In a post earlier in the summer I said I would post an article describing my musical influences and other things relating to that. This post is kind of something like that.
Music has always been a major part of my life. Ever since I was a child it fascinated me and I participated in it any way that I could, mostly in singing. I listened from country to classic rock, and Christian Contemporary as well. In and around the 5th grade I listened to a lot of alternative and pop-punk, eventually finding my way to real punk music. Around the 6th grade I found an interest in playing bass and trying to start a band, even as young as I was, and began to learn from my older brother. My musical tastes started progressing and I became really into hardcore, along with all of the metal and alternative variations of it. A particular type was post-hardcore, a very progressive style mixing ideas of punk and metal, and a few other things.
I realize that this type of music does not appeal to the masses, but this all is just some background to begin my main point in this post, which is essentially the video above.
I began listening to the band Underoath when their third album, The Changing of Times, came out in 2002. They quickly became, and have remained, one of my all time favorite bands, despite member and sound changes. It still amazes me how this band has thrived in a genre once scarcely populated by Christians. One of my favorite parts about their music was the melodic hooks of drummer/singer Aaron Gillespie. Then in 2007, Aaron came out with the debut album from his side project, The Almost, consisting of melodic/alternative type of music, of course I was on board! After leaving Underoath last year he has been focusing on The Almost, as well as ministry opportunities, and this video explains much of how he goes about songwriting and ministering within music in Underoath and The Almost.
P.S. I like all types of music, not just those mentioned. If anyone would like to know more about my musical influence and/or my testimony, all you ever have to do is ask.
