bands. Mixing: Without this vital job, some CDs wouldn't be able to live up to their true potential. Writing: I mean hello! I'm writing right fucking now about music. There are magazines based off music; magazines need writers. Enough said.
Without people having a passion in things other than music, the industry would be boring and it would be hard as hell to get your band off the ground. There are managers, owners, photographers, writers, mixers, recorders, designers, and many other jobs that relate to music. And also, the people that mainly have a passion for making music: The artists. Duh. So, if you don't believe me I am going to make a list of all the jobs I just named and tell you why they are important to music.
Managers: Well, duh. I mean, a band pretty much needs a manager. Or else they will go crazy if they get too big to manage then how the Hell will they manage making amazing music and what tours and shit they will do? Exactly.
Owners: Well, also obvious. There needs to be owners for venues, record companies, manufacturing stuff, like CDs and band merch. And if there were no owners then all Hell would break lose and everyone would eat their lovers and then eat themselves in a fit of blood and brains. Yes, that would happen. Trust me.
Photographers: Well, if there were no photographers then how would bands get snazzy pictures for the front cover of magazines? How would they have good quality pictures that weren't taken from a camera phone in an insane mosh pit by a crazy fan getting pushed around if there weren't professional people there to take the pictures. I win for this one.
Writers: Well, its obvious. I'm writing about music right now. And have been ever since I got this blog. Also, no matter what grudge I'm holding on AP, they still are about music and write about it. Correct again.
Mixers: Well, this one is obvious. So I'm not going to say anything. Because if you don't think this relates to music you need to dunk your head in a bowl of flesh eating zombie dentures.
Recorders: Yes, there is a musical instrument called the recorder. And that is musical. But also, the people that record CDs. That speaks for itself, so I won't ruin its voice.
Designers: Well, there is art in music. Visual art. Clothing designers for merch. Art designers [wtf] for the album covers. Digital designers for the format of the CDs. Yea, point for me.
So if you didn't believe me. You should now. Or else I will murder you with a silver spork and use your blood to write my next blog.
Without people having a passion in things other than music, the industry would be boring and it would be hard as hell to get your band off the ground. There are managers, owners, photographers, writers, mixers, recorders, designers, and many other jobs that relate to music. And also, the people that mainly have a passion for making music: The artists. Duh. So, if you don't believe me I am going to make a list of all the jobs I just named and tell you why they are important to music.
Managers: Well, duh. I mean, a band pretty much needs a manager. Or else they will go crazy if they get too big to manage then how the Hell will they manage making amazing music and what tours and shit they will do? Exactly.
Owners: Well, also obvious. There needs to be owners for venues, record companies, manufacturing stuff, like CDs and band merch. And if there were no owners then all Hell would break lose and everyone would eat their lovers and then eat themselves in a fit of blood and brains. Yes, that would happen. Trust me.
Photographers: Well, if there were no photographers then how would bands get snazzy pictures for the front cover of magazines? How would they have good quality pictures that weren't taken from a camera phone in an insane mosh pit by a crazy fan getting pushed around if there weren't professional people there to take the pictures. I win for this one.
Writers: Well, its obvious. I'm writing about music right now. And have been ever since I got this blog. Also, no matter what grudge I'm holding on AP, they still are about music and write about it. Correct again.
Mixers: Well, this one is obvious. So I'm not going to say anything. Because if you don't think this relates to music you need to dunk your head in a bowl of flesh eating zombie dentures.
Recorders: Yes, there is a musical instrument called the recorder. And that is musical. But also, the people that record CDs. That speaks for itself, so I won't ruin its voice.
Designers: Well, there is art in music. Visual art. Clothing designers for merch. Art designers [wtf] for the album covers. Digital designers for the format of the CDs. Yea, point for me.
So if you didn't believe me. You should now. Or else I will murder you with a silver spork and use your blood to write my next blog.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
I Should Kill You
Its the end of the month! And you know what that means?
I didn't think so. But I will tell you. NEW AP MAGAZINE! Usually I'm very happy when this special time comes, but not this month.
Panic at the motherfucking Disco is on the cover. WTF? They do not deserve to be on the cover of that magazine for the second time. Especially after they took the '!' out of their name. That was pretty much the only cool thing about them.
So, I was doing my normal check of the magazine: looking at the pole and checking what CDs are coming out and all that when I realized that something was missing.
THEY TOOK OUT STEVEN'S ARTICLE.
Holy motherfucking shit. AP sucks. It made me so mad that they took it away; Steven is such a great writer and I always looked forward to reading what he has written. Why the Hell would AP do this? Ahhh! Some things the world will never know.
OH YEA AND ALSO AltPress always has a page of unsigned bands that is cool to read. But this time, all the bands have the same 'Sounds Like' list as the previous issues.
They sound like everything else. My lord AP, get some diversity in your rag.
Its so not right that a bunch of pre-pubesent 19-year-olds get the cover of this magazine. When Aiden's new CD, Conviction, came out they didn't get the cover. Even though that album totally freaking sucks, at least Aiden did a fucking live show before they were signed. And they are signed to a good label.
Not Fueled By Ramen. Ew. Anything that Pete Wentz [no] does is horrible. I mean, he made up a semi-cool logo and put it on clothing and called it a company. Now, Fueled By Ramen signs shitty bands that all sound alike and have 'hot' guys in the band. Boring. Boring. Fucking boring! People need to stand up and demand good music. And not just a bunch of hot scenesters whining about love and calling themselves a band.
I didn't think so. But I will tell you. NEW AP MAGAZINE! Usually I'm very happy when this special time comes, but not this month.
Panic at the motherfucking Disco is on the cover. WTF? They do not deserve to be on the cover of that magazine for the second time. Especially after they took the '!' out of their name. That was pretty much the only cool thing about them.
So, I was doing my normal check of the magazine: looking at the pole and checking what CDs are coming out and all that when I realized that something was missing.
THEY TOOK OUT STEVEN'S ARTICLE.
Holy motherfucking shit. AP sucks. It made me so mad that they took it away; Steven is such a great writer and I always looked forward to reading what he has written. Why the Hell would AP do this? Ahhh! Some things the world will never know.
OH YEA AND ALSO AltPress always has a page of unsigned bands that is cool to read. But this time, all the bands have the same 'Sounds Like' list as the previous issues.
They sound like everything else. My lord AP, get some diversity in your rag.
Its so not right that a bunch of pre-pubesent 19-year-olds get the cover of this magazine. When Aiden's new CD, Conviction, came out they didn't get the cover. Even though that album totally freaking sucks, at least Aiden did a fucking live show before they were signed. And they are signed to a good label.
Not Fueled By Ramen. Ew. Anything that Pete Wentz [no] does is horrible. I mean, he made up a semi-cool logo and put it on clothing and called it a company. Now, Fueled By Ramen signs shitty bands that all sound alike and have 'hot' guys in the band. Boring. Boring. Fucking boring! People need to stand up and demand good music. And not just a bunch of hot scenesters whining about love and calling themselves a band.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Just What We Need
Well, today I feel like talking about the other side of music. No, not the buisness side, you nitwit. I want to talk about the emotional side of it. I touched on it a bit in my blog about small teenage bands, but I feel like saying more about it. Because its my blog and I am going to say whatever I want. Suck it up. Like cum.
Well, I guess the reason I love music enough to dedicate my entire blog series to it is because of my emotional attachment to it. My first time experiencing something emotional happened because of music happened when my brother was cleaning out his CDs. He gave me Hybrid Theroy by Linkin Park. I was in a Radio Disney stage at that point in my life and wasn't deep at all. I put in the CD, having full faith in my brother to give me something cool [because I wanted to be just like him], and put the scratched, old CD into my bright, happy, yellow CD player. Well, what came out of the speakers totally wasn't bright and happy. Papercut started playing, quietly of course; pop doesn't need to be that loud, I automatically got chills. They lyrics really hit me. Hard. The line 'That the face inside is hearing//Me Right beneath my skin' almost made me cry. Mind you, I was in about fourth grade then; things didn't really hit me that hard, especially songs. For me music was just one of those things that was there. Just there. Nothing special, a good beat, fun lyrics. Thats it. Sad, I know.
I guess if my brother never gave me that CD I wouldn't be here right now typing all this shit up. I guess I regret listening to it somewhat. Just kidding! I don't regret pressing play on that day.
Music has really made me who I am. Oh damn. I'm getting all emo here. But, its true no matter how cliche it sounds. I love the fact that people that were once just like me, maybe still are, can express themselves through something that sounds so fucking great. I think music is a privillage for people. And some people have been abusing it. Which is depressing to me. 'With great power comes great responsibility' is so overused. But I think it really applies to the music industry. Bands that are together just to say 'Fuck me! I'm in a band' is really annoying. Its a waste of time, CDs, and ears. Bands that really put their heart and soul into their music, Such as Chiodos, My Chemical Romance, Sonny Moore, Slipknot, and many other bands are the trully good bands. They aren't a waste of CDs, ears, and time. They are money well spent.
I love when I can completely understand a song by just hearing the instruments. I love hearing a drum solo and think 'I feel your pain, dude'. Then the vocals join the amazing instruments and its just like 'Wow. I fucking get it. I get it.' Its such a great feeling to know that someone out there has the same problems as you, but does something about it. I mean, the [good] music buisness is just a bunch of dudes that happen to play an instrument or sing but are really fucked up. Its just really comforting knowing that you can make a career out of being fucked up. Thats what I love about music. It gives me hope that I can be fucked up and still make money.
And my blog had barely anything to do with the emotional side of music. Darn.
Well, I guess the reason I love music enough to dedicate my entire blog series to it is because of my emotional attachment to it. My first time experiencing something emotional happened because of music happened when my brother was cleaning out his CDs. He gave me Hybrid Theroy by Linkin Park. I was in a Radio Disney stage at that point in my life and wasn't deep at all. I put in the CD, having full faith in my brother to give me something cool [because I wanted to be just like him], and put the scratched, old CD into my bright, happy, yellow CD player. Well, what came out of the speakers totally wasn't bright and happy. Papercut started playing, quietly of course; pop doesn't need to be that loud, I automatically got chills. They lyrics really hit me. Hard. The line 'That the face inside is hearing//Me Right beneath my skin' almost made me cry. Mind you, I was in about fourth grade then; things didn't really hit me that hard, especially songs. For me music was just one of those things that was there. Just there. Nothing special, a good beat, fun lyrics. Thats it. Sad, I know.
I guess if my brother never gave me that CD I wouldn't be here right now typing all this shit up. I guess I regret listening to it somewhat. Just kidding! I don't regret pressing play on that day.
Music has really made me who I am. Oh damn. I'm getting all emo here. But, its true no matter how cliche it sounds. I love the fact that people that were once just like me, maybe still are, can express themselves through something that sounds so fucking great. I think music is a privillage for people. And some people have been abusing it. Which is depressing to me. 'With great power comes great responsibility' is so overused. But I think it really applies to the music industry. Bands that are together just to say 'Fuck me! I'm in a band' is really annoying. Its a waste of time, CDs, and ears. Bands that really put their heart and soul into their music, Such as Chiodos, My Chemical Romance, Sonny Moore, Slipknot, and many other bands are the trully good bands. They aren't a waste of CDs, ears, and time. They are money well spent.
I love when I can completely understand a song by just hearing the instruments. I love hearing a drum solo and think 'I feel your pain, dude'. Then the vocals join the amazing instruments and its just like 'Wow. I fucking get it. I get it.' Its such a great feeling to know that someone out there has the same problems as you, but does something about it. I mean, the [good] music buisness is just a bunch of dudes that happen to play an instrument or sing but are really fucked up. Its just really comforting knowing that you can make a career out of being fucked up. Thats what I love about music. It gives me hope that I can be fucked up and still make money.
And my blog had barely anything to do with the emotional side of music. Darn.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Did Daddy Not Give You Enough Attention?
The Chill Factor
Sounds like some cheesy movie or show or something stupid. Its not. Its that feeling that you get whenever you listen to that song. That one song that's just...beyond words. You can't explain it. When a chill runs through your body when the perfect match of lyrics and music morph together and play out of your speakers. Now, there aren't as many bands that have that one song. Which I find quite sad. Actually very sad. It feels like music is loosing its 'Chill Factor'. Its now hard to come across a band that can put together flawless lyrics that are cyrptic, yet you know exactly what they mean, and music that just hits your soul in the 'chilling' way.
While sifting through the massive amounts of bands, there haven't been as many that just do it for me like one of my favourites: Chiodos. Now, I'm not going to gush about them the whole blog, but I would like to say their new album Bone Palace Ballet is a masterpiece.
The lyrics are perfect; the instruments, amazing, and Craig Owens' voice is to die for. That entire album gives me the chills.
Sadly, not many bands have entire albums that can blow your mind. Let alone, one song that will do it for you. It makes me sad that the music industry has now gone skin deep. If the bands are hot then they will get money. Even if their songs are unoriginal and horrible.
At least some bands still try and 'wow' you with their newest album. And I respect them; imensly. I think it takes major guts for a band to stand up and be like 'Fuck this. I'm going to put out an album that will kick all the other bands' albums' ass because it's original.'. Thats so awesome when a band does that.
Its so easy to conform nowadays, but the bands that keep it real and stay true to themselves are the real musicians.
Sounds like some cheesy movie or show or something stupid. Its not. Its that feeling that you get whenever you listen to that song. That one song that's just...beyond words. You can't explain it. When a chill runs through your body when the perfect match of lyrics and music morph together and play out of your speakers. Now, there aren't as many bands that have that one song. Which I find quite sad. Actually very sad. It feels like music is loosing its 'Chill Factor'. Its now hard to come across a band that can put together flawless lyrics that are cyrptic, yet you know exactly what they mean, and music that just hits your soul in the 'chilling' way.
While sifting through the massive amounts of bands, there haven't been as many that just do it for me like one of my favourites: Chiodos. Now, I'm not going to gush about them the whole blog, but I would like to say their new album Bone Palace Ballet is a masterpiece.
The lyrics are perfect; the instruments, amazing, and Craig Owens' voice is to die for. That entire album gives me the chills.
Sadly, not many bands have entire albums that can blow your mind. Let alone, one song that will do it for you. It makes me sad that the music industry has now gone skin deep. If the bands are hot then they will get money. Even if their songs are unoriginal and horrible.
At least some bands still try and 'wow' you with their newest album. And I respect them; imensly. I think it takes major guts for a band to stand up and be like 'Fuck this. I'm going to put out an album that will kick all the other bands' albums' ass because it's original.'. Thats so awesome when a band does that.
Its so easy to conform nowadays, but the bands that keep it real and stay true to themselves are the real musicians.
Friday, March 21, 2008
You Only Meant Well
So, I'm going to change it around a little bit. I'm going to give my respect to unsigned bands.
I love listening to small local, or unsigned bands. There is just a certian rawness to their sound and the comforting fact that they don't have thousands of girls and boys sticking their hands down their pants to pictures of them. Also, there is a certian satisfaction that when you have obscure bands listed on your 'music' section and someone asks you: "Who the Hell is Evan King?" I just love that.
Oh, and you have to give these bands props that they are trying their fucking hardest to get fans and get known. And it sure as hell isn't easy. And not only do they have the guts to not only request someone they only know by their picture && being brave enough to post their heart and soul in the form of a beat and a voice on public websites. I know if I was in a band and used all of the songs that are taking up space on my computer's harddrive because I haven't put them to use then I would be scared as fucking Hell to have someone judge them.
Yea, I know, I know. Big bands also put their heart and soul into their songs, but usually small unsigned bands consist of teenagers still pulling through their last years of tortue known as 'High School'. To be judged at school and on the internet by people you don't even know has got to take a real level-headed person and someone who is brave.
I give props to all you small bands.
You deserve it.
I love listening to small local, or unsigned bands. There is just a certian rawness to their sound and the comforting fact that they don't have thousands of girls and boys sticking their hands down their pants to pictures of them. Also, there is a certian satisfaction that when you have obscure bands listed on your 'music' section and someone asks you: "Who the Hell is Evan King?" I just love that.
Oh, and you have to give these bands props that they are trying their fucking hardest to get fans and get known. And it sure as hell isn't easy. And not only do they have the guts to not only request someone they only know by their picture && being brave enough to post their heart and soul in the form of a beat and a voice on public websites. I know if I was in a band and used all of the songs that are taking up space on my computer's harddrive because I haven't put them to use then I would be scared as fucking Hell to have someone judge them.
Yea, I know, I know. Big bands also put their heart and soul into their songs, but usually small unsigned bands consist of teenagers still pulling through their last years of tortue known as 'High School'. To be judged at school and on the internet by people you don't even know has got to take a real level-headed person and someone who is brave.
I give props to all you small bands.
You deserve it.
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