Once again, a band with a best. Everyone says that this is one of the greatest guitarist in the whole world, Eddie Van Halen. Van Halen is an American rock band who have been one of the most successful bands in history. With over 80 million albums sold, they have had the most number 1 hits in the Billboard mainstream rock chart. The members include Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, and David Lee Roth. Haha, you can see why they call themselves Van Halen. I first heard of this band when I got my first ipod. I was just barely starting to get into music back then, and I wanted my mom to recomend some band. The first three bands she said were Tom Petty, The Cars, and Van Halen. The only band that I already knew was Tom Petty so I asked her who Van Halen and The Cars were. She thought that I should decide for myself and she put some of their songs on my ipod. My first Van Halen song was “Jump”. I really liked it. Then I decided to try “Hang ‘Em High”. I also really liked that one too. I was glad that my mom introduced me to Van Halen, they are now one of my favorite bands.
Most kids these days in the States don’t like bands like Van Halen, Tom Petty, U2, The Cars, etc. Usually they like bands like Green Day, Switchfoot, My Chemical Romaance, and other bands like that. Don’t get me wrong, those bands can rock. All I’m saying is that those are the only bands that I hear whenever I visit my friends’ house in the states. There is a lot more Artists out there, and countless songs. No one has heard every song in the world. Van Halen is considered one of the best bands in the world, and thatis a big honor considering how many are out there, famous or not. Well, I guess I better be going now. I have to try out another band that my mom reccomended to me called SuperTramp. Maybe I’ll like them and maybe I won’t, but at least I tried them. See you!
Jump
Info. from wikipedia. Heh, Eddie’s always smilin’
I’m so excited! My mom just told me that she might be able to get the White Stripes to Vertigo. What? You don’t know thw White Stripes? It is one of those two people bands, which if you ask me is pretty hard to do. The members of the band are Jack and Meg White. They are a band of many genres such as Punk, Blues, garage revival, and Alternative rock. One of th really cool things that I like about them is that their music really relates to spanish music. Haha, you ould almost say that their music has a spanish accent. I still remember the first time I ever heard about them It was last summer, and we just went to a place called Virgin records. I got a Switchfoot CD and my dad got a CD by the name of Icky Thump. I thought that that was a really weird name and I also did a bad thing by judging a book by it cover because when my dad played that CD, I imediatily felt a connection with my Bolivian/Mexican ancestry. Like I said before, the music had some sort of accent. I asked my dad what that song was called and he said that it was called “Icky Thump.” (See below) I thought that I should give the band another chance, and once I did, I ended up liking them.
The White Stripes origionally formed in Detroit in 1997. Their first performance was in July 14, 1997, and they should’ve been proud considering how good they are. After creating their first album, Detroit reviews said that they were “the most raw power in Detroit”. Of course my favorite album didn’t come until much later considering the fact that my dad bought it last summer saying it was just released. Well, I hope that you enjoy “Icky Thump” as much as I did. You can skip the boring anouncement or what ever it is. I hope that you detect the spanish “accent”.
This is a true band, a Christmas present, Iron Maiden. Steve Harris started this band on Christmas Day in 1975. They are a pretty old band, but they keep on coming. Like many other great bands, they were formed in London. Even with no radio support, Iron Maiden has sold over 100 million copies worldwide, therefore are one of the most influential bands in the Heavy Metal genre. Although many people call them Satan worshippers because of their lyrics, I think that they are like AC/DC in the fact that they are trying to tell a story. You see, my dad taught me that every song is a story, and each album is a book. There are artists who tell stories that are fun and happy, and other artist tell stories that have a sad or bad but interesting ending. A perfect example of that kind of band is Iron Maiden. Let’s pick my favorite song by them: Number of the Beast. In this song, Iron Maiden talks about the number six hundred and sixty six. I think that most of us know that 666 is considered the devil’s number. Many people mistook the band as devil worshippers because of this song. All Iron Maiden was trying to do was tell a story about the number and its meaning. In the 33 years Iron Maiden has been around, they have won many awards such as the Ivor Novello Award for international achievement and 4th in MTV’s top ten heavy metal bands. On New Year’s eve 1978, the band released their first recorded album. They sold 5 thousands within a couple of weeks, even though it had five songs on it. This just goes to prove the power of Iron Maiden. Well, I have to go, it’s dinner time. Enjoy the video!
What does it mean to be “the greatest”? Is it speed, or timing, or looks. Is being the greatest also have to do with being the most popular? For me, being the greatest requires two things. One, I think that it means to be original. Two, you have to have soul. Without soul, there is no music. This is a band that has soul. This band has originallity. This band has the greatest drummer of all time. This is a band known as Rush. This a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto. They’ve come a long way since 1968. They have influenced many bands like Primus (whoever they are), Smashing pumkins (I’m not suprised), and Metallica(surprisingly). Rush hasn’t broken up yet, so many people are still dazzled by them (my parents were in the sixth row in a concert last summer). They have 24 gold records and 14 platinum records, and they are in fifth place for the most consecutive gold and platinum winners besides the beatles, Aerosmith, Rolling Stones, and Kiss. There is Geddy Lee, a singer with an origional voice, Alex Lifeson, an insane guitarist, and Neil Peart, the most greatest drummer of all time. Neil writes all of Rush’s songs, and therefore writes his own style of drumming. A perfect example of a Neil Peart wanna- be is the drummer from The Police. sure he is a pretty good drummer, a great one in fact, but nothing beats Neil Peart. Neil is inspired by old drummers such as Ginger Baker, Carmine Appice, and John Bonham. See? Even the greatest have someone to look up to. The video below is a song called spirit of the radio. Really listen to the drums in the beginning. It gave me the chills. I will see you all in my next post (or not) and have a good half a day. Bye.
