Mr. Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne is one of the few people I love and hate. I love him because his voice goes so well with metal and he doesn't have to scream a whole lot. The only reason I hate him is that he did some of the most messed up and stupid things and still got very successful. He even went to prison! I guess he is kind of like my mom. I like having her around cause she provides for me, but it sucks when she disciplines me. It is truly hilarious to watch him try to talk and figure things out because you can really see his brain working super hard just trying to be coherent. Even then I still listen to his music seriously and not sarcastically!

Trent Reznor....

I just recently found out about How to Destroy Angels and they are exactly how I like my electronic music. They are a fairly new band from 2010, formed by the musical genius Trent Reznor. I think Trent Reznor is one of the gods of music (even his name is godly), but I'm a bit biased because I absolutely love Nine Inch Nails' music. Trent is most well known for making music in Nine Inch Nails. HTDA (How to Destroy Angels) gets a lot of mixed reviews. The people who don't like it tend to be the die-hard NIN fans who only want Trent to sound angry and aggressive, while the people who do like it are Trent Reznor fans who rag on the people who don't like it and don't see all of the talent that exudes from his mind. If you are one of the die-hard NIN fans that I described then I don't like you. His music is so intense in so many different ways such as the dark softness of "Hurt" and "Something I Can Never Have" to the hate driven "We're In This Together" to the hypnotizing "Hand Covers Bruise" and depressing "Lights in the Sky" that runs into "Corona Radiata". Trent Reznor is my favorite musician right now. I just want everyone to listen to "Leaving Hope" and let your mind roam free.

Just relax and breath.

Leading up to Koi No Yokan

Deftones have gone a long way since their first album Adrenaline! This album includes very dirty and fast paced guitars, vocals and drums. The next album, Around the Fur, included many of the same things, but with much more melody. Then White Pony, which is considered their best album, came out and blew everyone away! The famous song off of that album, Change (In the House of Flies), includes very hushed vocals and the singer has a smooth tenor and gets a very nice melodic sound out of it. Their next album that is self-titled is very similar to White Pony just a little more heavier, more melodic and in my opinion a little better as well. The fourth album is a b-sides album that includes a lot of covers that I enjoy, but that is pretty much it. Saturday Night Wrist, their fifth album, is completely different to the first three! It sold a significant amount of copies less than the others because of that. This album is my all-time favorite Deftones album because it is SO MELODIC! I love melodic music if you haven't guessed already because I can really drift off when I listen to it, but I especially like melodic metal because not only do I drift, I JAM THE F@#$ OUT! Anyways Saturday Night Wrist is my favorite. The sixth album is Diamond Eyes. In this album they seemed to find their way back to what the fans loved about them in their earlier albums. They also got a new bassist because their first one got in a car accident and has been in the hospital for four years and remains there. He shows some progress.  On Diamond Eyes the song "Sextape" is a very calm song that I find extremely hypnotizing. I'm listening to it right now and I'm finding it very difficult to type this. Their latest album that was released on the 12th of this month and year is kind of the same thing to Diamond Eyes. I just think it is a tad better because of one track called "Rosemary." The build up from the verse to the pre-chorus is absolutely tremendous in sound! It gives me chills!
In conclusion Deftones' sound simply changed from fast to slow. Now I leave you with my two favorite Deftones songs cause it's too hard to choose. Koi No Yokan translates to premonition of love

Adam Jones

My favorite guitarist of all time is not just because of how he plays. What truly sets him apart from the crowd for me is the fact that he did makeup for Jurassic Park, Terminator 2, Ghostbusters 2 and Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5! Awesome! His art is also very impressive to me. I think another reason why he is my favorite is because he is in my favorite band, Tool. With Tool he created a stop motion music video for the song "Sober" which aroused a lot of controversy. The art he makes goes very well with how he plays the guitar. He may not be the most talented guitarist, but Jones is very interesting to listen to.        

This is a kind of depressing piece of art by Adam Jones

Some Adams Jones artwork

       

This is the "Sober" music video. A very strange video!

Porcupine Tree

Porcupine Tree. A very progressive, psychedelic rock band. The band makes musical journeys possible through their progressive-ness and adds a trip inside of that journey. If I could describe this band by combining two very different bands then I would combine Dream Theater and A Perfect Circle. Even then that comparison still doesn't fully capture Porcupine Tree's psychedelic side. Another reason to check out Porcupine Tree is that even though it has those main genres I mentioned earlier they still have music that sounds like whats played on the radio.
                                                       Here is "Trains" by Porcupine Tree

Such Greatness

You know a band is at least perfect when they play a song such as "All You Need is Love" without messing up on a live broadcast that includes a small orchestra. It really is not fair for a band to have Paul McCarthy, George Harrison and John Lennon (and I guess Richard Starkey (Ringo Star)) in a single band. I still have a very hard time grasping how some people can even be capable of harnessing such great talent. As Mr. A says "does not compute." I love and hate The Beatles...

Sgt. Pepper

I just checked out the Map of Metal and I figured out that my favorite matal sub-genres have to be alternative metal and thrash metal becuase they are the lighter of the metals. I'm sorry if I affend anybody by saying that I cannot stand black deathcore, but I'm entitled to my own opinion and it is no thank you! Though what I really want to talk about is the Beatle's album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band. First of all I just don't understand this album. It seems to me that Paul still wants to write about girls and cute stuff like that while John is getting down right weird with his lyrics. I can practicaly smell the drugs through his music it's so obvious and I'm guessing that is why I find it so hard to understand. I also really only liked two songs on that album which makes me think that I don't like it as much as other people do. 

I'll sit back and say thank you to the Beatles and appreciate their music.

An inspiring song writer

Two people who have really taught me to think are Maynard James Keenan of Tool and J. Loren Wince of Hurt. J. Loren taught me to face my feelings instead of just reject them and pretend there isn't anything wrong while Maynard taught me to question religious ideas. I'm going to talk about Mr. Wince though. The name Hurt is a perfect fit for the feel J. Loren uses in his songs. He has some of the most deep and poetic lyrics I have ever listened to and read. It makes sense to me that he uses his poems for lyrics because it makes for a very beautiful song as long he can back up the lyrics with worthy musical talent (he does a fine job by the way). If there are two songs that I can recommend to a wide range of people they would be Alone With the Sea off of their fourth album, Vol. II and Pills off of Goodbye to the Machine, their fifth album. Check it out! Seriously! I'll even put links to them on here because I'm nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1islXWK9kTU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJZq_hEAOsk

You Are Welcome

        

Maggie's Farm

Bob Dylan is a very influential person and there are many covers of his songs and even tribute albums. I don't really like most of the covers, but one that really stands out and I can really jam to is the Maggie's Farm cover my Rage Against the Machine. I think the reason I like that cover is because it is WAY more aggressive, yet it still doesn't lose its meaning. This is a song that is definitely worth a six minute listen!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmceSj07_fs

Everyone likes the Beatles, right? I like the Beatles, but my question is: Does everyone like to listen to the Beatles? Honestly I don't really like to listen to the Beatles, and I feel a kind of peer preasure that forces me to like them. Even though I really appreciate what they did for music and how tallented all of them were, there is just something about their early music that just makes me angry! Maybe it's because most of their songs were about girls. I'll probably start enjoying the music more when we start listening to Revolver. I've already had a little sneak peek to that album and so far I like it and I really really want to like it too!