Wednesday, November 22, 2006/12:58 am
dont you just love the sound of music
i think songwriters are brilliant summarizers. imagine. describing a whole emotion, a raw thought into 5 stanzas. just package it up and call it a song. if only it were that easy. but theres always a problem. its either finding the right tune, finding the write lyrics, finding the right instrument. because seriously meshing it all up haphazardly would end making a person or breaking a person. franz ferdinand got lucky. nonsensical lyrics but great music. heck. a whole genre is introduced for that kind of music. does the word techno sound familiar?most people just flow along listening to mainstream. i used to be one of those people. but sticking to mainstream is not nearly enough. people should broaden their horizons a little because seriously, there are so many undiscovered bands out there who plays great music. im dead serious. im the sort of person who listens to everything and frankly, im bored of mainstream. pop/hiphop. if thats all that they're playing on air, i'd rather boycott the whole thing. heck, i already am. im not saying i cant stand pop or hiphop. heck justin timberlake does such sexy music, and p.diddy has a pretty established discography. but come on. stop depriving yourself!just yesterday im introduced to a cello band playing metal music (apocalyptica). anything's achievable these days. take bands like basement jaxx, the dandy warhols, junior senior, jamiroquai, phats and small for example. i simply love their music. then there's ska. dont get me started! streetlight manifesto, mxpx, catch 22, reel big fish, save ferris, less than jake, letters to cleo, mad caddies, the aquabats etc. for electronic music try listening to daft punk. you see, there's so bands out there just waiting for people to listen to their music. waiting and sometimes failing. because not many are willing to them and thats so sad. what happen to jimmy eat world huh? my point exactly.the polyphonic spree mixes gospel music with non-religious lyrics and its such a pity they only have two freaking albums because no one even knows them if they weren't in 'scrubs' soundtrack. i love soundtracks. so far i've only browse through scrubs', grey's anatomy's and the oc's soundtracks. thats where i fell in love with the polyphonic spree, aqualung, jem, the emotion project, the dandy warhols and maybe even death cab for cutie. to anyone who read this entry. just trust me and listen to these bands'artists.suburban legends, Ok Go, sugarcult, the rocket summer, the cardigans, the ataris, the veronicas, save ferris, the polyphonic spree, basement jaxx, john legend, jamiroquai, . or go for the classic rock bands. they're classics but they still rock. queen, nirvana, metallica, blondie, the flaming lips, the clash etc.but me being feministic me i'd just add in a few of my gurlfriends. XDkt tunstall, joss stone, sarah mclachlan, chantal kreviazuk, dido, diana krall, reba, the donnas, alanis morissette, natalie imbruglia, jem, holly brook, joan jett, sheryl crow. and im sure we all love norah jones but just dont want to admit it.i could go on, but i dont want to drag anyones day. so you have a nice day aite. and keep discovering. and also, dont forget to support local music. though i dont have any favourites or have any featured above doesnt mean i dont listen to them. go to myspace.com. the likes of electrico or maybe even the great spy experiment's music can be found there.
basically, a narcissis.