The List


I hate it when I discover a band no one knows about, and then they get on the radio and start getting super famous, then all of a sudden everyone around me acts like theyre such huge fans, then theyd ask me "oh so do you know ____? theyre a great band. they have this awesome song called....." and im thinking to myself "yes, yes, YES. i know. ive known them from the very beginning". Ok, im being really dramatic, and well hate is a strong word, I just really dont like it, which is why I say that Im very selfish with my music. Lol. Decided to make a list today, dumb idea buts its just for my own reference, you know, as evidence that I know certain bands before they make it big.

And its weird, because I want these bands to be successful and have lots of fans and stuff, its just.. Idk. I dont understand myself sometimes. Just some personal stuff, one of my many flaws. Blah blah blah blah...

The first 8 or so are my top. The rest isnt ranked, I just put them there as soon as I thought of it. Ill update it when I need to.

Anberlin (credit Eljean for introducing me)
Spitalfield (which I like to call 'the perfect band')
New Found Glory (since 6th grade)
Quietdrive
Mainstay
A Change of Pace
Number One Gun
This Day and Age (changed their name to The Reign of Kindo and a new sound, pretty sad about that)
The Fold
The Rocket Summer
Rookie of the Year
The Almost
My American Heart
Every Avenue (kinda reminscent of Fall Out Boy)
Four Year Strong
Jack's Mannequin
Something Corporate
Madina Lake (credit Josh for introducing me.. somehow)
And Then I Turned Seven (credit Cori for introducing me)
All Time Low
Angels and Airwaves
Mae
Stellar Kart
Autopilot Off
Matchbook Romance
National Product
TheAUDITION
Boyce Avenue
McFly
FM Static
Hawk Nelson (a Christian band, no matter what anyone says)
Falling Up
Skillet
Valencia
Young Love
The Spill Canvas
Watashi Wa
*Amber Pacific
Acceptance
Mutemath
New End Original
Newsboys
The Juliana Theory (credit Brink. haha.)
Copeland
Boy Kill Boy
Hellogoodbye (just their EP stuff)
Daughtry (dont laugh)
Forgive Durden

m-flo
Big Bang
Epik High
Jinusean
Fly to the Sky
FT Island
Se7en
DBSK

Then there are the basic bands (not 'basic' as in not good or whatever, just basic as in must-have-automatic-mainstream-stuff) like Lifehouse, blink, Dashboard, Jimmy Eat World, Relient, FOB, LP, GGD, etc.

I know theres a lot more, Ill list them later. I have to do my dad's math homework right now. Grr. Its ok, Ill suffer now, and be rewarded with that car later :)

*Funny story about how I got into Amber Pacific. Let's just say it I bought their CD at BestBuy completely on impulse, without knowing who they were or what they sounded like, it was just completely random. Ive never heard of them before, knew nothing about them, just took a look at the cover, found the lighthouse interesting, and decided to take a listen, and I liked it. I bought it that day and listened to it non stop for like 2 weeks or something. I put it away, then a few months later, I hear their single "Gone So Young" playing on the radio. Then I start hearing it everywhere, ringtones, myspace pages, people at school, and it drove me insane. You know, just the fact that I knew them a long time ago, and only now all my friends are talking about it. Yes, I have a problem. Lol.

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