Ad Infinitum

I am always on a quest to find new music. In my quest I constantly find new bands that I fall in love with. Recently the newest addiction is Breed 77. My favorite genre of music is rock or metal. I love both of them. Just about any type of genre that has rock or metal in it is just that much better. My second favorite (or I suppose technically third) is classical/symphony music. When you mix either of those with metal, I love it THAT much more.

Breed 77 is one of these bands that adds that extra little bit into their music. Their genre is classified as Rock/Metal/Flamenco. If you’re not familiar with Flamenco is, well allow me to educate you. Whenever you see a Bailaora (see image below) from Spain in those huge, over-done dresses dancing around on stage clapping and acoustical guitar, the music she is dancing to is Flamenco.

Breed 77 have a lot going for them. They currently have three albums out. They signed a deal with a record label to make five albums so they have a future ahead of them. I only have two of their albums, but I enjoy every song on both of them. Their songs have some diversity and they all don’t sound the same. There are definitely more diverse bands out there, but I really enjoy Breed 77’s music. I have added two of their songs to my epic collection and there is a possibility that I’ll add more, I still have not gotten their most recent album.

The main vocalist, Paul Isola, has a voice that you can recognize. If someone played me a Breed 77 song I have not heard or was unfamiliar with, I’d probably be able to guess that it was Breed 77. His voice isn’t entirely unique, but it has a recognizable characteristic which, I feel, distinguishes it from a lot of the other rock/metal voices out there. His voice isn’t some amazing tenor, like Andrea Bocelli, but when rock or metal music is involved, you don’t necessarily need a voice like that.

The song below is from their second album, Cultura. It is enjoyable and is probably one of the better songs to display their “Flamenco” influence.

Breed 77 - La Ultima Hora

Thoughts on the song would be appreciated. Critique is welcome. Other music suggestions are encouraged.

I love music.

I should just leave it at that. I am unable to. My mind will not allow me. I must continue and over explain my love of music; as I do with everything. Over explain that is. I listen to music as much as I possibly can. It isn’t because I am a musician. I am not, far from it in fact. It is not because I am some amazing song writer or a singer. I have a pretty terrible voice to be honest. I simply love music.

Most songs motivate me. I am able to listen to almost any type of music. Opera, metal, alternative, rock, punk, ska, pop, industrial, classical, house, etc. I find pleasure in just about all of it. Now I do have some favorites, but generally I enjoy it all.

There are a few songs that I classify as “epic.” Cheesy? Absolutely. It is the only way I can describe them though. It is a simple explanation and defines it exactly how I’d like. Describing these types of songs is not easy. Some of my favorite songs I would not classify as epic. I love them, but I cannot put them in that field.

Some of the requirements for epic songs are as follows:

• The song usually contains an extremely catchy and heavy guitar line/solos.
• Generally the song is lenghty, giving you enough time to really get into the beat.
• Lyrics are not necessarily required.
• If you can’t close your eyes and forget about everything else, its not epic.

Other than that I am unsure how to explain what an epic song is. You’ll have to listen to my minuscule epic collection that I have collected so far and figure it out for yourself.

Epic Playlist

If you have a song or two that you think might be epic, please let me know. E-mail it to me or find someway to get it to me. I will review it and add it if I find it suiting for my life. I’m always looking for new songs!