Indefinable by words alone. It is not only something you hear but what you feel. It is something your soul can reach out and touch. It originates from all over the world since time began. Complex or simple, fast or slow, loud or soft. It is what you feel, or it could be your method of escape or it could just keep you alive.
All music is miraculous.
Sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson formed the band Heart around 1975 and crashed the charts in the 70's, being some of the first women to do so and write and perform their own songs while they did it. I still stand by the fact that I could only dream of having Nancy Wilson's guitar skills, especially in the 'Crazy on You' video, and I firmly stand by the fact that Ann Wilson has one of the absolute greatest voices in rock 'n' roll, EVER. PERIOD. Several of their hits included:
Heart was a very talented group (although yet to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) and the world should be very happy that the Wilson Sisters continue to perform, even today. :*
My first thought? I think his voice sounds kinda creepy in the beginning. But, damn, he's so attractive. He doesn't look like a 12 year old female anymore, he's all grown up c;
Originally formed in Washington D.C. during college, the band consists of pianist and vocalist Ben Thornewill, guitarist and vocalist Tommy Siegel, and drummer Jesse Kristin. They originally named the band "Sunday Mail" and after a couple of years, took a break. When they returned from their hiatus, they renamed the band Jukebox the Ghost after combining lyrics from a Captain Beefheart song and a line from the book Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov.
They released their first album, Live and Let Ghosts, in 2008. Shortly afterwards, they toured with Ben Folds, then started their own tour of the UK, Nightmare of You, and then toured with Jenny Owen Youngs back in the U.S.
Then, in 2010, the band released their sophomore album, Everything Under the Sun. Personally, I favor this album to their first. They definitely show a growth in their songs, songwriting, and musicianship.
The Popular Thing ( this song was feature in the movie "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" )
Nobody ( they sound SOO much like The Beatles in this song! )
If those songs didn't win you over ( I don't know how you couldn't love them, but anyways... ) the real thing that sets Jukebox the Ghost apart from other bands in how phenomenal they are live. This band is really gonna be big one day.
Playing Schizophrenia on The Late Show with David Letterman
Playing Empire on the street for Radio Free Chicago
Half Crazy, with a banjo
IF YOU WATCH ANY VIDEO WATCH THIS ONE. it's pretty amazing c:
SO, I will be the first to stand up and say that I'm not very....let's say educated about modern music. I really don't listen to the radio that often, I usually listen to CD's that I make myself. But, that doesn't mean I don't think it's not quality. It's just not my thing.
But what really bugs me is when people are all like "blah blah blah music today sucks"...
Because really, it doesn't suck, each generation comes equipped with a different type of music. And I hate to yet again use The Beatles as an example, but the exact words of Dick Rowe, the head of the Decca Record Company, were "Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr. Epstein. (The Beatles manager)." They turned away The Beatles early records because they believed rock and roll was just a rebellious fad in society that would soon pass.
Older adults in that time loathed rock and roll in it's earlier days. And the same with jazz several decades earlier. That's why I think it's pointless to say that modern music sucks. Because, odds are, it's probably going to catch on.
In the words of Paul McCartney, "He (Dick Rowe) must be kicking himself now."
Sorry, while I'm ranting, another thing that really bothers me is when people have this raging HATE for celebrities or songwriters that they don't like. These people can say these awful, awful things about them and they don't really know a thing about them. It's illogical really.
Especially with Justin Beiber. Now I'm really not his biggest fan, I will admit. But I don't think it's necessary to throw explicit words around and tell him to go kill himself because he covered a Beatles song. It's just stupid.
Nothing will EVER EVER EVER be as great as the original, but I really don't think he butchered Let It Be like everyone said he did. And he performed with Carlos Santana, who's awesome. I dunno, see for yourself.
Hahaha okay that was my spiel. But just another random thing, I pretty much had the BEST CHRISTMAS BREAK EVER. I got to go to Orlando with the band and spend time in Florida with some of my best friends and play at the Champs Bowl, which was freaking sweet. And it was my first time at Disney World, I was super pumped.
And, it was the first time I had ever gone anywhere for break so that was a good time c; And I got to meet all these kids from Kansas and it was just awesome in general, despite getting about 40 minutes of sleep on a 24 hour bust ride
and almost getting my eye jabbed out by a bungee cord. Haha it made it all the more memorable I guess c:
But yeah, long story short, it was an awesome time and I don't regret a single second of it.
Oh, and at the halftime show, we played Fire by Jimi Hendrix and Firework by Katy Perry and it was just freaking sweet.
Anyways, lets end on a good note. Listen to these songs.
Bowling for Soup - Turbulence
The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh What A Night)
