Friday, January 16 , 2009 A look at the world of music, from the obscure to the obscene, A band to remember Take deep, heartfelt lyrics, and combine them with brutal death-metal growls and screams: throw in a few breakdcmns, and top it all off with melodies that will make you dance, and you have the recipe for a hand called A Day To Remember. Hailing from Ocala, Florida. this post-hardcore quintet has risen from a do-it-yourself hand, touring around Florida with no label, to making a statement in the industry, get ting a deal with Victory Records, recording three CDs. and headlining many tours in the United States and Europe. Songs range in focus from past loves, to current friendships, and to life's hard ships. ADTR also has a song quoting The Boondock Saints (a song called "1958 - ), and a cover of Kelly Chirkson's "Since U Been Gone. - with another upcoming cover of The Fray's "Over My Head (Cable Carr on the soon-to-he-released Pop Goes Punk 2. An acoustic love ballad entitled "You Had Me At Hello - shows singer Jeremy McKinnon's beautiful vocal versatility, flaunting that he is in fact a singer, not just a screamer. though he earns both titles. A Dm. To RemembeiA ,lirst album. And Their Name Was Treason, cone out in 2005, selling 5,000 copies by wind id . mouth only. It eventually landed the boul Investigating the actual lyrics of some songs reveals feelings and ordeals from the past seemingly haunting the hand members. On their first album, And Their Name MIA Drason. the song "You Should Have Killed Me When You Had The Chance - seemingly tells a story of a man, blinded by love, who cannot accept the fact that his love may not actually he the woman he thinks her to he. Friends and family all try to tell him of this deception, and his internal struggle comes spew ing out in the form of a catchy. vocally Llominated song with intermittent growls, and a vocale breakdown. casting aside the entire world for his lover. This tragic love story ends with a rather harsh conclusion. followed by a complete group vocaliza tion. While their first released album deals mainly with matters of the heart, their second album (and first released wick' . Victory Records). For Those Who Hare Hew. includes an army of song portraying the growing relationship between band members. The second album is much more balanced, and cons eys the flexibility of the band as a whole to create captivating music in many different ways. be it a hardcore style, or songs you can get up and two-step to. A rhythmic chant in "A Shot In The Dark" of, "...Mark my words, we're taking over the w0r1d...," paints a picture of the closeness and lbcus of the hand. Making a name for themselves, spreading their music. and letting people have fun are what A Day To Remember is all about. A Day To Remember doesn't disappoint in concert. I myself saw them at Club Zoo in Pittsburgh, along with The Devil Wears Praia, Pierce the Veil, and, the headliner, Silverstein, this past year. Coming out to the song "Fast Forward to 2012," the band pumped up the crowd, invited all members of each band playing that night out on stage, and gave us a brief lesson on headbanging. "Friends come first, that's the bottom line." was the motto chanted, and seeing all band members on stage at once was an awesome sight. Right from the beginning I knew the mosh pit was going to be crazy, and was it ever. Even away from the pit there was con stant swaying and pushing, and the screams and guitar riffs were like fuel to the fire. While I'll never impose my musical opinions upon anyone else, I strongly rec ommend A Day To Remember to anyone who enjoys any sort of pop-punk, emo, or metalcore music. Their newest album is being released February 3. titled Homesick, and will tbcus on the bands life on the road and being away from fam ily and loved ones for months at a time. And if nothing else, watch the video for 'The Plot To Bomb The Panhandle,"'as Ron Jeremy teaches a class on how to hard core dance throughout the video. While not his usual line of work, he still gets the job done, as he's known to (Jo. Food For Thought We used to think that if we knew one, we knew two, because one and one are two. We are finding that we must learn a great deal more about "and." —Arthur Stanley Eddington _~ _ the new and the old By Nick Kniseley ('U1lll7l)Nllll,,' ftn!el na,5006u , psu.edu their deal with Victory Reedit's ...-. ~........ . 1 '"- - \__ v fu r l i \ - r - ,_. .i -. The Spirit ghosts through cinematic boundaries BY Neil James Peters acsitruit arts etliter njpsoB3(a pu.cdu Superhero movies are here to stay. 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What would ordinarily seem like a ridiculous and unbelievable sequence of acrobatics is completely acceptable in the tilms style. It is fine to see The Spirt sprinting along telephone lines and things of that nature. Fall 2009 Housing Opportunities wwwjamesproperfies.com The Behrend Beacon I 5 Thr ston, \ er\ similar to most comic hook modes. A super-powered Samuel L. Jackson threatens the \vorld when he de\ ises a plot to become immortal and conquer the world. The only person to stand in his way is the strangek durable Spirit. The film's masked hem has plenty of quirks and issues. although that make him interest ing and different. lie has the humor and integrity of a ho\ scout: however. he has a difficult time not hitting on every girl he sees and sta\ ing lo\ al to one woman. As unsettling as tliat may seem, it is easy to see his true goodness shine through. He saliantk jumps into the line of fire to protect others. and he always does \\ hat is right. The Spirit takes several new strides in the comic hook mos ie genre. Its oil heat st \le makes it lo\ cable and fun. The only reciimendation I make to audi ences is to not take it too seriousk. It is meant to he different and autistic. So just go in. has e fun. and enjoy the rick!.
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