The Five Things Meme – 5 Bands I Like That You May Not Have Heard Of
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Yeah, I decided to get in on this thing and tell you guys five things you might not have known about me:
5 Bands I Like That You May Not Have Heard Of
1. Owl City: Adam Young (the only apparent member) is a bloody musical genius! His music is quite soft and smooth, despite some oddly-timed lyrics. Check out their MySpace for more about them!
Recommended songs: I’ll Meet You There, Hello Seattle, The Saltwater Room, and Rainbow Veins.
2. the pillows: If anyone out there’s an anime fan, I’m positive that you’ve heard of these guys. They contributed a good portion of songs to the soundtrack of legendary wacky anime FLCL. They remind me of 60′s British rock mixed with garage rock, or to be more accurate, a hard rock Japanese version of The Beatles. Here’s their MySpace so you can check out some of their songs.
Recommended songs: Little Busters, Carnival, Runner’s High, Last Dinosaur, I Think I Can, Ladybird Girl, too many to list!
3. Housethegrate / Ashane: I’ve been following this guy for years now, at times obsessively. He does covers and remixes of video game music. His guitar playing is quite technical (he’s what got me into guys like Marty Friedman and Jason Becker in the first place). However, he doesn’t shred for shredding’s sake and is quite melodic.
His younger brother Ashane, who I discovered House through, also does video game remixes/covers and can definitely hold his own against his brother. Here’s House’s website and Ashane’s, where you can download their music and watch videos of them for free.
Recommended Songs by Housethegrate: La Hora es Tarde, Light In The Fortress, Murdered By Flora, Waltz of the Dolls.
Recommended Songs by Ashane: Ninjascape, Red Cap Assault, Rose Of Solemn, and Zealous Entropy.
4. Frou Frou / Imogen Heap: Their music, which can be called ambient indie pop, sometimes combines real instruments like acoustic guitars and a string section with ambient synths and drum machine grooves. To alleviate some confusion, Frou Frou is the group Imogen Heap was in before she decided to go solo. Be sure to check out Frou Frou and Imogen Heap’s MySpaces for a sample of their music.
Recommended Songs by Frou Frou: Must Be Dreaming, Let Go, and Breathe In.
Recommended Songs by Imogen Heap: Hide and Seak and Speeding Cars.
5. Al Di Meola: This guy’s an amazing guitar player! He combines jazz, latin, and fusion and whether he’s playing an acoustic or an electric guitar, he burns up the fretboard with every song. When I’m writing a blog entry, I usually have a good playlist of Al Di Meola that I listen to.
Recommended Songs: Kiss My Axe (Live), Cruisin’, Race With The Devil On A Spanish Highway, Mediterranean Sundance, and Elegant Gypsy Suite.
There you have it; five bands I like that you may not have known about! So, what five bands do you listen to that aren’t well-known? Leave me your comments below!
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