viernes, 30 de noviembre de 2007

The Fray - How to save a life

The Fray es una banda que representa claramente lo que ahora se conoce como, "piano rock" música girando alrededor de los teclados en vez de las guitarras. La banda es de Denver, Colorado y se forma en el año 2002; siempre se los compara con Coldplay; pero ellos mismos se declaran más cerca de U2, Better than Ezra y Counting Crows.

The Fray alcanzo la masividad sin ningún lugar a dudas con su último disco "How to save a life", y para ser más específico con el single homónimo, durante el año 2006. La canción cuenta una experiencia personal de la voz lider y tecladista de la banda; Isaac Slade cuando trabajó en una especie de centro de rehabilitación para adictos al crack; y su relación con un adolescente al que no pudo salvar de su adicción.
La canción fue muy bien recibida en todo el mundo, alcanzando el Nº1 en varios países, el número 3 en Estados Unidos, el 4 en Inglaterra y también le fue muy bien en territorio español pero por alguna razón la canción no cruzó a este lado del Atlántico.

How to save a life

Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Videoclip
MySpace de The Fray

jueves, 29 de noviembre de 2007

Nada Surf - Always Love

Hoy les traigo un tema de Nada Surf, unas de las mejores bandas(sino la mejor) que he conocido a través de internet, y de la que seguramente les iré dejando más temas. Nada Surf pertenece a lo que se denomina como "indie rock"; es un power trío de la ciudad de New York y se caracterizan por la fusión de elementos acústicos con crudas distorsiones.
La banda se junta en 1992; y en 1996 alcanzan una gran popularidad con el tema "Popular" del album "High/Low" en el cual se recomendaba a los jovenes en tono sarcástico, la manera de alcanzar la popularidad en la secundaria. Luego le siguieron "The proximity effect" del 2oo0 y "Let Go" del 2003; en el cual se destacan temas como "Blizzard of 77" y la majestuosa "Inside of Love" de la cual hablaré otro día.
Pero volviendo al tema de hoy, "Always Love" pertenece al muy buen disco lanzado en 2005 "The weight is a gift"; presenta una muy buena combinación de arpegios, coros, letra y guitarras; el tema fue utilizado en varios programas de TV; y fue uno de los puntos altos de un disco que fue aclamado por la crítica y el público.

Always Love

To make a mountain of your life
Is just a choice
But I never learned enough
To listen to the voice that told me
Always love? Hate will get you every time
Always love? Don't wait til the finish line

Slow demands come 'round
Squeeze the air and keep the rest out
It helps to write it down
Even when you then cross it out

But Always Love? Hate will get you every time
Always Love?Even when you wanna fight

Self-directed lives
I want to know what it?d be like to
Aim so high above
Any card that you've been dealt, you...

Always Love? Hate will get you every time
Always Love? Hate will get you?

I've been held back by something
Yeah. You said to me quietly on the stairs,
I've been held back by something
Yeah. You said to me quietly on the stairs.
You said?
Hey, you good ones.
Hey, you good ones.

To make a mountain of your life
Is just a choice
But I never learned enough
To listen to the voice that told me...
Always love? hate will get you every time
Always love? hate will get you?

I've been held back by something
Yeah, You said to me quietly on the stairs,
I've been held back by something
Yeah, You said to me quietly on the stairs
You said..
Hey, you good ones
Hey, you good ones
Hey, you good ones
I?


Myspace de Nada Surf
Videoclip de "Always Love"

miércoles, 28 de noviembre de 2007

Vega 4 - Life is Beautiful


El tema de hoy es de una banda británica (cuando no) llamada Vega4; si les tengo que decir a que se parece es obvia la comparación con Coldplay o Snow Patrol; la canción que dejo para que escuchen se titula "Life is Beautiful" y pertenece al disco "You & Others" de aparición bastante reciente en el año 2006. La canción ganó en popularidad apareciendo en algunos de los programas de TV más importantes de Estados Unidos como "Grey´s Anatomy" y "One Tree Hill" lo que logró que la banda se diera a conocer entre el público américano. El tema arranca con una sola guitarra bastante tranquila; pero 5 minutos después alcanzando el final de la canción se llega al climax con varias guitarras con distorsión, teclados, y varias voces; logrando un final excelente.

Life is Beautiful

life is beautiful
we live until we die

when you run into my arms
we steal a perfect moment
Let the monsters see you smile
let them see you smile
and do i hold you too tightly
when will the hurt kick in

life is beautiful
but it's complicated
we barely make it
we don't need to understand
there are miracles
miracles

your life is beautiful
our hearts they beat and break
when you run away from harm
will you run back into my arms
like you did when you were young
will you come back to me
and i will hold you tightly
when the hurting kicks in

life is beautiful
but it's complicated
we barely make it
we don't need to understand
there are miracles
miracles

stand where you are
we let all these moments pass us by

it's amazing where i'm standing
there's a lot left we can give

this is ours just for a moment
there's a lot left we can give

it's amazing where i'm standing
there's a lot left we can give

this is ours just for a moment
there's a lot left we can give


MySpace de Vega4

martes, 27 de noviembre de 2007

The Fratellis - Whistle for the Choir

En este caso les dejo un tema the "The Fratellis", una de las bandas más importantes de la nueva "British Invasion". "Whistle for the choir", pertenece a la, hasta ahora, única placa de la banda "Costello Music", la cual fue muy bien recibida por la crítica y el público, llegando al 2do puesto en el "UK Top 40". El tema en sí es una suerte de canción unplugged, donde predomina la guitarra acústica; y una melodía muy pegajosa.


Whistle For The Choir

Well it's a big big city and it's always the same
Can never be too pretty, tell me your name
Is it out of line if I were simply bold and say "would you be mine"?

Because I may be a beggar and you may be the queen
I know I may be on a downer I'm still ready to dream
Now it's 3 o'clock the time is just the time it takes for you to talk

And so if you're lonely why'd you say you're not lonely
Oh you're a silly girl, I know I heard it so
It's just like you to come and go
And know me no you don't even know me
You're so sweet to try, oh my, you caught my eye
A girl like you's just irresistible

Well it's a big big city and the lights are all out
But it's as much as I can do you know to figure you out
And I must confess, my heart's so broke in pieces and my heads a mess

And it's 4 in the morning, and I'm walking along
Beside the ghost of every drinker here who's ever done wrong
And it's you, woo hoo, that's got me going crazy for the things you do

So if you're crazy I don't care you amaze me
But you're a stupid girl, oh me, oh my, you talk
I die, you smile, you laugh, I cry
And only, a girl like you could be lonely
And it's a crying shame, if you would think the same
A boy like me's just irresistible

So if you're lonely, why'd you say you're not lonely
Oh you're a silly girl, I know I heard it so
It's just like you to come and go
And know me, no you don't even know me
You're so sweet to try, oh my, you caught my eye
A girl like you's just irresistible

MySpace de la banda
Videoclip

lunes, 26 de noviembre de 2007

Dishwalla - Angels or Devils


El tema que inaugurá a este blog, es "Angels or Devils" de Dishwalla, una banda de rock alternativo de California, Estados Unidos. Dishwalla se forma en el año 1994; y un año después ya conocían el éxito con su single "Counting Blue Cars" el cual tuvo muy buena aceptación en suelo norteamericano. Luego sacaron un disco bastante intrascendente como lo fue "And You Think You Know What Life's About" de 1998. Pero sin dudas, su mayor éxito es el tema que acá les dejo "Angels or Devils", el cual se incluye en su disco del año 2002 "Opaline"
El tema es lo que se conoce como una "power ballad" con buenos arreglos de cuerdas que le van dando ambiente, y donde la voz del vocalista JR Richards le cuadra perfectamente a la canción.

Angels or Devils

This is the last time
That I'm ever gonna come here tonight
This is the last time I will fall
Into a place that fails us all - inside

And I can see the pain in you
And I can see the love in you
But fighting all the demons will take time
It will take time

The angels they burn inside for us
And are we ever
Are we ever gonna learn to fly
The devils they burn inside of us
Are we ever gonna come back down
Come around
I'm always gonna worry about
The things that could make us cold

This is the last time
That I'm ever gonna give in tonight
Are there angels or devils crawling here?
I just want to know what blurs and what is clear to see

Well I can see the pain in you
And I can see the love in you
But fighting all the demons will take time
It will take time

The angels they burn inside for us
And are we ever
Are we ever gonna learn to fly
The devils they burn inside of us
Are we ever gonna come back down - come around
I'm always gonna worry about the things
That could break us

And if I were to give in
I'll give it up - and then
I'll take a breath - make it deep
'Cause it might be the last one you get
Be the last one
That could'nt make us cold
That could'nt make us cold

I'm always gonna worry about
The things that could make us cold


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