Music is a major part of my life and I’m sure many other people would say the same. I can’t even describe how I feel about music besides for as an escape from reality into a lawless world fitting in with the theme of the particular song I’m listening to. People who listen to music say that they like a certain song because of various normal things like rhythm, and beat, soul… etc, I think the same is true of myself. We all listen for certain things in music that match whatever our criteria are so I could like these songs and anyone looking at my list may say I’m nuts. Whatever. So with that said, It’s really hard to choose just ten songs as favorites since I like a whole variety of music but, if I had to pick a top ten to listen to for the rest of my life they would probably be…
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin- just a great classic song with great lyrics and rhythm and the building up of the song as it goes on.
Rock of Ages be Def Leppard- just a great song that I could listen to all day. I actually first heard this song through a show called “Supernatural” which plays a lot of really good music at opportune times in the show.
Night of the Hunter by 30 Seconds to Mars- Though I would truly recommend any songs by 30 Seconds to Mars I think this one is particularly good in terms of all the normal things [rhythm, lyrics…].
Savior by Rise Against- One of the punk rock bands I like and though I would really recommend the majority of their music this is really their best song made.
The High Road by Broken Bells- Though Broken Bells has only made one album, their music is really good. Again I would recommend anything by them just that this song is a good transition into their type of music with a good beat but with more normal lyrics compared to their other songs.
Juke Box Hero by Foreigner- I really like this song just for the meaning through the lyrics. The way that I see it is that it’s basically about a person who had a true passion about something and so he pursued it which is really how I feel in terms of learning to play instruments. If you really love it, you can pursue it and became the best at it.
Sing by My Chemical Romance- I feel the same way about this song as I do by Juke Box Hero except the concept of the lyrics is different. As opposed to Juke Box Hero this song is about one singing out what they feel.
Don’t Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult-I honestly just love this song based off of the lyrics especially the last stanza
The Weight by The Band- great rhythm, use of piano, lyrics, just all around I really like this song a lot.
Loud Pipes by Ratatat- Though this song has no lyrics it’s a really chill song with a great beat and rhythm and progression of the song itself.