Friday, October 30, 2009

Deathcore?

Amazing guitars, blasting beats, and screaming vocals. Deathcore is probably the best genre of heavy rock/hardcore. Even though it relates to the roots of hard rock, death metal, and grindcore, it is definitely unique. It is a combination of harcore and death metal which are both excellent genres. Deathcore is one of the most challenging genres to play, since it has complex guitar and very complicated drums.
The band As Blood Runs Black provides a perfect example of deathcore. The song “Beneath the Surface” is an amazing song. Other good similar bands include Burning the Masses, Beneath the Massacre, Belay my Last, Bring me the Horizon, and that’s only the letter B.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

What happened?

Music has entirely changed in the past ten to fifteen years. It's changed even more in the past thirty years. My parents tell me how they remember those days. The Beatles were the greatest thing in the world, and other good bands included the Rolling Stones, the Wonders, etc. This was the time Elvis Presley was considered the "The King of Rock" and I was a big fan. Amazing bands of this era later included the Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Boston, AC/DC, Free, Cream, and many more.

Nowadays, the most popular hits include pop, rap, and other stuff. Bands that get high popularity are now The Jonas Brothers, Fall Out Boy, and other poser bands. I wish I could go back to the past and watch old bands perform. It would have been amazing to see Nirvana live, for example, even though they aren't that old. Now, I can't listen to anything on the radio because it's not good in my opinion. What happened?

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Underoath

Underoath is one of my favorite bands of all time. They're a christian hardcore band from Tampa, Florida. Even though they have gone through several line up changes, all their music is amazing. They started out with a vocalist named Dallas Taylor who stuck around for 3 of their albums, 2 of them EPs. The drummer, Aaron Gillespie, is completely amazing. He's the only member that's been in the band the whole time and his drumming skills are incredible. He is someone I look up to because I wish I was as good as him.
Underoath's best album, in my opinion, is "They're only Chasing Safety." This was when they had their new vocalist, Spencer Chamberlain. Aaaron started singing more in this album, which made it different from the others. I love how Underoath goes from heavy to really soft, and how they incorporate unique synth sounds into their songs. Underoath FTW.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Welcome

This is my first blog. I will be writing about all kinds of topics relating to music. I plan to write about specific bands and how they've changed over time. Also, specific songs, in comparison to others. I will probably compare bands that are similar or a bit alike. I will most likely talk about the instruments too. These include guitar, drums, keyboards and even singing.
I also plan to talk about how music has changed over the years and how people's taste in music have changed. I will include how in other countries the music is completely different. At last, I will include ways in which music helps people, and how important it is.