Future Posts

Although I would really prefer not to do this, and instead give my full thoughts on an artist, I think I might do it occasionally. I am referring to the situation I find myself in when I hear one song I really like by an artist that is just really good, but when I listen to their other songs they are completely different and worse. Or sometimes it might just be because they haven't got many other songs to listen to (as I have found with an artist named PolarBear, who literally has about three songs you can find on the internet).

This will not however, be a regular thing, and I will do my best to provide you with full overviews on artists. But actually I'm not sure what the reader would prefer, I know there are some who like one or two songs and aren't really interested in the artist or about them, and I know there are others who feel differently, it would help if you would let me know, and from there I can slightly adjust the layout of each post, or rather make a few concessions.

Radiohead

Radiohead have that kind of solemn and melancholic sound to their music that I love, because I find that it is usually the sad songs that have more substance and are just generally better. When Thom Yorke sings songs like No Surprises and Fake Plastic Trees his voice just sort of creeps out smoothly and beautifully, and believe it or not he had few friends and got regularly picked on by his peers during his rather unsatisfactory childhood which may have a large part to play in the result of their music. I sometimes wonder that if the way he sang were to be described as a picture, then it would be like a lonely, scared timid figure surrounded by darkness and when he opens his mouth to sing, a white light drifts and droops out and just expands into the darkness. Anyway enough weird imagery about Thom Yorke's voice.

Radiohead released their first album Pablo Honey (which wasn't great in my opinion except for Creep obviously) in 1993 and their earliest influences are said to have been Queen, Elvis Costello and post-punk acts of surrealism (much like the style of music Radiohead often produce) such as Joy Division, and now that I think about it they have a very similar atmosphere to some of their music. They incorporated computer-generated and hip-hop style production into their recording methods, a relatively new idea in that Brit-Pop era, and a style they have continued to use since. The members of Radiohead have said in the past that they are not influenced by one or two artists, but are constantly finding new inspiration from many different artist, but whatever it is that influences them, if anything influences them, is bound to be incredible, if they have been going for roughly twenty years, and recognized as one of the most prolific and successful British bands to date.

None other than Fake Plastic Trees and No Surprises, also just because of the sheer sadness and desperation - Creep.

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Oasis

This is a band that I have been listening to for most of my life and are one of my favourites if not the favourite. They have had songs in XFM's lists like the greatest songs of all time as high as number 2 and have also had the honour of having the best British song (supersonic I think?) according to the listeners of XFM. Pretty much my whole family like them, but I don't like them just because my family likes them.

There's that rough and raw feel to their music with Liam Gallagher's whiney voice singing with his hands behind his back knowing he is one of the coolest people alive. Definitely Maybe has to be their best album because it is the most pure, their latest album - Dig Out Your Soul - has about one or two average songs and that's it. In a way I'm glad they broke up because I would not want my memory of their brilliance to be wrecked by another effortless album, because Beady Eye is just Oasis without Noel Gallagher and I don't see them being anywhere near as good as Oasis, probably because they lost Noel, and probably because Liam thinks he is the reincarnation of John Lennon and feels he must revive the reign of the Beatles. I guess I'm ranting now so I'll try and get back to my point. The main thing I like about Oasis is how they are pure and raw.  They're pure unlike some overgrown cheerleader singing hit me baby one more time or some Miley Cyrus/Justin Bieber wannabe telling us about the days of the week and how she's gotta get down on Friday. 




In my opinion people like Rebecca Black and Britney Spears don't deserve half the attention they get when there are people out there like Oasis who actually know how to make music.

Here are my favourite songs by them:

The Blog Itself

I wish I could take credit for the videos and pictures shown on this blog, but I can't. None of the images on the entire blog are taken by me, nor do they belong to me, likewise with the videos.

To begin with, the posts on here will be taken from my other website which will shortly be taken down. Then I will move to this one permanently and post regularly (or whenever I can). I always have a hard time describing my taste in music, so hopefully, through this blog, you will get some sort of insight into the music I like. It also happens to be the best music. I will post nothing but the best. Other than the occasional rant.

I will post articles about some famous bands, some of the most famous bands ever in fact, but I will also post articles on bands I believe to be just as good as these bands, but are so unheard of they cannot even be found on youtube. I listen to all of my music on Spotify, and with the bands that don't have songs on youtube, it would be difficult to convey their music to you. So I would be extremely grateful if anyone could leave a comment on how to link Spotify songs onto this blog. 

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P.S. Please understand that my music taste does indeed change at points, so do not be surprised by a mix of certain genres or styles. Also some of the earlier posts were written far earlier than they were published, so please excuse the sort of childishness about it - it will get better soon.