Parliament

I liked Parliament, but I thought that there sons were way too long. Often times they reached six or seven minutes, which I thought was exaggerated. However I thought that most of the beats were cool and "funky". I especially liked Swing Down Sweet Chariot" and " Starchild". I think they were very weird, but so were other musicians at the time. The conceptions the universe they had, hopefully a joke, was super weird. Overall I liked their music I just wish they would have been shorter in length.

Imagine Dragons

I can tolerate most Imagine Dragon's songs. Everyone is crazy about them, and I think that they are very gifted and can make good music, but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to them. I was exposed to them when there big song It's Time came out, and I have to admit I was pretty captivated by their music. I didn't like Radioactive or On Top of the World and I don't get the same vibe anymore by listening to their music.

Pati Smith

I did not like the music of Pati Smith. It just sounded hard on the ears, and didn't seem to be in tune either. Frankly, it just sounded like noise. Although we learned that she was groundbreaking in the punk genre, her music didn't appeal to me. I much preferred the Sex Pistols and the Ramones to her brand of punk. I think she had pretty meaningful lyrics, but the melodies she used didn't have that same ring to me that the other punk bands had.

The Ramones

I really liked the songs played by the Ramones that we heard in class on Thursday. My day up until that point had been really dull and boring, and so it was nice to have an upbeat song change that. I liked Sedated the best, but the other two were also good. There songs didn't seem to have much purpose, but still had a strong beat and good playing.

Songs I liked in class

I really liked some of the songs I heard in class. Probably around 75% of the songs played were rap or hip-hop, which I kind've liked, but the genre got old after a while. I liked the songs Fred played, and Anton's guitar samples were cool. Andrew played a super funny acoustic version of Boys in the Hood. I tended to like most of the songs, but some were awful. For instance I really didn't like the songs by Tyler the Creator.

Songs picked in class

The songs I played in class on Friday were Heart of the City by Jay Z, and Under the Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I picked the first song because I have started listening to older Jay Z music, this song being from 2001. I don't necessarily like the rap so much as the beat, and the sample from Bobby Bland. I really like the way that Jay Z integrated those samples in. I picked the second song because I have started to listen more to the Red Hot Chili Peppers since they were talked about in regards to the Super Bowl.

Aloe Blacc

I have started listening to this musician named Aloe Blacc, who sort of burst onto the music scene. Some of his songs have been sampled by other musicians and I have heard others in commercials, but I had never really known about him until I saw a Super Bowl commercial. In a Beats by Dr. Dre commercial they play his music, and it was a really cool beat. His most popular song is called The Man, but Wake Me Up is also very good. He is Panamanian, but grew up in L.A., and some of his songs have a Latin beat, which I also think is really cool. Anyways, I really like his music, and unlike most famous acts he isn't super egotistical or arrogant.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Halftime Show

I like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and their charisma. However, I don't really care about their halftime show performance. It seemed like a weird venue for them to play at, and they weren't even the main act. I do feel that they kind of cheated their fans and the crowd, but many musicians have lip-synched, including the Beatles for Hello Goodbye. They released an awkward and contradictory apology which probably inflamed things more, but I wasn't horrified or disgusted by their actions.