I have been on Blip.FM since June 2009. I used it for a little bit then forgot about it. Then every so often I would check in and play a few songs. I have now been on it daily for the past week. It's a pretty cool site that lets you find songs from your favorite artists and even obscure ones to play as though you were the DJ. I look at it as being therapy. I get to play the music I want to hear and if other people want to listen to my "station" then all the better. Why do I find myself going to the site each day? It's an "out" for me. It's a way of expressing myself to my friends and even to people I don't know that choose to listen to what I want to play.
Music to me is the key to a persons soul. I wouldn't be where I am today without my parents, sister, friends, and extended family. However, with that being said...If I didn't have my music I would be a lost soul. That may be weird to some people, but to me music helps explain how a person thinks, views the world, reacts to situations, etc. Now granted some people just view music as entertainment alone. We all know those types and I'm sure some of my friends fall into this category. There's nothing wrong with liking Pop 40, Top 40, or whatever is popular at the moment. Hell even I'm guilty of listening to (and liking..shhh don't tell anyone) certain so-called "popular" artists.
My range of music tastes vary depending on what mood I am in. Lately I've been listening to a lot of house, techno, and drum & bass. (No I'm not taking drugs people!) A majority of the time though, I will have Tool, Rage Against The Machine, or Pink Floyd playing on my Zune Player. With out a doubt, Tool, is my favorite band of all time. The music and the lyrics mold together to form a perfect sound. There are not many bands out there today that can evolve from one album to another like Tool does. Maynard James Keenan on vocals will blow your mind. Adam Jones on guitar and Justin Chancellor on bass will astound you. And last and probably the most impressive in my eyes, Danny Carey on drums. Danny is arguably one of the most gifted percussionists of the last 20 years.
I could sit and listen to every single Tool album from start to finish every single day and be content. Some would say that allowing an artist or a group to influence your life that much is ridiculous. It's not that I rely on Tool to influence my life, but it's music that I can turn to that will make my day that much better. It might be "heavy" music, but it soothes my soul. I can take whatever I want from their music and can decipher what each song means in my life rather than turning to them and asking them what each song means.
Do you have a favorite band? Do you have one song that you turn to when you are having a bad day? Can you relate to that song? If you answered yes to any of these questions then perhaps music really is the key to a persons soul.
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