My Incoming Band

My friends and I are all some really good guitar players (at least thats what everyone says) and so were starting up a band. We just started recording some songs we had made up recently and im pretty happy with how they're turning out. I alternate between being a guitarist, bassist, and drummer for the songs, cause I play all three. Whoever writes the song assigns the roles, and so far I've written 3. Total we probably have like 7 songs so far, which is pretty good considering we haven't even officially started the band yet. But our problem is not having a singer. We really need one and are looking all over for one. We're going to preform a few of our songs at Trojan Live this year so I hope we can find one before it's too late. Oh, and also we haven't come up with a name for the band yet, so Ill take suggestions

Big Star

I thought that Big Star was decent, definitely not great or anything but they were alright. I didn't really feel bad for them not making it far because they didn't really do much that was revolutionary like they talked about. I think they hyped the band up way too much (hence the name "Big Star") and got disappointed when they didn't end up Big Stars. It's kind of cocky to name a band that anyway, so I guess they got what was coming, sheer mediocrity. And mediocre bands like Big Star usually don't make it far anyway.

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath, I don't really like. They are really slow and they don't do a whole lot. They  just make dark sounds that disturb me and let them ring out; they don't even really put many notes into their songs. They have a few cool riffs but as a guitar player, they are EXTREMELY simple and don't really require much musical talent. Yeah occasionally they have solos, but overall they are dark, boring, and slow. And I also don't really digg that kind of dark heavy metal, it just irritates me because it's a bit TOO metal. Overall I think that Black Sabbath isn't that great. I would listen to Led Zepplin any day over Black Sabbath

Zep 2

Zep 2 was quite similar to Zep 1 and I really liked it. Though they aren't good songwriters they are phenomenal musicians, which makes up for it. I heard many complaints as to how repetitive or how long the songs were. And yes, they are quite repetitive and long. But they still rock. I don't mind listening to their songs for a really long time because they are always really complex and cool. At least they aren't repetitive and sound like Black Sabbath, which don't put a lot of notes or complexity into their music. If Led Zepplin had songs of the same length and same repetitiveness but they sounded like Black Sabbath I would abhor it. But they don't, they make it interesting.

Sing Along Until You Feel Better

I really like Mr.A's album sing along until you feel better. It's not my style/genre of music that I usually listen to, but it's very comforting and it makes me feel really good. I really like the vocals more than anything, it's just really soothing. I would probably listen to it while I was trying to fall asleep or just laying down and relaxing, but I would definitely purchase it.

Cage the Elephant

I am absolutely addicted to the band Cage the Elephant now. I used to hear them on the radio and thought they were pretty good, but then I saw them live.  They are the bomb. I went to see their concert at emo's about a month ago, and it was the most stellar performance from a band I've ever seen. They were loud, they sounded amazing (better than they do in studio which is very rare for a band), and their stage presence was killer. The singer crowd surfed many times, and one time he even stood on the crowd to where they held him up by his feet. And then he jumped and fell into the crowd right when they started to rock out. I give their performance at emo's a 10/10, it was the most fun I've had in a long time. And ever since, I am always listening to them non stop. And I pay attention to their lyrics, which  speak to me so much its unbelievable. They are now my most relatable band, and they are fantastic musicians/performers.