Angela's Exploration In Music

"Northern Attitude" The harmonic texture is by far my favorite part of this song. I love how it's homophonic during the verses, then leads into the loud pound of a drum. I think this part of the song makes it stand out and creates power by pulling attention towards the chorus. At the same time, when the song emerges out of the chorus and back into the homophonic texture, it again draws the listener's attention back into the song, assuming they got caught up in the striking melodic chorus because I know I do. This then leads into another aspect of the song that I really love, which is the pacing. The verses slow you down while the chorus speeds you up. It's a really amazing metaphor within the music to describe life itself. Sometimes life feels slow and calm, then suddenly out of nowhere, much like the drum that begins each chorus, we're quickly hit with the unexpected, which leads me into the lyrics.      The lyrics to this song engaged my affection just as mu...

 "NO KINGS " NO KINGS by Earth to Eve is a powerful song with deep meaning in our reality right now as Americans. The song was intentionally released on October 18th, 2025, the date of the "No Kings" Protest . These infamous protests occurred all around the United States, even outside of the United States, in countries such as Germany and Europe. There were 2,700 events this day, drawing in more than 7 million people. The photo below is from the "Remove the Regime" rally held in November 2025 at the Lincoln Memorial, where Earth to Eve performed for protesters.  Jose Mejia @josemeji4 via Owl Media — in Washington, D.C.         The song was composed in the United States by Eve Weisberger herself. I only just discovered the song in January, but it's stuck with me ever since. Not only is it an important message, but it's also actually a really great song.     One aspect of this song that sticks out to me is the chords. There are four c...

Music has always been a huge part of my life. Growing up, it was my only relief that kept me going amongst all the chaos. I was left in the care of my grandparents most of my childhood due to separated parents. Although I love my now passed on grandparents, they did have some funky old school Catholic rules. One of these rules was regarding music. They encouraged instruments, but listening to music was generally not allowed, with the exception of Bing Crosby during Christmas time, of course. So knowing how deaf my grandparents were, my brother and I found ways around this rule. One way we enjoyed music was by turning the volume down extremely low while riding in her car or when she was doing the dishes after dinner, as she kept a stereo in the music room.  Stevie Nicks photographed at a Fleetwood Mac concert in 1978      However, I was fortunate enough to have parents who loved music as much as I did. Although I still have memories of being caught and yelled at ...