Music

Recently I've been listening to several new bands. I thought I would jot down a few notes on these new bands, songs, or albums.

Shiny Toy Guns - We Are Pilots: I really enjoy this album and band. They're an electronic rock band. The songs not only have a good tune, but are also about very interesting things. One of my favorite songs on the album is "When They Came For Us" which is (I think) about Vietnam... however, in a literal sense, the song is about robots and their children being taken away. But I think it has deeper meaning. Anyway... I like the idea of robots being sad and etc.

McFly: This band has several albums. My favorite so far is called 'Motion in the Ocean' but all of the albums have their strong points. I think my favorite songs are "Transylvania" (off Motion in the Ocean) and "She Falls Asleep pt. 1" (I'm not sure which album). Both songs are catchy, and She falls asleep is more of an orchestral peice. I also really like the song "Little Joanna." The best part is the last 30sec. It's well written, I think.

Elton John - Billy Elliot:The Musical. : I just bought this album/musical yesterday. I have heard good things about it, and I think the music in itself is pretty good. However, most of the album makes me sad or angry. Why? Its all very anti-God and pro-Do-Whatever-Makes-You-Feel-Good. This makes me very unhappy. One of the songs on this album is called "Expressing Yourself" and has lyrics such as:
"What is wrong with dressing up in satin and lace?
Get some earrings, some mascara, heels and a fan.
Pretty soon you will start to feel a different man."
This is disgusting and makes me very sad. I suppose this is what I get for listening to Elton John. Ah well, at least the tune is catchy.

Magnet - The Day We Left Town: This is a song a friend of mine showed me. I really like it. It's very interesting and smooth. I think it would be difficult to meld the electronic sound like they do in this song, but Magnet has done a great job.

Kanye West - Graduation: The album Graduation is pretty good as far as I've heard. My favorite tracks are Flashing Lights and Good Morning. Both are somewhat sad, but very nice. Flashing Lights is more mellow and Good Morning is sort of a song about proving ones self. Mabye I'm wrong, but that's what I think of.

So there's some of the music I've been listening to these days.