Beatles movie

The movie we watched in class was very weird, especially the part where they cut the guys leg off while trying to steal ringo's ring.  The entire film was more entertaining than some others we have seen but it was just incredibly odd and I never completely understood the plot.  I enjoyed the color in this movie because it makes it easier to follow the important ideas that is trying to be made.  There was music mixed in to different parts that I didn't think fit very well but I'm not the expert so what do I know.  

Church music

One of the most common times I listen to/sing along to music is during Church.  I don't know if I could say that I like the music we sing in church for my normal standards but for church music, I think that it is really powerful.  To me it is really fun to sing along with the rest of the community and just feel like we are all together, as one.  It is also really fun because I am a horrible singer and I can't be judged at at church!  Church music is very catchy, at least at my church, and is also a good way of expressing your views on religion in private.

Listening vs. hearing

One of the things that I have started doing because of History of Rock and Roll class is changing the way I listen to music.  Before the class I would do what I call now hearing music, I would be doing homework or watching TV with headphones and just hear noise in my head. I never actually made an attempt to understand what a song was trying to tell me.  Now my music listening has changed.  I never really knew how every song was a completely different story, well I knew but I didn't actually KNOW, if that makes sense.  I have learned to enjoy music much more now and an starting to become more interested in the making of it, not just the outcome.

Really dad?

One thing that probably does not help with me disliking the Rolling Stones is that I had heard many good things about them prior to actually listening to them.  I know that my Dad enjoys the Rolling Stones and I have always considered my Dad's taste in music to be pretty good, wrong this time Pops.  I was sold to high on them and therefore was disappointed. I think that if I had never heard about them before and then started listening to them that I could actually enjoy them. But as everybody knows, first impressions make a huge difference in the world today.

Rolling Stones

To me the Rolling Stones are almost like a worse version of the Beatles. They are very unoriginal and wrote very little of their own music at the beginning of their career.  That takes away a lot from what I think of them and is really disappointing.  I do not know very much about music and/or how to play instruments well but one thing that stands out to me while listening to the Rolling Stones is that they just don't sound completely together, which is especially noticeable during their instrumentals.  I know playing the guitar is a very difficult thing to do but I feel like you should be able to play better if that's what you spend your entire life doing. 

When I feel like $H!T

Whenever I feel bad and just do not feel like doing anything I start off by taking a nap.  When this happens one of two things always happens, I either wake up feeling great and have forgotten that I felt bad or I feel twice as worse as before.  If the first thing happens I normally go about my day like nothing happens.  If the second option happens I already know that my day is worthless and basically try to make it as boring as possible.  Normally I just lay in bed and watch TV or old movies that I don't get until I fall asleep again and hope its morning.

What is Rock?

By definition Rock & Roll is a genre of music that consists of a combination of styles such as blues, jazz, gospel music, country, and swing.  Although that is true my definition in different in a view categories.  To ME to think of something as Rock & Roll it has to energize me and sort of pump me up to a certain degree.  I also think of guitars when I think of Rock & Roll, I guess they are not necessary but they definitely help with the feel of the music.  One thing that also sticks out to me when I think of Rock & Roll is superstars.  For a band to be famous by means of Rock & Roll there has to be a superstar, not just a couple guys who work well together.

Pandora

For me, Pandora is an extremely awesome and easy way of listening to and finding new music.  I often start listening to one of my favorite artists but then in a few minutes find myself listening to a completely different genre that was just a few clicks away.  This helps me find out about new types of music and expand my knowledge of music.  Recently I've been listening to the "George Jones & B.B. King" station that my Dad introduced to me and I've been pleasantly surprised with what I have found. 

ACL

I think ACL is a great idea and is run very efficiently but it is just simply not for me. First of all I do not like do be with large groups of people because it seems like there are few productive things that come from those situations. Secondly there are very few bands at ACL that I follow closely or have even heard of. And for that matter, even if there was a band I liked I probably would not want to go see them perform. I don't see the point of watching live music when you could just listen to it on your iPod. Maybe that would change if I ever go to a concert.

George Strait

George Strait is on his final tour this year called "Cowboy Rides Away". Country music fans are ecstatic yet sad that this great is leaving the country music scene. I am a huge fan if George because he can be related to so well. My favorite Strait song is "Love without end, amen". I hope to have the same relationship with my son that he had. I really hope that I will be lucky enought to get tickets to his concert at the Erwin Center but they will be hard to come by. George should be the exmple for every up and coming musician of every genre.