Matt Warner Music 1010 online fall 2014
Many types of rock from classic rock to punk, to heavy metal. Each has its own sound Bayside is considered a form of punk rock
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Starting in 2000 Bayside was founded by, and still includes Lead Singer Anthony Raneri Mike Kozak (guitar),Chris Jackson (bass), and Vinny Daraio (drums) were the other founding members The band name was an improvisation that stuck
Signed in 2001 released 2 albums with this label Long Stories Short (2001) Split EP Bayside/ Name Taken (2002)
Changed Labels in 2003 First Full Length album Sirens and Condolences (2004) Bayside (2005)
While touring in the western united states, the band’s van hit black ice and killed then drummer John “beatz” Holohan
Although tragic, this served as a catalyst for the bands success. Band released their acoustic album in 2006 featuring “Winter” in honor of Holohan. RmCI RmCI
2007 Walking Wounded was released 2008 Shudder was released
The band finally switched labels again to release Killing Time in 2011 The band released its latest album, Cult, in 2014
Winter Transitive Property Its Not a Bad Little War
Written in memory of John Holohan No electric version of this song Rarely performed by the band Acoustic album (2006)
Very personal song for songwriter Anthony Raneri One of the more popular songs from the Cult album (2014)
One of the bands few songs that doesn’t have a major story or experience tied to it Not well known to many though it On the Killing Time album (2011)
General emotion is optimistic with some sadness Verses are split into 2 sections i.e. 1 st verse starts 0:17 and changes up at 0:45 Added vocal emphasis with each new chorus Use of repetition at various parts adds emotion
At the beginning, the vocals are prominent and the rest of the band is playing quietly Slight crescendo at 0:42 sets up chorus The song is one large crescendo with more energy after each chorus 2:51 guitar solo gives the song some contrast
Much faster tempo than the previous 2 songs The band uses different speeds to give the song an added texture. Back up vocals are used to emphasize different parts of the song. 2:25 the bridge is different to add something different to the song, but not so much to distract.
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