IT’S MORE THAN THE
BEAT
Ever since I was
young music has had a played a huge role in my life, now don’t underestimate
the word role, I’m not talking about a role in the sense of listening to music
every day in the car, or being hip enough to recite the newest Nicki Minaj
lyric off the top of my head, but a role in the sense that it is truly a part
of me and my everyday life. I love music
because I appreciate its complexity and the hard work behind it. I play guitar,
piano, drums, ukulele and have a decent enough voice to back them all up if I
need to, I’ve always taken much pride in the music I can create because I see
it as me, who I am and the art that comes out of me. Yes I said art.
Music is an art
that I think a lot of people abuse or take for granted, when I listen to music
I want to hear deep meaningful lyrics that make you think even after the song
is over. I believe that good lyrics should always come before a catchy or
“sick” beat, in a day and age where it’s all about the “drop” and the bass,
people are forgetting about the lyrics and how they should stand above
everything. Lyrics should make you think about the writer and why he/she wrote
it that way or why he/she decided to use that specific word, lyrics should not
become a few words that are repeated over and over just to fit the “beat” of a
song, in the hope that it will get stuck in the listeners head.
My favorite style
of music could be simple described as simple, I don’t want all the fancy bells
and whistles that come along with most pop music now a days, just give me a
guitar and a singer whose lyrics could be considered beautiful spoken poetry.
If this type of music is something that you have heard of before I strongly
encourage you to look up the artist PASSENGER and listen to some of his music,
to make it easy just click on the link at the bottom of the page. PASSENGERS
guitar playing is beautiful and his voice can only be described as unique, if
you do decide to listen to him, which I really hope you do, I want to listen to
his song closely, one word at a time and really try to break down what he is
trying to say throughout each verse and chorus. I hope after reading this and
listen to this artist you might reconsider what music is, compared to what it has
become in todays world, so take some time, sit down, learn how to play an
instrument and create your art.
-ADAM BOYETTE
I completely agree
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