Key

There are a few gems here and there that you can find either on the internet or talking to someone you know. Some of the songs are so catchy that it's just something you need to hear more than once, and something you need to share with your friends and possibly family. I'm going to share a few that I have in mind...



When you say "manly", you've got to think of this song. Can you tell me what's better than hearing a guy with a full beard and long hair in a deep monotone voice talking about what he's talking about in this video? That's right, you can't, because there is nothing more manly than this, or so I thought...



I know, this isn't anything near the original video that goes with this song, but someone had the idea to add he-man to this song, and it just works perfectly. Like honestly, if I hadn't known better, I really would've thought this was the original video that the creators of he-man made for this song that they made, but obviously they didn't do either of those.



I'm just putting this song, because why not? It's perfection.

Key

The more time that I do this section, the more soundtracks that I forget when I post, which is a good thing because that just means this section isn't dying any time soon.



Not only is Goat Simulator a fantastic third person simulator of a goat, it's always got a surprisingly catchy soundtrack to go along with it, and the creators really nailed it when they put these the game and the soundtrack together. It just adds to the awesome that is this game...





Some games I play don't have an official soundtrack, but they only have one or two songs that are used for the menu screens, or things like that. 7 Days To Die is an example of that. As far as I know, I don't think there really is any other music found within the game except at the menu screen, but man, the song is so ****ing good that it really sets the mood for what you're about to experience in a game like this.





With Borderlands 2, there wasn't a whole lot that had to be done to make the game as enjoyable as it was, but the soundtrack really gave the game the true feel that it had. Every track that you'd hear when you're traveling from place to place really felt like the song belonged there, as if it were meant to be, even though I guess it was.



This song really captures this area of the game so perfectly that it's almost depressing to have to leave the area every time you want to do a mission, but it's made up for when you come back and hear the calming sounds of this song when you're just ready to pack up your supplies and head out again. Truly a remarkable soundtrack for an already great game.

Key

I did a "song of the day" section a while ago but it was more of a collaboration effort. I can't quite remember if I've done a solo song of the day section. I may have, but I feel like it'd be fun to bring it back. The only difference this time, is that it won't be a traditional song of the day, wherein it won't be a daily update. I'll just be posting every now and again when I either have a song stuck in my head, or whenever I feel a song is worth posting for whatever reason. I suppose that's enough intro, let's get right into it.


The Doors - Riders On The Storm

I wouldn't say i'm a humongous Doors fan, but I am quite fond of Jim Morrison and what he left in terms of music. There are a few times where I feel it's necessary to listen to an entire Doors album, but admittedly that comes a bit rarely. However, there are times when I get into a mood where The Doors fit the mood i'm in perfectly. Riders of The Storm is among one of those reasons as to why i'm posting it. Another reason is that I heard part of the song in a video that I watched a while ago, and it's been stuck in my head since then, and so that's probably the bigger reason for me posting it. It's a great song, and probably one of my more favorite Doors songs, but unfortunately I don't really have a lot of other favorites. Still, it seems worth it to post it here anyway.

Key

So, the fact that i'm doing a "Worth The Hype?" on The Doors, after posting a Doors song for my song of the day, is purely coincidental. I had actually decided to do this last night, but I thought i'd save it for the next day, which is today, or tonight. Anyway, The Doors are being put up to the test to see if they are worth the hype.

Now I want to safely assume that anyone who is reading have at least heard one Doors song, or maybe even one Doors album. But what is the first thing you think of when you hear someone say "The Doors?" "Jim Morrison." Correct, imaginary voice in my head. From what I see, people seem to put ahead of anything else when talking about The Doors, how great Jim Morrison was. No mention of any of the other band members at all, or rarely ever. Maybe that's just what I see, but I really don't see people going out of their way saying "man, Ray Manzarek is perfect for The Doors", you instead hear "man, the Jim Morrison's vocals are perfect for the band," which is ok in it's own right, but for so many people to think the same thing, just seems a tad excessive.

Now to get to the music side of things: The Doors were put into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, which in itself is pretty cool, but nowadays it's just a title for what it's worth. Album wise, they released albums by the name of Strange Days, Morrison Hotel, and L.A. Woman, but with those three albums already mentioned, would you even be able to think about any of the other albums they released before and after them? Probably not without looking at a list, or if you're a humongous Doors fan. But from what you hear from other people, those three albums are the three top most talked about when people are talking about the band, and...from my own personal standpoint where I was told to listen to L.A. Woman as my first album, I was left unimpressed, severely. It's not so much that it's a bad album, but I was being told to listen to an album that came out after 5 other albums had been released prior to it, which for me, it's not really all that great, since I will instantly get a feel for their later sound and won't be able to appreciate what they sounded like years before, and that still remains to be that way now. Which is a shame in it's own right, but it's my fault nonetheless. Coincidentally, my song of the day in the post before this is the track I would've chosen to showcase here, but I won't bother since it's already posted on my journal.

One last thing I want to mention before we reach a verdict: I talked about a lot of people fangirling over Jim Morrison and his "wonderful vocals", but from a personal opinion, I really don't find his voice to be all that spectacular. They are unique, sure, but at the same time, I really don't see why he's put ahead of everyone else, especially when Ray Manzarek was also part of the equation. If I had it my way, i'd make everyone talk more about Ray Manzarek over Jim Morrison, I mean, just listen to the killer solo he does on Light My Fire (fast forward to 1:15) or just listen to the whole song since you really get a good feel for what he did for the band:



Anyway, with all that said and done, I think it's time we reach a verdict, and that verdict is...



Yeah, I hate to be that guy, but I really don't see how The Doors are deserving of the hype that they receive on a day to day basis. They're a good band, even great. But I just think they receive the wrong praise, and what people are talking about excessively aren't the right things to be talking about excessively. I do want to point out once again that this is purely my own opinion and I urge you to disagree. I will say, that just because a band is classic, doesn't necessarily mean they're worth that title.

Pet_Sounds

Keep in mind, they didn't have a bass player. Manzarek played keyboard bass with his left hand. So that solo sounds even better when you realize it's being played with one hand, while the other is still coordinated on the bassline. Not an easy task.

The fact that someone told you to start with L.A. Woman surprises me. The eponymous debut is definitely their most famous, and best, IMO.

Anyways, damn you for the verdict, but still a good piece.

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Key

Yeah, I contemplated adding that bit of information in, but I wanted to keep things short and sweet.

And I know that now, if I were given the chance to listen to The Doors over again, i'd start from first to last, give myself the full experience.

Key

City and Colour - Little Hell

Yeah, i'm a sucker for anything acoustic in the morning. It's a good thing to wake up to, and it's not too overwhelming to make my ears bleed right off the bat. However, I do have that rare occasion where anything acoustic in the morning doesn't do what I need it to do, but in most cases, I enjoy it.

City and Colour seems to be the default acoustic-esque artist that I turn to when I need something that's calming and a little depressing to give me a bit of feeling right off the bat, but that just makes it better when I listen to something more uplifting and awesome, and man I love it. However, most people should know that when you listen to City and Colour, you're going to hear lyrics that are borderline depressing, but in a good artistic way. The album I posted titled "Little Hell" seemed to find the perfect middle ground between artistic and depressing, making it an album that I like to listen to at least once a week to remind myself how great of an artist Dallas Green is, if I didn't know already. Upon it's release, it was already gaining the recognition is undoubtedly deserves, but when I listen to it more and more, it continues to get better. Is it a grower? Not really. It's honestly just an album that with time, won't grow stale, at least i'm hoping.



I chose the live version over the studio version because I really do think Dallas Green has such an amazing stage presence that it just makes listening to the music that much more satisfying. That was the way it was when he was with Alexisonfire, and he still keeps that attitude even on his own, and I find that amazing in it's own right. Plus, in comparison to his studio sound, I think he sounds better in any live version.

Key

Hawthorne Heights - Fragile Future

"Ki, what's the deal, you keep posting about bands that nobody is allowed to like, first it's Alesana, now it's this? What is wrong wtih you?"

Man, let me tell you something, 99% of the time, the reason i'm still listening to these bands is because of the nostalgia factor. And yes, I do also love me some Hawthorne Heights, I can't tell a lie. I mean, I could, but what would be the point. Seriously, I do like this band a lot, and I listen to them for a while, then I feel like they drop off the face of the earth, than I listen to them again, over and over and over that goes. I never come to hate them though, since there's always going to be that nostalgia factor that allows me to enjoy them no matter what.

Anyway, I chose this album over any other album because out of a lot of their tracks in their discog, this one has some of my all time favorite Hawthorne Heights tracks. There's only a few, but they're my favorites in all sorts of different ways. I honestly can't remember for the life of me which track was released before the entire album, but I remember that one of the first tracks I thoroughly enjoyed off this album was Until The Judgement Day.



I think another reason why I find this album to be as great as I like to think it is, is due to the fact that it was released without Casey Calvert, who had sadly passed away. When this album was released, I don't know what I was expecting, and how they were going to cope with losing such an integral part of their band, but alas, they were able to stay strong and release a fantastic album that really changed a lot about my childhood. I say childhood, because I remember reading the news about Casey on Myspace. Yeah, Myspace was a thing remember? Anyway, I think it'll always hit home just with that fact alone, but of course there are many other reasons why I consider this album to be one of their finer crafted albums, but that'd take years to explain, and I don't have that long.

The thing is, this really isn't the only great album they have in their discography, but I honestly feel like anything that was released after this album wasn't as great as the one prior. I'm of course talking about Skeletons and Zero. Both of those albums are fine, I mean I can enjoy them every now and again, but I don't really feel the passion that the band should be able to convey like they did with this album, and the two before it. I do want to mention another track from a different album though, just for the sake of it. This is my journal anyway, so I do what I want. The track comes from the album titled If Only You Were Lonely.



The reason I'm posting this here instead of in it's own post is because i'm keeping it very short and sweet. Without this track, I wouldn't have been exposed to Hawthorne Heights at all, and with how catchy it is, it wouldn't have urged me to pick up the album and listen to it in it's entirety thus not allowing me to hear Fragile Future at all when I did, and that would've been a bummer. Great track from another great album.

Key

Certainly one of the catchier Who songs you can find. Yeah, I am a pretty big fan of The Who, and I have been a fan for years. Ever since that one day I went onto my uncle's Myspace page and he had Won't Get Fooled Again playing as his song for god knows how long. Coincidentally, that song was on the album that quickly became my favorite Who album of all time. Quadrophenia is a close second. I mean, this has to be one of the coolest classic rock albums you can find right now, and Love Reign O'er Me is a fine example of what you can expect with the album.

Key

Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos

This album is amazing. Done.

Just kidding, i'm going to talk about it. So, I downloaded a few Soilwork albums a long time ago and I put them on my iPod but I can't remember why I did either of those things considering I'd never listened to Soilwork when I downloaded them. Evidently, I was wrong to not listen to them based by the fact that i'm posting about them now.

I listened to this album a little bit last night and even more this morning, and it really made me realize that this band really knows what they're doing, and I'm ashamed it took me so long to get into them. There's a lot of greatness going on with this album, one of which being that this is the first album where you get a taste of the more alternative metal side rather than the melo-death side, which I think it's why I like it. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of melo-death, but so much of it can wear you down, and I know that it does from experience, so a band going a bit of a 'lighter' way is definitely nice, especially for a band that can pull it off. There is a point in the album about halfway through where you say to yourself "man, this is really starting to kick off and sound great". I don't mean that in the sense that the album starts off boring, they just save more of the melodic / groovy riffs for later on, which is a fun concept to me, since I love being surprised with an album about halfway through. Makes the wait a little worthwhile. Ironically, one of my more favorite tracks on the album happens in the first half of the album. Like I said, I don't mean to say that the first half is boring, it's more of getting you ready for what is about to happen in the second half...



The second half of the album does have a little treat for those who are also a fan of Devin Townsend. Yes, that's right, I said Devin Townsend. He offers co vocals in both tracks Black Star Deceiver, and Soilworker's Song of the Damned. Honestly, what more could I say? That alone is enough to give this album at least a chance...



My opinion on the band as a whole? I think Soilwork deserve more recognition than they have right now. Maybe I just don't see the attention for them, but I really don't see their name popping up in most conversations about heavy metal in general, and that's a shame. They're definitely up there with being one of the better melo-death bands right now.