Let's Talk Music

Hey. Let's have a conversation. As we all know, I'm interested in music and couldn't live without it. How does one have a music blog? I'm really not sure. But if I knew, I would do it. So until then, I'm going to wing it.
I think for now, I'm going to discuss my Top 10 favorite songs on Earth. Let's go?

1. Of course, my favorite song ever is Rush 2112. It's 20 minutes long. But it's length is required to tell a wonderful story. It lines up with the novella Anthem by Ayn Rand. It's very strange, but great. Basically, in the future, everyone is exactly the same and their future's are chosen for them by the "Council" or government. So this guy finds a guitar in a cave behind this waterfall. He learns to play it and thinks that it could be useful, so he shows the council. They say that they already knew stuff like that existed and didn't want it because it would start some kind of revolution. So he's depressed and goes back to his cave. He falls asleep and has this dream of an Oracle. This Oracle shows him the world before the government took over, when there was music everywhere. He woke up from this dream super depressed and killed himself. I know that's kind of a weird part. But it's not over yet. I think the ending was left open to interpretation. I believe that the people who really ruled over the Earth came back in their spaceships and destroyed everything to reclaim their planet. I like that ending. I like this song, partially because of the story, but also because of the melodic features. There are tempo changes, melody changes, and man does Alex rock out. Who am I kidding? They all do!
2. Now that I'm getting into the shorter songs, I'm going to have shorter descriptions. But for the sake of this blog, lets keep going. I think it's only fair that my favorite song be a Linkin Park song. They are my favorite band on Earth. I've loved them since BIRTH. Not really. Turns out they weren't popular until 1999. But they did form in 96. So there. Anyways, my favorite song by them is The Little Things Give You Away. It was on the album Minutes to Midnight released in 2007. I just need to say something right here, this song is great when heard live. But Linkin Park is really good live, in general. Mike isn't that great, but I think he knows it. Chester on the other hand, sounds really really good live. I have the Road to Revolution DVD and CD which is pretty much their live performance in Milton Keynes. It looked like a great show. I really like this song because of the layering and rounds. I don't have any connection to the lyrics really. But the thing is, I don't like songs because I "relate" or "feel the feels." I like a song when it sounds like a musical genius wrote  it. Sure there are plenty of other songs that LP did that I absolutely love, but this one is just different. It speaks to me musically.
3. I think my third favorite song would be Zombie by The Cranberries. This song actually does mean something to me. What I like is that the lyrics can be interpreted in different ways. It could be a war with yourself, a war with the world. It could be about the government (that's what I think). It could be about many things, even if they wrote it only thinking about one thing. But this song means more to me than just it's lyrics. It was the first song I learned on the bass guitar. I'm sure that doesn't seem like a big deal, but it is to me. 
4. This next one I like for a silly reason. But to me, it's the most important reason to like a song. It sounds PERFECT when turned up really loud in my dad's truck. This band inspired a lot of things from my childhood. It's strange to say that Disturbed made a huge impact on my life, but hey, everyone get inspiration in different ways. Indestructible is a good song because it's like a warriors anthem. No person wants to feel like they can be torn apart. This song gives people like me belief. The music in it is very powerful and singing along to it makes you feel, quite literally, indestructible. You could wreck your car playing this, and you wouldn't be touched. You were "INDESTRUCTIBLE!"
5. In my opinion, So Cold by Breaking Benjamin really shows Ben's vocal capacity. It shows what he can really do. I like the acoustic version more than the original studio version. I think about it, and I don't think Breaking Benjamin has ever done a song that I didn't like, just like LP. But So Cold is my favorite song of theirs because of Ben's vocals. I listen to it and I just... ugh. It's too great. He's gentle, then he's "angry," then he gets all screaming-opera on you. It's like, amazing. It just seems to me that the people who had problems with drugs and alcohol abuse are the best musicians. 
6. Even though The Red was the first Chevelle song I heard and was the song that made me fall in love with them, it's not my favorite. Saferwaters is. I love this song to death. the guitar riffs actually make it sound like you're surrounded by water. It's different. I think Chevelle is a very unique band. They do have some songs that I don't like, but no two songs are the same. And they also have some interesting music videos. But regardless of all the weird stuff, there is one thing I find amusing about the band. Pete. Like Ben, I think Pete has a unique voice. He can go from really sweet to super angry. I get the feeling like he was born with such a beautiful voice and didn't take any lessons. Or he taught himself. I never actually did that much research on them. But that doesn't mean I don't love Chevelle!
7. Okay, 10 Years is a weird band. I love Jesse Hasek, but he is a freak. And their music is OMG AMAZING! I keep switching my favorite song by them. It's weird because, I'll like one song a whole bunch, but then I'll hear another one and be in love with that one. I think for them, I'm going to have to stick with Fix Me. When in doubt, go with the one that makes you "feel the feels." And that's exactly what this song does to me. The words actually speak to me. It's about someone who apparently "wastes all of their time" and people are trying to fix them. They try to get them to do something, but they know where they are supposed to be. At least, that's how I see it. I really love this song because I always feel like people are trying to tell me that what I'm doing is wrong and they are telling me what to do. 
8. I once came up with a really good idea for a web series. It was called "Jenny's Musical Life." It was about this girl in New York who's friend from CA visits her. Her life is like a musical and when he sees her and everyone else dancing around, he gets freaked out. Eventually, he realizes that the musical stuff is really cool. It had a very sad ending though. He died in a plane crash. After awhile, she got a boyfriend who was abusive. She killed herself and it ended with the abusive boyfriend regretting everything, singing to All These Things That I've Done by the Killers. Man that was a good idea. I don't know why I like this song. Maybe because the tones and melodies make me super happy when I listen to it. Whatever it is, I'm glad this song exists. I love it. 
9. Tongue Tied by Grouplove is another song that makes me super happy for no reason. I love listening to this song really loud in the car too. I love being able to hear all of the different parts of this song. I remember when I first this song, I HATED it. I thought it was so stupid. But then I heard it one day on Spotify radio with my speakers turned up real loud. I heard all of the parts and I was amazed. It did something to me. It changed me. I felt so good listening to it. I can't even describe the feeling to you. 
10. Ah yes, we save the last for last... It's not the best, because then it would have been number one. I would have done the countdown backwards, but I don't know how to do that without manually typing the numbers. This song makes me sad and then happy. Like an emotional roller coaster. I like it for many different reasons. One being that it talks about a girl leaving her significant other to go to New York. If you don't know by now, I really like New York, even though I have never been there. One day.... Moving on, the song I am talking about is Bright Lights by Matchbox Twenty. I grew up listening to MB20, so I'm real fond of all of their songs. But I like this in particular because of the way Rob uses his voice. Like Ben, he really shows off what he can do. Along with his voice, there is something about him that makes all of the ladies' ovaries explode. Okay.

So those are my Top 10 favorite songs. Do you know or like these songs? Tell me your opinions of these. Or you can tell me what your favorite songs are! Until next time...

God Bless you and God Bless America

-Rachael