Oh
god, an alternative rock band. Or, if you’re an idiot, an emo band. But hold on
there buddy, things aren’t as bad as they seem. This New Jersey-based band
broke up in 2009, and broke my heart the same year, so there’s 2 good things
for you right there (if you’ve already begun to resent me for this article. Or just
resent me in general). But if you listen to the song, you’d see why it was so
hard for me when they broke up. If the last few posts of mine haven’t told that
I like a story-driven album, I like a story driven album. And Armor for Sleep
is the prince of concept albums, behind The Mountain Goats (in terms of their
ability to churn good ones out; not trying to diss Pink Floyd or The Beatles
here). On their third and last album, they dropped the concept album idea, and
just went for a series of self-contained ballads. And there are the vocals; Ben
Jorgensen had this slight whine to his voice that was perfect for sad songs,
and gave a sense of truth on positive songs. And their music felt so original
in a genre that has become stagnant. The strange guitar effects, the melodies,
the sense of composition, it all comes together amazingly like no other band in
whatever genre you want to call them. I chose "Chemicals" because I feel like it shows off all of their best talents. So try them out, see if you like it. At
the very least, their harder sound will be a nice change from the usual indie
stuff posted here.
So I guess just Elliott now hasnt written a track of the moment...
ReplyDeleteWell, as I stated here http://frogsonaloginabog.blogspot.com/2012/02/track-of-moment-skip-to-good-part-by-he.html, he's not a real Frogs on a Log in a Bog writer
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