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This week I want to talk about a country singer who people don't really know yet and that is Thomas Rhett. He has an EP out right now that is pretty good, there are two songs on it that I particularly like and those are Something To Do With My Hands and Beer With Jesus. Something To Do With My Hands is a funny song but good at the same time, it is easy to sing along to which I like, because I like to sing. Something To Do With My Hands also sounds a little rock country, it has a hard electric guitar. Beer With Jesus is the story of guy who has a "beer with Jesus." There's a good message in it that I really like, and that makes me like the song even more. I also like the guitar part going along in the background, it's a little twangy. Here are the videos for Something To Do With My Hands and Beer With Jesus by Thomas Rhett. 

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This week in class we listened to Massive Attack, I had never heard of them before now. They were pretty good, I was expecting something more along the lines of metal or hard rock but they were pretty chill and had good beats. I also liked their sound, they have very different sounds, sometimes they sound like rock and other times they sound a little like pop. The only part I didn't really like about them was their vocals, you can't understand them at all, it kind of sounds like they are just making noises with their mouths instead of actually saying the words. I don't think I'm going to listen to them again, but I do recommend them to people who like this type of music.

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Another up and coming country singer who is going to perform at ACL this year is Eric Church. Eric Church has a pretty unique voice in that he is very nasally, but that doesn't make his songs sound bad. He also has a pretty unique look, he likes to perform with sunglasses on, I don't know why but he does. Two of his songs that I like are Springsteen and Drink In My Hand. Springsteen is a good song to sing along to, and I feel like it would be a good song to listen to around a camp fire. Drink In My Hand is also a really easy song to sing along to but also has a catchy tune which makes it enjoyable for me. Here are the videos for Springsteen and Drink In My Hand. 

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This week in class we listened to the Wu Tang Clan, I had never listened to the Wu Tang Clan before, so the only thing I could expect was that it would be rap. When listening to it, it reminded me a little of NWA, but then I remembered that NWA was a little more aggressive and Wu Tang Clan wasn't as aggressive as them. I like the Wu Tang Clan but I like NWA more, NWA had better beats and a better sound I think. Although, the way Wu Tang Clan fits in little references to things is pretty cool and they do it so smoothly. Over all I like the Wu Tang Clan and would recommend them to people who like NWA.

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A country music singer that I like is Billy Currington. He has a lot of big hit songs, that are all different is style. He has two songs that I really like and one of them is his new single that came out this week. The first one is People Are Crazy, I like this song because it is a little more mello than most country songs are nowadays. Billy Currington has more of a twangy sounding voice, and I think that makes him a little more unique. His new single is Hey Girl, and I really like this song, it has sweet sounding lyrics when he sings them, I know that may sound weird but when you listen to the song I think it will make sense. Here are the videos for People Are Crazy and Hey Girl by Billy Currington. 

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This week in class we listened to Nirvana, and they had a pretty good sound. I liked them, and I didn't think I would. I knew some of there songs because of Guitar Hero, so I already knew those songs but some of the other songs I didn't know, but from what I heard I liked. The songs that I already knew were Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As You Are, and Drain You. Smells Like Teen Spirit has a sweet beginning, and just rocks. Come As You Are is a little repetitive but still has a cool guitar part. Drain You has a pretty cool drum part, but I also think that all of Nirvana's songs have a sweet drum part. It makes me want to get on my drums and go crazy. I'm glad we listened to Nirvana because I really liked it. I am going to listen to more of there songs.

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Another country singer that I really like is, Jake Owen. He is pretty new to country, and has only been playing for about 2 to 3 years. Most of his songs are really good and catchy and easy to sing along to. Two of his songs I really like are Barefoot Blue Jean Night and Anywhere With You. Barefoot Blue Jean Night has a really cool banjo part that makes it really catchy. I feel like this song would be very easy for a crowd at a concert to sing along to. This song was really popular when it first came out, and still is very popular. Anywhere With You is another catchy song with a great electric guitar part at the beginning of the song. This song is about a husband telling his wife that he will go "anywhere with" her, but if he's with her. Here are the videos for Barefoot Blue Jean Night and Anywhere With You by Jake Owen. 

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This week in class we got to recommend music to listen to. Most of the music we listened to was rap which was ok, but I'm more of a country guy, and I didn't want to recommend we listen to one of my songs and then everybody hate it. So I kept my mouth shut, for the most part. I recommended one of the rap songs which was Swimming Pool by Kendrick Lamar. This song has a pretty good beat, and a good flow to it that makes you want to bob your head to. Another kid in class recommended that we listen to a song by Kid Cudi, I can't remember the name of the song but all I remember is it not being the best song in the world. It was way to long and not catchy enough for me to like it. I like the way that class was, and I think that was the most engaged I have ever been in class before. I hope we get to do that again!