Last night I found the best way to waste time ever. Look through 256 pictures of McFly. I think that band has a slight advantage over others because they are all HOT! I made one the background on my computer. It used to be a NASCAR picture and probably will be again when NASCAR starts in February. That's something you can do really easily at two in the morning.
I'm listening to Josiah Leming right now. I'm pretty sure no one knows who that is by name. He was the kid in the car that American Idol kicked off before the top 24. That made me really mad because he is AMAZING! Some of his lyrics can be a little depressing but deep for someone his age. I've never been able to say that my favorite has won that show because Josiah, Chris Daughtry, Blake Lewis, and Adam Lambert didn't win :( David Cook was my favorite that made the top 24 but I like Josiah better. He's released two EPs and was signed to a large record company which I don't remember the name right now but he hasn't put a CD out or anything... If that company put just a little money behind him he would be huge. His stuff is really good and I would recommend it to everybody. Not sure which one of his is my favorite but "One Last Song", "To Run", "Theysay", and "Over and Over" are all really good. I love the rest of them too but those are the ones that come to mind. It's really frustrating to be a huge fan of someone so unknown and under appreciated. If anyone ever makes a CD of the best performances on American Idol ever I would highly suggest Josiah's "Grace Kelly"!
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Ok now for a real one...
I really love music. I have a 16 gig iPod touch and I could fill it in less then ten minutes if iTunes and my computer worked fast enough. The only problem I have with it is that there is not enough space to put everything I like on it. I guess that's partly my problem because I never stop looking for new music and I never stop liking all the stuff I used to listen too.
When I was really young, my parents have told me that I loved classical music- especially Bach and Bizet. For a little while I had stopped listening to that type of music but when I got a Zune for christmas one year I remembered how amazing classical music really is. However, the reason I stopped listening to classical was because my parents always had the oldies channel on. "California Dreamin'" quickly became one of my favorite songs. After some time, I noticed that a lot of the songs I liked on that channel were by Elvis Presley or the Beach Boys (I also loved all of the Rolling Stones but I didn't know that "Start Me Up," "Ruby Tuesday," "Jumpin' Jack Flash," and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" were all by them). Elvis Presley was my first crush and a CD of his 10 greatest hits was the first CD I ever received. That makes me sound old doesn't it... Well, old music is good music. By the time I had heard my first Elvis song he had been dead for years. It lessened the chances of a relationship by a lot because of this. Actually, that's the reason I became frustrated with Oldies. Everyone was either dead or they were too old to perform for the most part. Realizing that I could never see any of my favorite artist in concert made me kind of sad. Sometimes I wonder if I was born in the right decade... My mother had heard some Brooks & Dunn songs, and had seen Garth Brooks perform "Shameless" on TV and she was hooked to modern country. For my Dad, it was Shania Twain. My sister and I liked her song "That Don't Impress Me Much" because we thought it was funny and it mentioned Elvis. For a LONG time all I listened to was country. I used to know every song in the top 30. I don't listen to the radio that much anymore so I couldn't do that today but I still listen to my favorite country artists and look up the Billboard top country songs from time to time so I don't fall too far behind. In other words, I still really like country music. County music's domination came to an end with the greatest show on earth- Supernatural. I'll have to tell you why another time but that show played almost nothing but classic rock. There were three songs in particular that got me hooked, "Fight the Good Fight" by Triumph, "Carry on My Wayward Son" by Kansas, and "Renegade" by Styx. The more I listened to classic rock the more I liked it. Another things I found out was that my knowledge of Tom Petty and Blue Oyster Cult amused adults it only encouraged me to get more into it. I'm not entirely sure how I became obsessed with Alternative, AltRock, and Indie started but it did. I know Muse and the All-American Rejects were some of the first rock bands I listened to where the members weren't over 50. It sort of spread from there. One girl at my school had excellent taste in music and turned me on to Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes. I guess it was over time. I'd say that sort of stuff now dominates what I listen to the most...
Whenever anyone asks me what music I listen too I have to list genres because if I listed bands I would be talking for way too long. I don't know if I've ever had a favorite band but if I had to say somebody it would be McFly. At other times in my life the answer would have been Bach, Elvis Presley, Dierks Bentley, All-American Rejects, and the Fleet Foxes.
My facebook is covered with things about music so I'll probably talk about it a lot...
When I was really young, my parents have told me that I loved classical music- especially Bach and Bizet. For a little while I had stopped listening to that type of music but when I got a Zune for christmas one year I remembered how amazing classical music really is. However, the reason I stopped listening to classical was because my parents always had the oldies channel on. "California Dreamin'" quickly became one of my favorite songs. After some time, I noticed that a lot of the songs I liked on that channel were by Elvis Presley or the Beach Boys (I also loved all of the Rolling Stones but I didn't know that "Start Me Up," "Ruby Tuesday," "Jumpin' Jack Flash," and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" were all by them). Elvis Presley was my first crush and a CD of his 10 greatest hits was the first CD I ever received. That makes me sound old doesn't it... Well, old music is good music. By the time I had heard my first Elvis song he had been dead for years. It lessened the chances of a relationship by a lot because of this. Actually, that's the reason I became frustrated with Oldies. Everyone was either dead or they were too old to perform for the most part. Realizing that I could never see any of my favorite artist in concert made me kind of sad. Sometimes I wonder if I was born in the right decade... My mother had heard some Brooks & Dunn songs, and had seen Garth Brooks perform "Shameless" on TV and she was hooked to modern country. For my Dad, it was Shania Twain. My sister and I liked her song "That Don't Impress Me Much" because we thought it was funny and it mentioned Elvis. For a LONG time all I listened to was country. I used to know every song in the top 30. I don't listen to the radio that much anymore so I couldn't do that today but I still listen to my favorite country artists and look up the Billboard top country songs from time to time so I don't fall too far behind. In other words, I still really like country music. County music's domination came to an end with the greatest show on earth- Supernatural. I'll have to tell you why another time but that show played almost nothing but classic rock. There were three songs in particular that got me hooked, "Fight the Good Fight" by Triumph, "Carry on My Wayward Son" by Kansas, and "Renegade" by Styx. The more I listened to classic rock the more I liked it. Another things I found out was that my knowledge of Tom Petty and Blue Oyster Cult amused adults it only encouraged me to get more into it. I'm not entirely sure how I became obsessed with Alternative, AltRock, and Indie started but it did. I know Muse and the All-American Rejects were some of the first rock bands I listened to where the members weren't over 50. It sort of spread from there. One girl at my school had excellent taste in music and turned me on to Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes. I guess it was over time. I'd say that sort of stuff now dominates what I listen to the most...
Whenever anyone asks me what music I listen too I have to list genres because if I listed bands I would be talking for way too long. I don't know if I've ever had a favorite band but if I had to say somebody it would be McFly. At other times in my life the answer would have been Bach, Elvis Presley, Dierks Bentley, All-American Rejects, and the Fleet Foxes.
My facebook is covered with things about music so I'll probably talk about it a lot...
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