There is one question in my life that I find to completely impossible answer. Actually, there's 2. The first being "What is your favorite song?", the second being "Who is your favorite artist/band?".
I feel as if music is the sole constant in my life. It's been there with me through the good times, and has seen me at my absolute worst. It's helped me and pulled me out of depression when my friends weren't there. It's accompanied me when I dance in my car while driving, and it's sung duet's with my as I cruise down the road. Music is by my side at almost every point of the day. At the computer, in the car, going to sleep, waking up...it encompasses me wherever I go, whatever I'm doing. It never fails to keep me company and pull me through.
Now, as for those 2 questions, to give you an idea of why those are impossible for me to answer. As of this moment, my itunes library consists of 37,644 songs and 2,969 artists. That adds up to 114 days, 14 hours, 17 minutes, and 31 seconds of constant music without hearing the same song twice.
However, I will try and narrow it down to my top 20 favorite artist's, why I like them, and a couple of my favorite songs by them. These will be in no particular order, I don't like one song more than another, they are all here because I thoroughly enjoy them and have some kind of emotional connection to.
20. Ryu★
Genre: Happy Hardcore
Why?: Ryu★ basically embodies how I feel and act when I'm super hyper. Crazy, insane, speed, spontaneity, and unbridled happiness.
Favorite song:
19. Cascada
Genre: Vocal Techno/Dance
Why?: Cascada was basically who started my love for techno, from the moment I heard "Everytime We Touch" I was hooked and have loved basically everything I've heard from her since
Favorite song:
18. Joshua Radin
Genre: Indie/Acoustic
Why?: My freshmen year of college, my roommate would play his album every night to go to sleep to and for the first couple months I hated it. But with time, it grew on me and now I absolutely love his album and music too
Favorite song:
17. Breathe Electric
Genre: Powerpop
Why?: My friend from Cornerstone showed me his album cuz apparently she went to the same youth group as him and I fell in love with his sound/style/lyrics. Perfect album to play while driving around with all the windows down.
Favorite song:
16. BeForU
Genre: J-pop (a.k.a. Japanese Pop)
Why?: I first heard them through playing DDR and loved how upbeat every song was and got pretty hooked on them for awhile.
Favorite song:
15. LMFAO
Genre: Party Rap/Club
Why?: To put it bluntly, I just love how crazy these guys are. They're fun, they're drunk (more than likely), and they are incredibly raunchy. But I love 'em nonetheless.
Favorite song:
14. Darren Styles
Genre: UK Hardcore
Why?: Great lyrics. Great style. Great music. Plain and simple.
Favorite song:
13. Eleventyseven
Genre: Christian Powerpop
Why?: I love how much fun their music is. You can't help but smile when you hear their music. And finally, unlike some powerpop bands, they actually have incredibly deep and meaningful lyrics.
Favorite song:
12. Dash Berlin
Genre: Vocal Trance
Why?: I love how smooth and uplifting his music is. I can close my eyes and just fly away from the world and all my problems.
Favorite song:
11. Infected Mushroom
Genre: Psychedelic Trance
Why?: Basically, I just love how different their sound is from anything else I've ever heard. It's so random and spontaneous but I love it.
Favorite song:
10. Basshunter
Genre: Dance
Why?: I really have not been able to find a single song from his main albums that I dislike. I love the lyrics, the sound, how upbeat it is, basically everything about it.
Favorite song:
9. Attack Attack!
Genre: Post-Hardcore/Techno
Why?: I HATED this band when I first heard them just cuz at that point I hated anything and everything to do with scream-o. But with time, their superbly written lyrics and blend of scream-o with techno sections that could rival mainstream dance artists won out and I fell in love with their album and has become one of the most listened to albums in my library.
NOTE: I love their first album "Someday Came Suddenly" but despise their new self-titled album.
Favorite song:
8. Cash Cash
Genre: Powerpop
Why?: Just fun to listen too. Nothing too deep about their lyrics besides a couple song. This is basically just some fun music to listen to while driving around or hanging out.
Favorite song:
7. Cobra Starship
Genre: Pop Punk
Why?: From the moment I heard "City is at War" I was hooked. I love how energetic and down to earth this band is
Favorite song:
6. Good Charlotte
Genre: Alternative/Pop Punk
Why?: I've been a fan of them since they released "The Young and The Hopeless" back in 2002. Several of the songs kept me alive during that year (literally) so I've got a very strong emotional connection to the band and their music.
Favorite song:
5. Maybeshewill
Genre: Post-Rock
Why?: I have never heard a style of music like theirs before. For the most part, they're an instrumental rock band, but they use famous speeches/quotes from movies as lyrics and some of them are incredibly powerful.
Favorite song:
4. Ludacris
Genre: Rap
Why?: Ludacris is hands down my favorite rapper. He's got a style all his own, he's funny, he's dirty, he's serious, and he's done some of the fastest raps I've ever heard.
Favorite song:
3. Owl City
Genre: Electonic/Pop
Why?: First of all, Owl City is the only band that I get super passionate about when it comes to being a fan. Frankly, 'Fireflies' is one of my least favorite songs of his. I started listening to him back in my junior year of high school when I found his page on myspace and got hooked on his upbeat positive sound and lyrics and have enjoyed everything he's produced and released since then.
Favorite song:
2. Linkin Park
Genre: Rock
Why?: Another band that I've been a fan of for a long time. Linkin Park stretches back to 4th or 5th grade when my friend first showed my "Hybrid Theory" and I loved it. They're also another band that has helped pull me through multiple phases of depression so I've got an very intense emotional connection with them as well.
Favorite song:
1. Five Iron Frenzy
Genre: Christian Ska
Why?: I can vividly remember the first 2 CD's I ever listened to. The first being "Upbeats and Beatdowns" by Five Iron Frenzy and the second being "The Dirty Boogie" by The Brian Setzer Orchestra. Hands down, Five Iron Frenzy is THE most talented band I have ever heard in my life. Fantastic vocals, inspiring/thoughtful lyrics, great mindset, incredible performers. I can say that they are my all-time favorite band and they have one of my all-time favorite songs.
Favorite song:
So there you go, my top 20 bands and 20 of my favorite songs. I hope you enjoyed hearing some of the music I like and that I may have introduced you to some new genre's.
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