The Same Sound

In this day and age there isn't a whole hell of a lot of difference between bands. Come to think of it there wasn't a lot of difference a long time ago either. As soon as someone thinks of a new kind of music thousands of bands are formed to mimic that. Hardcore, Deathcore, Metalcore, all of it.

The only thing that doesn't seem to be copied like crazy is progressive music. Progressive Rock bands like Kansas and Yes, or bands like Dreamtheater. These are the bands that aren't a dime a dozen and deserve a listening to.

The problem, I think, lies in people's unwillingness (is that a word? :-P) to try new things. That was true for me to. I used to listen to nothing but classic rock. I thought that all the new bands were stupid. I certainly didn't listen to extreme music. How could people screaming be considered music?

Well, one day I started listening to bands like Cradle of Filth and Bal-Sagoth. I found that different things could be good. You just have to give it chance.

So to the two people who might be reading this: Please give other music a chance. Get out of your comfort zone. You have nothing to lose and favorite bands to gain.

Naast-Antichambre

This might be a weird choice for a first review, but I’m doing it anyway. Not enough attention is given to the music from other countries. It seems like if a band sings (or screams :-P) in a language other than English no one will pay attention to it. Record companies won’t sell world music because they think they it won’t sell here. They are probably right. A lot of people I know won’t listen to stuff that isn’t in English. This is ridiculous people!!! You aren’t listening to a band simply because you don’t understand their lyrics!! They are a ton of bands who sing in English and I don’t understand they’re lyrics either! The music could be great, but you won’t listen to it because of the lyrics.

But I’ll get off my soapbox. Naast is a rock band from France. I was first introduced to this band from Guitar Hero 3. (I praise that game and Rock Band for including songs that are from other countries!) Their song Mauvais Garcon is a bonus track. The guitar work is not face melting: they mostly just use chord progressions. That’s not to say the songs aren’t extremely catchy though. The vocalist is very good. His voice is pretty deep so when he hits the high notes he does strain a bit, but it doesn’t detract from the whole package. The drumming is solid and the keyboards are interesting even if they aren’t played up that much.

If you like The Clash or The Ramones you will probably like this band. Also, if you get bored with long songs you are in luck: most of the songs don’t stretch farther than two and a half minutes.

Every track on the album is good so you will definitely get your money’s worth. I don’t know if the album is on itunes or the Zune marketplace, but you can definitely get it off of amazon. That’s how I got my copy. It didn’t take very long like you would expect an album imported from France to take.

So overall, if you are looking for catchy rock songs, you will find it here.

4 out of 5

First Blog Post Ever!!!!!

Hello folks, not only is this the first post of my music blog, but it is the first blog post I have ever done!!! I must say, I'm quite excited about reviewing music for the two people who might be reading this. The feeling that I might be influincing those two people's next music choice is amazing!

Anyways, let me tell you what this blog will be like. I plan on reviewing albums from all across the rock music spectrum with no bias towards any particular genre. I'll also be talking about how I feel about certain genres, artists, or the music industry in general.

Well, I hope you are as excited as I am. I don't plan on posting a review today as I am racking my brain trying to decide what album to review first, but I plan on posting a review soon.

Until then, keep on rocking!!!