the boys are back in town

I'm so excited! After a three year break, the group Fall Out Boys are back together.  Bands come and go but this is one group I was upset to hear them stop  playing. It was never official they quit so fans waited and waited in hopes they would continue - I hope this time they stay making music, they are a great band.

Sorry my rocker girl is showing right now. 



 The Phoenix

buying a whole album

So what does it take for me to buy a whole album these days?  Before we had digital downloads, all you had was records, 8 track tapes, cassettes and now cd's.

So I bought full albums , but sometimes I found myself only liking a few of the songs.  I would sit there and skip a song just get to the songs I liked. Now with digital download I can by pass songs I don't want and buy individual songs. I hate when  I buy an album (yes I still call them albums) and only find but a couple of songs, my best example would be Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi"album.  I was disappointed in that album. I spent $12 and I only liked two of the songs.  So now I don't buy an album unless there is at least 4 of the songs I really like.  This way I don't feel like I'm waisting my money.  I like this option but then I can agree if you don't buy the whole album, you might miss out on hearing a great song that doesn't make the airways. 
Lately I have been reading a few articles on how artist are under the gun to produce a hit single, since most people are only buying individual songs instead of the whole album.  Plus CNN ran a segment on "what happen to just making music" 
I'm not knocking today's music verses past music , since I love both, but I can agree with that todays artist seem to have to put on a big production to sell their music, to where in the past artist just created great music and people could enjoy music like we should enjoy music.

In my last blog I posted a song by One Republic.  The head singer Ryan Tedder has been a long time song writer, that has produced many songs for other artist until he finally decided to step up to the mic himself and formed the group called One Republic.
Their latest album is out and this is one  I plan on buying. The last album I bought was NeedToBreathe's last album.

This new album from One Republic has various songs on it that incorporate different nationalities into the song. I love the feel they give to each song and can see many of them making the airways. 

 I love several of the songs "If I Lose Myself"  and "Burning Bridges" are a couple of them. 


So enjoy listening to the whole album like I am.

If I Lose Myself

I stare up at the sun

thought of all of the people ,places,and things that I loved

Feel the lights start to tremble

you can see your life out the window

If I lose myself

No matter what keep flying

One Republic - If I Lose Myself (new song)

I love not only the lyrics, but also the oriental instrumental in this song. Another hit song for sure.

Never Gone

Colton Dixon performing "Never Gone"

Porsche

Ok. I lied about not having a song to post about.  I do listen to all music but I will admit I mostly listen to new top music, pop, rock, country, hip hop and rap. 

Does anyone remember this guy, Nelly?

"Country Grammar"

I loved Nelly's beat to this song.  I seriously thought I would be hearing more from him but after a couple more song on the radio,I really didn't hear any more of him until this song is now being played on my radio station these past couple of weeks called  "Porsche"

As I did some looking, he has been very active in putting out new music so it's my fault for not realizing he never took a break from the music world. 
I know hip hop is not for everyone and I wish he did a different take on his video.  I mean the song is about a car, not coming on to some hot chic, right? 
Putting aside how I feel about the video, I still love this new song from him and love it when he is singing "roll, roll, roll"