Beatles for Sale

I will be the first to say that The Beatles is a band that I NEVER thought would grow on me, but it has!  My neighbor is obsessed with The Beatles and she has always tried to get me to listen to their music but I have always turned her down. Now I am the one going and telling her what we learned in class and if she's heard these certain songs. The Beatles for Sale album is not my favorite and I know we haven't listened to many albums, I have a gut feeling that there are more albums that I will enjoy more.  In class you said this was probably your second to worst album and I think that after we listen to all of the albums, I will have to agree.  I did not not like the songs in this album, I just know for a fact the Beatles have better songs and I'm getting really picky on the songs I like by them because I know there's better ones.  I look forward to getting into 1966 because you said that was a great year in class so I'm getting anxious to move forward!

Adele

When you hear the name 'Adele' what do you think? Probably 'Rumour Has It', 'Rolling in the Deep', and 'Someone Like You'. Right? Those are great songs and all...until you hear them a million times on the radio, but there are songs on her album that people have failed to notice. Adele is one of those artists that you can listen to when you're laying in bed or just not feeling your full self and I love that about her music.  Her voice is strong and powerful yet soft and soothing.  I remember when I heard her first song 'Hometown Glory' on so you think you can dance, and ever since, I've been hooked on her music. Although most of her music is about love and relationships, I find deeper meanings to them when I listen to her music.  It's something I can't describe, but I know that I don't have that feeling for any other kind of music.  I'm not the kind of person to jump up first and say I enjoy slow music, but for Adele, that is definitely an exception!  Here are a couple of my favorite songs she has, and don't worry, I don't think they will be ruined on the radio anytime soon!

Hometown Glory- (I would start around one minute into it)

He Won't Go-

Hard Days Night (Make-up)

To me, I thought the first movie we watched on the Beatles was better.  Only because it wasn't scripted!  During both movies you got to see the individual personalities of each of the band members which was really cool. During Hard Days Night, I couldn't help but think 'okay this is all scripted, they aren't making this up on the spot' whenever they would say something funny.  I would try to ignore that thought and continue watching it. Although being scripted wasn't a bad thing, I just don't think you got to see the REAL John, Ringo, George, and Paul like you did in the other movie. Before this class, I can honestly say, I never listened to the Beatles.  But now that I have, I am really glad I did! I come home from school and show my parents certain songs that they enjoy and sure enough those are the ones they enjoyed as well when the Beatles came out!  I look forward to more Beatles albums to listen too!

Rolling Stones (Make-up)

I didn't enjoy the Rolling Stones as much as I do the Beatles.  Maybe if we had listened to the Rolling Stones first, I would of probably liked them more than I do now.  Only because of something we talked about in class.  I like listening to the Harmony's in the Beatles as compared to one, not very good, voice in the Rolling Stones. I can't help but compare the two bands when I think about it which makes it obvious on which one I like better.  Our class had a pretty good discussion about this and I agree with what most of the people had said.  Maybe and hopefully it's just their first album and the rest gets better but we will see.  The Rolling Stones, as of now, are a no go for me!

Week 3 (My Music)

Something I have gotten really attached to lately is people on Youtube making covers of new songs. I like the fact that they don't copy the beat throughout the whole song completely.  They change it up, whether it's making it faster or slower.  To me, it keeps me interested in the song and I usually end up like the cover more than the original.  Here is a couple covers I found that are every popular on Youtube!


I know- overplayed and stupid song but this cover makes me like it so much better!

These two girls are probably my favorite.  They change up all the songs they do covers of and also make their own videos to some of them. 

Week 3 (Beatles Video)

Watching the movie about the Beatles in class was pretty interesting.  Not only did we get to watch some of their performances, like when they were on the Ed Sullivan Show, but we also got to see their personalities off stage.  More than half of the time of them just hanging around, they were cracking jokes and making each other laugh which I thought was really cool.  Now the fans- I don't even know how to describe them. As soon as Ringo, George, John, or Paul opened their mouth, they went crazy! It was insane! I have never heard of fans go that crazy since then and I don't think I ever will. I mean, to replace one thirds of the seats is pretty hard to beat.

Week 2 (Country)

A genre of music I've gotten hooked on is country music.  Going to the Virgin Islands a year ago, all they had was 'Country Caribbean' so I had no choice but to listen to it.  I don't enjoy and won't waste any of my time listening to deep, thick, country music.  I hate it!  My favorite artists now are Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, and Jason Aldean. While a majority of rap/hip-hip music is all about girls, sex, and drugs, country music displays messages through their lyrics better than any other type of music in my opinion.  It has real emotion that you not only hear it, but feel it, and to me, that's what makes a good song!

Week 2 (Beatles)

The Beatles were a great success.  With all of the genres of music, the Beatles hit 20 number one's in the US and 17 in the UK.  I enjoyed listening to the 'Please Please Me' album in class even though I like their more popular songs. I feel like a lot of the songs are based off the same thing- love and girls.  Which they are and it isn't necessarily a bad thing.  But to me, I would of really liked it more if they had more of a variety of lyrics in each song! I look forward to listening to more of the Beatles!