Good Charlotte

Good Charlotte is an American Rock band from Maryland, and they were formed in 1996. The story behind me discovering this band for myself is again....through my friends. Back at my middle school, most people were in to rock, so it was easy to exchange bands and songs. My friend Charlotte (I found that to be hilarious), recommended that I listen to the band Good Charlotte. At this point, I wasn't really into Rock that much, I just liked the music that I heard on the radio. Now I'm proud to say that listening to this band has changed my perspective of music. Before I used to think that the songs on the radio were amazing. They were catchy, fun, and talked about relevant things that we're going on in my life. You can say that I felt some sort of connection while listening to radio music. But after listening to Good Charlotte I began to think that there was music out in the world that didn't only talk about the good things in life. I felt that rock music gave a more realistic view on what the song was about. I also felt that rock music was able to express ones feelings better, and sing something that has meaning.

The band consists of:

Joel Madden (Lead Vocals)

Benji Madden (Lead Guitar, Vocals)

Paul Thomas (Bass)

Billy Martin (Rhythm guitar, Keyboard)

Dean Butterworth (Drums)

I also remembered, in 2008 how Good Charlotte appeared in the iCarly movie. I thought that was really cool, because many people love that show so it was a good way to broadcast there music. 

Here's the link to the song that changed my perspective in the world of music:

Keep Your Hands Off My Girl

My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance is an American Rock band from New Jersey, formed in the year 2001. The band contains lead vocalist Gerard Way, Ray Toro & Frank Iero as guitarists, and bassist Mikey Way. At first, this band may seem as the type of Rock band that is more on the emo/gothic side. But, to be honest I would disagree with this. Yes, they wear eyeliner and what not, but that doesn't necessarily classify them under emo. I just feel that people should not have the right to label others based on what their style is. Personally, this band is one of the only rock bands that I knew of. The others I have written about I researched myself, and spent time listening to their music. But My Chemical Romance is a band that I will always like. I just feel like their music is so energy relieving, and it's just the type of Rock that I enjoy listening to.

MY FAVORITE SONG:

Helena

This is the first song that I heard from this band. I stumbled across this band when I was about 11 years old. My friend was listening to this song and I enjoyed it, so she's the one that really got me into Rock. My Chemical Romance is a "memory" band for me, since I listened to this band when I was relatively young. This band is what initially got me into Rock, in the first place. So it only seemed right to write a blog post about this band. I really recommend this band to anybody that is looking to listen to relatively new music, and that already likes Rock music.

Another song that I thought had an interesting beginning was:

The Black Parade

The reason I say this is because the beginning of the song sounds like an excerpt from a classical/familiar song. But then I especially like it when the whole mood changes from a more mellow feel, to a more upbeat song. These two extremes is what really draws me in as a listener.