Sorry I forgot to mention this in my last post but I would love to start doing some song band and album reviews. If you have anything that you'd like me to listen to and review feel free to drop a comment on any of my posts. And if you enjoy my blog I'd really appreciate it if you shared it with your friends via social networking. I love posting and I'd love to make it mean more to you by giving you a say in what I blog about!
Cheers,
Michael
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Sorry It's been a while guys...
Sorry it has been a while since I've posted... I've been crazy sick and really busy with school and stuff...
I thought I would talk about a few of the things that I look for to make a good song.
A song needs to have substance, there needs to be emotion linked to the song, whether it's through lyrics or the music itself. Some songs rely heavily on lyrics and others rely heavily on the music.
Some examples of this are Jesus Christ by Brand New and First Breath After Coma by Explosions in the Sky. In the song Jesus Christ the music is fairly redundant and but the lyrics speak so much to the soul about some age old questions the singer is asking. In First Breath After Coma the feeling in the music itself is enough to send chills down your spine, they capture the beauty of what it must feel like to wake up into our beautiful world again and send that feeling out through their resonating guitar notes and dynamic percussion.
Both of these songs are amazing. I love them both and if you haven't heard them it would be a good idea to give them a listen. They really pack an emotional punch.
Although these songs are great they can't even compare to the song Blood by The Middle East. This song has the musical appeal of First Breath After Coma and the lyrical appeal of Jesus Christ. There have been many times when songs by The Middle East have brought me to tears. They have made a huge emotional impact to me and I really love their EP The Recordings of The Middle East. In fact I just bought that EP on vinyl to add to my collection.
Basically what i'm saying is, in order for a song to be good, it needs to have some REAL emotional backing. Sappy love songs written by boy bands just don't live up to my expectations.
Cheers,
Michael
I thought I would talk about a few of the things that I look for to make a good song.
A song needs to have substance, there needs to be emotion linked to the song, whether it's through lyrics or the music itself. Some songs rely heavily on lyrics and others rely heavily on the music.
Some examples of this are Jesus Christ by Brand New and First Breath After Coma by Explosions in the Sky. In the song Jesus Christ the music is fairly redundant and but the lyrics speak so much to the soul about some age old questions the singer is asking. In First Breath After Coma the feeling in the music itself is enough to send chills down your spine, they capture the beauty of what it must feel like to wake up into our beautiful world again and send that feeling out through their resonating guitar notes and dynamic percussion.
Both of these songs are amazing. I love them both and if you haven't heard them it would be a good idea to give them a listen. They really pack an emotional punch.
Although these songs are great they can't even compare to the song Blood by The Middle East. This song has the musical appeal of First Breath After Coma and the lyrical appeal of Jesus Christ. There have been many times when songs by The Middle East have brought me to tears. They have made a huge emotional impact to me and I really love their EP The Recordings of The Middle East. In fact I just bought that EP on vinyl to add to my collection.
Basically what i'm saying is, in order for a song to be good, it needs to have some REAL emotional backing. Sappy love songs written by boy bands just don't live up to my expectations.
Cheers,
Michael
Saturday, October 12, 2013
What music means to me
Music is without fail the #1 thing that makes me feel emotions. Music is a huge part of my life. I don't play any instruments but I am very involved with music. I'm a DJ on a local independent radio station and I manage a small music venue. When i'm not busy with these things i'm usually hanging out with my friends or working on my car. No matter what i'm doing I almost always have music playing.
I'm an avid concert goer. I go to concerts as often as I can. I've seen some fairly big names in concert such as Alt-j, Passion Pit, Matt and Kim, Imagine Dragons, The National, Sharon Van Etten, Neon Trees, Grouplove, Young Empires, The Postal Service, Baths, and I've also seen many local independent bands.
I collect vinyl records and I have a small but good collection that includes, Alt-j, Radiohead, The Postal Service, Smashing Pumpkins, Arcade Fire, The National, Boots to the Moon, Eyes Lips Eyes, Swimm, and Desert Noises.
I like to think of myself as a music critic and I love to review albums songs and artists.
If you have any questions for me, any music for me to review or any thoughts on what I should blog about feel free to leave me a comment on this post.
Cheers,
Michael.
I'm an avid concert goer. I go to concerts as often as I can. I've seen some fairly big names in concert such as Alt-j, Passion Pit, Matt and Kim, Imagine Dragons, The National, Sharon Van Etten, Neon Trees, Grouplove, Young Empires, The Postal Service, Baths, and I've also seen many local independent bands.
I collect vinyl records and I have a small but good collection that includes, Alt-j, Radiohead, The Postal Service, Smashing Pumpkins, Arcade Fire, The National, Boots to the Moon, Eyes Lips Eyes, Swimm, and Desert Noises.
I like to think of myself as a music critic and I love to review albums songs and artists.
If you have any questions for me, any music for me to review or any thoughts on what I should blog about feel free to leave me a comment on this post.
Cheers,
Michael.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Just some background on me.
I'm more of a music listener that someone who plays music but believe me when I say that I almost always have something playing.
I collect vinyl records and cassette tapes. My collection is small but i'm working on it.
I've been to somewhere around 30 concerts in the last 11 months.
I spend a lot of money on music. I've spent over $1,250 in the past year and that's quite a bit considering I'm a poor high school student.
I'm always willing to talk about music with anyone and I try not to be too biased. (Key word in that last statement is TRY)
When it comes to liking music the biggest thing for me is the feeling and emotion behind the artist. If a song has seemingly meaningless lyrics and generic beats and harmonies I have a hard time liking it.
If you want to recommend a song or artist to me I'm always willing to give something new a try! Just post your suggestions in the comments.
If you want me to review something suggest it in the comments as well.
Cheers,
Michael
I collect vinyl records and cassette tapes. My collection is small but i'm working on it.
I've been to somewhere around 30 concerts in the last 11 months.
I spend a lot of money on music. I've spent over $1,250 in the past year and that's quite a bit considering I'm a poor high school student.
I'm always willing to talk about music with anyone and I try not to be too biased. (Key word in that last statement is TRY)
When it comes to liking music the biggest thing for me is the feeling and emotion behind the artist. If a song has seemingly meaningless lyrics and generic beats and harmonies I have a hard time liking it.
If you want to recommend a song or artist to me I'm always willing to give something new a try! Just post your suggestions in the comments.
If you want me to review something suggest it in the comments as well.
Cheers,
Michael
Spotify: why I recommend it.
If you noticed up on my sidebar I have this cool little gadget called the spotify play button. If you don't have a spotify account I highly recommend you get one!
Here's Why:
1. You can listen to all the music you want and it's free!
2. The artists who made the music get paid when you listen to their songs because of a thing called royalties.
3. It's a good way to test the water before you buy music. There are tons of songs by loads of artists that you can listen to and decide if you like them before you spend money on their music.
4. You can listen to my super great playlist on my sidebar!
Cheers,
Michael
Here's Why:
1. You can listen to all the music you want and it's free!
2. The artists who made the music get paid when you listen to their songs because of a thing called royalties.
3. It's a good way to test the water before you buy music. There are tons of songs by loads of artists that you can listen to and decide if you like them before you spend money on their music.
4. You can listen to my super great playlist on my sidebar!
Cheers,
Michael
So... I'm giving the blog thing a try.
Hopefully this will all go well. I decided recently to start a blog about something that I'm really passionate about. MUSIC. Being a DJ for a local radio station and an avid concert goer, I decided that this would work.
I'm a self claimed music critic and I'm proud of it. I like to think that I know which bands will be up and coming into the spotlight soon.
I have a hard time when I try to describe how I feel about music, but I found a quote that do my feelings justice. This was said by Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher who lived from 1844 to 1900, he said, "Without music, life would be a mistake."
I could go on and on but I'll save you some time by saying be feel to have a seat and stay a while if you want to know what I think of music.
Cheers,
Michael
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