It’s Music Monday again, and I’m back with another YouTube channel you should check out.
This week: Lost in Vegas.
There are so many reaction channels. Too many. But there’s something about these two guys that seems genuine. Most reaction channels are pretty much over-reaction channels. They dramatize so much that they just come across as fake.
I like these guys, and I wanted to share them with you. Here are a few of their videos:
Happy October!
Last month, I highlighted some bands/artists I think everyone should hear. For October, I’m posting some music related YouTube channels worth a look. Up first, Rick Beato.
I love people who love music. And this guy loves music.
The cool part about his video series (“What Makes This Song Great?”) is how he isolates different tracks, so you can hear each part. This is what I love about music, how all the parts fit together. That’s why I love listening to instrumentals. And isolated tracks too, when I can find them. I used to watch that show, Behind the Music. It was awesome when they’d play just the bass, or just the drums, or drums and vocals together. I always thought that would be a cool job. A record producer. Or as I used to call it, “the guys who moves the knobs.”
It’s amazing to hear something you’ve never noticed in a song you’ve heard a million times. Take “Everlong” for instance. Did you know there’s a female vocalist doing harmonies??? Yeah, me either.
I’ve already binged a lot of his videos. He knows all my favorite songs. It’s pretty weird. I’ll post a few here.
I’ll be honest. Most of the time, I don’t know what he’s talking about. When he starts getting into chord names, and he’s throwing out words like “sus,” he’s over my head. But it’s still fascinating.
Go check out his channel: Rick Beato
Yeah, yeah. I’ve talked about this band in several other posts already. But. I’m choosing to feature them because they fit the unofficial criteria. Awesome. Bingeworthy. And tragically, unknown to many.
My Sick Puppies origin story is a simple one. No need for popcorn or anything. That awesome sauce local radio station–you know, the one they killed to make yet another oldies station–played Sick Puppies’ current, at the time, single, “There’s No Going Back.” And what an appropriate title. A YouTube binge and Pandora playlist later, I was hooked.
Not so much to buy any of their albums, but anyway. The lead singer has left the band; I went with him. I don’t know what they’re up to now, but Shim’s voice is what I liked most. So…sorry, other puppies.
So here are my favorite tracks from Sick Puppies:
This song is five years old. No way. These lyrics are everything.
My favorite. By a gazillion and four.
This is the song on my novel playlist–because it’s freaking perfect for my characters/situation. I became obsessed with this song. Repeat, repeat, repeat. If I ever make a “My Favorite Songs Ever” list, this will be pretty high on the list.
I’ll post my favorite acoustic, live, etc. versions at the end. 🙂
Summer of 2016. This was my jam. In case you were wondering, that’s when I quit my soul-sucking, rage-inducing, Lord-help-me middle school teaching job. This track was therapeutic. And motivating. And all-around awesome sauce. Continue reading
Chances are you have no idea who this guy is. Well, good. I like introducing people to new music.
If you prefer your singers to pretty much whisper to you, Josh is your man.
I first heard Josh Radin’s music in the film Adam, a super awesome movie you should check out. (I’ll stick the trailer at the bottom of this post.) There were two songs in the movie, I think. A trip down the YouTube black hole, and I’d discovered more songs–all of which, equally awesome. That’s when I discovered some of his music has been used in other movies and shows.
I don’t listen to Josh Radin often, and until today, I can’t actually remember the last time I did. I do own one of this albums though. So you may be wondering why I chose him.
So am I. Well…for one thing, his voice is pleasant. It’s soothingly comforting. Is that a thing?
Plus, I guess I’m trying to feature bands/artists who aren’t in the mainstream, someone I think should have some recognition, even if it’s only this blog.
Here are my favorites. Enjoy. 🙂
First song of his I ever heard.
This song gives me the feels for no reason whatsoever.
Ellen and Portia’s wedding song. I’d imagine many people were introduced to his music because of it. Continue reading
Happy Music Monday! I’m going back in time again this week to focus on my favorite band from middle school and freshman year, thereabouts. Savage Garden!
Of course I’ve featured this band in a previous post of two, but I figured they deserved their own post. I revisited their second album a few months ago. Instant time machine.
Darren Hayes’ voice is heaven.
So here are some of my favorite Savage Garden tracks to bring a little late 90s to your day. Enjoy!
My favorite! 🙂 This is so nostalgic.
Two Beds and Coffee Machine
So, so good.
Such a radio-friendly song. Come to think of it, this was a single. Go figure. Continue reading
I’m going back a ways for this Music Monday installment. This is what I was listening to in college. Well, lots of music, but this was a major band for me at that time. Jack’s Mannequin’s first album as well, Everything in Transit.
They don’t have a song I don’t like, but here are some of my favorites:
*probably my favorite SC song
These Music Monday posts would be so much easier if my old computer hadn’t died. I had something like three days worth of music on that thing. However, I’m 98% sure Elliott Smith was my #1 most played on iTunes. “Waltz #2” to be precise. So I thought I’d devote a post to Elliott. I’ve also decided to skip the commentary and let him speak for himself. Enjoy these tracks, posted in order of awesomeness, fyi.
On this Music Monday, I bring you eighteen more songs I forgot about. That may be a stretch. It’s not that I forgot about these songs, but it’s more like, I used to listen to them constantly, only to replace them with other songs. So I try to think about songs I used to be obsessed with that I haven’t listened to lately.
In case you were wondering the criteria for this list. As I’m sure you were.
This list is a bit more random than the last. The previous, while still random, consisted of a particular sound. As in, the same radio station would play all of them. This list…eh, not so much.
In the order I thought of them, and without further ado, enjoy.
I have no idea what this song is about. About five years ago, I had “Dashboard” on my novel soundtrack, but only because I was obsessed with it at the time. So catchy. Weird. But catchy.
My favorite line: We talked about nothing, which is more than I wanted you to know. Love.
Uh, yeah. I know nothing about this band. All I know is this song is on fire. What are these vocals?! Seriously. While not my go-to genre (what is this genre?), this track packs a punch and sometimes you just need hit in the face. Know what I mean? Continue reading
Are awesome? Hmm.
Here’s a list of some songs I found in my laptop’s music folder. I’ve been using Spotify lately, so I haven’t opened this folder in a while. I was introduced to most of these songs from a local radio that no longer exists. These songs were on heavy, heavy rotation about three or four years ago. Blah, blah, get to the tunes.
In alphabetical order for bonus points!
Yes! One of my favorite quotes makes a pretty good song. I don’t think this song made it big. Perhaps it wasn’t grungy enough for Bush fans? Beats me. I love it. Continue reading
I’ve been obsessed with Breaking Benjamin for the past few months, which you may recall if you’ve spent any time around this blog, but I recently went to see Ben in concert. It wasn’t Ben Burnley though. It was one of my other favorite Bens:
Here’s what’s important: Ben Folds is awesome. I love him. He is crazy talented. And that’s all there is to say.
This was my second time seeing Ben Folds in concert. Both times, he performed with a symphony. Classy.
I’m not doing a concert review or summary or anything like that, because, frankly, it would be just a lot of me raving about how insanely amazingly (double adverbs?!?) awesome Ben Folds truly is. 😀
Instead, I’ve decided to highlight a few of my favorite Ben songs. Perhaps if you are new to Ben, this may serve as your intro. Enjoy.
