Here is a band that I think many of us know very well. My mom is always talking about The Beatles. The band was made in the year 1960 in Liverpool, England. They have released over forty different albums and singles that have made number one in many lists. I personally think that they would be like around 15 in my list of favorite bands. Some of their hits include “Come Together”, “Strawberry Fields Forever”, “Hello, Goodbye”, etc. The Beatles introduced a brand new wave of music. There are popular bands like Guns n’ Roses, AC/DC, Van Halen, etc. but none of them sound a thing like The Beatles do. Yet The Beatles still made it, evn though some of their music I don’t understand. As many would say: “The Beatles are one of a kind.” Their sucess was huge as they made a movie, concerts with special guest stars. You know, things like that. It is too bad that John Lennon died. The other Beatles (George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Star) also don’t have much left to go. Although they broke up and are old, people like Elton John and U2 worship them. They are sort of an inspiration for me too.
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”.
AC/DC was a band that we would hear their name frequently in the past. They were legends, even when Bon Scott died. With the head banging members of Brian Johnson, the singer, Angus Young, the lead guitarist, Cliff Williams, the bassist, Malcolm Young, Rythym guitarist, and Phil Rudd as of course the drums. You might know them from some songs like “Back in Black” or “TNT”. Formed in Australia by two brothers, They are definetly a band that has made it, especially after the “Back in Black” album. That album has sold over 42 million worldwide. Pretty good, huh? After the death of Bon Scott, many candidates have auditioned but Brian Johnson won, because Angus said that he was one of Bon’s favorite singers. After that, they just couldn’t stop touring. True to their name, they are raw power. In 2003, AC/DC was put into the rock and roll hall of fame. The band performed “Highway to hell” and “You shook me all night long” during the ceremony. Yes, AC/DC is a legend, and though they are old men now, their names will live forever. Here is an example of the power that is AC/DC. Here’s One called “Thunderstruck”, you ready? Long live AC/DC.
Here is a band that has one thing that symbolizes them: SPEED. Beginning in 1999, Dragonforce have published three albums while supporting Iron maiden, W.A.S.P., and Halloween. On November,23,2005 (Hey my birthday) Dragonforce signed a contract with the roadrunner company, and released their latest album, Inhuman rampage, and are working on songs for their newest album. Here is a small sample of the true defenition of speed.
From Houston, Texas in 1969, a band was born. With Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard we have ZZ Top. They reached their sucsess in the 1970’s. They are a rock and Blues band and they love what they do. You can always tell when it is ZZ Top when Billy and Dusty are there. They have a symbol, and that is their beards. Nothing has broken them up, not when they were offered a million dollars a piece to shave their beards, not when Hill was diagnosed with Hepatitis, nothing. They are still a popular band today with songs like “La Grange” (see below) and “Salt Lick”. They are a legend in their own way
