Thatchers Playlist


Monday, November 17, 2008

Compare and Contrast War Songs

There are many songs of war. War is a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. You can use war in many ways. The best songs that i think have a big impact on war is One by metallica and U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday. These two songs impacted me the most and showed me how much war really means.
One by metallica details the hell on earth of a wounded soldier who is left nearly immobile as well as deaf, dumb, and blind, but unable to die. "Landmine has taken my sight Taken my speech Taken my hearing Taken my arms Taken my legs Taken my soul Left me with life in hell." This show you this soldier suffered and wanted to die. The difference between this song and U2 is that U2 visualizes whats going on. Doesnt stay on one person an focuses on him or her. "Broken bottles under childrens feetBodies strewn across the dead end street." This shows whats going on during this war.In conclusion we all need peace no war. But that never happens someone always has a grudge and reacts with viloence. I say that violoence makes the problem worse then it has to go.

Friday, October 24, 2008

MXPX "Shut It Down"

Now that I'm awake, I'm never sleeping again
Cause I don't want to miss the life I should be living
So break me off a piece of those candy coated good times
I need a high, I'm serious, It's do or die
Whoa, I'm serious it's do or die
Shut it down, before we're all out of time
We've got to shut it down
This is the end of the line, This is the end of the line
Throw away your cellphone, you can talk to yourself
You need a real friend, not some digital image
So what's it gonna be? A chat room or your family?
Don't let the TV screen turn into your reality
Whoa, turn into your reality
Shut it down, before we're all out of time
We've got to shut it down
This is the end of the line, This is the end of the line
I don't wanna die, I don't wanna die
But I'm having trouble living
I don't wanna die, no i don't wanna die
But I'm not taking what they're giving
Shut it down, before we're all out of time
We've got to shut it down
This is the end of the line

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

As I Lay Dying has two Cd's out, in both these Cd's they are many different types of diction. Diction is a style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words. As I Lay Dying shows this in many ways. As I Lay Dying is one of the heaviest christian bands. People say christian music is all about loving the lord. But As I Lay Dying actually have mosh pits and hyped up fans at there shows. You can tell by the name they are not a normal christian. They have amazing drumming and guitar ability. In the songs "Empty Hearts" and "The Darkest Nights" shows diction. There two different styles in these songs, there is more singing in "The Darkest Nights" than in "Empty Hearts"In the song "Empty Hearts" is straight down screaming. "Stillborn comfort feeding lies through answers of self denial". This is diction because he is using the word denial in a different style than other songs they have. "divided between a dissolute self and the sorrow of sincere devotion". In this quote it shows diction because most people wouldn't know what this means. In the song The darkest nights there is more sing than screaming unlike the other song. Some diction they have is "And meaning to a calloused life". That shows diction cause I would think this shows diction because I don't even know what that means.In conclusion the people who think christian music is all about god and faith. It is not there is many different styles of christian music. The band As I Lay Dying is a good example that its not all about god and faith. There is also many other bands that show that there ain't all about faith. There is different styles of christian music. There genre is scream.