Wednesday, December 23, 2009
My Top 5 Artists That Made it Big This Decade
''Coheed and Cambria hit the decade like a storm with Second Stage Turbine Blade, the concept album of all concept albums,. With lyrics and story from a sci-fi novel, the band blended cosmic geekry with epic lyrics. But the meat and potatoes was the rocky riffs, brilliant lead work and a hard rock attitude that brought out the best of influences from Rush and 70s progressive rock.'' link: [ http://www.threedonia.com/archives/17689 ]
Inspired by Threedonia, I'm gonna go John Cusack ala High Fidelity on this and make a top 5 list. Seeing as High Fidelity was filmed in 2000, it seems fitting this will be 'My Top 5 Artists That Made it Big This Decade'.
I think this decade will always hold a special place in my heart, even though great music was too few and far between. I came of age during the 2000's, I learned and loved and all that other stuff. I went through high school, through college, through loss, and through love. I hope to punctuate the end of my student years with this list, as I grow older I hope to never forget the music that got me through school and helped shape me.
Alright, enough shenanigans, on to the list:
Coheed and Cambria − The reason they top the list: The Second Stage Turbine Blade then In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 were both major hits, they appeared at Warped Tour, and have done numerous other headliners. While I favor the first two albums (as you may notice elsewhere on this website) I listen to all Coheed has to offer on a fairly regular basis. Both of the Good Apollo albums are amazing - just in completely different ways from SSTB and IKSSE3. While Coheed was formed prior to the beginning of this decade, as we all know, they really killed it starting in 2002-2003. With the original story of Coheed and Cambria drawing to a close, I doubt this is the last we will see of the lovable Claudio Sanchez.
The Format − They are an Arizona-local indie/punk band that blew up mostly by word of mouth and the internet through the thick of my high school years. This band punctuated my early high school life, and as such, I will always have a place in my heart for Interventions + Lullabies. Although they have been on hiatus for a little more than a year now, I remain hopeful that these guys will start it back up again and make some more great music. In the interim, I will enjoy the band 'Fun' as a pseudo-replacement.
Muse − A transcendent band formed prior to the beginning of the decade. So rarely in this decade did a band come around and, in my opinion, go above and beyond the current trends and style. Absolution was an amazing album, but Black Holes and Revelations was what really killed it for me. Both of these albums see regular rotation in my iPod, my car's disc changer, and my Songbird [link] playlists.
Rogue Wave − I actually just found out about these guys in late 2007/early 2008. I am a big fan of Asleep at Heaven's Gate. This is one band where I am not afraid to admit that I only really enjoy that album, the rest do not appeal to me nearly as much. Although admittedly, I probably just haven't given Descended Like Vultures or Out of the Shadow a chance. These guys recently blew up, so to speak, what with movie appearances and other features on soundtracks. To Pat Spurgeon: good luck and tidings waiting on that kidney transplant if you haven't already received one. Don't give up; all good things come to those who wait, right?
Authority Zero − These guys maybe blew up a bit too much. I remember Authority pre-MTV, these guys are from my high school town - Mesa, Arizona. A Passage in Time is a great punk album, and the follow-up Andiamo was amazing as well. Although with Authority Zero, it’s not so much about the recorded music as it is about the shows. These guys have KILLED IT at every venue I have seen them. They have played bars in Scottsdale, The Marquee in Tempe, the newer ZIA Records in Chandler, and countless others. I probably couldn't count the number of times I have seen them live, and I guess that's one of the few benefits to living in Arizona. If you haven't heard them perform ‘'Rattlin' Bog'' live, in a bar, with a beer tightly clasped in your hand -- I HIGHLY recommend it. Although, it seems they have faded out a bit in recent months.
Honorable Mention:
The Postal Service − This is a choice that I am sure to get a lot of shit for, but I couldn't care less. I was introduced to this band in 2005, by Laurels (also known as the love of my life: see also ivalice.nu). It's not that these guys have really struck gold *YET* seeing as the current band members are too busy with Death Cab for Cutie and Dntel. But I put The Postal Service a rider on this Top 5 as a mention, as I can see great things coming from these fellows in 2010 and beyond.
posted by Matt at 8:01 PM
01.20.06
.\\ Finally! my desktop did have an older version of my index page, so I got my content back! Score one for me, and take that 'ya fucking internet. Not much else to write about ehre, so I'll leave it at that. Maybe some day I'll get those forums back up, abnd get a blog for this page; then fix the film blog as well...
12.08.05
.\\ Aha an update before the end of the month, INSANITY I TELL YOU! PURE SHENANIGANS! Anyways, not much to report, Im lazy and bored right now, although I SHOULD be studying for that calc Final on Saturday... Either way, meh! The car is doing well, except for the squealing noise when driving in the cold. Hellsing is out tomorrow! I can not wait! As of now I have watched more anime than I ever thought possible. 162 eps of Naruto (patiently awaiting the 163rd), 3 seasons of Initial D (plus one movie and one OAV), 6 eps of Samurai Champloo, and about 60 eps of Rurouni Kenshin. All of that in the past couple of months. I guess watching free fan subbed anime on my 19'' monitor is better than watching pathetic American tv on my television. :D - Well that is all for now, until next time, have a Merry X-mas, a KraZy KawanZa, a Happy Chanukah, and a solemn and dignified Ramadan; and say no to RICE. Also: Fuck ASU, Fuck their parking and transit Department, Fuck Discount Tire Co., and Fuck pronouncing AeonFlux right. (its actually 'E-on', rather than my preferred way of saying 'AY-on')
11.21.05
.\\ Ok so I was not going to do a full news update, but its seems in the 3 days I slacked off on doing
a half-assed update, I accumulated enough going-ons to necessitate a 'real' update. First, I got the
lowering springs on the Grand Am. About a week ago I had totally given up hope on this damn car since
everything seems to be falling apart lately, and I constantly bitch about how much money it is costing
me. However, I did not stop to think that I can just replace each thing that is broken, one part at
a time, slowly but surely and all that jazz. Besides, my car is basically my only hobby, so why not
spend a large percent of my income on the damn thing. So next up is a new set of tires, I'm thinking
225/45R17 Kumho Ecstas. However, I may go with the 215/50R17 since I had a 215mm wide tire on the
stock rims, and looking at those, they are quite wide enough.
Anyways, I'm willing to bet most people don't care about my little Pontiac shitbox, so onto some other
news-y stuffs.
I have come to realize, just now, that people with one hand must really be pissed off. Why? Simply
because one hand washes the other. If you think about it, that lame little cliche is quite correct;
you rub your one hand with your other one, it is nearly impossible to wash one hand by itself.
I know that is horrendously random, but bare with me here, it gets better...
Have you ever wondered why Necrophilia is usually associated with having sex with the dead? Well, necrophilia actually means more broadly 'to have a fondness for corpses or the dead', but today it is always used in reference to raping a corpse.
But if you think about it, since there are necrophiliacs out there, they just LOVE the dead, they are fascinated with corpses for some sick reason. However, if you just chill with a dead person, it isn't that fun; they cant do much, since they are dead. (see where I'm going with this?) -- You can't play chess with a dead person, they cant play chess! They have a physical inability to play a game of chess due to their death.
The only thing a dead person can do is get raped... however, it isn't rape, since they cant say no. See? Its all good...
Now that you most likely think I'm one sick individual, I bid you ado. And don't forget, 12.19.05 the
new Hellsing OVA is released in Japan, so expect those DVDrip torrents to follow close behind :D
10.30.05
.\\ Ah yes, nearly a month later. I may make a habit of this, monthly updates seem to be working out well XD
Anyways, I have been doing a bit of cleaning up around the site, the forums are dead, for some reason the MySQL database shit the bed... I may attempt
to fix that in the near future. My blogs are left half finished since I'm extremely lazy, and b2evo sucks ass.
The car still has 2 different sets of rims on it, lol ricer lol
Uhmm... Also I should have the full tale of the dreaded camping trip up here soon, I just need to resize the pics so I don't get yelled at by slow DSL
users or those few 56kers left out there. So many pics, nearly 100 from one digi cam, not to mention the other sources. So keep your fingers crossed for
that.
That is all for now, happy halloween and don't do drugs. Unless its crack in a can XD
psst, that's an inside joke, psst.
10.06.05
.\\ So that is my bad for not updating in nearly a month, but things are always busy over here and my poor domain gets neglected. I am revamping a few areas of the site, namely the forums, links, and contact info areas. Links are now up, and anyone can link to me, or ask that I like to them, link exchanges are fun :D
In other news, recently I have been working on a few pages that are not my own, a few for work, a few for friends. Etc, etc.
The first of which is ascent-tec.com, as you can clearly see these guys need some major help, yeesh! Not to mention websterperformance.com, these guys have yahoo web hosting, oh noes!!!1!1!11!11!!2
Keep checking those sites as well for updates, since I have some new content and new layouts for each web site, that I hope will go public by the end of this week.
I would like to end this update with some hope for the future, since I am taking nothing but night courses during my next semester at ASU, that will hopefully give me more time during the day to maintain this site.
09.12.05
.\\ Ok, the transfer has not gone smoothly, as some may have noticed, but it is near completion. Also, the forums are beginning to take shape, as well as my blog and php-nuke tools. A lot of spiffy content and shit is on the horizon! And I'm slowly learning how to port forward and use php and mysql. This is nuts.
Also, I just got Neverwinter Nights Platinum, so that will indefinitely slow down my progress. And a big thanks to Laurels for helping me transfer the domain, as well as teaching me so much along the way. Laurels = (Best)^infinity.
09.07.05
.\\ I am currently under going a domain transfer since Name Secure is a subpar service, and Lauren has enlightened my ignorant ways. She has shown me the shiny path to salvation, and it leads right to Influx Web Hosting. These guys kick ass, and I've already partially set up a forum, as well as some other bitchin' new features. Stay tuned for more info. :D
08.28.05
.\\ I have added a bunch of new stuff to the Coheed page, and I have begun putting the various theories and interpretations together, email me or aim me if I left anything out or something... Also, I have begun work on the section of my site for my car. I know there is a great need for pictures on this site, and I shall be getting some soon.
08.27.05
.\\ I finally broke down and got my own domain like all the cool kids... Keep checking back for my awesome random updates and the such...
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I always visit this site, despite my disdain for Muse and ignorance of Rouge Wave and The Format. I was pleasantly surprised to see Authority Zero! Brilliant band!