jeez, i really need help w/titles!!!!
Here it is, EXTREMELY roughdraft and totally random, but i like it and it gets my point across. it needs to be fuller and other stuff but its o.k. for now.
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Certain harsh words spoken by a friend’s boyfriend has prompted me to write this. His opinions consisted thusly” a band’s second album shouldn't be sad or “woe-is-me” as he inferred, because the band now has money. Firstly, bands, true bands, the ones in it for the music, not the money, don’t write music that does not pour directly from their hearts like water from a spring. True bands also do not sit down to write music and say this song is going to be Emo, or Punk, or whatever. In a recent interview with Alternative Press Magazine, members of Good Charlotte admitted to not wanting to put certain songs on the new album because they were too personal, but they all ended up on the album (on either the Life version or the Death version) because that's where true music comes from. True bands are easy to discern from the ones solely in it for the money. True bands have a story and some, if not, most of the members have been friends and in the same band, or a previous version of it for years. True bands pour their heart and soul into every practice, rehearsal, sound check and performance, the look in their eyes and the expressions on their faces gives proof to what they’re saying is true. Money isn't everything, contrary to what most of America thinks. Sure, you need money for most things, but money certainly can’t buy happiness, joy-temporary happiness-perhaps, but never true happiness. One could have all the money in the world and never by happy. Sure, they may seem o.k. on the outside, but looks can be deceiving. Fact is, the more money a person has, the less happy they truly are because no matter how hard they try they can never buy happiness, only joy. Money is not the simple answer to a complex human condition. One can act all they want, but acting, buying things, or trying to convince yourself you are happy doesn’t change the way you truly feel inside. The said boyfriend also commented about there being other colors in the spectrum beside black. Clothing is a part of how the message a band’s music is conveyed. You cannot expect a band that sings about being left by their father, suicide, and the dark predictability of humans to always hurt one another to strut onstage sporting a Hollywood hairstyle and a Gucci suit. Expecting this parallels expecting the president of the United States to sulk out of the oval office with long, jet-black hair, gauged earlobes, a black hoodie, black bondage pants and enough piercings to set off an airport metal detector from a mile away-it just doesn't work. True music is about conveying a message and a point to the audience. Take Good Charlotte’s song “Hold On” from their sophomore album “The Young and The Hopeless” as an example. Benji and Joel, guitarist and lead vocals, respectively, are twins, when they were in their teens their father left them, their mother, older brother and little sister on Christmas eve. “Hold On” is about holding onto life-if not for yourself, for your loved ones, because you were meant to live, there is something out there waiting for you to leave your mark upon it, the clouds will clear and the sun will eventually shine again. True music comes from true experiences, as a base of story telling. True music being played by true musicians opens a window straight into the musicians soul, this will never happen if either factor isn't true to the heart. True musicians or bands cannot be “discovered” or forged by asinine television shows concocted for the dim-witted Americans seeking entertainment in the pain and agony of others. True bands can only be forged by years of trying and faithful friendships. Artists strive for attention-to be ignored would be worse than getting negative feedback.
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Certain harsh words spoken by a friend’s boyfriend has prompted me to write this. His opinions consisted thusly” a band’s second album shouldn't be sad or “woe-is-me” as he inferred, because the band now has money. Firstly, bands, true bands, the ones in it for the music, not the money, don’t write music that does not pour directly from their hearts like water from a spring. True bands also do not sit down to write music and say this song is going to be Emo, or Punk, or whatever. In a recent interview with Alternative Press Magazine, members of Good Charlotte admitted to not wanting to put certain songs on the new album because they were too personal, but they all ended up on the album (on either the Life version or the Death version) because that's where true music comes from. True bands are easy to discern from the ones solely in it for the money. True bands have a story and some, if not, most of the members have been friends and in the same band, or a previous version of it for years. True bands pour their heart and soul into every practice, rehearsal, sound check and performance, the look in their eyes and the expressions on their faces gives proof to what they’re saying is true. Money isn't everything, contrary to what most of America thinks. Sure, you need money for most things, but money certainly can’t buy happiness, joy-temporary happiness-perhaps, but never true happiness. One could have all the money in the world and never by happy. Sure, they may seem o.k. on the outside, but looks can be deceiving. Fact is, the more money a person has, the less happy they truly are because no matter how hard they try they can never buy happiness, only joy. Money is not the simple answer to a complex human condition. One can act all they want, but acting, buying things, or trying to convince yourself you are happy doesn’t change the way you truly feel inside. The said boyfriend also commented about there being other colors in the spectrum beside black. Clothing is a part of how the message a band’s music is conveyed. You cannot expect a band that sings about being left by their father, suicide, and the dark predictability of humans to always hurt one another to strut onstage sporting a Hollywood hairstyle and a Gucci suit. Expecting this parallels expecting the president of the United States to sulk out of the oval office with long, jet-black hair, gauged earlobes, a black hoodie, black bondage pants and enough piercings to set off an airport metal detector from a mile away-it just doesn't work. True music is about conveying a message and a point to the audience. Take Good Charlotte’s song “Hold On” from their sophomore album “The Young and The Hopeless” as an example. Benji and Joel, guitarist and lead vocals, respectively, are twins, when they were in their teens their father left them, their mother, older brother and little sister on Christmas eve. “Hold On” is about holding onto life-if not for yourself, for your loved ones, because you were meant to live, there is something out there waiting for you to leave your mark upon it, the clouds will clear and the sun will eventually shine again. True music comes from true experiences, as a base of story telling. True music being played by true musicians opens a window straight into the musicians soul, this will never happen if either factor isn't true to the heart. True musicians or bands cannot be “discovered” or forged by asinine television shows concocted for the dim-witted Americans seeking entertainment in the pain and agony of others. True bands can only be forged by years of trying and faithful friendships. Artists strive for attention-to be ignored would be worse than getting negative feedback.