Music discussion

I just want to take the time to talk about music. Right now, I'm listening to Travis's "Why does it always rain on me?" I am a huge music fan and listen to multiple genres. I think my love of music was instilled by two main influences. First my parents, I would remember growing up listening to the beautiful sounds of Motown, the bouncy, happy tunes of the Beach Boys, the British invasion bands like the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, and the eclectic sounds of Disco and Funk. The second influence was the fact I grew up in the MTV generation (back when MTV actually showed Music Videos) and would watch videos like Dire Strait's "Money for Nothing" and Bruce Springsteen's "Glory Days". These two influences grew my interest in music exponentially.

I've been to a ton of concerts in my time. I remember the first one I ever attended. I was a senior in High School and I went to the Smokin Grooves Concert 1996 with Cypress Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, The Fugees, and Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. It was so cool, hearing bands I only heard before on TV and the radio. Well, since that concert I've been to several different events in several different genres. I've seen 311 and a group I'd never heard of at the time called Hoobastank (this was before their debut album) at the last ever concert at the Classic Ampitheatre in Richmond (They demolished the place to put more seats at Richmond International Raceway.) I've been to see The Who, who were ok live but not great. I saw Chicago (awful live) and the Doobie Brothers (awesome live).

I've also been to some awesome concert festivals. I've been to two WHFStivals, including one that featured Live playing "Lightning Crashes" when there were strike of lightning in the distance. I went to the Rolling Rock Music festival and my brother and I had caught the worst case of food poisoning after competing in a Hot Dog Eating contest (we finished first and second, my brother bein first, by one bite!) I've gone to the Warped Tour and seen such bands as Rancid, D12, and The Bouncing Souls.

Bands I want to see live in the future are: The Killers, The Editors, Interpol, Jay-Z, and the Arctic Monkeys.

Link of the Day: Ronnie John's doing an ex-criminal named Chopper Reid. So, people, "HARDEN THE FUCK UP!"