Sorry there was no blog yesterday. I went to the cinema with my friends.
We also broke the law too. Originally, we were only meant to watch “This Is the End” (which is a hilarious movie, I recommend it) but we ended up watching “Now You See Me” too, for free. 😀
It was cool. I thought we would get caught. We didn’t. It was fine.
Don’t break the law guys.
Another blog will come up later today. This is the song that would have been posted yesterday.
“Bay of Angels” is the fifth song of Nine Black Alps’ third album “Locked Out from the Inside”. It’s one of the less heavier songs on the album, but is placed in between two of the more rocking tunes and therefore is a song to chill out to amongst the noise.
Although it may not be as fast and loud as the others, it is a great song creating an almost ethereal and dreamlike atmosphere with its slow pace, echoey vocals and soaring guitar work.
Have you ever wanted something so much – so badly, that you would give up anything to win it?
Well then my friend, “Bargain” is the song for you. After “Baba O’Riley” on “Who’s Next” is this gem, again penned by Pete Townshend about becoming closer to God.
It’s another powerful song and is driven on by the force of the rhythm section and Daltrey’s vocals, even more so than in the aforementioned album opener.
I don’t think I can write anything else that isn’t in its Wikipedia entry.
It’s one of my favourites from the album though. It’s good stuff.
What eventful hours I’ve just experienced. Let me tell you.
I had my prom yesterday. It was alright. It was a joint prom with my school (an all boys one) and our ‘sister’ school (an all girls one). It could have been much better. No one wants to arrive early to a prom, and my friends and I made sure we didn’t. We made it to the hotel; the music was playing, people were inside, but no one was really ready to dance yet. So we stayed outside the hall and chilled for a bit. For about an hour or so. Which was a bit of a waste of time. We ate food prepared by the hotel. Then we danced the night away. The hotel is also near Tower Bridge and The Shard, and I never knew how nice they looked at night until yesterday. It’s quite sad knowing that’s one of the last times I’ll see the friends I’ve made over the past seven years. I’ll still remember them. I’ll make sure of that.
Then today, my aunt only goes and calls the house saying that her flat was burned down. (It really wasn’t, it was just a bit of smoke and damage to the extractor.) But the way my mum reacted, and according to her the way my aunt said it, made it seem like the whole place had gone. She had to go to hospital for a few hours for a check up, ’cause she was coughing and everything. It wasn’t great. I’m glad she’s okay though. She’s fine.
Let’s get started on the song then.
“Banquet” is a song by the band, Bloc Party. It’s one of their most popular ones too, as it is on what is considered to be their best album “Silent Alarm”. It was released as a single too, reaching 13 in the UK charts back in 2005. That was a good time for music in the UK.
It’s about sex. That’s from Kele himself too. So you can’t argue. I’m not just saying that. I don’t have a dirty mind.
I can’t say much about this song. It’s not the one that introduced me to the band. That song was “Helicopter”. So you’ll have to wait until then.
Here’s an interesting fact. Kele Okereke, the lead singer, went to my school back in the nineties which is cool. My mum also spoke to his years ago when they worked in the same hospital. In a way, I know him very well.
Got to type this one quickly ’cause I’m going to my friend’s house soon.
They Might Be Giants are my favourite band. I’ve downloaded most of their albums. The only albums of theirs I own is “The Spine” and “A User’s Guide…” which is a compilation, and so doesn’t really count. So I only own one album.
“Mink Car” is the eighth studio album by the band. It was released on the same day as 9/11, so it may not have received as much attention as it could have.
I downloaded the album in 2011 because I had never heard the songs of it, and they weren’t on YouTube so I uploaded them.
“Bangs” is the first song on the album. I’ve got to say when I first heard the song I mistook the title as a euphemism for another part of the female body. (Two other parts to be exact). But it’s not. It’s about a good haircut that a girl has which impresses the narrator. Shows you how I think.
“Bangs” is one of my favourites. Good melody and stuff. I hope you like it too.
“Infinity on High” is the album where “Bang the Doldrums”. That’s the first album of theirs that I bought too. Another one from Woolworths in 2008. “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” was the first single released from it, and my sister went crazy about it when she saw that its music video was an exclusive on MTV2. She must have heard the song or something before the video was out, because I had no idea that Fall Out Boy were even about to release a new album, let alone a new song.
The band released three more songs from the album as singles, and I liked those sooooo much that I bought the album. I’m not being sarcastic, the songs are good.
I can’t tell you much about “Bang the Doldrums”. I have songs on my iPod where the melody and the beat is good, therefore making the song memorable and worthy for a listen when I’m not doing anything important. However, I will have no idea what the song is about because I haven’t learnt the lyrics but still able to join in with the chorus. “Doldrums” fits into that category.
From looking it up on the Internet though, the song is made up of phrases that were used in an old blog Pete Wentz wrote years ago, and quotes by a guy called Wesley Eisold.
The Music in My Ears 