Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself

It's been a long time. I know I know. With patience though comes a great deal of thinking, observation, and rockin out.

Now I've been saying this for years and again tonight as I was heading home, I feel the need to express my views and great deal of love.

Tonight, I recently listened to an album that came out over 4 years ago that still today has me going crazy about it. I am of course talking about, what I believe to be one of the greatest albums of all time, My Chemical Romance's "The Black Parade" .

I know this band isn't everyone's cup of tea. I know their genre may not be something you're in to. I'm not really a big Beatles fan but I know they're one of the greatest bands of all time and had one of the biggest influences in the music world.

Now I'm not even saying MCR can be considered "one of the greatest bands of all time" but this cd definitely belongs to be considered one of the greatest albums to ever be recorded.

The Black Parade is a rock opera that centers around "The Patient" and his death, fondest memories, his struggles and after life as he suffered from cancer. For The Patient, death was like…well a parade. With incredible vocals, impressive guitar riffs, articulate lyrics, and an introduction by a new drummer, they reached perfection. It's so great of an album, I believe it's one they may never be able to achieve to out due.

Going platinum in both the US and the UK, and gold in Argentina and Chile, respect is given where respect is deserved. One of the only albums I can honestly say I want to just listen start to finish and be in love with it as the first time I ever heard it. Listening to it at least 100 times now, I can call it truth.

Give it a chance and let me know what you think!

-Thizz

Tuesdays

Tuesdays!.......wait, let me rephrase that. (cough) Tuesdays. Confused? Very simple to understand my dismay and you may agree with me on this. I remember very much my excitment in high school for Tuesday to come. Why? For me, it was my weekly feeling of Christmas. It's the day where stores everywhere recieve the newest releases for music, movies, video games, etc. As this is a "Music Blog" I'll focus on that aspect of these Tuesday holidays.

As many know, and for those who don't, I've been gone the past two years serving a 2 year mission for the LDS church. We don't listen to "worldly" music for those years so i was oblivious to alot of what was happening. Thanks to certain connections I wasn't totally lost with what was big and what flopped. So you can imagine after 2 years without the very thing I'm passionate about how excited i was to catch up and try to keep up with what would still be coming out.

To my big disappointment, i've caught up on what i've missed and there's not alot coming out. There's been a lack of talent to be present in the music industry. Music has changed from what's good to what's catchy. That's not to say it's only that, but where has the creativity gone to? Where's the intelligence? Where's the REAL talent?

"Greg, you're steering off topic." Slow your roll. I'm getting there. Just pissed me off I have to bring this up.

People want to hear upbeat, feel good music. WE'RE IN A RECESSION! EVERYONE'S MISERABLE! No more slow jams. No more mellowness. So there goes R&B unless you're Chris Brown. Is it catchy? If not, then you're kind of screwed. Throw in some Auto-tune and you're the freakin shizz.

Now, because people are catchy with one.....two....MAYBE a third song, no one wants their whole albums. People just want to download that ONE or TWO songs they like. Less sales, less production.

My friend and I walk into Best Buy now looking at the same cds that have been in stores for a while. Now, instead of being excited for the new Jay-Z album one week, then the new My Chemical Romance cd the next (so on and so on), we're glad that cd's are now on sale than what they've been pricing it. (BTW, I know T.I.'s "Paper Trail" was a huge success, but how come there's never a copy of it anywhere i go?)

Tuesdays are a pathetic waste now. No longer hold any value to me. Today, Jason DeRulo finally released his self titled album. Did anyone buy it or care? I'm guessing not. "Watcha Say" can be downloaded all day and no one wants to hear or buy his album. Why? Because it's probably NOT good, and from what I've listened to I agree. Last album, FULL album, that was good and worth buying was Jay-Z "The Blueprint III" which was released in September of 2009. 5 months ago? Depressing....

So, to sum everything up: Tuesdays no longer matter. You may happen to be walking by the cd isle and realize one of the bands you like came out with a new cd and you didn't even know. Will you buy it? Maybe. "I like that Fireflies song, but I don't know if I'll like it." Then you buy it, find out it's catchy but not good. Was it worth it? To be catchy, yes. To actually LIKE the album, probably not.

I'm calling the start of my career "The Revival". Where Tuesdays will become your favorite holiday as it used to be for me.

PS My next blog is going to be contraversial. Get excited!!!

The Start

The Start: Looking Beyond The Finish Line

Finally, after 2 months, i have started a blog. I hope that I'm not a person that Dane Cook would see on the street and go, "He looks like a Blogger." The purpose of my blog is for a number of different things:

1. I have an opinion, a very strong one usually, when it comes to music. Reasons why certain things are popular while others aren't. Why an album, so magnificent as it is, is talked bad about/didn't sell many copies. Who is actually good and who is just catchy.
2. Discovering new music is an adventure. Popular vs Unpopular. Main Stream vs Garage Band. As i discover a new band/artist, i want to give a full view spectrum of who they are, where they're from, what inspires them, and why they're music is big or not.
3. This is a record keeping process for me to share with others my journey to becoming a music producer. Followers will be able to see the steps i have taken, what i have learned, and what i plan on doing to achieving my success.
4. Life influences music, but music can also influence your life. My goal is to show how the two work hand in hand, what you should watch out for, and how it can affect you. Your attitude can easily be affected by the music you listen to.
5. Last, i want to be able to share my thoughts randomly on a page. Either i will share a new song i have written or you'll just hear me rant and rave like now. Writing has always been a way for me to relieve stress and get away.

Music is my life. Production is my passion. Success is my outcome.

This is my motto i remind myself as i shoot for this marvelous goal. i look forward with great anticipation to achieving the one thing that means alot to me. Stay tuned. You're in for a bumpy ride. No lie.

"Yeah, I want it all, that's why I strive for it." -Drake "Successful"