Phillip Phillips

Okay, so I told myself I wasn't gonna jump on the bandwagon and start liking Phillip Phillips, because come on he was on American Idol. I was trying to be a hipster but it totally didn't work out because it turns out that I'm like in love with Phillip Phillips. I've been hearing him on the radio all the time lately and everytime I shazam the song it's always him and it's just like ugh I wasn't planning on liking you but you're so good. So what can I do...not care about being hipster anymore. Of course everyone's heard is most popular song "Home" which is amazing. But I've been hearing the song "Gone,Gone, Gone" all the time and it's SO GOOD. I've been listening to it nonstop. I really like his style of music because it's not exactly like Mumford & Sons and Lumineers and Young the Giant mixed or something in that category but it's not exactly pop either. Plus his voice sounds a little bit like Jason Mraz to me. Because I have to admit, when I listen to Mumford for too long it just gets so old and I won't listen to them again for like a month or two. But Phillip Phillips doesn't really get old to me. He also has a ton of variety. Because if you listen to "Home" and then "Get Up Get Down" it's completely different which I actually really like. "Man On The Moon" is also a song I have been listening to a lot. To be honest if you listen to his whole new album called The World From the Side of the Moon just rocks. So I highly recommend it.

"Get Up Get Down"

 

"Gone, Gone, Gone"



"Man On The Moon"

Nirvana

I recognized a couple of the Nirvana songs that were on the album Nevermind when I listened to it, but only a couple. I kinda sorta enjoyed this album. It was pretty much so-so for me. I didn't like that on some of the songs, they were really heavy and kind of screamo and on others they were really calm and soft rock, which I like. So there were a couple of songs that I liked, like "Nevermind, It's An Interview", Lithium", "Polly", and "Something In The Way". And of course everyone recognizes "Smells Like Teen Spirit", which I think might be the weirdest and most random song ever..but whatever. And I don't know what it's called but the bonus track on the album, I thought was COMPLETELY TERRIBLE. Like why? Why would you add that to a pretty much ok album and make it turn to terrible. Like when that started playing I wanted to run somehwhere far away just to get it out of my head. Terrible. Anyways, the drumming was also really amazing on this album I thought, then again I notice good drumming like every album so maybe I have low standards or something. But I really did think it was awesome. Besides the screamy songs like "Territorial Pissings". The more I listen to them the weirder I think they are...but over all I liked the softer songs.

"Lithium"

 

 

"Polly"

 

 

 

"Something In The Way"



Passenger

So I found this band on Spotify as usual and I am really loving it. They kinda remind me of Of Monsters and Men. I read their bio, and it also said that they have performed at SXSW so that would be so cool to see them live. They're like the usual bands that I like, really calm, but it has a lot of stuff added into it, for example some orchestra instruments. Plus the singer's voice is really distinct and sticks with you. I don't know if it's because he's from the UK or what but he just makes you remember it, and in my opinion it sounds really cool. The song that I like the best is their number 1 song "Let Her Go" from the album All the Little Lights. It has some really awesome lyrics too, and lyrics don't usually matter that much to me, but when I was listening to this song they just totally stuck out to me. Like I know at the beginning, the lyrics were:

Well you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you’re missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go
Like how deep is that. So true too, and put in a really cool way. So conclusion, I liked this band because for once the lyrics stuck out at me, while at the same time, being the type of music that I like.  The other songs I like are "Holes" and "Golden Thread" from one of their other albums Flight of the Crow.

"Let Her Go"

"Golden "Thread"

"Holes"



Paul's Boutique

I really liked this album, because I thought it sounded like something I would listen to today, not just another 80's song. I feel like it was really different for the time because I think most people were either listening to hair metal or some rap like either Run DMC or like Grandmaster Flash and stuff like that but the Beastie Boys weren't your average rappers. They definitely put something new out there. It really did bother me that they ruined sampling music for everyone else intentionally. Like why ruin it for everyone else by doing it a bunch instead of just a little bit and letting other people enjoy sampling too? Oh well, I think it was a really cool mix of some old music with their new take on it. I think listening to the Beastie Boys for too long could get old  though because of the way they yell instead of singing. I don't think it's too bad when they are just straight rapping, but when they are trying to sing it sounds pretty weird. Specifically the songs I liked were "Shake Your Rump", "Hey Ladies", "Car Thief", "What Comes Around", and the medley song "B-Boy Bouillabaisse". Also another cool think that I liked about their album was that it all ran together so you didn't really know which song was which, but it got annoying when I liked the first part of a song and not the second part because then I couldn't say that I liked the whole song, when in reality, they were completely different.

"Shake Your Rump"

 

"Hey Ladies"



 

"B-Boy Bouillabaisse"



Blake Shelton- Based On A True Story

Blake Shelton came out with a new album this week that I have already fallen in love with. A lot of the songs are slower than e normally makes. Plus, you could say that for the most part, his previous albums are super redneck sounding, but this one is kind of a change. Aside from a couple songs, it's a deeper and sweeter album than usual. I really can't pick a favorite though because they are all so good. I think I'll just pick a couple though. The ones I really like are "Boys Round Here" which is pretty redneck I have to admit, "Do You Remember", and "Mine Would Be You". Overall the whole album rocks and I really love it. I also am just in love with Blake Shelton's personality which makes me like his album more than most. So check it out.

Rattle and Hum-U2

Overall I liked the U2 Movie Rattle and Hum but at times it got a little boring. I found that after listening to them for that long, I get a little tired of them and it all starts to run together. I think it would have been better for me if I had known more songs because I liked the parts where they sang what I already knew. A part that I thought was really cool was when U2 was in a church and were singing "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" with a background choir. I wish it was originally like that because it really added to the song. Also, during the video called Bibien the drums were so awesome. The beats were really complicated-sounding and that's all I could focus on. The one request I have is for everybody to cut their hair. Please and thank you.

Paul Simon's Graceland

I really enjoyed this album because I really like Paul Simon's style of music. It was really relaxed but never really boring to me. I especially liked his song with Lady Smith Black Mambazo because it just added to the originality. I like that his music was influenced by the genre of South African pop and that it was really new for the time that it came out. It sounds like music you would jam out to on the beach on an island. Some people don't really like his voice because it's too nasally, but I actually really like his voice because I think it goes really well with the genre of music he's singing. One of my favorite things on the album is the beginning of "I Know What I Know". The other songs that I like are "Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes", and "Homeless".

"I Know What I Know"

 

"Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes"



 

"Homeless"