SO.. to get started I'd like to talk about a few bands that, while are pretty well-known, are absolutely awesome. I'm the kind of person that becomes livid when a band I like all of a sudden starts playing on a popular radio station, and all of a sudden they become sellouts. If you're a person that only listens to radio music, popular music, rap or country, you probably won't recognize a lot of the bands I talk about. However, I think that the majority of people out there have heard these bands, or have at least heard OF them.
Paramore
--Paramore is one of my all time favorite bands. And I'd like to make it extremely clear that I was a fan pre-Twilight saga. While I am happy for the band that they received recognition for their music on the soundtrack to the first movie and as a result, pretty much doubled their fan base, I am against the idea of all the “teenyboppers” that decided to become obsessed with them because of the movie. I have loved Paramore since shortly after the release of their first album, All We Know Is Falling. The first song I ever heard by Paramore was “Here We Go Again,” and I pretty much fell in love from there. Personally, I like their first album best. Riot! was just okay, definitely not my favorite. They started to sell out, but hey, I can still jam out. Brand New Eyes is pretty sick and they definitely got back to their old style with it. My favorite songs are, by far, ones that have never been released on albums-- “Stop This Song(Lovesick Melody),” “Just Like Me,” “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” “Hello, Hello,” etc.
Blink 182
--Everyone knows Blink. Everyone. If you don't, shame on you. Hail to the ones that replaced cigarette lighters with cell phones at their shows. ...But seriously, even if you don't openly like Blink 182, you gotta be at least a closet fan, because whatever you say about them, they're awesome to jam out to in any setting, mood, or situation. Favorite songs: Going Away To College, Dammit, Mutt, Feeling This, Carousel... The list goes on. I had the pleasure of seeing them twice this past summer on their reunion tour, the first in Mansfield, MA, which was incredible, the second in Hartford, CT, which was a little emotional, as it was the day after DJ AM passed away... watching Travis Barker cry and walk off the stage is really not the coolest thing ever. But regardless, their live shows are awesome, their recorded music is awesome, and if you don't listen to them, you should.
Taylor Swift
--Let's get something straight: I HATE COUNTRY MUSIC. Despise it. Dislike with a strong passion. However... I like Taylor Swift. To me, she's not really country. ...Ok, so she is, but I still like her. It might make me one of “those girls,” but you know what, I think every girl out there can relate to the girl me and my friend and I like to refer to as “TayTay.” There's no denying she has an incredible voice, and she is very talented. If it means I've conformed, oh well. Believe me, I don't recommend country music to a single soul out there, but I was not Team Kanye after the VMAs.
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