Not-so-popular music
I'm sure
that all of us listen to some kind of music. There are some many music genres
it seems impossible for a person not to find at least one he would like. Music
is part of the human nature - already in the prehistoric times the first humans
were amused by repetitive sound.
Music is a
big part of my life. Don't get me wrong: I certainly am no musician, I don't
posses any musical talent nor can I play any musical instrument. However, in
spite of my great ignorance I have always enjoyed good music and have listened
to a lot of it, especially during my high school time when I basically had my
headphones on all the time. I can't think of any specific genre which I prefer
over others ??- I believe that if a song is good, than there's nothing more to
it. Although for some reason I like almost only English vocalists. There are
really a few non-English singing bands or musicians I listen to and usually
they are Polish or Italian. I don't like not understanding what the singer is
saying, it kind of misses the point of listening to him in my opinion.
But let's
get to the point! What I would like to do is present a few bands that you might
not have heard of and who are worth getting checkout. Let's begin!
You might
remember my presentations from the last semester concerning Role Playing Games.
A theme well known to people playing such games is Steampunk. I shall cover the
term better in my next presentation, for now all you need to know is that the
idea behind steampunk is the 19th century with highly efficient steam engines or
other highly efficient (for those times) technology. Possibly with a mix of
magic and mysticism. There are actually
many bands representing this style, but one of the best is Steam Powered
Giraffe.
(Image source: http://steampunkworldsfair.com/steam-powered-giraffe/)
The three people you see are not only great musicians but also even better actors and the "theme" of the band is that it consists of robots from the Steampunk era created by eccentric scientists. Each robot persona has its own background story which can be read on their webpage. What is more important, they make wonderful songs which you can listen on YouTube. Here are my favorites:
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The second band I would like to present is (hed) Planet Earth. This is one of my favorite bands of all times and I actually have some really good memories connected with it. It's difficult to define their style since nearly every song seems to be somehow different from the other, but they all are definitely quite "hardcore". Obviously over a very long time my taste has changed and I don't listen to them so much as I did in high school. It's not so easy for me to pick their best song, but here are two that I think pretty much allow one to decide whether you like the band or not:
The second band I would like to present is (hed) Planet Earth. This is one of my favorite bands of all times and I actually have some really good memories connected with it. It's difficult to define their style since nearly every song seems to be somehow different from the other, but they all are definitely quite "hardcore". Obviously over a very long time my taste has changed and I don't listen to them so much as I did in high school. It's not so easy for me to pick their best song, but here are two that I think pretty much allow one to decide whether you like the band or not:
Finally the
last band I would like to mention is Hypnogaja.
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Actually I discovered the band by listening to the soundtrack of the video game Devil May Cry 4 in the creation of which they took part. I never heard about this band before, but once I listened to it, it became one of my all-time favorites. I think they connect strong, but not always loud or fast-paced sounds with really interesting lyrics. I wouldn't go far and call them brilliant poets or anything, but there aren't that many modern bands out there who know how to make smart play with words. Also I like "new" genres of modern musical and enjoy listening to bands that diverge a bit from the mainstream sounds, while not exaggerating. I think you could say Hypnogaja is a bit like a modern Jefferson Airplane (another good band by the way). Here is my absolute favorites form of this band:
I would
love to write about many more bands which I believe deserve more attention than
they get. Looking forward to your comments on the bands! Here are some
questions I would like you to answer, but you are invited to comment on
different things:
1. What are your favorite music genres?
2. Did you like any of the bands I presented?
Which one?
3. Are there any bands you really like,
but aren't known very much?
Comments
Well, I listen to old rock, to pop music, indie rock, jazz and rock'n'roll, depending on my mood. My favorite bands, are The Beatles, The Ting Tings, Bryan Adams, Sting, Frank Ferdinand, Mando Diao, Gotye...
2. Did you like any of the bands I presented? Which one?
I liked Steemed punk giraffe and Hypnogaja. The middle one was little bit too much for me, but others.... thank you for sharing them with us! Got new music, finally :)
3. Are there any bands you really like, but aren't known very much?
I like Warsaw Village Band. Discovered them almost 10 years ago, when I was in Monpellier (France), and they were amazing. Since then I listen to them very often. But others... i think you all know them ;)
I do not devide music to genres. I rather to devide music to the one that I like and that I do not like. I do it mostly because I am very universal when it comes to muisc. I can listen to music of any genre, which does not mean that I like all of them.
2. Did you like any of the bands I presented? Which one?
I watched Riahanna song by steam powered giraffe. It wasn't anything great but it was ok. You can watch it by yourself if you like. Here is the URL link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU-VJOzb-10.
3. Are there any bands you really like, but aren't known very much?
Not really, I like music but I do not stick to a band. If there is a band that have some good music i will gladly listen selected track only. This apply also to well known artist like Rihanna and other artists.
I like many bands and I don’t really know if they’re popular or not – I simply don’t care. I usually play random songs depending on mood I’m in. For example there was a time I was into Blood Red Shoes (maybe that one, not popular), but know I can’t remember the last time I played it. To be honest it’s not the best topic – to discuss someone’s “favorites”. It’s not something to discuss.
From this article I rather choose the Steam Powered Giraffe band, they excellent combine cybernetic movements (from dubstep) with steampunk and good played music.
Ohh. It's difficult question. I prefer rock, ambient electronic music.
2. Did you like any of the bands I presented? Which one?
None of them I knew but all fell into my ear. But best of three is (hed) Planet Earth
3. Are there any bands you really like, but aren't known very much?
Yes, i think isn't known very much, and this is the Polish band -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtHRqMSyTCc