August Burns Red: Constellations

I went to a Christian store one day on vacation in South Carolina and I didn't know what to get, this was long ago when I didn't know many christian bands so I just started listening to a few Cd's and fell in love with this album. It's funny how there are Christian stores near me and I always seem to get Christian Cd's when I'm in South Carolina (that's where i got my first Flyleaf CD too).I listened to the CD non-stop in the car on the way home and I just loved it. I thought it was cool that they wrote the song Indonesia for their friend who pasted away its really cool when bands dedicate songs to people because it gives it so much more meaning. The song I think is my favorite is The Escape Artist because it makes sense on how people judge people "based on face but its all in the heart" and the words "open your closed mind and close your open mouth" are words that people need to hear because of how ignorant people can be about things is annoying. The Song White Washed has a cool sound in the beginning and its cool how it builds up and if you listen closely it continues throughout the whole song and it works together and it makes a good song. ABR's sound is really cool, though I like post-hardcore a lot this band still has the talent I look for to like a band and their music is perfect for my mood sometimes because they may be the only really hardcore band I listen to, all the other bands have clear vocal too. It's actually nice to wake up to ABR as my alarm clock music because the energy in it just wakes me up. some people would get a headache waking up to them but its perfect for me.

The Devil Wears Prada

This band is extremely talented. They do so much with their sound it is intense. When they mix up sounds and make every song sound so different it is really good. Something that I recognize happens with some screamo bands is that the songs carry such a similar sound that you cant tell them apart and that's not good because its just like having one thought and changing it up a little each time and that doesn't show much talent. The Devil Wears Prada have the right talent that you need to hear in a band because even if you are not artistic and don't know how to appreciate art you can still listen to The Devil Wears Prada and know they sound amazing. They do a lot with their music that really sets them apart from all the other screamo bands. Not only do they sound great but their lyrics are have a positive message that some people don't expect to hear from what they sound like. People think hard music has to be death metal but what they don't know is times have changed and screamo bands are now screaming for God. TDWP is a good example of a metal christian band that has made it very far.

Austin Carlile

I like this guy he is cool. He used to be in Attack! Attack! when they were good, and he was the reason they were. I heard that Attack Attack let them go because of his lyrics but I still am unsure of the real reason but anyway he is in a new band called Of Mice and Men and I really like them. Though I don't have their album I know I like them already just because Austin Carlile is in it. Well that's kind of a lie I know I like them because I heard one song but Austin Carlile being in the band is also a good reason. Well anyway I just thought he was worthy of a blog post and I'll probably write more once I get one of their albums and tell you what I think.

Attack! Attack! Someday Came Suddenly

So Attack! Attack! has now changed since they let go of their former screamer Austin Carlile who's lyrics were religious. I have never listened to Attack! Attack!'s new stuff because I don't believe it will be anything like before, they are like a whole new band now and it sucks because I really liked them. The album Someday Came Suddenly to me seems like a story. The songs on the album trail together like they are meant to be in that order for a reason. The songs together bring out a story about realizing Christ and accepting Him. I believe the reason the band got rid of Austin is because they didn't believe in his lyrics and that's sadening. I also have never seen this album in christian stores so maybe the band didn't want it to be so obvious because they didn't want to lose fans, but honestly they have lost a fan, i still love this album but i will never listen to anything else they have to offer. I'm pretty sure anyone who first listens to this album will not realize what it's about until they really listen to the words. It's so easy to like their sound because they have that new sound that is popular with thecno screamo so it can attract people who love post-hardcore music. I fell in love with Attack! Attack! after the first song I heard just because of the sound, but when I listened to the words i loved it even more. The first song i heard by them was Stick Stickly, I bought an AP CD that was called Summer of Rock 2009 and it had a bunch of songs and that was one of them. Something cool about their song Stick Stickly is they talk directly about Jesus but some people wont even recognize it because some people don't care enough about lyric. I know when i first heard the song i just liked the sound and the scream so I know that's why most people would like them. It's sad to know that people who are a fan of this album and don't know the meaning will still like them now and never come to know what it meant because they have changed. I think a christian band should be proud to be a christian band because whats the point in sing about the Lord if you're to scared to admit it. Attack! Attack! has never been classified at a christian band but i will still share with you that they are because weather they like it or not this album was about Christ and you should all know that.

Relient K

Relient K is a Christian band, sadly some people didn't know that. Relient K has the best lyrics i have ever seen. they are so original and still manage to make it christiany and funny and its so unique. There is no other band like Relient K, though there are many bands in the same genre no one can pull off what Relient K can. Their music is so funny without all the junk our society puts in music today. They have a smart way of being funny and putting Jesus in their music, and whoever didn't know they were christian must have only listened to one song or just completely don't listen to lyric. One of their funniest songs are Crayons Can Melt On Us For All I Care. It's funny how the only words "I just wasted 10 seconds of your life". One of the most meaningful songs by Relient K is Who I Am Hates Who I've Been because it really relates to my life. The first couple times i listened to the song i was in tears because of how much i felt like it was God's way of speaking to me. Another really powerful song is For Moments I Feel Faint because it is one of the songs that can really give someone hope and makes anyone just feel good. In the song the main words are "never under estimate my Jesus, when the world around you crumbles He will be strong". Relient K also has one song that i love called I got In A Fight With A Stenographer because they put some thecno in it, but only a little but it's still good. They have also mixed in some reggae in one song called Five Iron Frenzy (Sak Version) and it sounds pretty cool. One thing that upsets me about Relient K is that they are so good and sometimes their songs are too short and i want more. In the song Maybe It's Maybeline it says "we're all sinners we're all unclean maybe we're born with it or maybe it's maybeline" and its just so cool how they can make it funny and religious. Its sad that some people don't recognize that that is more talented writing than "tick toc on the clock and the party don't stop" i mean come on we should be giving credit to people who can actually write! what has our society come down to?!?! Lady Ga Ga and Ke$ha have way less talent than Relient K and they are more famous!! this world needs to learn what good music really is and i will do whatever it takes to prove what good music really is so people aren't stuck listening to Justin Bieber for the rest of their life! So anyway Relient K has 500x more talent than more famous people. omg go to this page about relient k its funny http://punkrocker196.tripod.com/id20.html

Paramore concert

i went to my 4th Paramore concert last week part of their Honda Civic tour with Tegan & Sara and it was the best! i was in the front row and Hayley got really close to me and i freaked out! she came on a platform close to me and i pointed to her and she pointed back but I don't know if she was really pointing at me because anyone would try to think it was them but i didn't see anyone else around me point at her so it could have been for me. it's my dream to meet them i still pray for that day. the show had so much energy like they always do and Hayley is so funny. near the end Hayley sang happy birthday to a girl named Jen and then she was like "if there is anyone else with a birthday your name is now Jen". she was so funny guards were laughing. i remember when she was introducing the band she was like just saying funny things and doing things slowly and this guard that was right in front of me just thought she was hilarious. i loved that in the end of one of the songs there was fire in the back and it was so cool! it was so exciting when at the end of misery business there was a ton of confetti and it was the perfect way to end the show. the show had more energy and things going on that any other paramore show Ive been to