Tommorowland

This blog isnt really about a group or a single artis, but about this music festival I heard about. Tommorowland is a humongous music festival in Belgium, that takes place every year in late July. People all over the world from over 70+ countries come to see the crazy sets they put on. It is an 18 and up festival for three days, and because the drinking age in Belgium is 18, they serve alcohol to everyone there. Most of the acts there are however, dubstep and DJ artists, I myself am not the biggest dubstep fan but from the videos I have watched and the shows like Bassnectar that I have been to, they can be super crazy. This is the recap movie of Tommorowland 2012.

Tommorowland 2012.

Do you think it would be worth it to pay a couple hundred dollars to see bands like this play? In my opinion it would be a definite yes just because of the crazy atmosphere, lightshows, and crowd.

The Band

In class the other day I really enjoyed listening to The Band. More specifically I thought that the lyrics and story behind, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" I thought it was really interesting how The Band, a group from Canada illustrated the hardships during the Civil War for the Confederate Army.

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down- The Band

This is probably my favorite song by the group, The Band. Whats your opinion? Do you like the fact that they aren't from the South yet they perform a song like this?

The Grey Album

Personally I thought that The Grey Album by Danger Mouse, was one of the coolest things we have listened to in class this year. The way that Danger Mouse mixed Jay-Z's hard verses and flow from the black album and mixed it with the amazing instrumentals from the white album makes it amazing for me, and truly a masterpiece.

99 Problems- Danger Mouse (Remix)

This is probably my favorite song off of the entire Grey Album just considering that 99 Problems is one of my favorite songs in general, mixed with the Beatles makes this whole compilation so great. Whats your opinion? Do you like Jay-Z with or without the help of the White Album. I personally like both styles.

Drake

Is it just me or does anyone else feel like Drake gets a really bad rap. Honestly I dont think he is an awful rapper, or a disgrace to the world of hip-hop, in fact off of his latest album Take Care, I liked most of the songs on it. My favorite being Underground Kings.

Underground Kings- Drake

I believe that the reason so many people hate on Drake is solely because of his affiliation with Lil Wayne, and the rap group (more of a joke) Young Money. Whats your opinion on Drake?

White Album

Today in class we listened to the White Album by the Beatles. Overall I thought it was pretty good, however it was way too long for my liking and I much prefer Beatles albums like Abbey Road and Sgt. Chili Peppers over this. My favorite song off of the white album is definitely Blackbird, one of the Beatles greatest songs ever in my opinion.

Blackbird- The Beatles

Pink Floyd

I have never really been a huge fan of Pink Floyd, I guess I just dont really like his style of rock. His first album to me is alright, but most of the albums afterwards like Animals dont really appeal to me that much.

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

This song by Pink Floyd from 1975 I think it is, is probably my favorite song by Pink Floyd and its definitely a stretch.

Logic

Logic is one of the latest rappers to really hit the Hip-Hop scene. Straight from Baltimore, Logic is a young 20 year old M.C. who's ready to make a big impact on the game. He just came out with his first album, Undeniable. 

The SpotLight - Logic

This is one of Logics most popular songs, his flow and rhymes are on point and fit perfectly with the fast beat in the background. Overall, I really like Logic and am eager to hear some of his new stuff that he will be coming out with in the upcoming months.

Kendrick Lamar

Recently, a new rapper straight out of Compton has surfaced, named Kendrick Lamar. Found by the legendary Dr. Dre, Kendrick has a lot to live up to considering the other two people Dre discovered were Eminem, who in my opinion is one of the best rappers to ever live, and 50 Cent, who was kind of good... at one point. Anyways, Kendrick released his first album last week, Good Kid M.a.a.D city. In my opinion I think the album has been a great success and I do like it as well.

The Recipe (feat. Dr Dre) - Kendrick Lamar



Not to mention, just last Saturday Kendrick was here in Austin, and apparently threw a hell of a show, for five hours straight. Overall, I think it will be cool watching Kendrick as he matures as a rapper, with all of these expectations weighing down on him.

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Peppers is definitely one of my favorite albums of all time, and in my opinion one of the BEST albums of all time. This and Abbey Road compete within me for best Beatles album of all time. My favorite song on this album would absolutely be Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds. I just love the whole psychedelic rock feel to it, and everyone knows it's not actually about John Lennon's daughter drawing some picture... I mean come on it spells out LSD.

Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds- The Beatles




 I love the background music to start the song, the chorus, and the entire melody just makes this piece truly amazing.