When most people think of the 80's, they don't think of a lot of the bands that I enjoy right off the bat. Most people think of ACDC, Aerosmith, Poison, Guns N Roses, and many other bands like that, because of their fame during that time. As you have read from my posts, I am more of a fan of the heavier bands of the 80's. I will first say that honestly I could go without the bands mentioned above, and I actually dislike several of them. What about the other bands of the 80's? It wasn't all just metal sort of stuff. Right now I'm going to touch up on some of the other 80's music I enjoy. I may not listen to it as much, or play it as much, and I'll get to why that is later. Of course U2 is one of them, being my overall favorite band. I also enjoy bits and pieces from bands like Boston and Kansas, the classic rock of the 80's. Of course you wouldn't see my bed room stocked up with Boston and Kansas posters, but that doesn't mean I don't at least like them. The main reason why I personally enjoy 80's classic and general rock is because that is overall the highlight of the vocals in the music I like. Take Journey for instance. Steve Perry was an amazing vocalist, which is such a relief to me when I'm looking for that to mix with my taste of music. Now compare that to Dave Mustaine of Megadeth and you'll see what I mean. Going back to why I might not play and listen to this music as much as other music is basically because it's not as challenging as other stuff. When I play music, I like to break songs down into bits and pieces and practice each part with each technique, so then I really have to focus on what I'm playing. As far as listening, most songs are just not as "pump up" as some of my other music. Now for some more controversy... Kinda...
Liking a band to me boils down to:
-Talent
-Band Members
-Song Meanings
-Overall Sound
Those are the main points I look for in a band, because to me that's what music should be. They should be writing music to write music, and to enjoy the fun of that, rather than trying to become popular or anything like that. Even with popularity, it should still ultimately be the band's decision what they want to do. Now that I'm starting projects, I know that there will be stress, but that stress will usually go away if everyone just remembers the main point. Not popularity, fun! When each person can put in their opinion and not have to worry about being ripped on for it, then you really have something going. You'll notice that most popular bands nowadays get worse and worse as time goes on, and why do you think that is? Personally I think they let popularity get in the way of their main focus at the start. That's not necessarily a bad thing unless you let it be. That's about all I have today, so thanks for reading and feel free to leave a comment if you wish. I'd love to talk music anytime I can.
