Happy Monday! This past month honestly I didn’t discover any new music whatsoever. I either listened to Christmas music or my Top 100 from spotify. So I figured what I’ll do this week instead is share some music from that list, from before I started doing my Music Monday posts! As per usual, I’ll list the genre they’re in so you can get an idea if they’d be for you or not, and then also the position on my top 100 list.
Gothic Rock (#5):
Power metal (#15):
Rock (#21):
Symphonic metal (#23):
Industrial Rock (#32):
And that’s it! I’m hoping I haven’t shared these specific songs before but I don’t 100% remember. If you listen to any of them, lemme know what you think!
It’s the first Monday of the month, so it’s Music Monday! And it’s December, so it’s getting a holiday spin! These are some of the Christmas songs I’ve been particularly hooked on this month:
This one makes me super nostalgic. The video clips make me all warm inside and make me wanna cry at the same time.
I’m a sucker for violin
I feel like it’s impossible to not include this one.
Happy Monday! It’s the first Monday of the month, therefore it’s time for some music! I started this post series last month, so if you’re interested, go check out my first post about it.
Basically what I do every month is highlight some of my favorite songs I discovered during the previous month! Next month in December, I’m gonna make a themed post around Christmas music, but otherwise it’ll just be ‘stuff I found recently’.
I listen to all sorts of genres, but I tend to lean mostly towards metal and rock. So it’ll be a mixed bag every month.
This is what I found recently that I really liked!
Genre: Power metal
Genre: Power metal
Genre: Synthwave (and totally feels like it’s from the 80s)
Genre: Christian Rock
Genre: Symphonic Metal
So this week’s picks are moooostly metal, one synth and one Christian rock, which… I had no idea it was Christian rock specifically until I looked up the genre of the band. So that’s neat.
If you give any of the above a listen, lemme know what you think! If you’re a Nightwish fan, I recommend checking out The Dark Element track at the bottom here, as this is the band that Anette went to after leaving Nightwish. They have two albums out so far and I really like them. I feel like their tone fits her voice really well. Honestly reminds me of like ‘metal abba’. I dig it.
Hello Happy December 17th! Today’s post is music, so I’m just gonna list a bunch of links. I hope you listen to one or two (or all) and maybe find one that you like. 😀
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
A tag day! I was tagged by Orang-utan Librarian, and though this isn’t book related, it looked super fun. :”D So I’m going to do it!
The Rules are to put your music on shuffle and link the first 15 songs that get spit out. This will either be a really good representation of what I listen to or a really bad one. I have a lot of music, though it’s music I’ve collected for over fifteen years. I am going to add one caveat to these rules: I’m going to skip the song if I’ve never actually listened to it before. This way, I can at least talk a little bit about the thing whether it currently suits my tastes or not. So here we go!
Song: Funny Bunny Artist: The Pillows (from the anime FLCL) Genre: Alt Rock
If you’ve never seen FLCL, this music video I feel sums it up really well. It’s super weird but super great.
Song: American Idiot Artist: Green Day Genre: Punk rock
I used to listen to this a lot when I was 15, and then Green Day became ‘weird’… and now I totally listen to it a lot again. :”D GREEN DAY FOREVER, MAN.
Song: Don’t Stop Believing Artist: Northern Kings (cover) Genre: Symphonic metal
This is a cover of Boston’s song. The Northern Kings are a group of singers made up of the main vocalists from four different big Scandinavian metal bands. They go around doing metal covers of popular songs. Some are awesome, some are not. This one is.
Song: Florence Tarantella Artist: Jesper Kyd (from the game Assassin’s Creed) Genre: Orchestral
Haven’t play (all of) the games yet, but its music.
Song: Away Artist: Nightwish Genre: Symphonic metal
This song is a nice, slower song from the band, featuring their original singer. It’s lovely.
Song: Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide Artist: Shinedown Genre: Hard rock
Whenever I listen to this one, I think of driving to work over and over again. Association, dammit.
Song: Drunken Lullabies Artist: Flogging Molly Genre: Irish Rock
I’ve seen this band live twice now. They’re a bunch of fun. 😀
Song: Rider of the Last Day Artist: Tarot Genre: Power metal
If you know Nightwish at all, this is the band that Marco’s been in even longer. I dig it.
Song: Active Imagination Artist: Molice Genre: New Wave Alternative
This is a band my SO got me into. He’s really into Japanese music since he speaks it (intermediate level) and this is one of the bands that really stuck with me.
Song: Robbery, Assault and Battery Artist: Genesis Genre: Progressive Rock
This is one of my childhood songs. My mom’s a big fan and because of her I’ll forever have a crush on Phil Collins
Song: Battle of One Artist: 30 Seconds to Mars Genre: Alternative Rock
I didn’t care for this band much until the last couple years or so. I know, I know, I missed out on prime teenage-angst music as a teenager. But whatever. I’ll angst now. Quarter-life crises are real things.
Song: Smoke and Mirrors Artist: Bee Gees Genre: Pop Disco
Everyone loves the Bee Gees, don’t lie to yourself.
Song: The Islander Artist: Nightwish Genre: Symphonic metalI saw these guys live last year and Marco played this song as a solo acoustic. The audience died. And I’m seeing them again TONIGGHTTTTT!!!!!!
Song: Best of You Artist: Foo Fighters Genre: Rock
I LOVE this band. It’s one of my favorites. Dave Grohl Dave Grooooohlll. ❤
Song: Hand of Sorrow Artist: Within Temptation Genre: Symphonic Metal
This is the one band I haven’t seen come near me in tours yet. Hopefully they’ll get here. Or I’ll get there. Wherever.
And that’s it! 15 songs. They mostly represent my music tastes. There are a couple odd balls, but that’s okay.
Garbage Truck by Sex Bob Ombs from Scott Pilgrim vs the World. If you haven’t seen this movie, watch the trailer I linked below the music video. Peer pressure, do it.
Trailer:
29 – Your Favorite Ballad
A lot of the songs I’ve already posted can be considered ballads, so I’m not going to repeat any of those. So favorite (remaining) ballad is: Ghost Love Score by Nightwish. Oh my gosh guys. Just listen to this first minute of this and then decide if you want to finish it. I know it’s a ten minute song, but that first minute will pull you in and keep you there. This song is beautiful.
30 – Your favorite sad song
A bit of advice. Don’t listen to this song if you’ve recently lost somebody. I mean it. Once the chorus hits, you’ll cry and you won’t be able to stop. I’m serious.
Rest in Grace by Mono Inc
And that’s it! 30 Days of Music prompt has been completed!
Full List of Prompts:
Day 1: The last song you listened to.
Day 2: Your favorite song of all.
Day 3: Your favorite love song.
Day 4: Your favorite humorous song.
Day 5: Your favorite dark (or macabre) song.
Day 6: A song that’s special to you and someone else.
Day 7: A song you like to listen to on max volume.
Day 8: Your favorite metal song.
Day 9: A song that inspires you.
Day 10: A song that makes you feel better when you’re down.
Day 11: Your favorite instrumental song.
Day 12: A song you’re ashamed to admit you like.
Day 13: A song you like from a genre you don’t.
Day 14: Your favorite song from a musical (or opera.)
Day 15: A song you like to dance to (or makes you want to dance.)
Day 16: A song you like from a hobbyist. (IE, not a signed band/artist.)
Day 17: A song you and your mom/dad both like.
Day 18: Your favorite angry song.
Day 19: A song you like that isn’t in English.
Day 20: A song that makes you change the station.
Day 21: Your favorite TV theme song.
Day 22: A song you like to sing along to.
Day 23: A song from one of your favorite bands
Day 24: Your favorite holiday-themed song.
Day 25: Your favorite song from a game
Day 26: A song that reminds you of your family.
Day 27: A song that reminds you of your friends.
Day 28: A song from a fictional band or artist
Day 29: Your favorite ballad.
Day 30: Your favorite sad song.
Bolero of Firefrom The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. This is a fan version of it that I think turned out really, really nice. This song is one that Link learns in the fire temple after warping to the future. It’s lovely. 🙂
26 – A song that reminds you of your family
Summer’s End by Foo Fighters. This is one of my mom’s favorite songs and I can’t listen to it without thinking of her.
27 – A song that reminds you of your friends
Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother. Before I could drive, during the summer, my father would drive all us neighbor kids to get ice cream once or twice a week. We’d always listen to the same CD on the way, which was a mix with this song on it. So I suppose any of those songs would do, but this is the one I thought of first. Can’t listen now without thinking of shoving more kids than we were supposed to into a car and driving off for ice cream.
And that’s it for the prompts today!
But! I recently found a Finnish Christmas Carol that was covered by a few of my favorite singers! (Namely Marco from Nightwish – the 4th singer in the vid, and Tony from Sonata Arctica – the 1st singer). It was so good and so pretty that I kinda went gaga and couldn’t resist posting it here. Ever heard a Finnish Christmas Carol? Now’s your chance.
Full List of Prompts:
Day 1: The last song you listened to.
Day 2: Your favorite song of all.
Day 3: Your favorite love song.
Day 4: Your favorite humorous song.
Day 5: Your favorite dark (or macabre) song.
Day 6: A song that’s special to you and someone else.
Day 7: A song you like to listen to on max volume.
Day 8: Your favorite metal song.
Day 9: A song that inspires you.
Day 10: A song that makes you feel better when you’re down.
Day 11: Your favorite instrumental song.
Day 12: A song you’re ashamed to admit you like.
Day 13: A song you like from a genre you don’t.
Day 14: Your favorite song from a musical (or opera.)
Day 15: A song you like to dance to (or makes you want to dance.)
Day 16: A song you like from a hobbyist. (IE, not a signed band/artist.)
Day 17: A song you and your mom/dad both like.
Day 18: Your favorite angry song.
Day 19: A song you like that isn’t in English.
Day 20: A song that makes you change the station.
Day 21: Your favorite TV theme song.
Day 22: A song you like to sing along to.
Day 23: A song from one of your favorite bands
Day 24: Your favorite holiday-themed song.
Day 25: Your favorite song from a game
Day 26: A song that reminds you of your family.
Day 27: A song that reminds you of your friends.
Day 28: A song from a fictional band or artist
Day 29: Your favorite ballad.
Day 30: Your favorite sad song.
Another music post. 😀 As always, you’re welcome to join in!
22 – A song you like to sing along to
Love Like Winter by AFI. It’s the clapping. You gotta do the clapping.
23 – A song from one of your favorite bands
The Scarecrow by Avantasia. Just listen to it. Turn off all the other noise, turn this up, and listen to it. Seriously.
24 – Your favorite holiday-themed song
Christmas Eve Sarajevo(Carol of the Bells) by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Swoon.
Until tomorrow!
Full List of Prompts:
Day 1: The last song you listened to.
Day 2: Your favorite song of all.
Day 3: Your favorite love song.
Day 4: Your favorite humorous song.
Day 5: Your favorite dark (or macabre) song.
Day 6: A song that’s special to you and someone else.
Day 7: A song you like to listen to on max volume.
Day 8: Your favorite metal song.
Day 9: A song that inspires you.
Day 10: A song that makes you feel better when you’re down.
Day 11: Your favorite instrumental song.
Day 12: A song you’re ashamed to admit you like.
Day 13: A song you like from a genre you don’t.
Day 14: Your favorite song from a musical (or opera.)
Day 15: A song you like to dance to (or makes you want to dance.)
Day 16: A song you like from a hobbyist. (IE, not a signed band/artist.)
Day 17: A song you and your mom/dad both like.
Day 18: Your favorite angry song.
Day 19: A song you like that isn’t in English.
Day 20: A song that makes you change the station.
Day 21: Your favorite TV theme song.
Day 22: A song you like to sing along to.
Day 23: A song from one of your favorite bands
Day 24: Your favorite holiday-themed song.
Day 25: Your favorite song from a game
Day 26: A song that reminds you of your family.
Day 27: A song that reminds you of your friends.
Day 28: A song from a fictional band or artist
Day 29: Your favorite ballad.
Day 30: Your favorite sad song.
2/3 done with the Music! If you’d like to join in, go for it!
19 – A song you like that isn’t in English
Lucero by Avalanch. His voice, man. Hnnng
20 – A song that makes you change the station
Drain You by Nirvana. Which is weird because generally I like Nirvana. I just, beh, don’t care for this one.
21 – Your favorite TV theme song
The Fringe opening sequence. It does a really good job of setting the mood for the show. Also, if you haven’t watched it, WATCH IT DAMMIT.
Bonus season 1 trailer WATCH IT.
Ta da. :”D
Full List of Prompts:
Day 1: The last song you listened to.
Day 2: Your favorite song of all.
Day 3: Your favorite love song.
Day 4: Your favorite humorous song.
Day 5: Your favorite dark (or macabre) song.
Day 6: A song that’s special to you and someone else.
Day 7: A song you like to listen to on max volume.
Day 8: Your favorite metal song.
Day 9: A song that inspires you.
Day 10: A song that makes you feel better when you’re down.
Day 11: Your favorite instrumental song.
Day 12: A song you’re ashamed to admit you like.
Day 13: A song you like from a genre you don’t.
Day 14: Your favorite song from a musical (or opera.)
Day 15: A song you like to dance to (or makes you want to dance.)
Day 16: A song you like from a hobbyist. (IE, not a signed band/artist.)
Day 17: A song you and your mom/dad both like.
Day 18: Your favorite angry song.
Day 19: A song you like that isn’t in English.
Day 20: A song that makes you change the station.
Day 21: Your favorite TV theme song.
Day 22: A song you like to sing along to.
Day 23: A song from one of your favorite bands
Day 24: Your favorite holiday-themed song.
Day 25: Your favorite song from a game
Day 26: A song that reminds you of your family.
Day 27: A song that reminds you of your friends.
Day 28: A song from a fictional band or artist
Day 29: Your favorite ballad.
Day 30: Your favorite sad song.
For a book blogger, I think I like these music posts more than I should. As as always if you’d like to participate, do it! And let me know so I can listen to what you post!
Day 16: A song you like from a hobbyist. (IE, not a signed band/artist.)
Happy Thingsby J Rabbit. It’s just so bubbly and fun. :”D
Day 17: A song you and your mom/dad both like.
You Wreck Me by Tom Petty. Tom Petty Tom Petty. ❤
Day 18: Your favorite angry song.
Ghost River by Nightwish. I typically don’t care for screaming in songs, but Marco Hietala man. He can scream at me all day.
And that’s it for today! See you all tomorrow.
Full List of Prompts:
Day 1: The last song you listened to.
Day 2: Your favorite song of all.
Day 3: Your favorite love song.
Day 4: Your favorite humorous song.
Day 5: Your favorite dark (or macabre) song.
Day 6: A song that’s special to you and someone else.
Day 7: A song you like to listen to on max volume.
Day 8: Your favorite metal song.
Day 9: A song that inspires you.
Day 10: A song that makes you feel better when you’re down.
Day 11: Your favorite instrumental song.
Day 12: A song you’re ashamed to admit you like.
Day 13: A song you like from a genre you don’t.
Day 14: Your favorite song from a musical (or opera.)
Day 15: A song you like to dance to (or makes you want to dance.)
Day 16: A song you like from a hobbyist. (IE, not a signed band/artist.)
Day 17: A song you and your mom/dad both like.
Day 18: Your favorite angry song.
Day 19: A song you like that isn’t in English.
Day 20: A song that makes you change the station.
Day 21: Your favorite TV theme song.
Day 22: A song you like to sing along to.
Day 23: A song from one of your favorite bands
Day 24: Your favorite holiday-themed song.
Day 25: Your favorite song from a game
Day 26: A song that reminds you of your family.
Day 27: A song that reminds you of your friends.
Day 28: A song from a fictional band or artist
Day 29: Your favorite ballad.
Day 30: Your favorite sad song.
This hobby blog is dedicated to movie nerdom, nostalgia, and the occasional escape. In the late 90s, I worked at Blockbuster Video, where they let me take home two free movies a day. I caught up on the classics and reviewed theatrical releases for Denver 'burbs newspapers and magazines. When time is free between teaching high school music and being a dad, movies are standard. Comments and dialogue encouraged!
Embuhleeliest 
You must be logged in to post a comment.