Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Who?
I started getting into The Who two years ago, around the time Quadrophenia and Roger Daltrey were making the rounds around the country (too bad I was a tad bit late). I think Join Together was the first song that got me interested, and that opened up a new door from my innocent Beach Boys and Beatles obsession into mod music, prog rock, psych rock, the whole shibang. From The Who, I went into Iron Butterfly, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, and so on.
But I digress. The Who had some pretty angsty music, which is why so many teenagers loved them (and why I loved them). Quadrophenia is a rock opera/album completely focused on a boy trying to find himself, and getting caught up in some less-than-appropriate situations. Baba O'Riley, one of my favorite songs EVER, talks about the trials of being a teenager and refers to it as an "exodus". (Other interpretations called it a message against the Vietnam War, but I think this is more relatable.)
Not to mention, they have amazing stage charisma. They went so far as to blow up the Keith Moon's bass drum and ruining Pete's hearing for years. They were the pioneers of destroying instruments onstage. They'd end shows all bloodied from whatever injuries they sustained while going crazy onstage. It was all good fun.
But, I can't say anything about the band members and their (bad) life choices. They had wonderful music, chaotic but controlled. I'm just super excited to see them live this October (!!).
Monday, February 23, 2015
Regrets
1. Find out José González tours next month
2. Find out tickets are all sold out
3. Find out it's 18+ anyway
I regretted everything. Why was I not born a year earlier? Why did I overlook the fact that he was touring? Why is it 18 and over in the first place?
Nothing can be done. We can only enjoy his beautiful music, his voice that flows like a gentle sloping stream. Here's one of my favorite songs from his new album, Vestiges. Open Book makes you want to ponder your existence and your relationships as well.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Artist Profile: The Hunts
I wanted to tell everyone about a cool band called The Hunts:
(Source: http://www.thehuntsmusic.com/about)
The Hunts are a group made up of 7 brothers and sisters; Jenni and Jessi (twins, 25), Josh (23), Jonathan (21), Jordan (20), Justin (18), and Jamison (16). Their parents are also musicians and their mother taught each of them to play violin at a very young age. Some of them also play other instruments, such as guitar, piano, and drums, which they often learned to play on their own.
The Hunt's sounds has been described at "alternative-folk". They all work together to write their songs in a big collaborative writing process.
The band is from Chesapeake, Virginia and they all grew up performing music. A few years ago, they started a program where they traveled to Haiti in order to help those in need and teach music to the children living there.
Here is a link to their most popular song, Make This Leap, that got me interested in them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MywXY6Q21LM
In recent news for them, they just announced that they would be releasing an album this spring, which I am very excited about.
Enjoy!
-- Josie
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