Dogs

Who was born in a house full of pain.

Who was trained not to spit in the fan.

Who was told what to do by the man.

Who was broken by trained personnel.

Who was fitted with collar and chain.

Who was given a pat on the back

Who was breaking away from the pack.

Who was only a stranger at home.

Who was ground down in the end.

Who was found dead on the phone.

Who was dragged down by the stone.

A Change Of Seasons

I was blinded by a paradise,

Utopia high in the sky...

A dream that only drowned me

Deep in sorrow wondering why...

Oh come let us adore him

Abuse and then ignore him

No matter what

Don't let him be

Let's feed upon his misery

Now it's time for them

To deal with me!

The Count Of Tuscany

Could this be the end?

Is this the way I die?

Sitting here alone,

no one by my side.

I don't understand,

I don't feel that I deserve this.

What did I do wrong?

I just don't understand

I just don't understand...

Give me one more chance...

Hi world.

I know it's been such a long time since I last posted something here, I swear I tried to, but I couldn't. And now that classes have already started, I'm going to start posting in this blog again even if you don't comment many things.

I don't have much to say, I think I'm going to change the blog's topic.

1. Would you like me to do it?

2. What would you recommend/like me to talk about?

Have a nice nearly-finished weekend!

:)

Well, sorry! I haven't been able to get in here and look at the comments since today. And yeesss teacher!! I think it's a great idea, I'd really like to take part in it, if you let me do it. And besides, I have to remember to return to you all those CDs which you lend me. I had never listened to many songs of The Cure and I think they're quite good. I had listened before to groups like R.E.M., in fact, I have 2 or 3 CDs, although I suppose you have listened to them, I recommend you to do it.

What else? Mmmm...These days I have been listening to groups like Dream Theater (uooO!), Jerry Lee Lewis, Carlos Santana... And I've thought about:

1st: You could tell me which groups or songs are your "songs/groups of the week". Every week you get hooked to something new. Which is yours?

2nd: I have to post something in the blog about Jerry Lee Lewis. He is in my list of "Greatest Artists of All Time".

3rd: Any ideas of anything you'd like me to write about?

Are people interested in music?

At school, in my music classes, people don't seem to be very interested in music, they don't care.

Well, I've got to say that I don't go to the music classes at school because I study music out of the there, in an academy. Maybe it's just because I'm a musician and obviously I'm interested in it. In my opinion, music is very important in society, in history, it helps us to understand people's actions. Music is the explanation of people's feelings in the time when it was done. I'm not able to explain what music means to me, what the definition of music is, it's impossible to define a concept so wide.

Yesterday some friends told me that in the music class (at school) they had been talking about rock groups such as Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden...well, in fact they didn't tell me that, they said: "You'd have enjoyed today's class, we've talked about rock and those groups which you like so much...which were its names? Led Zeplin and mmm, something like Maden? Well, it's you who is interested in music I don't care about it. Why should I care about Beethoven or any other musician? It isn't important. I don't need to know this." More or less, this is what they said. I nearly started crying after listening to it. For me, It was like if they had said that I was the most stupid person in the world, that everything in what I believed was shit and stupid, that music was a silly thing, that one of the most important arts, the most wonderful of them (in my opinion) was nothing.

Music should be for everyone and at school we should LEARN music. At least, we should be able to criticize music. I'm not asking for people to compose a sonata but just to know the basics of music. Maybe I'm being quite selfish and radical, and I try to convince people to do the things that I like, I don't know, criticize me. I would like you to tell me in a comment or something which is the music to which you normally listen to, why do you like it and what do you think music is...I don't know, comment! In my opinion it's an interesting subject but I 'm starting to find out that I really am very strange.

Can you discuss me why (most) people consider that having a job as an artist, teaching music or just playing it, painting, dancing, etc, is not as good as working in the government or as a constructor for example?

I know people who want to work teaching music, singing, playing an instrument, and they're afraid of saying it because they don't want people to laugh at them or to think that they're less intelligent than the others.

Well, stop! I'm writing too much!

I hope you have a happy Santa Joana's day!

Jimi Hendrix

Hey! I've been busy for some days due to the "crèdit de síntesi". We had to do a project in groups and it was about the environment, sustainable buildings, climate change...It has been quite interesting but we all have got stressed like every year. It's so difficult to do things ok when you have to deal with the opinions of 4 more people which are never the same as yours, you just want them out of your way and do all the work by yourself. But it is not the objective of the project.

And now I'm busy doing my "individual work". You can't forget about the school although you are on holidays. But well...let's bring up today's subject.

Judit has told me an idea for the blog, she has suggested me to write about Jimi Hendrix. So I will.

You might have heard lots of things about him and I suppose that this won't be new for you. I've got to say first that maybe I'll write things which are not true due to, you know, everybody talks about Jimi Hendrix and of course, there are many legends about him. Ok, he is a legend, and legends are around him (I hope you've understood me).

Johnny Allen Hendrix was born the 27 november 1942, he was later renamed James Marshall Hendrix by his father. But we all know him for Jimi not for James neither Johnny. Jimi changed his name when he did Jimi Hendrix Experience.

He was interested in music due to the influence of the artists of the time like B.B. King or Buddy Holly. Jimi was self-taught, he was unable to read music and this made him concentrate on the music he heard.

He started playing an old one-string ukelele which his father gave him. Then his father gave him a five-dollar second-hand guitar and shortly after that, he joined his first band.

The next summer, his father purchased him his first electric guitar, a Supro Ozark 1560S.

(Supro Ozark 1560S)

Let's go on in time. Jimi Hendrix Experience started and did its first single "Hey Joe". This single was followed by an album, Are You Experienced which has remained one of the most popular albums of all time due to tracks like "Purple Haze", "The Wind Cries Mary" (one of my favourites), "Foxey Lady", "Fire" and "Are You Experienced?".

When the Jimi Hendrix Experience ended and he was back to America, he built his own recording studio, Electric Lady Studios in NYC. He was very happy then that he had a place where he was able to do whatever he wanted. There, he did his most demanding musical release: Electric Ladyland.

When he died he had nearly done a new CD which was going to change the story of music. He died in a circumstances which haven't been completely explained yet. He died when he was 27. The cause of the death was asphyxia caused by his own vomit. He mixed his sleeping pills with alcohol.

James Wright published a book in May 2009 where he says that Hendrix's manager, Mike Jeffery, admitted to him that he had Hendrix killed because he wanted to end his management contract.

Other people says that he committed suicide, there are many things said and I don't know which is the correct one or if even there is one correct, stars deaths are always strange and you never know who is telling the truth. The only thing we know for sure is that he was a great guitar player and that he innovated the way of playing and feeling the guitar. His feedback, wah-wah, fuzz-laden soloing and the incorporation of other effects pedals and units designed for him affected music with a big profundity. The music of Jimi Hendrix has influences from a large list of styles: blues, ballads, rock, R&B, jazz.

He was left-handed and he played a right-handed guitar turned upside-down for left-hand playing and re-strung so that the heavier strings were at the standard position.

Jimi hendrix and his Fender Stratocaster

Hello!

Hi.
First of all, a BIG BIG THANK YOU to teacher Truco who is the only one who leaves comments in here.
And yes teacher, I'm really interested in listening to some of this songs. You could tell me those which you like the most and I'll listen to them. To be sincere, I've never listened to any of its songs and I would really like to do it, if you recommend me to do it, of course.
Just one question, do you think I am too radical? Because maybe I am...but you know, once you listen to Stairway to Heaven, Hotel California, Nothing Else Matters, Sultans Of Swing, Little Wing, Red House, House Of The Rising Sun, Cliffs Of Dover, More Than Words (This one is by Extreme, very famous, I will put it here because I think everybody would love it immediatly), Love Of My Life (Queen!!), November Rain (Guns'n'Roses), ok, Let's STOP! What I was trying to say is that once you listen to this songs you cannot listen to commercial pop groups anymore. You just keep on saying (or just thinking for not hurting anyone) that they are shit.
One question, all you people, why do you think youngsters don't like classic music? Because I don't understand. I wake up everyday with Mozart, Beethoven...and more people whose names are so difficult to write and to read that I prefer not to even try to put them here, just because maybe the spelling is not ok...so...well, you understand me, don't you?
Waiting for answers! :)

Here Again...

The only one who has answered the question I told you has been teacher Truco. I won't say how disappointed I am for having just one answer...but that's life.

I haven't found any band, nowadays which completely fits with what I expect a band to be. I like some people who, I do think that sing very well, but music isn't what it used to be. They don't transmit the feelings that older songs do. Now we have just pop or...pop? Every song is about the same, the same feelings, the same types of people, you cannot choose. Rock, how it used to be, does not exist right now, neither the blues nor rock'n'roll. And if you don't like this pop, the logical thing for you is to listen to punk. The people who rocks, listen to SUM 41, Blink 182 (doesn't exist anymore), Linkin Park... Ok, they're not that bad. But they're not like I don't know mmm Lynyrd Skynyrd (they are awesome), The Scorpions, Led Zeppelin (no words to describe it), Queen (just love it), Guns'n'roses (when Slash and Izzy were in it), Pink Floyd (you have to have a special way of feeling music but I love them), Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dire Straits, Europe, Extreme, The Eagles, Jimi Hendrix, Metallica, Eric Clapton, Joe Satriani, Iron Maiden, Mago de Oz, Gary Moore, Ray Charles, The Rolling Stones, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson... I'm not going to continue because I'll be here writing until tomorrow and you'll be here reading until new year (those of you who will read it).
But the thing is, where is the new generation of guitarists, singers, drummers, bassists, who are going to continue the work? I don't see in my music classes people who know about Freddie Mercury or Robert Plant(he's not dead!). I don't see guitarists who know about Joe Satriani or Steve Vai (they're not dead!). Maybe I'm strange, but I hope not! We cannot lose the work that this people did. If everybody listened to Joe Satriani (for example), the world would be a better place. And I'm sure about it. I'll try to put some of my favourite songs of each and everyone of the groups I've mentioned but I don't know if I'll be able to do it...if not, I accept getting help from you.

I'd like you to leave some comments please, I think it's a good subject for debating and I want to hear you opinions, I might be wrong!
PLEASE COMMENT!

See you!

To Be Continued...

As some people have told me that they've liked the blog I might continue writing. But you gotta tell me what subjects you want to me to talk about because I don't think that you people like or even know most of the musicians I'm gonna talk about...so if it is not so difficult for you...you could tell me your opinions in a comment or something, you know.
Well, see you.
(If you do not say anything I won't write!(or I'll write about something that you don't like!))


Why am I writing in English?

BLUES

Blues is one of my favourite music styles. I think it's a very beautiful and emotive way of playing music.

Its name comes from the expression of "having the blues", which means "to be sad or depressed". This music genre was created by the Afro-american communities in the United States.

It is characterized by the use of the blue note and specific chord progressions.
We'll talk about some of the most important bluesmen.



ERIC CLAPTON

He is one of the best guitarists in the world, he is also a singer and a compositor. He first was in a band called The Yardbirds, later with John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers... and lots of other bands he formed or he joined in. Finally he started his solo career where he's had success.



Most important songs:

• Layla


• Tears In Heaven


• Wonderful Tonight


• Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out


• Running On Faith


• Cocaine


• Change The World


• Old Love


• Lonely Stranger


• Lay Down Sally

GARY MOORE

He's a very well-known guitarist and a singer too. He has played with Thin Lizzy, B.B.King, Skid Row, etc. He has some very good songs which have become classics when playing blues guitar.

Some songs:

• Still Got The Blues
• I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow
• Too Tired
• Midnight Blues
• Always Gonna Love You
• Texas Blues
• Long Grey Mare
• All Your Love

Rock, rock...Where have you gone? Why have you left us?

Rock, rock...


I'm surprised that everything's called rock. The most popular rock band nowadays is: Jonas Brothers. How can anybody say that Jonas Brothers are a rock band? They just aren't. It's completely the opposite. I suppose is cooler to say, "I play rock" than saying, "I play comercial pop". So everybody listens to rock. Ok, let's see it.



As rock is a style very influenced from rock'n'roll, we'll talk first about rock'n'roll. I'm sure each and everyone of you have listened to bands like:



THE BEATLES


They were formed in Liverpool in 1960. The group consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Star.



I gotta say that they played pop too. Maybe beacause of that, the Beatlemania appeared.









I personally love some of its classics, they are a part of our lives.

• Yesterday
  Let it be




• Yellow Submarine




• Here comes the sun




• Hey Jude




• Help!




• Can't buy me love




• A hard day's night




• Penny Lane




• Get Back

THE ROLLING STONES


Who were better, the rolling stones or the beatles?
It depends on you, I guess.
The Rolling Stones were "the rebel one's". Those which no father would like his son to listen to. Their lyrics talked about sex, drugs...and obviously, rock'n'roll.
The Beatles were completely different. Nice lyrics, nice pop songs which have inspirated generations of new artists, etc.


They were formed in 1962 in London. The former members were Brian Jones, Ian Stewart, Dick Taylor, Mick Taylor and Bill Wymam. They finally were, Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards (guitar), Ronnie Wood (guitar and bass), Charlie Watts (drums).

Some songs:

• It's only rock'n'roll (but I like it)




• Slipping away




• Angie




• Beast of Burden




• Streets of love




• Satisfaction




• Brown Sugar




• Wild Horses




• Sympathy for the Devil

ELVIS PRESLEY

Well, everybody knows this man. The king of rock'n'roll. He was a great singer. He was influenced from country, blues and gospel music (basically).

He is still earning money today. There are people who think that he isn't dead, they think he pretended to die because he was very famous and stressed and he wanted to stop. Who knows?


Songs:

• Hound dog



• Can't Help Falling In Love With You



• Love Me Tender



• In the Ghetto



• Suspicious Minds



• Jailhouse Rock



• Stuck On You

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (CCR)

It was a popular american band in the 1960s and 1970s. The group consisted of John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook and Doug Clifford. They basically played rock'n'roll.

They became very famous due to songs like:

• Proud Mary


• Have You Ever Seen The Rain?


• Bad Moon Rising


• Long As I Can See The Light


• Green River


• Fortunate Son

I'd like to add so many other bands but there are a lot! And I don't have enough time for everything so, I've talked about the most famous bands even that there should be lots of other people but, you know, it's so difficult. I'll finish talking about rock later.

What am I going to do here?

My intentions are to express my opinions about music, comparing how it is now to what it was before. First thing I should say is that I might not be the best person to criticize any of this music and I don't want to hurt anyone with my opinions which are sometimes too radical.
I will recommend some music that I listen to and that I like a lot, and I hope all of you end loving it as much as I do!

My latest craze

Hello world!
I'm Sofia and I'm from Spain and this is my English homework. The thing is that I have to write about something I really love and my teacher is going to correct it. By the way, I think it's a great idea. So let's start.