(Why, yes, I DID misquote Shakespeare terribly in my title, thanks for noticing! Again, stealing from the brilliant to help the dull.)
By now, you're probably somewhat bored of me and...well, me. So, what may be the least boring aspect of myself; my tastes in music! I'm just gonna shamelessly plug some bands that I like because...well, it's fun! (Also, if you introduced me to/got me obsessed with them, I'll mention it. *cough*youknowwhoyouare*cough*. This is by no means a complete litany of my tastes; I just thought it might be fun to talk about a tiny sector of the music I like. :D
Anyway, off to the races!
The Beatles
This should not need any explanation. But, I shall anyway! One of, if not the, biggest bands from the "British Invasion" of the 60's. Starting off as fun to listen to, if somewhat sterile, pop, they later came out with psychedelic powerhouses, and, well, just plain decided to go from great, to Godly. I'm not saying that John, Paul, George and Ringo deserve sainthood, but...
While My Guitar Gently Weeps. If you haven't heard this song yet, go listen to it right now. It isn't my favorite song ever, but it's damn close. It's beautiful.
Led Zeppelin
The pioneers of Heavy Metal, Led Zeppelin is probably best known for their epic "Stairway to Heaven". And, for good reason; the song rocks so damn hard it's almost unbelievable. ESPECIALLY the guitar solo. I'm always amazed at the end; even though I've listened to it a countless number of times, it still retains a strong gleam of majesty, a feeling that, when I'm listening to it, it's something that I can never fully get a grasp for. Of course, that's just one of their songs. I'd advise you to go out and immediately buy "Mothership", their "Best-of", but I legitimately don't think it comes close to capturing everything that's good about them. I mean, it has "Dazed and Confused", yes, which is a great song. But, while Dazed and Confused sits on the album at a decent 6 and change, there are live versions that are almost half an hour long. It's stuff like that which makes the band legendary.
Stairway to Heaven.
Iron Maiden
What Led Zeppelin started with Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden took to a whole new level. From "The Trooper" to "Aces High", their songs have a relentless, assaulting feel that takes one in, and just holds so much sheer power as to be almost unbelievable. Their music doesn't just run, or meander along; it gallops.
Run To The Hills is probably their best known song; not my favorite (That distinction belongs to Fear Of The Dark), it's still an incredible song, which demonstrates their style nicely.
World/Inferno Friendship Society (Thanks, Marnie!)
OH MY GOD AWESOME. As a wise sage once said, "Punk Cabaret is freedom". It's almost impossible to classify them as any one genre. Unless that genre is "Epic Win". Which isn't a very conclusive classification, due to the fact that it extends to tons of bands. They do a lot of interesting and awesome things with their music; and they do all of them extraordinary well. Lots of great stuff to go on. For example...
Secret Service Freedom Fighting USA- a great song, which I once quoted in my status. For some reason, a guy I know assumed that I had accidentally knocked someone up. A strange assumption, given, well...me.
The Dresden Dolls (Thanks AGAIN, Marnie!)
Again, a band that could be classified as "punk cabaret". They're also ridiculously awesome; go figure! The piano seems less like an instrument, and more like a third member of the band. It careens, sprints, explodes with passion. Amanda's voice is melodic, beautiful, with occasional touches of insanity to awesomeify** the mood. And Brian, the drummer, is possibly the epitome of being an enthusiastic, off-kilter, 110% invested in it musician. He doesn't play the drums; he owns them. (He also happens to do drums for W/IFS. Which is impressive; how is he involved in so much awesome stuff?). Amanda's also been involved in some other stuff for that matter; her solo album is astoundingly good.
Awesome performance by the Dolls on Jimmy Kimmel. The non-live versions are a bit less rough around the edges, but it's more than worth it to see how into their music both Amanda and Brian are. Props for that.
Amanda Palmer's youtube page. She made a music video for every one of the songs on her solo album, which happens to have been produced by Ben Folds. All of the videos are available on youtube, which is awesome.
So, there you have it! A small sample of my general tastes in music. Not terribly exciting or shocking...but I thought it'd be fun to do!
Now, to play us out, a great live version of Ava Adore!. Well, technically speaking, I should be thanking the Zoe half, for naming Ava after such a good song..
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