Abbey Road

This is my favorite Beatles album EVER. Come Together was the perfect opening song for this album. Oh! Darling is my favorite song on this album. I think just because the parts where he says "oh darling" is just so awesome and it grabs your attention right away. Abbey Road is the perfect mix of songs. It's mainly upbeat songs but it has a mixture of serious and quirky songs. The way the album ends with Her Majesty is so different than anything on the album. The best part about it is that it is like 20 seconds. I think that it would've made such a great song if it was longer though. The fact that it is only 20 seconds though, shows the Beatles weird personality so it suits them.

The Song Game

Bob Schneider is the artist that I have grown up listening to in my family. My dad introduced him to us at a young age and at first, being musically unintelligent and only wanting to listen to Kelly Clarkson, I didn't like his sound because it wasn't what I called "upbeat." As I grew older and I explored him on my own I fell in love with his music. One of my favorite things about Bob is that he lives in Austin! One song that really confused me was Bicycle vs. Car. I tried analyzing the meaning and just didn't get very far. One thing that is awesome in this song is the piano throughout the beginning and how each instrument adds to the same beat. "head versus heart equals bicycle versus a car" this part STILL confuses me. I came across an article where I discovered the "meaning" of this song title. Basically, Bob started a game called the Song Game where there is no winner or loser but the name of the game is productivity. Every week, the challenge is to write a song. But not just any song. Bob sends the other artists involved (which include Patty Griffin, Jason Mraz, Matt Nathanson etc) an abstract phrase that does not have any literal meaning and challenges the artists to incorporate the phrase in their songs. Bicycle vs. Car was one of the phrases that Bob received and apparently struggled the most with. Jason Mraz describes this game: "But what it does is it takes your ego away for a second and says, 'don't be so precious about this, just write a song.'" Basically, instead of trying to write a song filled with a deeper meaning, just write it and see what happens.


http://www.npr.org/2013/11/24/246755925/for-a-few-musicians-beating-songwriters-block-is-all-in-the-game
Here's one of the many articles on it.

Bastille

Bastille has been making an appearance in popular radio lately. I was listening to some of their old stuff and it is COMPLETELY different than their newest album. It sounds like they almost switched genres. Their old stuff there wasn't as much vocals and kind of electronic sounding, while their newer stuff has a lot of vocals and alternative pop backgrounds. My favorite tracks include the Weight of Living, No Scrubs, and Flaws.
This is a recording of No Scrubs that I love!

Small versus Festival versus Large Venues

I personally am not a huge fan of big venues at all. The Frank Irwin center does not appeal to me one bit. In big venues I don't feel like I can get the concert experience. The atmosphere of festivals is so fun to be around and you get MORE than your moneys worth of bands. Festivals bring in a lot of different genres whereas concerts have strictly one genre most of the time. Small venues are awesome because a lot of the artists personality comes out because they have more time to perform and talk to the crowd. Personally, I like general admission a lot better than assigned seats because it is a lot more exciting to wait for an artist to come on and know that you had the opportunity to be right in front of the performer.

Beatles kinda

So I went to the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis concert tonight (awesome) and Talib Kweli was one of the openers (not too great) BUT one of the cool things about his performance was he played "Eleanor Rigby" and kinda remixed over it! It was super cool! Wasn't expecting a rapper to play a Beatles song but it was a nice surprise! It just goes to show that all genres have respect for the Beatles' music (which is of course obvious) but it's evidence of the Beatles long lasting impact on music.

The Head and the Heart

The song "Lost in My Mind" is a song that I have always known and heard but never added it to my playlists! A few months ago I began to listen to both of their albums all the way through. This has been one of the few artists that I can find the time and patience to do this for. As I have mentioned before I love it when there are both male and female vocals harmonizing and the Head and the Heart have that! Their music reminds me of the weather for some reason, mainly autumn. They also remind me of the Avett Brothers a little bit. My favorites include Rivers and Roads, Summertime and Let's Be Still! 

I read this somewhere: 
The name of the band was chosen by Johnson and was explained as 'your head is telling you to be stable and find a good job, you know in your heart that this [the band] is what you're supposed to do even if it's crazy'

The Eagles

"Well I was standing on the corner of Winslow Arizona" -Take it Easy
This lyric inspired my father to pull the car over as we entered Arizona and made us pose by the Arizona sign. We then continued to listen to this song in the car.
Take it Easy was the first song of the Eagles I heard. I learned to play it on guitar for my dad's birthday one year and have loved the Eagles ever since. I love the girl vocals added to the chorus of this song, it really makes the song. Jackson Browne also does this song and I can't decide which version I like better. Jack Johnson helps Jackson out on the chorus and I like that (but maybe I'm biased because I love Jack Johnson).
Hotel California is another one of my favorites and it is 6:31 minutes long and it feels so long (I think it's because of the introduction). "You can check out but you can never leave" is my favorite line.
I just realized that the Eagles have been around for a long time. I'm pretty sure they started in the 70's? and last toured in 2011? I saw them at ACL a few years back and I really enjoyed them.
Desperado is another great one. I love playing it on the piano, it's one of the Eagles best slow songs and most popular.
Another one of my favorites is Take it to the Limit. I love how during the chorus, their voices seem like they are straining while they hit the high notes of "take it" (literally taking their voices to the limit)
My mom would probably like me to add that she was at one of the shows where they filmed the Eagles documentary.

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton is my mom and dad's music. Whenever I listen to him I am always with my parents or their friends. Eric Clapton has a variety of songs with some interesting lyrics. I'm really into the Bob Marley cover of I Shot the Sheriff. His band, Cream, introduced this combination of pop-bluesy-psychedelic-jazz sound to music (at least that's what I think).

Sunshine of Your Love is just so incredible. The guitar riff at the beginning (and throughout the whole song) captures your attention and I find myself singing to the guitar parts (which is not possible but it happens). This song is one of the most covered songs I've ever heard. (at least all the guitar camps my brother does this song always comes up).

Andy Grammer

Andy Grammer is all over the radio for his overplayed songs "Fine by Me" and "Keep Your Head Up." The rest of his album is amazing. I love love love it. It's his first and only album and fun fact about him is he started out on the streets playing for change (Biggest Man in Los Angeles talks about that). I saw his show live last night (FOR FREE AT FAN FEST) and I am so impressed! He beat boxed a little bit, did some remixes of Rihanna's We Found Love song as well as Macklemore's Thrift Shop song and for his encore mixed Ho Hey with one of his songs, Slow! He played a majority of his album and was a huge crowd pleaser. His voice reminds me of The Script or Gavin DeGraw, kind of crisp. A song of his called Lunatic is pretty funny. It's basically saying to do whatever you want, don't listen to what other people say about and tell em to shut the hell up! My favorite right now is Crazy Beautiful! It's catchy and I like it.. except his whole album is catchy but also very very good!

Pet Sounds

So the only songs of the Beach Boys I know are their most popular songs including the first track of this album (Wouldn't it be Nice). When I heard this album, I have to admit it did not appeal to me. I don't know if it's the high pitched voices or the slow nature of this album. The songs were not capturing in my opinion. However, listening to some of the songs now they are beginning to grow on me and I dislike them a little less now. I think my least favorite is You Still Believe In Me (kind of felt like I was going to fall asleep) but I really really like I Just Wasn't Made for These Times. I can see how this album was inspired from Rubber Soul but Rubber Soul was a lot better album in my opinion than Pet Sounds.

Freewill versus Destiny

As a Christian, I have been taught that God has a predetermined plan for each and every one of us, whether that plan includes when you will actually accept Christ as your Lord and savior or not. But I am still learning so much about Christianity and who Jesus is and was. I do not have any of the answers nor do I think there is an answer to this question. However there are opinions. It is a spectrum. No doubt. I think that destiny is made up of little spasms of freewill. I believe that God does have this greater plan for us but we have the choice to decide which path we take to our destination. Personally, I believe that Americans love the idea of freewill and being completely independently minded. We love having the power to do what we want, no doubt about it. I think that when people hear that their choices aren't really choices it messes with their minds and that is something the typical American does not want to hear. But then there is the other type of person who needs to believe in something to get them through the day. Unlike you, I don't believe that this is a lazy person. This is a person who has faith and has someone to glorify and work towards. This debate is never ending because there is no proof, there is just faith.

Jason Isbell

So this summer, my parents and their friends introduced me to Jason Isbell. I really liked his sound but never really committed to listening to his music. Even after I saw his recording I was still not super inspired to listen to him (he is so good live though but he talks a lot it's funny). Every weekend, my neighbor comes home super late (after I'm already in my room for the night).He has a super old soft red bronco meaning I can always hear what he's listening to. He also went to the Jason Isbell recording so he is a huge fan. Every night he comes home he is always to him and I swear he keeps his car running for like 5 minutes after he pulls up in his driveway. I used to get so annoyed because it was so dang loud but now I really appreciate the lullaby jams. Laying there, I got a chance to listen to Jason Isbell's lyrics and that's what got me hooked because WOW. Those are some sad songs, well at least on his new album they are. I love listening to him but sometimes it puts me in a tired sad mood that I don't want to be in. Even if the lyrics are somewhat happy, his voice just makes it sound so sad! His voice is so crisp but raspy I really enjoy it. Elephant man, that is a sad song! It's about a guy and his wife (?) and his wife has cancer. To cope with this they drink, smoke, laugh etc and they try to "ignore the elephant." My favs include Cover Me Up and Different Days. Next on my music adventure I think I'm going to try Drive-by Truckers and compare.

Soundtracks

Since I have been sick for a majority of my History of Rock classes this week I have been watching and listening to a ton of movies  and I watched The Great Gatsby today and I am in love with the soundtrack. All of the songs played are upbeat remixes that fit perfectly with every scene. The job of scoring movies seems very hard because the soundtrack sets the tone for the movie! I also watched the Hunger Games and I noticed that none of the songs from the soundtrack played during the movie. I don't get that.

Timeflies, Sammy Adams and Radical Something

On Wednesday night, I went to the Timflies, Sammy Adams and Radical Something concert. From a previous blog post you know I am obsessed with Radical Something. Well, I was listening to their new album on Sunday and looked up their tour and they came to Emos on Wednesday so I spontaneously bought tickets. My friend and I just walked up to the front row, it was not crowded at all. Radical Something opened for Timeflies and Sammy Adams so they only played for 30ish minutes. But let me tell you, it was the best 30 minutes. Their stage presence was so down to earth and they really connected with their crowd, something that I think is really valuable for artists these days. Sammy Adams was not as impressive because he used a lot of his recorded soundtracks, which I don't think is a admirable aspect. But he had a very energetic stage presence and it was a lot of fun. Both him and Timeflies did a lot of dubstep remixes to popular songs. Timeflies was VERY impressive. He freestyled twice for us about topics that we gave him and that was impressive. Overall, VERY VERY impressive line up (except for Sammy Adams who was just a fun performer)
The lead guy of Radical Something stood on the gate right in front of me and this was a picture I took!

Ben Rector

So I absolutely love Ben Rector. His voice is so pure and crisp and I can understand all of his lyrics without reading along with them. My cousin and I discovered Ben Rector together years ago and it is one of the few things we have in common! So it is great when he puts out a new album because I will automatically call her and discuss. This happened recently with The Walking in Between. Some of his songs are kind of bluesy and I'm not a huge fan of blues but I adore his bluesy songs. His new album is my favorite so far but I am almost confident that I will change my mind when the next one comes out. I'm trying to pick a favorite and I really can't. His lyrics aren't really very complex or symbolic but they are relatable and especially "Making Money" puts off a tone of Ben Rector's down to earth side. "I just think it's funny, we are so concerned with Making Money." Also he also sings, "I make a living making love songs because I like songs...folks believe my love songs so they pay me" or something along those lines. He's kinda funny. I dig it. During his show, when he plays "Loving You is Easy" he asks the crowd for different topics like chocolate or cheese or something random and he makes up the chorus according to the topic we pick for him. And I think that not only takes a lot of guts but it also takes talent! And I respect him for that. (Check out 3:30 for the verse about hipsters) It's not like brilliant deep on the spot thinking but it's a crowd pleaser and hey, I couldn't do that. I really like this one song on his new album Beautiful but I actually can't pick a favorite. From his old stuff I like The Beat, Autumn, ah just everything.
This is his hipster verse of Loving (Hipsters)You is Easy

This is called Beautiful 

"too busy fixing things on computer screens" (This reminds me of your spiel about our generation)

The future of Rock and Roll

SO came across this video and thought it was a coincidence that we were just talking about this subject in class the other day! About Christian rock kind of? This video is of Bill Corgan who is the lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins talking about rock and roll. When asked what the future of rock and roll is, he answered God. I think this ties into your idea that rock is rebellious. It's interesting because he describes God as the "third rail" of rock and roll which basically means that is the unspoken subject in rock and roll. And I think that he's saying since God is so unexplored (therefore it is rebellious) when it comes to rock and roll, he thinks that it is the future of rock and roll music. It's a very interesting video and he makes some interesting points..

http://www.faithit.com/he-thinks-god-is-the-future-of-rock-n-roll-heres-why-hes-right/

Weezer

Weezer's music has been in the background for most of my life. It is one of my brother's favorite bands and he went into a Weezer phase last summer and I think he is the reason I love them so much. When we were little, their song "Beverley Hills" we knew by heart and sometimes when we decided to like each other (just kidding we always get along) we put sunglasses on and sing as loud as possible and make our parents watch our little performance.. stupid but it was my first impression of Weezer. I recently rediscovered them after my brother's phase last summer and listened to them constantly, they are a great jam in the car band. (I know you said that you never listen to music in your car but when I'm in the car it is the one time where I am completely alone.) I love the independent feel to their music. It rocks, literally (hehe). My favorite album was their first album released in 1994, which to me feels old but I don't really have any previous knowledge to base that on.. this album features my favorite songs: Buddy Holly, Undone (sweater song), and Say it Aint So. I've kind of noticed that they've modeled themselves after previous rock bands. They have an album called the Blue Album, which may be a reference to the Beatles album?? Also, obviously the song Buddy Holly references Buddy Holly.
Anyway, cool band. Also, their live show is GREAT. Love the lead singer.

PS AVETT BROTHERS HAVE A NEW ALBUM OUT SO YEAH IT'S GOODish.

Rock & Roll

What is rock and roll? I don't think it can be defined. I think rock and roll is a state of mind as well as an opinion. I think people define rock and roll based on experience and everyone's experiences are so completely different. In my theory of knowledge class we are talking about what is art? and in this discussion it has been debated whether things should or should not be classified as art. Art is personal expression. So is rock and roll. I semi agree with you when you say it is rebellion, however I feel like rock was more rebellious before I was born. I think any music can be rebellious, whether it makes you feel rebellious or whether the actual lyrics are "rebellious." But gosh, defining rock and roll is just not something you can write in a blog post. I think rock and roll has to be experienced through live recordings or experiences/moments. Why restrict rock and roll by putting a definition to it? I think that bands have their own ideas of rock and roll and they make music based on their OWN ideas of rock and roll not the publics expectations of rock and roll based on some definition.

Bad Moods or Sad Moods

Automatic response to bad moods is watch tv, shower, eat, sleep and repeat/avoid doing anything productive at all costs. For me, I watch episodes on episodes of Friends. Watching Friends always makes me laugh and lets me focus on Rachel and Ross's problems rather than my own. I watch Friends when I am sad/not feeling well/super tired. When I am angry at myself/my friends/my family I need to get out of the house. Watching TV will just make me more angry for some reason. So I take my car, windows down, music WAY up and drive up and down Mt. Bonnell road. Typically I do this right before it gets dark during the sunset because this road is a very scenic, quickly accessible road for me. Country music is my go to comfort music. Each song I listen to on the trip reminds me of a certain happier memory of maybe this summer, last weekend, and sometimes even a year ago. That drive, while so short (because I do not want to waste my gas) never fails to cheer me up temporarily.

The Mowgli's

Love LoVe lOvE the Mowgli's. They are my new favorite band by far. After we listened to the full first album of the Beatles I went home and listened to their Waiting for the Dawn album the whole way through, no distractions. The Mowgli's are an EIGHT person band and they believe that every person should have a voice, so all eight people sing on the album. This album has one broad message basically and each song closes in on this message of love, not only for your significant other but also sharing the love with your friends, family, God, and also random people on the street (San Francisco music video). Their tour is called "Random Acts of Kindness" and I love that. The random acts of kindness people do really are the most fulfilling ones. I saw them at ACL and one thing I loved about them was their energy and love for their crowd (shown through their interactions with us). They were BAREFOOT and there was some crazy hair on that stage. It was obvious from their show that they were really playing because they love to sing, not for the money. My favorite songs of theirs include Time, Carry Your Will and the Great Divide. Their most popular/most played song on the radio is San Francisco, which is also a great song and has a cheery music video! PS they are touring with Walk the Moon so that's pretty cool. 

Yet another ACL post

Honestly I do not know what I would do if I didn't go to ACL and truly, the people who have never been are missing out on a HUGE part of Austin culture. Also, I don't understand people who will pay 200 dollars and just hit the mainstream radio featured bands. Yes, they are great artists but ACL is the time to explore different areas of music (doing research like you always say). So many people are saying the line up isn't any good this year but there is a lot of talent in the lineup! I have to say I am not impressed with the headliners. It seems like they got a weird combination of bands for the headliners.. I am not into Depeche Mode. I'll see Lionel Ritchie just because it's Lionel Ritchie and it's the last night but I am not impressed with it. I am impressed with C3's choice of small bands though! Like Noah and the Whale, Walk the Moon, the Mowglis, Dawes, Paper Diamond etc.

D. Veloped/Avicii

So last class you were talking about how you did not think it is worth it to see a person standing in front of a computer so I thought I would talk about an artist that stands in front of a computer! D. Veloped! I really don't qualify dubstep as good quality music or anything but I think it is really a fun genre. D. Veloped isn't really dubstep in that there's no dropping of the bass! They remix a bunch of songs together with a baseline beat. I like them because they incorporate a lot of genres and a lot of generations worth of songs into their remixes and I think that's kinda cool. I saw Skrillex at ACL two years ago, and since it was during the day it really sucked because there was no light show to look forward to and it was just plain uninteresting. HOWEVER, last year I was front row for Avicii and that was awesome. Instead of standing up there on his computer he was mounted on this huge head that changed colors and changed gradients and patterns etc. The light show (which is a necessity for a dubstep concert) was up to my expectations! Avicii's new album is my favorite so far including my favorite track "Wake Me Up"

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert is one of my all time favorite country singers. and guess what! I'm seeing her and Dierks Bentley tonight at Austin 360 amphitheater! My friends and I got these shirts that give you a chance to go backstage and meet Miranda or Dierks and so I'm really hoping we win. I'll let you know. In all of Miranda Lambert's songs, her sassy personality is so obvious. She always writes about getting revenge and she is so to the point and creative with her songs. She also has a song that's a little different than her usual stuff but is my favorite song that always brings tears to my eyes, especially because I will be going to college soon.. the song is the House that Built Me. The music video is so sweet and personal, I love it.

Temper Trap

I first heard this band at ACL fest a few years ago with Sofie! We were waiting in the crowd for Matt & Kim to come on stage and they were right before them! I wasn't expecting to like them because two years ago I hadn't broadened my knowledge or taste of music but I really liked them. I really only know a few songs and could never be able to tell you which album they were on but I enjoy listening to them! One of their songs appeared in the movie 500 Days of Summer so that's cool. I feel like their sound is moving towards more "radio friendly" tones and away from this solely indie genre.

What Will Stay Popular??

Gosh. I don't even know. I'm PRAYING that it won't be One Direction or some pop songs that appear on the radio every second of the day. I'm pretty sure Jay-Z will be remembered, maybe some alternative band like Vampire Weekend, The Killers, Weezer. In 10 years if I look back at this blog, I wouldn't be surprised if NONE of these bands were still remembered. But that's what's so cool about music! It is so unpredictable and new bands pop up all the time and those new bands could model themselves after this generation's bands!

Avett Bros

My obsession with the Avett Brothers started in May.. I got offered CHEAP pit tickets to their concert at Austin 360 amphitheater and I knew maybe 3 of their songs so I decided to go! Their concert was probably the best show I've ever been to. They were so fun, and the lights were amazing. They played a lot of upbeat songs but I teared up when they played "Life" as their encore with no drums or backup instruments (just the lead singer and guitars). Beautiful. Ever since then, I have been waiting for them to come back to Austin so I can go to their show and sing to every song. It's so obvious that they are such good song writers. Each song has this hidden meaning and tells a story along the way. My favs are Me and God (which I think is about organized religion?), Life, and SLIGHT FIGURE OF SPEECH! Their voices are so crisp I love it. The harmonies were incredible.

Here is their performance in Austin from the concert I was at... Life: watch watch watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li3EtcdkpoE

I just think they are so incredible live so here's another live vid.

Elvis Presley

I have never been a big fan of Elvis.. My parents always say he's the "king of rock n roll" but I don't know how people thought he was good. Don't get me wrong, he was the first GREAT entertainer and he definitely knew how to put on a show, and I would have loved to go see one of them. However, I do not think I could listen to his songs for a long period of time like I can other artists.

CHERUB

Cherub is probably my favorite group right now. They have such a unique voice and beat that it makes it so fun to listen to. They kind of remind me of a futuristic 80ish band (that is so contradictory I know but it's true). My favorite songs are Doses & Mimosas and Heartbreaker. The lyrics are super repetitive so it always gets stuck in my head. They are one of those bands that I would never have thought to be popular but they went viral really fast. It shows what technology/the internet can do for a band.
Their music video for Doses and Mimosas is super trippy and uses a lot of cool effects!

NoiseTrade aka FREE MUSIC

One website that I have recently discovered is noisetrade.com and IT IS NOT ILLEGAL. Free music, free downloads. I'm pretty sure it's mostly EP's from artists and it is basically where I find new bands or artists now. A lot of the bands on here are not available on iTunes or Spotify so it's pretty cool that they're on here! A few recent bands I've liked are Magic Man (cross between Naked and Famous and Two Door Cinema Club), The Riverside (I love girl/guy groups), Carousel (more electronic), Young Islands (reminds me a lot of Passion Pit). I could go on forever. This website is so fun and I could spend days on it.
Oh ps noisetrade has ALL genres, it's awesome.

http://noisetrade.com/youngislands/fun-single

The Beatles

Watching that documentary in class makes me wish that there was a good quality band in my generation that could get crowds going like they did. I feel like that energy is what gives us hope, that's kinda cheesy but I think it's true. The Beatles have been around for ever. I had a ticket to the Paul McCartney concert when he came to Austin but I didn't go because my history final was the next day and I literally knew zero things. But anyway back to the Beatles, I love their sound and how every member plays a major role in the band, there's not just one sole "leader".

Radical Something

I love love love these guys so much. They have such a different sound than a lot of bands that I've heard. It's a mixture of soft rap and singing, I don't really know what genre to call them. The instruments have such a chill vibe to it but the rap makes it a little more upbeat and the two surprisingly fit together really well. All of their songs have fun lyrics and actual meaning, which you can't find a lot of in rap recently. If they ever come to Austin, which may be rare since they're so small, I definitely would NOT pass it up. I actually like all of their songs but my three favorites would have to be Radio, Long Hair Don't Care, and Escape! 

This is one song that isn't on Itunes or Spotify so that's cool; Step Right Up 

Here's my ALL time fav that's super fun to listen to in the car: Radio

So Portugal the Man..

My mind has just been changed like 3 times. When I saw they were on the ACL lineup I was really excited because a lot of people told me they were good! So I listened to a few of their songs and LOVED them! However I wasn't really listening that closely I guess because when I decided to do this post on them I realized I should try to better understand their music. And wow. My favorite song, So American, is just a weird song. Which I guess fits perfectly with the band. I think it is a little tongue and cheek but it has this underlying depressing, harsh message that Americans are all crazy (which is true) and represent misguided power and greed. Powerful song. Weird music video. Would be SUCH a good live show because of their weird personality. Definitely going to their ACL fest show. But back to this music video.. it actually doesn't make any sense to me at all. I think I've watched it a good 5 times. So check it out and please help me understand!!

I feel like this music video has more of a story line.. this is one of my other favorites, the Sun!

What I like

I don't think I have gone a day without listening or talking about music in a very long time, maybe ever. I listen to different genres, depending on my mood, where I am, or what I am doing! The only genre I absolutely just won't listen to is heavy metal and I can only handle reggae music for the duration of one or two songs. My guilty pleasure is probably pop music. I need upbeat and easy music to process and it does that for me! When I'm driving I like to listen to country music, Josh Abbott Band, Miranda Lambert, Reckless Kelley you name it. My homework jams include Avett Brothers, Civil Wars, Bob Schneider and Ben Rector. I like to keep it alternative and smooth when I'm trying to focus. For some reason, I can't listen to music before I go to bed because I always listen/focus on the lyrics too much that I get more wide awake searching for good music to sleep to. While I'm writing this post I am listening to 2002 by Bob Schneider. Bob Schneider does it ALL. He has his slow jams and his rockin' out songs that never fail to make me laugh and put me in a better mood. This is his most popular one..