So far in my blog I have kept my all of my postings about music and bands that I like, but I’m going to try and incorporate other things into them such as movie reviews and TV show reviews.
I recently watched the movie called Prom Night for the second time. It may have been the crowd I watched it with because it was a basement full of girls, but I still jumped and screamed just like the first time I saw it.
The movie was directed by Nelson McCormick and stars Brittany Snow as Donna Keppel, Jonathan Schaech as Richard Fenton, Jessalyn Gilsig as Donna’s aunt, Linden Ashby as Donna’s uncle, Donna Davis as Lisa, Jessica Stroup as Claire, Collins Pennie as Ronnie, Kelly Blatz as michael, Idris Elba as Det Fail, and James Ransone as Nash.
A senior named Donna Keppel is still recovering from a three year old tragedy. She witness one of her teachers kill her mother while she was hiding under the bed in her room because he became obsessed with Donna. The movie is about her prom night after his escape from prison to come back for her. The killer disguises himself as a guest at the hotel to find time be with Donna alone.
This movie has a lot of things that pop out at you and make you jump. My experience was that is was a predictable movie, but still got me to jump and scream. If you like those kinds of movies you’ll love this one. I enjoyed it. The couples and relationships are extremely cute and it’s interesting to see how they cope with all the crazy events that occur throughout the movie.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
OneRepublic
OneRepublic is a rock band that formed in Colorado. They had moderate success for a couple years until they recorded "Apologize" with Timbaland who put it on his album Shock Value, released on November 20, 2007, which caused it to get world wide attention. Their second single, Stop and Stair was a hit along with their third, Say (All I Need), and their fourth, Mercy.
The band consists of 5 members. Ryan Tedder doing lead vocals, guitar,bass guitar,piano, glockenspiel, and drums, Zack Filkins on guitar and vocals, Drew Brown on the guitar, bass guitar, and glockenspiel, Eddie Fisher on drums and percussion, and Brent Kutzle on the bass guitar, keyboard, cello, and vocals.
All of OneRepublic's singles are really good and catchy but they have a lot of really good songs on their album Dream Out Loud, such as All Fall Down and goodbye apathy to name a couple. I like it partly because it has all of the normal insturments a band usually has like guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboard, etc. The thing that sets them apart is that they have instruments you'd find in an orchestra such as the cello and glockenspiel (a German instrument resembling the zylaphone). It really makes the music stand out in a good way. It adds to the songs they perform.
I really like this band because their lyrics are good and the lead singer really knows how to use his voice. It’s a very clear voice and he’s not afraid to use it to its full potential.
The band consists of 5 members. Ryan Tedder doing lead vocals, guitar,bass guitar,piano, glockenspiel, and drums, Zack Filkins on guitar and vocals, Drew Brown on the guitar, bass guitar, and glockenspiel, Eddie Fisher on drums and percussion, and Brent Kutzle on the bass guitar, keyboard, cello, and vocals.
All of OneRepublic's singles are really good and catchy but they have a lot of really good songs on their album Dream Out Loud, such as All Fall Down and goodbye apathy to name a couple. I like it partly because it has all of the normal insturments a band usually has like guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboard, etc. The thing that sets them apart is that they have instruments you'd find in an orchestra such as the cello and glockenspiel (a German instrument resembling the zylaphone). It really makes the music stand out in a good way. It adds to the songs they perform.
I really like this band because their lyrics are good and the lead singer really knows how to use his voice. It’s a very clear voice and he’s not afraid to use it to its full potential.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Valencia
Valencia is an alternative punk rock band. The members of the band all came from different bands such as The Capgun Heroes, Attracted to Miss, and The Emphasis. In 2004 the band decided to create the group we know today called Valencia named after the city in Spain. They released their first album in 2005, This Could be a Possibility. Their album We All Need a Reason to Believe was released in 2008. Members of the band include Shane Henderson doing vocals, JD Perry on the guitar, Maxim Soria on the drums, George Ciukurescu on the bass guitar, and Brendan Walter on the guitar.
I’ve listened to their album We All Need a Reason to Believe and I approve! My favorite song on the album is Head in Hands. The chorus goes as follows
Head in hands I'm fine, and I've been fighting the words it just isn't worth my time.It's not a way to die. Suffocated by stress, my life is a mess, it's not right. Head in hands we climb. Separated by faith, it got in the way of life.Of all the ways to die, suffocated by stress, my life is a mess, it's not right.
It talks about how you need to calm down and not get suffocated by all the things happening in your life. Everyone should stop what they’re doing and relax every once in a while. If you’re so stressed that it feels like it’s suffocating you, that’s not how it’s supposed to be. It’s not supposed to be that hard.
All the songs on this album follow the same theme, finding a reason to believe, just like the album name says. They are all amazing songs. The singer has a good voice and the writer of the music and lyrics knows his stuff. They mesh well as a band.
I’ve listened to their album We All Need a Reason to Believe and I approve! My favorite song on the album is Head in Hands. The chorus goes as follows
Head in hands I'm fine, and I've been fighting the words it just isn't worth my time.It's not a way to die. Suffocated by stress, my life is a mess, it's not right. Head in hands we climb. Separated by faith, it got in the way of life.Of all the ways to die, suffocated by stress, my life is a mess, it's not right.
It talks about how you need to calm down and not get suffocated by all the things happening in your life. Everyone should stop what they’re doing and relax every once in a while. If you’re so stressed that it feels like it’s suffocating you, that’s not how it’s supposed to be. It’s not supposed to be that hard.
All the songs on this album follow the same theme, finding a reason to believe, just like the album name says. They are all amazing songs. The singer has a good voice and the writer of the music and lyrics knows his stuff. They mesh well as a band.
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