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The New Beatles?

Because of rock and roll’s reclamation of its throne in the music world, many bands arose; a first batch, then a second, then anther, and so on. The second influenced and motivated by the first, and the wave moves on and on and on. One of these bands that came to life is Panic at the disco. They are boys from Las Vegas who just happened to be so good at what they are doing; they are blessed with so much.

These guys have only done two albums but the effect they had on the world is just still so unbelievable. Their success must come from the uniqueness of their band. The band seems to create a genre of its own. The rhythm and the lyrics just won’t rub off the brain. The music is so catchy it could infect one with the Last Song Syndrome and make it incurable.

Their success is much proved when they released their second album and stormed the world with their tours. The band is said to be very much a success because despite the fact that the two albums seem to be quite different (the pace mostly), the public still loved their songs just the same; it just proves how flexible the group really is.

More than EMO

Nowadays, rock and roll seems to have rolled itself back to the top of the music world once more after decades of being rather mediocre. There now exists many rock and roll bands; and the influence of this type of music to the youth, seem to be endless that almost every kid in town wishes to be a part of some band. Most of these bands belong to the genre emo.

This genre pertains to the emotional contents of the songs of the groups that belong to this genre. Their songs are full of emotions of anger, love, lust and sadness. A band that many people claim to be a part of this genre is My Chemical Romance. However, the band did not accept this as fact and even said that they dislike the said genre. The claim of the band is believable; if one would study the songs of the group, at first, one would see the strong emotions that are enclosed in each song.

However, if one would only look deeper into the songs, he would find that there surely are more than strong emotions in each song; one could find there, the simple hopes in dying, and the reality of life; not just the complaints of a teenager but the cry of the youth of the century. It describes the life in this era.

Brit Without the “Ai”

In search for a sound that goes way beyond the vocal styles of Rihanna or the dangerously repetitive and similar hip hop and RnB rhythm, up and coming US rock bands are more than up to the challenge of creating their own sound and defending their own genre. Some bands have gone as far as shedding their strictly American identity and opting for a more off-shore sound.

Ether inspired by the punk beat of The Clash, the sensibilities of contemporary Brit Rock or by the glorious cacophony that only The Beatles can manage; these non-Brit bands have taken a lesson or two from the British musical scene:

Greenday. Strictly a punk band, this band subscribes to the traditional rules of punk ever since its beginning almost two decades ago.

Jet. This Aussie band has got more than the accent down pat. The upbeat sound and the candid lyrics are overflowing with Brit wit and humor.

The Killers. The lyrics and themes of their albums are highly American, so is the accent but the guitar riffs and drum beats are evocative of the sound of Franz Ferdinand, one of their popular Brit contemporaries.

Panic! At The Disco. The diversity of their sound approaches that of The Beatles. They have no qualms about accommodating any instrument into their music and their musical themes are sometimes nostalgic of Old England… only it’s set in Vegas!

Keeping Track (Sound)

Two or three years ago, I had a weird observation about the numerous music albums that I own- I noticed that the songs I like best or the ones that I deem to be most radio friendly are usually the fourth track in the album. I found myself selecting track four whenever I listen using my portable disc player, forwarding or going right back to the fourth track even if I happen to enjoy listening to the entire album.

I kept this observation on the backseat and satisfied myself with the assurance that I shall go back to check on that observation and see if a vague theory can be made…

Forward to the present date: I have finally taken the time to isolate the fourth tracks of all the albums I love listening to. The results is both exciting and unnerving for me, almost 90% of these fourth tracks are actually my most loved (or one of the two or three most loved) tracks in every particular album. Take a look at my “Track 04” playlist:

“Gravity” of Continuum by John Mayer

“I Miss You” of Spin by Darren Hayes

“Spaceboy” of Halfway Down the Sky by Splender

“Nice to Meet You Anyway” of Chariot by Gavin DeGraw

“Talks Shows on Mute” of A Crow Left of the Murder by Incubus

“Girlfriend” of Swim by July for Kings

“Do the Panic” of Raise the Dead by Phantom Planet

“Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)” of Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon

“Slide” of the Dizzy EP by The Goo Goo Dolls

“Dosed” of By The Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers

“Last Beautiful Girl” of Mad Season by Matchbox 20

“The Phrase That Pays” of Almost Here by TheAcademyIs…