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2014 - A Year In Music
2014 was a fairly big year for music. With many bands reuniting, new bands emerging and the continued form of many other bands, it was hard to keep track. So many new albums and massive tunes being released. To my elation, it was a great year for UK artists. The album charts were dominated by the British and many artists broke into the American scene.
January Only one place to start I suppose, andâŠ
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Bastille - Flaws (Drum Cover)
You Me At Six - The Boileroom (30/01/15)
The past week has been Independent Venue Week in the UK. The week has been dedicated to making people aware of small venues and smaller band so that they donât keep closing down. As part of this You Me At Six performed in a small venue called The Boileroomin Guilford, Surrey which is close to their home town. The venue is very small with a capacity of around 300 people. This made it a pretty bigâŠ
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Royal Blood - Out of the Black (Drum Cover)
The Original Rudeboys - This Life
After going to a gig of âThe Scriptâ fairly recently I found out about a band I had never heard about before. There have been a few times where I discover new interesting music when seeing other bands. Coincidentally, I saw âThe Scriptâ as the support for âThe Hoosiersâ in 2008. I remember being very impressed with âThe Scriptâ as the support, particularly, the drummer Glen Power.
The band whoâŠ
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Lyric of the Day
âSometimes I do wish apples were our currency, so that your hoarded millions would rot in their vault,âÂ
- Enter Shikari âStep Upâ -
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âTake that rage, Put it on the page, Take the page to the stage, Blow the roof of the place,â
- The Script âIf You Could See Me Nowâ -
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Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud (Drum Cover)
5 Seconds Of Summer - Don't Stop (Drum Cover)
BRIT Awards 2014
The BRIT awards this year seem to have been as eventful as ever. With both musical and verbal performances getting some attention.
In my opinion last year was an incredible year for music. From Biffy Clyroâs âOppositesâ in January to Daft Punkâs âRandom Access Memoriesâ in May to BeyoncĂ©âs self titled album in December, It certainly has been eventful. Rock music has emerged this year to be oneâŠ
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Fall Out Boy - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff (15/03/14)
The latest album from Fall Out Boy, 'Save Rock and Roll' was full of catch song and as usual had a diversity of different guests and genres. It is quite difficult to define the genre of the band. The seem to have a pop punk alternative feel to them. For this reason it was difficult to predict the type of show it might have been. They stage was set up ramps going around Andy Hurley (drummer) and I think this was to facilitate their high energy. It was quite an interesting set up as they didn't use the ramps that much. The also had a huge screen behind them which show some of the music videos which went with the songs. The videos are also a big part of the new album as they are making one for each song. The support bands varied in quality. I didn't expect anything big from the first support band 'New Politics' but they were the better of the two support acts and as a result I have bought their latest album. Keep posted for the review. They were extremely successful in getting the crowd pumped up. Their music itself is is quite energetic itself which helped. They really seemed to be lively and moved around the stage a lot. During the last few song the lead singer even broke into some break-dancing. The second band was 'The Pretty Reckless' and they were not as good. Their music is much more down beat and heavy. Not at all like Fall Out Boy's type of music at all really. It seems like a bit of a mismatch to have them on before and I feel a band more similar to Fall Out Boy would have been better. That is why New Politics were good. The people who knew The Pretty Reckless's would've enjoyed the it as they played their most famous songs and were generally quite smooth in their performance. It felt to me quite mellow, instead of getting the crowd pumped up for the main act, they just played it as if it were their own gig. As a support band they were not very good but at their own show they would have been quite good.Â
The latest album from Fall Out Boy, 'Save Rock and Roll' was full of catch song and as usual had a diversity of different guests and genres. It is quite difficult to define the genre of the band. The seem to have a pop punk alternative feel to them. For this reason it was difficult to predict the type of show it might have been. They stage was set up ramps going around Andy Hurley (drummer) and I think this was to facilitate their high energy. It was quite an interesting set up as they didn't use the ramps that much. The also had a huge screen behind them which show some of the music videos which went with the songs. The videos are also a big part of the new album as they are making one for each song.
It was great performance by Fall Out Boy in general. They were fairly high energy and  the songs are obviously good as well. The performance was clearly well rehearsed and polished. There were no mess ups, the sound quality was great and so were the bits of video and animation on the screen. It was clear that, although they still played their best songs from their back catalogue, they wanted to reinvent the band and show that they had changed considerably. It may be my lectures are affecting me but they seem a lot more commercial. They entered on stage wearing masks from the music videos and there seemed to be a theme to the show. They began with 'The Phoenix' which in my opinion is the obvious choice to start with as it has a big build up which means they can run on stage and have a big entrance when the song picks up. In the performance there were quite a few from the new album, but it is the 'Save Rock and Roll' tour. They played 7 out of 11 of the songs on the latest album including; 'Alone Together', 'Young Volcanoes', and 'Death Valley'. They were actually really good and they probably could've played any of the songs from the new album and would've gotten a good reaction. From the other albums they played the best songs. On e of the best songs in my opinion was 'I Don't Care' because it is a very up beat song and a song everyone knew. There were a few that I was surprised weren't played such as;  'America's Sweethearts', 'Dead on Arrival', and 'The Take Over, The Breaks Over'. I was a bit disappointed by this but they can't play all their songs. The crowd themselves were quite and eclectic bunch. Mostly teenagers, some with parents, some older people in their twenties. Their music is diverse and so naturally the audience is too. I myself felt I was one of the people with a more hardcore taste in music. Most of the crowd were teenage girls and were probably there for the more recent music. I felt this may be the reason why the concert didn't knock me off my feet. In my opinion the performance was missing something. There seemed to be quite a few gimmicks as well. They had the videos and balloons came in during 'Young Volcanoes'. This maybe distracted the audience from the less animated band themselves. From what I saw of performances before the hiatus, they were really high energy, running around, spinning jumps and throwing guitars to each other. More like New Politics, their support. Maybe this was intentional and part of the re branding but that was one of the things I liked about FOB. They played a small acoustic set in the middle of the arena so that people at the back could see better. They played 2 songs, 'I'm Like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off' and 'Grand Theft Autumn'. These were both amazing and in some ways I kind of wanted more of the acoustic songs. The songs they played were older and so there was a feeling of nostalgia for me personally. They also had a few solos. Andy had a drum solo whilst the others came baack from the acoustic set and Joe (guitarist) had a solo towards the beginning. They were both really good and broke up the songs a bit. Overall, it was a great gig and I had an awesome time. There were however, quite a few too many distractions for me. It seemed like there was a lot production involved and that is a more 'mainstream' pop kind of show. For me concerts are all about enjoying the live music itself and yes, the songs were great but I think their performance was missing something.
Blink-182 - First Date (Drum Cover)
Tapestry - The One We Know
 A new band has been brought to my attention recently called 'Tapestry'. Made up of Alys (Vocals), Tim (Guitar), Jake (Guitar), Matt (Bass) and Simon (Drums), the band is originally from Guildford which is near to where I myself am from. As a band I they have a quite interesting sound which to me is exciting. They seem to have predominantly alternative style, but also have hints of metal and possibly a bit of punk mixed in to make it a bit different. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to listen to much of their music so far. From what I have heard I am looking forward to what may come next. After they had been brought to my attention, I checked them out on Soundcloud and at this present moment they have one song called 'The One We Know'. This is the song I will be talking about in this post.
So, onto the song itself. In general, it is quite a heavy song. However, it seems to have struck quite a nice balance between metal and alternative. The opening is very strong, it has a very atmospheric beginning. The electric sounds set the mood and the riff comes in perfectly. It builds well and all the instruments combine to form the main melody of the songs. After the building it almost cuts out for the first verse which fits the songs really well. The drums and bass combine to create the main body of the song with the guitars adding to the sound. I sounds really good with the drums and bass almost dictating the song because most songs use the guitar(s) to create the melody and make the main body of the songs. The drums and bass are sometimes left to the background in bands but not here and it's refreshing. I think the vocals are pretty good, but they maybe could be more clear. For me lyrics are really integral to the songs, but for this song there are occasions where I can't hear the lyrics that well. From what I can hear the lyrics are pretty catchy and seem quite simple. This by no means is a criticism, some of the most popular songs have simple lyrics. I think it's quite good to make catchy lyrics for an up and coming band like 'Tapestry'. Musically, the band is very talented. As a drummer myself, the drums are particularly good. There are a few different sections to the song where different instruments dominate. The drums seem to be constantly a centre point in the song. The different sections are; the intro, the verses, the chorus, a slower section and a breakdown. The breakdown is just before the final chorus and uses various effects to create a real atmosphere which is almost psychedelic. The song is pretty well produced and the effects used are quite subtle. It has been mixed well. Overall, this is a decent song and this band are showing a lot of promise. The song is musically very good and the band haven't strayed too far into a particular genre so their audience could potentially be quite broad. There could be some improvements made with the lyrics and mixing of the vocals, but with only one song to listen to at the moment it is difficult to see the other directions they may be taking their music. With that in mind it is exciting to think of the potential.
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Arctic Monkeys- I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (Drum Cover)