Sunday, October 30, 2011

Slipknot

Slipknot is a pretty good metal band. They are a band that put together a lot of hard metal styles to create pretty good music. One thing i really like about Slipknot is there quantity of music. They have released a lot of songs. Another thing that is great is how they aren't afraid to try new things with their music. Like making the song Iowa which was 15 minutes long and was unlike all of their other songs. They make some good music and they are a classic metal band.
Pros: Fearless music making, good quality and mostly quantity with songs.
Cons: Some of those new things people do not like. I disliked Iowa just for that but it still shows they want to take shots.
Overall 6.5/10

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Rhcp is a good band. They have a lot of styles of music. They aren't metal and only a little is Rock but they are a funky band. They have a lot of different styles some songs like Can't stop is just a funky rock. Snow hey oh is just rock. Under the bridge is a very soft rock. And some songs like If you have to ask are really funky. The problem with all the variation is some people are only interested in one type of music. A lot of people i know like the Rock side of Rhcp and dislike the funky because that is not for them. Overall all the members of the band make the band who it is. The bass is funky the guitar is sick and the singers voice is easily distinguishable.
Pros: Great styles of music and good combinations like Funky rock.
Cons: So much variation that some people won't be interested in some of the music
Overall 7.5/10

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Three Days Grace

Three days grace is a very good and bad band. They have so many songs that are fantastic yet so many songs that are just awful. Their self titled album and one x were absolutely amazing. After the release of one x the rest of the albums just went bad. There was not one song that i enjoyed after one x. Three days grace isn't a great band but they were. The singers vocals are really unique and sound great. His transitions from hard to soft are amazing. Also i love how some songs are metal and some are just soft and calming. Also their lyrics have a pretty good amount of sense in them. Three days grace was a good band and now is just meh.
Pros: Flawless first 2 albums enjoyed every song. Great variation.
Cons: New albums are just awful have maybe 1 song that doesn't irritate you listening to it.
Three days grace: 5/10
Pre One x three days grace: 9/10
Post One x: 2/10

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Five Finger Death Punch

Five Finger Death Punch is a great new Metal band. Most people know them for there most popular songs Under and Over it, Bad Company and Noone gets left Behind. They have a great mixture in their songs. Almost all of their songs have a heavy metal riff but then they have a soft chorus that sounds amazing. The singers ability to change from metal sounding vocals to soft vocals is great. Also all of their songs sound different from other bands and their own selves. As a fairly new band they are doing a great job producing new music that everyone likes. On our local Rock station Kbpi they play Five Finger all the time. They are a pretty good band and only have a few drawbacks.
Pros: Great transitions in music from metal to soft, very cool guitar parts and an overall good band.
Cons: Some of their less popular songs feel like they don't have much effort put into them. It feels like it was planned very quickly and not done well, not a band where you like all their songs.
Overall Rating: 7.5/10