Music

I have to say, I quite like most of the Fueled By Ramen bands. [Not love, but I'll listen to them if I want something poppy and fun to listen to. But I find I don't listen to them as much really].

I wouldn't say a band as saved my life, so to speak. But MCR and A7X have really helped me to realise that living is worth it. Like, I'm not going to say "OMG! They saved my life" etc, but their music definately helps me, and they give me hope and strength. That's why music is a big part of my life. I listen to it for every emotion I experience. And I love that bands like these, tend to write lyrics that you can easily relate to, and you find it easier to gain help from.
That's why I like most of these bands, other than the amazing sound their music produces

music does have an impact. it helps you and makes you feel alive. my chemical romance had saved me and has made me feel happy to be apart of this world. there music sends an important message all over the world and there lyrics are all true. music can help you calm down and means alot to people

music has a huge impact on people. its lyrics can help you through tough times, or just cheer you up when you're sad. music can save your life, mcr sure saved mine.

Thanks for the apology. Thats pretty cool, I got a Gibson SG Epiphone when I turned 15, but between work, theatre, school, pets, family, computer, and any social life I try to have, I hardly have any time to actually play. So far I've gotten the hang of the Day Tripper Riff and thats about it, not bad for two years I know . My dad is a total music freak and my brother is the only one in his grade who actually pactices for band. He is to muisc as I am to animals. Music has always been a major part of my family esspecially as my parents have been taking me to shows since before I can remember. I pride myself in my knowledge of history, random facts, as well as a wide array of artists. I always freak when ever people ask who's on my jacket and its the inside of Sgt Pepper...How do you NOT know that?! As much as I love music I don't believe I'm gonna learn to read music or understand a whole lot of terminology, theres a lot of other stuff I want to learn first. I don't really know how to listen harder then I have been, and I don't think trying will ever let me hear what you hear.

You're taking me a bit literally and I understand what you're saying. But in my sense of the blues, every artist has his own take of it, and thus his own sound. Thats why there are so many different catigories. Hendrix took infulence from thouse before him and then amplified his diffenence by 10. He and the classic blues really go hand in hand, you need a broder perspective to appreciate both of them more. When you look at the entire histroy of the blues you can see how unbelievable Hendrix was and what he did with his music. He really became a force of nature while playing the guitar; creating monumental solos around a wall of feedback, all with a blues undertone so heavy and so hard its missed by the untrained ear. His message is the same as old blues players cause its all about freedom in the end, but its so highly electrified and energized that I see it as it being in a new Universe. Nobody will ever be able to do as much or go as far with the blues as Hendrix did, that is why I love him; he was the greatest of his kind.

Sounds good dude, I understand, I just like the song. Glad I got a little insight on Australian rap, believe me what you said is all I know. Beastie Boys....huh really. Again, don't know much there, what would you suggest as a way to understand them?

Yeah the corporate music world really screwed expression. When money is involved, creativity becomes an expense, and thats only for the real artists. There are way to many fake ones that are only in it for the financial benifit and thats were I see alot of rappers today. All you've gotta do is beat box the N word and dry hump for the crowd and you've got it made cause the record lables are happy with all the money. I hear you on production, but really how much is spent out side of production? Bands have more to do then worry about mixes thats for sure, so I don't know if your ratio really works from my perspective.

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ide be happy to point you into the direction of some
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Thanks, but to be honest I'd be more interested in Zappa (I'm still fishin for a response) or Tupac first, then we'll get to hip hop.

^you're really lucky. In my family music is something that sits on the shelf looking pretty, rather than something to be enjoyed. I bought my own bass, having saved up for 2 years, and then my parents got me trumpet lessons (?!).

I 100% believe it does save lives. I know a lot of people say "MCR saved my life" and it may have lost meaning for some people, and yes, a lot of people do exaggerate it or only say it to be a "real" fan, but there are still people out there who turely saved my My Chem, myself included.
I agee with people who are saying that it takes a strong person to overcome depression, but i don't agree that that them means that MCR didn't save their life, they did, because without MCr they woudln't have wanted to save their own life, therefore MCR saved it, if you get what i mean?
I myself never wanted to try and save my life because i didn't see the point trying because i believed completely that it would never get any better, and sometimes i still don't, but i just have to remind myself of Gerard. He's living proof that you can be okay. I still may not believe that i will get any better, but i know know theres a chance that it will, and since realising that I have begun to feel better, even just a teeny bit.
Music is always there, when no one else is. Music has never let me down, whereas people have. It's there through everything, people aren't. My biggest problem is how socially awkward i am, so how can i talk to someone? With music, i don't have to tell them because they already know. They understand. They want to help.
I don't know if i've really managed to make my point because i never was any good at explaining things, but i do believe music saves lives.

I think the point is that music can change the way you feel, and the way you feel does affect your actions, therefore, music can save your life, because it removed you from a state of feeling desperate.

but if it helps you 'eradicate that feeling of desperation', then you are less likely to do something drasticly stupid, and therefore, the music has, indirectly, stopped you. It hasn't physically help you back, but it has made you feel differently, which has affected what you will do next. It's not putting your life in the hands of somthing inanimate, it's being affected by something that is designed to affect. It is not the responsibility of the band, it is your responsibility, but how you feel somewhat controls what you do, and music can change how you feel. You can't argue that music doesn't affect how you feel, as someone said earlier there's a reason why they play weepy violin music in sad films, rather than thrash metal.

i feel that music can help when your in a down mood but as far as saveing lives i dont think that it dose. your in charge of your own life. you do what you want. if you do something in life its not because of music its because you wanted to do what ever it was. i feel music dosent save anyone. you save your self.

Honest? Music saves lives. It really does. It's the one thing everyone can realte too. Even if people have completly opposite tastes. Everyone likes some form of it

mindfuck.:

Of course it can affect how you feel - I was never disputing that. But only you can control how you act on those feelings you get from music. You can feel enlightened and happier by music, but that doesn't mean your life is going to be turned around just because you feel something. You have to act. The key word being 'you'. So ultimately, music can influence you, but it is up to you to save yourself. The buck stops with you, not music.

Exactly, so it has influenced you to want to save your life.
Without the music to influence you, you may never get the help you need and act drastically.
I agree tat only you can choose how you act, but if the music makes you feel different, then you are going to act differently.

For me, music has a great impact on my life. Seriously, I can easily relate to the lyrics and stuff and it makes me feel like im not alone

music in general has a HUGE impact on my life, like whatever im feeling i have a song to counteract it. and yes music and mcr truly saved my life, not saying this to be "cool" or a "real fan" but I was just so depressed and listening to music, wheather it be mcr or not, it just made me feel like theres other people out there who feel like i do, so i didnt feel so alone anymore.

however mcr wasnt the only thing that helped me get out of depression but by god did they help!!!

i think mcr has a huge impact on many peoples lives wheather you realize it or not.

Music is the single most powerful form of "culture ritual." It can unite a whole people, it can spread a message, it can get people killed. Why could it not then save lives?

someone stop this.:

music is society, music makes people who they are.
of course with the help of other things and whatnot, but i truely believe music is a wonderful thing. it saves lives, kills lives, is what people do to make money so they have lives, it's a lot, and i'm gonna end up repeating myself, so i'm just gonna leave it as music means a lot to a lot of people.
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Music is society ? were probably not on the same wavelength here but that makes no sense. i mean not everyone takes music as seriously as others. like i know people on this site are going to be like "music saves lives" but consider society as a whole, a lot of people couldn't care what music they listen to as long as they're not being bored out of their skulls. at the end of the day music is a piece of entertainment.