Yea, so every once in a while i stumble upon an album that i really really like, and currently this album is Keane's Under the Iron Sea... honestly I had never given Keane a real listening chance before this, so this album was a completely new experience for me... I've got to say it's definitely one of my favorites.
The song "Atlantic" just gives me chills, man. Brilliant.
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
live music
There's a certain dynamic that's present in live music. Seeing a band live, to me, is what really determines how talented a band truly is.
Last night we saw Coldplay at the DTE. It was phenomenal. The bands that opened for them were quite good as well: Howling Bells and Pete Yorn--though i must say i was not familiar with either.
Howling Bells put on a great show, i thought. Their dynamics were great, they had a uniqueness and a groove to their songs, and their presence was pretty good. And they were from australia. But, this morning when i checked out some of their stuff on itunes, i found the music to be lacking.... something. This totally dissuaded me from actually buying anything, keeping me on this side of the buying line. There was just an element in their set last night that made it so good, and if all of their music sounded like it did last night i would TOTALLY buy it, but for some reason the actual album just doesnt have what they produce playing live...
I think this is why people buy merch at live shows so much. There's a certain satisfaction that comes from hearing the music in the now, as it is being created, and it hits something in people. Live performance, in my opinion, will make or break a good band: bands that otherwise may not have an outstanding album, like Howling Bells (which you should all check out anyway--i only didnt buy any stuff because they set the bar high right off the bat), will sound really great live, and bands that have really good albums will absolutely suck in
concert (Billy Talent, blink-182 [an anomaly, really: though they suck live musically, i have yet to meet someone that didnt thoroughly enjoy themselves at a blink show]). *edit* ideally, bands will have awesome albums and be even better live, much like Thrice, or this band.
in conclusion,
I enjoy following studio blogs for bands like this
Also, the two newest albums i am processing are Underoath's Lost in the Sound of Seperation, and as of this morning, i purchased the rest of Sigur Rós' newest, Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust
Last night we saw Coldplay at the DTE. It was phenomenal. The bands that opened for them were quite good as well: Howling Bells and Pete Yorn--though i must say i was not familiar with either.
Howling Bells put on a great show, i thought. Their dynamics were great, they had a uniqueness and a groove to their songs, and their presence was pretty good. And they were from australia. But, this morning when i checked out some of their stuff on itunes, i found the music to be lacking.... something. This totally dissuaded me from actually buying anything, keeping me on this side of the buying line. There was just an element in their set last night that made it so good, and if all of their music sounded like it did last night i would TOTALLY buy it, but for some reason the actual album just doesnt have what they produce playing live...
I think this is why people buy merch at live shows so much. There's a certain satisfaction that comes from hearing the music in the now, as it is being created, and it hits something in people. Live performance, in my opinion, will make or break a good band: bands that otherwise may not have an outstanding album, like Howling Bells (which you should all check out anyway--i only didnt buy any stuff because they set the bar high right off the bat), will sound really great live, and bands that have really good albums will absolutely suck in
concert (Billy Talent, blink-182 [an anomaly, really: though they suck live musically, i have yet to meet someone that didnt thoroughly enjoy themselves at a blink show]). *edit* ideally, bands will have awesome albums and be even better live, much like Thrice, or this band.in conclusion,
I enjoy following studio blogs for bands like this
Also, the two newest albums i am processing are Underoath's Lost in the Sound of Seperation, and as of this morning, i purchased the rest of Sigur Rós' newest, Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
jam star
I've been pondering about creative things lately, and there is one thing that I would like to re-affirm: corporate creativity is great. Creative clustering is something that i really like, and still wish i was part of in a bigger scope. example.
I have always enjoyed writing. I would like to start/join some sort of group, like the Inklings. we could meet on tuesday nights at some pub and smoke pipes and read our work to each other and give each other pointers.
I also really enjoy being able to just play music with someone. When you're alone its great too, but when you and somebody are just trackin' on some groove together, magic happens: harmonies break out, riffs are conceived, emotion audibly produced, its just great. I have always loved having a musical friends, but now more than ever i really just want to find someone that is more than a friend.... more like a ... buddy? yea, that sounds right.
i think with all creativity though comes quite a bit of discipline. I recently purchased a book called "Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy" by Orson Scott Card (phenomenal writer--both as a fiction writer and as a teacher) and read it in about a week. I really feel like writing is a major aspect of my creativity, yet there is something that has kept me back from going public with most of my ideas/work. One of the things that Card mentioned was that discipline isnt something that you just decide to go get, but its something that comes from within you. it's already there, you just need to tap into that. (strangely, this also ties into the Gospel in several allegorical senses....MDCCers can totes agree with that.)
So applying this to a larger area of my life, i realize that what i have now, in my head, in my notebook, saved on my computer in a .band file, its not always going to be what im creating and thinking of tomorrow. tomorrow i will move on to something else. So forming those ideas, allowing them to shape however they may, and embracing them now, thats what fulfills these creative urges that i feel.
so i spent about an hour or two today really just writing. why wait? came up with a few pages of stuff. thats a pretty sizable chunk. I have the whole summer to do this kind of stuff. its really great.
on a related note, for all of you that arent aware, i caught a sneak-peak of my brother's band's new cd... QUITE good. i was, with all honesty, not expecting much, because theyre just a local band, but this music literally blew me out of the water. its really good. thats all i can say about it though.
and completely unrelated: i kinda hope i get a job working outside this summer.
what a rant.
I have always enjoyed writing. I would like to start/join some sort of group, like the Inklings. we could meet on tuesday nights at some pub and smoke pipes and read our work to each other and give each other pointers.
I also really enjoy being able to just play music with someone. When you're alone its great too, but when you and somebody are just trackin' on some groove together, magic happens: harmonies break out, riffs are conceived, emotion audibly produced, its just great. I have always loved having a musical friends, but now more than ever i really just want to find someone that is more than a friend.... more like a ... buddy? yea, that sounds right.
i think with all creativity though comes quite a bit of discipline. I recently purchased a book called "Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy" by Orson Scott Card (phenomenal writer--both as a fiction writer and as a teacher) and read it in about a week. I really feel like writing is a major aspect of my creativity, yet there is something that has kept me back from going public with most of my ideas/work. One of the things that Card mentioned was that discipline isnt something that you just decide to go get, but its something that comes from within you. it's already there, you just need to tap into that. (strangely, this also ties into the Gospel in several allegorical senses....MDCCers can totes agree with that.)
So applying this to a larger area of my life, i realize that what i have now, in my head, in my notebook, saved on my computer in a .band file, its not always going to be what im creating and thinking of tomorrow. tomorrow i will move on to something else. So forming those ideas, allowing them to shape however they may, and embracing them now, thats what fulfills these creative urges that i feel.
so i spent about an hour or two today really just writing. why wait? came up with a few pages of stuff. thats a pretty sizable chunk. I have the whole summer to do this kind of stuff. its really great.
on a related note, for all of you that arent aware, i caught a sneak-peak of my brother's band's new cd... QUITE good. i was, with all honesty, not expecting much, because theyre just a local band, but this music literally blew me out of the water. its really good. thats all i can say about it though.
and completely unrelated: i kinda hope i get a job working outside this summer.
what a rant.
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