Filed under: Gabby's Pick, Reviews | Tags: a rush of blood to the head, chris martin, colplay, guy berryman, johnny buckland, will champion
coldplay;; A Rush Of Blood To The Head
I think everyone knows the band coldplay for its very popular song “Viva la Vida”. Though, I love that song, I have to say that it isn’t near my favorite song of this band. Nope. Honestly, my favorite song has to be “politik”, I’m not sure that it’s very popular, but you should check it out; Chris Martin sings beautifully in it. <33
Alright, so my dad was saying how Chris Martin (lead singer) doesn’t have a distinctive voice, but I have to disagree. He has an amazing voice!! His voice is especially beautiful in songs like “politik”, and “the scientist”, as well as ”a whisper” and “warning sign”. The lyrics to all of the Coldplay songs are beautiful too, and the guitar riffs are pretty nice too. C: Anyway, I believe in all honesty that this is one of, or their BEST albums ever. <3
For some background info:
Coldplay, a British rock//alternative band, has been around since… 1996, I think. Chris Martin does the vocals and piano, while the drummer is Will Champion, the guitarist is Johnny Buckland, the bass player is Guy Beryman, and the band is managed by Phil Harvey. [: Apparently, the band started out between Chris Martin and Johnny Buckland. According to my not-so-extensive-research, the two decided to name themselves "Pectoralz" at first0, but later on, when Berryman joined the group, they changed the name again to Starfish. Finally, when they gained their manager, and drummer, Will Champion, they changed their name to Coldplay, which has been kept to this day (obviously).
"saftey" - May '98
"brothers and sisters" - April '98
"blue room -ep" - October '98
"shiver" - March 2000
"yellow" - June 2000
"parachutes" - July 2000
"trouble" - October 2000
"in my place" - August 2002
"a rush of blood to the head" - August 2000
"the scientist" - November 2002
"clocks" - April 2003
"god put a smile upon your face" - July 2003
"live 2003" - November 2003
"speed of sound" - May 2005
"x&y" - June 2005
"fix you" - september 2005
"talk" - December 2005
"the hardest part" - April 2006
"violet hill" - May 2008
"viva la vida or death and all his friends" - june 2008
"viva la vida" - June 2008
"lost! - November 2008
"prospekt's march" - November 2008
"life in technicolor" - February 2009
"leftrightleftrightleft" - May 2009 (available for download on their website)
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more of gabby’s favorites:
strawberry swing, the scientist, violet hill
Filed under: Gabby's Pick, Reviews | Tags: Attack and Release, Blues, Dan Auerbach, Rock, The Black Keys
the black keys;; attack and release
There aren’t many albums that I can listen to repeatedly, for days, and on. Normally, for quite a few artists/bands out there, they’ve got one really popular song and that’s just about it. The Black Keys is an amazing group, and every song is totally addictive. “Attack and Release” isn’t the band’s first album, in fact, it’s one of the many popular albums they’ve released.
The songs are a mix of Blues/Rock, and sound great. The lead singer, Dan Auerbach, has an amazing, distinctive voice. He makes all of the songs so much more fun to listen to. You can listen to each of these songs all day, and not get tired. Each one has its own amazing sound, and different concept. The lyrics to each song are also cleverly, almost poetically written to fit the song.
Some of my personal favorites from TBK are (in order of greatness): So He Won’t Break, Lies, Psychotic Girl, I’ve Got Mine, Remember When (side A) and Strange Times. Whenever I listen to their songs, I break out in a big smile. Some of their songs are kind of chilling, but still really amazing… I guarantee you’ll love them too!
“Attack and Release” – Realeased ’08
“Magic Potion” – Released ’06
“Rubber Factory” – ’04
“The Moan” – Released ’04
“Thickfreakness” – Released ’03
“The Big Come up” – Released ’02
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Filed under: Gabby's Pick, Reviews | Tags: as tall as lions, blood and aphorisms, EP, into the flood, lafcadio, music
as tall as lions;; into the flood
First, I’ve got to compliment myself on finding this EP. It’s a personal favorite of mine, and so I heartily suggest it to you all out there on the wide web. This album, “Into The Flood” is As Tall As Lions’ second EP on the market. It’s a wonderful buy, with five excellent songs (depending where you buy this, and whether it is the regular “Into The FLood -EP”, or Into The Flood [Deluxe Edition]–on itunes [includes 96 Heartbreaks music video, and Ghost of York music video]).
The songs are filled with wonderful instrumental parts as well as vocal parts. Despite the small number of songs included in this EP, it’s well worth the money; you’ll listen to it over and over. The songs are all haunting, and beautifully played and written.
“Into The Flood” was released in 2007. Some other works of the band:
Blood and Aphorisms (several songs were re-recorded and used in later album, Lafcadio)-release date: 2002
Lafcadio -release date: 2004
As Tall As Lions (obviously self-titled) -release date: 2006
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