I personally do not enjoy music where the artist is screaming. I have some vocal background and this is like nails on a chalkboard to me because that hurts your voice so much. It sounds like nails on a calk board to me. I can listen to it, I just won't enjoy it. However, I recently stumbled upon a band called Saosin. They have just a little hint of screaming in their music, but most of it is singing. I like when artists explore their voice and find they can hit some high notes and just go for it.
The word "saosin" is a chinese word that is actually pronounced "say-ocean" despite the fact that most people, even members of the band and me, pronounce it "say-oh-sin." It's a chinese proverb meaning "small heart." It was used in the 15th and 16th century when fathers would sell their sons to marry and teach their sons to not get attached to the woman they marry because it's not for love and that woman could die any day. All though this is pretty grim, the band is really good. They have a demo CD out called "Come Closer" which has a song on it called "You're Not Alone (Piano Version)." It is an absolutely brilliant song. The original version is good as well, but I prefer the piano version over the original. It adds to and excentuates the mood of the song. It's about when you're going through rough patches in life to just step back and remember that there's more than this. That there's more to life than this one moment. I think it tries to portray the idea that you shouldn't only thing about yourself as well. That you should think of others and their needs. You shouldn't be selfish. The instrumentals in the song are amazingly orchestrated. It's such a pretty song. I believe my play count, between my itunes and my ipod, is 111 at the moment. When I first heard it, I had to put it on repeat. This song is an amazing song by them but it's not their only good one. They have another album called "Saosin" that has the original "You're Not Alone" and many other good songs such as "Finding Home".
The word "saosin" is a chinese word that is actually pronounced "say-ocean" despite the fact that most people, even members of the band and me, pronounce it "say-oh-sin." It's a chinese proverb meaning "small heart." It was used in the 15th and 16th century when fathers would sell their sons to marry and teach their sons to not get attached to the woman they marry because it's not for love and that woman could die any day. All though this is pretty grim, the band is really good. They have a demo CD out called "Come Closer" which has a song on it called "You're Not Alone (Piano Version)." It is an absolutely brilliant song. The original version is good as well, but I prefer the piano version over the original. It adds to and excentuates the mood of the song. It's about when you're going through rough patches in life to just step back and remember that there's more than this. That there's more to life than this one moment. I think it tries to portray the idea that you shouldn't only thing about yourself as well. That you should think of others and their needs. You shouldn't be selfish. The instrumentals in the song are amazingly orchestrated. It's such a pretty song. I believe my play count, between my itunes and my ipod, is 111 at the moment. When I first heard it, I had to put it on repeat. This song is an amazing song by them but it's not their only good one. They have another album called "Saosin" that has the original "You're Not Alone" and many other good songs such as "Finding Home".
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