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All right, I was tagged by clairvoyantears, AKA Brie, so here are my favorite songs.
(1) "The Crimson" by Atreyu - The lyrics and the guitars are amazing. I don't care what Mike says, this song is 100% original and it's probably the best thing that Atreyu (one of the best bands ever) has ever put out. It's that simple. I love how the lyrics say, "Until one starts to change / into something the mirror doesn't recognize / I metamorphosize" and as it says that, the whole beat and mood of the song becomes completely inverted (it changes, like the singer) Plus, there are vampire interpretations. It's just really cool. Everyone should listen to it.
(2) "Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't" by Brand New - Brand New is the other band that I will never cease to love, and this song is just so REAL that it's perfect. It doesn't try to romanticize life at all, it just tells how people "concentrate on falling apart" when the singer "just wants to believe" that things can work out. Plus I love how it sounds like he's having a casual conversation with the listener throughout the song, even when he's singing, and I love the climax when Jesse screams, "This is the reason you're alone; this is the reason you fall!" And of course, when he sighs that "Every line is about who I don't want to write about anymore." Isn't that the way it always is?
(3) "Sunset on 32nd Street" by Strike Anywhere - When I first listened to Strike Anywhere, I first wondered if it was really music, and then decided that it was the worst music I had ever heard. Yet, it was so intriguing. And I soon (within 10 minutes) grew to love them. This song is my favorite of theirs because it takes down the American justice system with no shame. And because Brie and I made a kick-ass music video for it...which will be completed someday, because I saved all of our work to "Da Big Drive."
(4) "Everlong" by the Foo Fighters - There is something about this song that makes it like no other. I'm not sure if it's the brilliant soft yet clear guitar, or the desperate longing sound of the vocals. Whatever it is, this song reminds me of being at a party and feeling totally connected to one person, even as there are lots of other people and faces milling around. (It might be a random image, but it's what I always think of.) It's a strange song, because it seems to be happily celebrating good times, but at the same time knowing that they will soon end. Thus, it is existential. "And I wonder...if everything could ever feel this real forever? If anything could ever feel this good again?" Well, I've wondered that too.
(5) "Heart and the Shape" by 36 Crazyfists - this might be my song of the moment, because Brie just gave me the CD on Wednesday, but this is my favorite song on the CD and I think I'll like it for a long time. It's not even the lyrics, but more the AMAZING sound of it...it seems to weave through itself. That probably didn't make sense.
(6) "Tower of Snakes" by Eighteen Visions - My last favorite song was a close tie between this one, Otep, Avenged Sevenfold, and In Flames, but I chose Eighteen Visions because this was the best concert of my life. I've never been kicked in the head more times, and Brie and I got really close, too. Plus, we filmed the Cradle of Filth video afterwards...and we almost didn't even get into the concert! It was such a lucky night. And if all of that isn't enough reason, watching Hannes head-bang surely is.
I tag whoever hasn't been tagged yet.
(1) "The Crimson" by Atreyu - The lyrics and the guitars are amazing. I don't care what Mike says, this song is 100% original and it's probably the best thing that Atreyu (one of the best bands ever) has ever put out. It's that simple. I love how the lyrics say, "Until one starts to change / into something the mirror doesn't recognize / I metamorphosize" and as it says that, the whole beat and mood of the song becomes completely inverted (it changes, like the singer) Plus, there are vampire interpretations. It's just really cool. Everyone should listen to it.
(2) "Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't" by Brand New - Brand New is the other band that I will never cease to love, and this song is just so REAL that it's perfect. It doesn't try to romanticize life at all, it just tells how people "concentrate on falling apart" when the singer "just wants to believe" that things can work out. Plus I love how it sounds like he's having a casual conversation with the listener throughout the song, even when he's singing, and I love the climax when Jesse screams, "This is the reason you're alone; this is the reason you fall!" And of course, when he sighs that "Every line is about who I don't want to write about anymore." Isn't that the way it always is?
(3) "Sunset on 32nd Street" by Strike Anywhere - When I first listened to Strike Anywhere, I first wondered if it was really music, and then decided that it was the worst music I had ever heard. Yet, it was so intriguing. And I soon (within 10 minutes) grew to love them. This song is my favorite of theirs because it takes down the American justice system with no shame. And because Brie and I made a kick-ass music video for it...which will be completed someday, because I saved all of our work to "Da Big Drive."
(4) "Everlong" by the Foo Fighters - There is something about this song that makes it like no other. I'm not sure if it's the brilliant soft yet clear guitar, or the desperate longing sound of the vocals. Whatever it is, this song reminds me of being at a party and feeling totally connected to one person, even as there are lots of other people and faces milling around. (It might be a random image, but it's what I always think of.) It's a strange song, because it seems to be happily celebrating good times, but at the same time knowing that they will soon end. Thus, it is existential. "And I wonder...if everything could ever feel this real forever? If anything could ever feel this good again?" Well, I've wondered that too.
(5) "Heart and the Shape" by 36 Crazyfists - this might be my song of the moment, because Brie just gave me the CD on Wednesday, but this is my favorite song on the CD and I think I'll like it for a long time. It's not even the lyrics, but more the AMAZING sound of it...it seems to weave through itself. That probably didn't make sense.
(6) "Tower of Snakes" by Eighteen Visions - My last favorite song was a close tie between this one, Otep, Avenged Sevenfold, and In Flames, but I chose Eighteen Visions because this was the best concert of my life. I've never been kicked in the head more times, and Brie and I got really close, too. Plus, we filmed the Cradle of Filth video afterwards...and we almost didn't even get into the concert! It was such a lucky night. And if all of that isn't enough reason, watching Hannes head-bang surely is.
I tag whoever hasn't been tagged yet.