5 Songs: G

Deadmau5 feat. Rob Swire - Ghosts N Stuff

The Cribs - Girls Like Mystery

Rise Against - Give It All

Green Day - Give Me Novacaine

Of Mice & Men - The Great Hendowski

Heavy Music For Small Children

So about a year or two ago, I made my little sister Lily a mix CD to try and introduce her to the kind of music I like. I don't remember what was on it specifically, but it obviously involved a bit of My Chemical Romance, The Blackout and Good Charlotte because I was listening to them at the time. I'm thinking that, now I know Lily likes My Chem, it's time to ease her further into the weird milkshake of pop punk, alt rock and metal that is my musical taste. If I teach her nothing else, it will be which bands are good. Here's my selection. Please excuse my lack of commentary; I took a nap in the daytime because I barely slept last night and school made me run like a mile this afternoon, so now I'm really confused and I feel like I might throw up. Just producing a post is my priority here.

My Chemical Romance - Thank You For The Venom

You Me At Six - Underdog

Fall Out Boy - America's Suitehearts

Deaf Havana - Little White Lies

The Blackout - Hope (Scream It Out Loud)

Bring Me The Horizon - Shadow Moses

The Cribs - Housewife

Pierce The Veil - Bulletproof Love

My Chemical Romance - Headfirst For Halos

Panic! At The Disco - The Only Difference Between Martyrdom And Suicide Is Press Coverage

Green Day - Basket Case

Rise Against - Saviour

My Chemical Romance - The World Is Ugly

Reaallllyyy Relaaaaxxxxinnggg Songs.

Because everybody's stressed at the moment. Exams are coming from every angle, teachers know that and are subsequently attacking everyone who's not going to make them look good this summer. Not fun. Especially not fun if, like me, you're a perfectionist and very easily stressed, which is why I've decided to post some of the songs I find really relaxing (hence the title), because sometimes stuff like Product of a Murderer is not what you need to hear to put you in a positive frame of mind, no matter how much I may like the song.

Gorillaz - Hong Kong
It's on one of their earlier, smaller albums, and I don't remember when I first heard it properly because I kept skipping it, but it's beautiful. Reminds me of grass and dirt and stuff.

Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
This guy is so chilled out. Just sitting there all day watching ships and boats. He is so chilled he has nothing else to do all day. Was he unemployed at the time? He's definitely more chilled than me, I could only look at a boat for about as long as this song lasts, but that really saying something on how relaxing this song is, because I normally can't look at boats at all.

Of Mice And Men - When You Can't Sleep At Night
I really wasn't expecting this the first time I heard it, given what the rest of OM&M's discography is like. You go all the way through The Flood and it's all fury and anger and punching walls, and then there's this beautiful calm one at the end.

Compay Segundo - Guantanamera
Latin music is actually awesome, and it's always relaxed, even when it's not. This is especially so, despite being about a woman from an area of Cuba currently controlled by the USA, even though they don't need it.

Rise Against - Swing Life Away
I like Rise Against, but sometimes the whole WE ARE VERY ANGRY ABOUT POLITICS thing gets a bit boring, even for me, and I'm always angry about politics. So this one's good, because not only is it relaxing, it's just about erm . . . swinging life away (swing your pants?)

Hello.

So this blog is essentially a sort of project. I've been told that apparently I need to know more about handling social media, which is partly being corrected by this blog, and partly by my twitter, although twitter's not a preferred platform of mine because of the bastard 140 character limit.
The idea of this was to pick a subject and blog about it. One subject that I have a lot to say about is music. I am all over music, all over it like a powerful moss.

This, however, is a little introduction to me; the person behind the blog.
My name's Izzy, I'm currently 17 and I live in the north of England. I have various interests, including foreign languages - I'm studying German and Spanish at AS level (*coughshowoffcough*); reading, especially fiction and especially stuff where everyone dies very painfully; writing, of a similar nature to the stuff I like to read, but lacking in skill and plot; drawing with varying degrees of success (I draw a lot of band fan art, which may end up on here because it's kind of relevant); and, most pertinently to this blog, music. I'm learning guitar verrrry verrrrrry slowly, but I am progressing. I have, however, sworn never to take part in guitar douchery (loudly proclaiming that you can play guitar while in a public place and proceeding to play Wonderwall to the swoons of adoring girls completely lacking in musical knowledge).

I like a lot of bands. I mean a lot. There's so many bands that I like now that it takes me a couple of days to remember them all because I'll forget about six of them each time. Also, when I say 'I like bands', that's a bit of an understatement as well; I get so excited about some bands that I listen to that I have been driven to tears in the past. Just so you know what kind of blog you're getting into, and because I love lists, below is an actual list of the bands that I love the most.

My Chemical Romance, Pierce The Veil, Fall Out Boy, Sleeping With Sirens, Of Mice And Men, Panic! At The Disco, Without A Face, Rise Against, You Me At Six, Blink 182, Green Day, The Blackout, Cancer Bats, Slipknot, The Cure, The Smiths, The Cribs, Leathermouth . . . I am now panicking slightly because I know I've forgotten some of them and I can't remember which ones. Just so you know, my absolute favourites are My Chemical Romance and Pierce The Veil. I will actually eat your face off you while you're still alive for the opportunity to meet them (that may quite accurately sum up my blog title).

This blog will be about a range of things within the world of music. Songs and albums I like, why I like them, new bands and artists I'm listening to, issues within the world of music and such - anything that I believe is relevant and I can be bothered to write.

So yes, there you have it. That is me and my introduction post. Goodbye.