Lady Antebellum

I actually really like Lady Antebellum, I like listening to her when I get into my country music phases. My step-sister is the one who got me started listening to her and the first song I started liking by her was I Run To You and it's still one of my favorites. My favorite part of the song is at the beginning of the song, the lyrics go:

"I run from hate,
I run from prejudice
I run from pessimists
But I run too late
I run my life
Or is it running me
Run from my past
I run too fast
Or too slow it seems
When lies become the truth
That's when I run to you"

Sometimes I kind of feel like that. Like I know I can control my life but the bad things that have happened in my life just kind of linger and sometimes I'm just trying to get away from it all. Although I don't have that 'special someone' to run to, but still I feel like this song applies and will apply to me throughout my life and that's why I really like this song.

Stevie Wonder and the Ramones

I love Stevie Wonder! He is so badass. He could play so many different instruments and he was blind! He has a cool voice, a nice singer, I definitely think he was sort of legendary. Although I didn't really like listening to his album that much because, I don't know I got bored with it after a while. I'm not really good at listening to albums, I don't have the attention span. But I still think Stevie Wonder is pretty awesome. And the Ramones! Personally I actually really like the Ramones, I know almost everyone in the class said it was horrible, repetitive and only their 3 year old selves may possibly like it, but it's catchy and it's fun to listen to. I guess one could say I'm 'childish' but whatever I think it's kind of fun. Yeah it gets a little annoying and repetitive after a while, but I think listening to a couple of songs every now and then may make you feel better inside! I used to hate Blitzkrieg Bop but now I kind of think it's alright, I wouldn't mind listening to it every now and again.

Jason Mraz

I only really know and like two of Jason Mraz's songs, I'm Yours and I Won't Give Up. Out of those two my favorite is I Won't Give Up, it's like the sweetest song. It's really soft and sounds like the lyrics really mean something to Jason Mraz. My favorite part of the song is when it says

"'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No, I won't give up"

I just love the way his voice sounds, he sings with a lot of meaning in his voice and I just really like it, sometimes it gives me chills!

Curtis Mayfield and Bobby Womack

I didn't really like either Curtis Mayfield or Bobby Womack. It's just not really my genre of music. I mean it was okay, it wasn't terrible or anything but it's just not really my thing. I thought both of them were pretty good singers. I found their songs kind of boring though, I had trouble paying attention to them most of the time, so I can't really judge too much. I probably, if I had the choice, wouldn't listen to them again.

The Pretty Reckless

The Pretty Reckless is a rock band with a girl singer! I'm kind of sort of obssessed with girl singers at the moment obviously, but I think it's really good. I came across it because I was just searching around at random stuff on Youtube, and I first listened to Make Me Want To Die, and I was like hey I enjoy this, so I looked up more songs. My favorite song is Kill Me, I LOVE it, I love how when it goes to the chorus and says: "And all the lost souls say, every day I wake up, everyday I wake up alone, Just kill me." I love the way her voice sounds kind of far awayish, I'm having trouble describing it, but I think it sounds really cool, but my favorite part, and I don't know why I like this part so much, but it gets stuck in my head all the time, she says "With a wink and a smile and a vile of meth, I took his hand and we walked through the shadow of death, then I tried to remember all the advice that my teacher told me" I just think it sounds so cool! I bought the whole Light Me Up album on Itunes and I basically like every song, Factory Girl, My Medicine, Zombie, Just Tonight, Goin' Down, I just love it all!

John Lennon and Paul Mccartney solo ablums

I thought both of their solo albums were pretty good, personally I think I liked John Lennon's album the best, one of my favorite songs ever is Imagine, I think it's an absolutely beautiful song. It's so sad that The Beatles split up though :( One of my least favorite songs on John Lennons, Imagine album was I Don't Want To Be A Soldier, Mama, I Don't Want To Die. It was such a long and boring song, I thought the song would never end it was so long. I would probably never listen to that song on my own time. I'm having a hard time remembering which Mccartney album we listened to, even though that was only a few hours ago, but I'm pretty sure I liked it, I mean I do love Paul! Overall I'm still in love with The Beatles, even them as individuals.

In This Moment

I recently found this new band, In This Moment, I heard the song Adrenalize playing on the radio and I thought hey, I kind of like this so I looked it up on Shazam and Boom! A new favorite artist appeared. The band is classified as metal, and like I said in an earlier blog, I have really gotten into the metal with a girl lead singer. And this band rocks! I totally recommend it! My favorite songs are Blood, Adrenalize and The Gun Show. For some reason I really like Blood, even though it doesn't really sing or anything I like the way she speaks and the words and things. When my mom heard me listening to this song in my room, she asked me if I had some unknown built up anger inside of me that makes me want to listen to music like this. Some of the lyrics are:

"I hate you for the sacrifices you made for me
I hate you for every time you ever bled for me
I hate you for the way you smile when you look at me
I hate you for never taking control of me

I hate you for always saving me from myself
I hate you for always choosing me and not someone else
I hate you for always pulling me back from the edge
I hate you for every good word you ever said"

For some reason I just think this song is so cool. Please listen to it and enjoy it like I do!

Joni Mitchell Blue Album

Overall, I think Joni Mitchell's Blue Album was pretty good. There were a few songs I didn't care too much for, but there were also a few songs that I really liked. I really liked, Little Green, and Carey.. I though her voice was just amazing, like I was told, it was her instrument. Not to mention, it's amazing that she used to have polio and she can still play the guitar and the piano. The definition of a strong woman. I hope to listen to more of her in the future. I enjoyed listening to her album.