My Top Six Bands!

Hello Everyone,

This is my second blog, my first is about movies (Dave's Bizarre Movie Rants; http://fanboydave.blogspot.com). First, I would like to start this new blog by listing my Top 6 bands (cause I had one more than 5; oh well). In no particular order, here are my top 6 bands;

1. Matthew Good - Some consider his music depressing and his voice whiny and you know what I say to that, 'sad songs they say. sad songs they say. so much'. When Matthew Good was with the band, they were a little louder rock, than he is as a solo artist, but Hospital music is a good music of sad, depressing, contemplative songs with classic rock sounding songs. Of all the Matthew Good/Matthew Good Band songs that I have heard there is only one song; one song that I do not like.

2. Snow Patrol - Great soft rock band. There first two albums (rereleased in North America) are a bit more alt-rock then the two albums that they are really known for in North America (The Final Straw, Eyes Open). Their lyrics are very emotional and lovely; yeah I said it. I love them. You wanna fight about it?

3. Muse - Great loud rock band, although some of their songs are a bit dancey (supermassive black hole). Matthew Bellamy's vocals are a little screamy at times, but he has a very good vocal range and he can sing in different styles; his cover of 'Feeling Good' is a mix of old and new. Some of their songs are very slow and beautiful.

4. Queen - I can listen to their music continually for about 61/2 hours or however long it takes to get to Illonois from Brampton, Ontario. My Dad and I listened to Queen on our way to visit friends their and never really got sick of it. Freddie Mercury had one of the best voices in rock history. Brian May is also one of the best songwriters in rock history as well. Queen are easily one of the top five rock bands of all time. If you disagree then get ready for a fight.

5. The Killers - Great alt-rock band with very poppy songs. Great live; have lots of energy.

6. Godspeed You Black Emperor - One of the best Post-Rock bands (there are not many of them and they are mostly independent). I consider this music as music that you would here in a film scores. Their songs are like 20 minutes long or very close to that. Theirs songs have movements/flow from one point to the next; this breaks up the song into parts that build up and down in volume and intensity. I recommend this band to anyone who is a fan of film scores. (See also my movie rant on film scores).