Recommendations: "Summer Rocks (Energetic)!"

So, after finishing with the last "Summer Rocks!" I decided that the next one should be something that was completely different from the romantic and mellow nature of the previous one. So, coincidentally (and very strangely as I usually listen to the bands I'm writing about) I was listening to the two bands featured in this post: Metro Station and Fall Out Boy. While listening to them I got a huge surge of energy and though "Well, this should be in the next 'Summer Rocks!'".

Metro Station (I must admit I adore that name) was an American pop rock/synthrock band formed by Trace Cyrus, Mason Musso, Anthony Improgo, and Blake Healy. I must say that the band had an amazing sound and a characteristic energetic feel. In their first (and unfortunately last) self-titled album, Metro Station, the band shows us their versatility and introduces us to their characteristic sound.

The band exhibits the best synthrock sound in their song "Control", which is accompanied with great vocals. In "Kelsey" the band shows a more mellow synthetic sound but yet the vocals imprint energy and force to the song. Now, my absolute favorite songs by Metro Station are "Shake It" and "Seventeen Forever" (especially the latter), in which the vocals literally lift you up in a surge of absolute rock energy.

Second and last in this post is the band Fall Out Boy, which consists of vocalist-rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, bassist Pete Wentz, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band has an unmistakable sound and has become one of the biggest alternative/punk rock bands in the last decade.

With over 5 albums, Fall Out Boy has proven itself and the world its energetic sound and image. This energy is especially transmitted in the songs "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", "Thnks fr th Mmrs", "Sugar, We're Goin' Down", "The Take Over, the Breaks Over", "Dance, Dance", "I Don't Care", and their Michael Jackson cover, "Beat It.

Hoped you felt the energy in this songs! Expect the last entry from the "Summer Rocks!" recommendations-- I still haven't named it but... expect something big!

*By the way, I have decided that I will officially "sign" my posts at the end of them rather than at the beginning-- I find it more authentic like that. Also, I have noticed that my posts really carry my style and essence in them, while David's posts carry his, so I don't think you really NEED to have the "by: Me" at the beginning of every post. So...


Keep on rocking it!!
-- Carlos