Terrible Top 10s #6: Most Iconic Nu Metal Songs

Hello music fans, and welcome back to this blog for another epic top 10 post! It's been sort of a while since I last did one, so for that reason, I am doing a top 10 post on iconic nu metal songs! I am really excited to do this as I am a huge fan of the genre. So let's do it!



INTRODUCTION

This may be weird, but I am going to introduce this post with a short life story. So about two years ago, I was around the peak of my trap-loving phase, and you know, all I listened to was Migos, Future, Kodak Black, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, and others of their kind. One Friday at school, I was thinking about fans of other genres and what they would be like, and metal was one of them. I got fascinated thinking about it and even came to a consensus that liking extreme music of that kind might be interesting to experiment with, so when I got home from school that day, I tried my best to start listening to some heavy metal music. I tried a Spotify playlist of newer metal tracks at first, but after about five minutes I decided that what Spotify called old school metal would be better. That playlist had artists like Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Metallica, and Iron Maiden in it, and I listened to it when I was going with my dad to get pizza that night. I even had told him about my plan, and he thought it was cool, but somehow after that I lost my motivation to continue getting into that genre. There was also another instance not long after this when I was in the car with my dad and he had the radio turned to the active rock station. They were playing the nu metal classic "Last Resort" by Papa Roach, and just one second of it made me think that this was more of that heavy metal stuff. My dad told me the song title and artist, and I just thought that Papa Roach sounded like a sort of interesting extreme metal band that I may or may not get into. That only taste of rock radio I had floated in my mind for a few months, and when I rediscovered songs like that months later, it was kind of cool.

So the moral of that story? If I could go back to that day and tell my 13-year-old self one thing about music, it would be to dig deep down into the subgenre of nu metal. Nu metal is a very interesting genre that blends heavy rock music with other styles like hip hop, funk, industrial, and grunge. It is often based around heavy guitar riffs despite having a very wide variety of influences. A common misconception is that nu metal is just a fancy term for rap rock or rap metal, and while a huge portion of nu metal is also rap rock, nu metal also includes bands that combine an alternative metal sound with influences like grunge. Bands like Staind, Godsmack, Evanescence, Hoobastank, and A Perfect Circle have been cited as nu metal despite a lack of hip-hop influences in their sound, so just take away that nu metal is not rap rock. But I still would have told my 13-year-old self about this subgenre because a huge portion of it does involve rapping over metal riffs, and I guarantee you that my 13-year-old self would have loved that. So yeah, that was a big long, but a good way to introduce this list. This is what I think are the most iconic songs from the nu metal genre. These are NOT my favorite nu metal songs of all time, these are the ones that I think influenced and defined the genre the most. I love all of these songs, but these aren't my favorite nu metal songs, but more of what I think the most iconic ones are. In other words, if you're looking to get into nu metal because you think it sounds cool (which I can confirm it does), then you're in the right place. And I am presenting them in alphabetical order, so they are not ordered from least iconic to most iconic. Enough talking, let's get started!

1. Slipknot - Before I Forget
Slipknot is one of those bands that I can't really pick out one signature song from. There were some earlier songs of theirs like "Wait and Bleed" that were fan favorites, then other rock hits like "Duality", "Psychosocial", and this. I picked this not only because it's my personal favorite, but because I think it represents the nu metal sound the best. And it had commercial success, which is also good. As for the song itself, it doesn't have that super heavy and deadly sound that a lot of Slipknot songs do. I don't mind those type of songs, but I prefer the more friendly sounding ones. This song starts out with a cool guitar riff, and after a few measures it goes into a verse that kicks off the nu metal feel of this song. I wouldn't necessarily call it rapping, but it's kind of a thing that vocalist Corey Taylor does in verses like that sometimes. When it kind of seems to switch up going into the chorus, I enjoy it. Taylor did a great job on that chorus and the song wouldn't be the same without it. In fact, while we're on the topic of that, let me just drop this in here:



Icony, huh? I thought so. I don't necessarily recommend this song or this band for someone just getting into nu metal, but once you've got through the basics and think you're ready for something big to hit, then try this or "Duality" out. They should be cool.

2. Drowning Pool - Bodies
If anyone pulls up in my presence and calls Drowning Pool a one hit wonder because of this song, then we are going to have some serious problems. But I picked this song to be on the list because I do think it is the best one. I am going to review Sinner sometime in the near future, so I will save a lot of my thoughts for that. But I will say this: If you have heard or seen any memes that have a whispering voice that says, "Let the bodies hit the floor, let the bodies hit the floor...", then it comes from this song. After that short intro with that whispering, which I do think is good, it kicks right into the good stuff. One of the first noticeable things is how singer Dave Williams shows his talent almost right away. He sounds great throughout pretty much the whole song. The rest of the band brings the energy alongside that, and by the time the chorus hits, it's just one big masterpiece. Unlike "Before I Forget", I think this song is a somewhat good nu metal starter, but I would wait before listening to the album. I promise I will talk about this album in a separate post, but for now just understand how iconic this song is.

3. System of a Down - Chop Suey!
Personally, I am not the biggest System of a Down fan, as I think a lot of their music is pretty all over the place, but you still have to admit that they did a lot to the nu metal subgenre and the rock world in general. This is likely my favorite song of theirs because it sounds the most normal out of everything of theirs I've heard. But that's not why I put it on this list. I put it on this list because I think it represents the nu metal genre very well, both musically and commercially. It has a good build-up in the beginning that gets you hooked, and the changing styles and sections throughout the song keep you that way. This was the first System of a Down song I heard, and I'm glad it was because this was the most popular and the most loved out of them. I don't think it's a good nu metal starter song, but as you go on it is good to hear. Not much else to say about this one.

4. Saliva - Click Click Boom
Here's a song that not many people like. I can kind of see why, but as a nu metal fan, it's hard to agree with those people. This song just has pretty much everything I like to hear in it. It clicks on and brings heat almost right away, and it keeps it when it needs to be present. I haven't done much research on the lyrics, and while I know they're not supposed to be serious, it just seems like a story about singer Josey Scott or anybody when they were younger, as you can tell from the first verse. When it gets into the chorus, you can really tell it's just for fun. If you know a thing or two about the nu metal subgenre, you may know that it does have its group of fans, but most other people do not come around to it and don't see why people enjoy it. This song is a perfect example of something that falls into that category, at least in my opinion. It's not for everyone, but it is for some people. If you were like my 13-year-old self and is a rap fan looking for something similar that may not have necessarily been loved, then here you go.

5. Disturbed - Down With The Sickness
General music fans and chart fanatics may have heard of Disturbed from their cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" that was a hit a couple of years ago. However, if you want to be a nu metal fan, then get that out of your head. I did, and it helped me, so you should do the same. I didn't think that cover was bad, but Disturbed has so many great songs that it overshadows that so much. There's "Stupify", "Liberate", "Remember", "Stricken", "The Night", "Inside The Fire", and this, which is often considered the most iconic of those. It does so much in the time that it runs for, and it leaves me at least somewhat shook after every listen (and I've listened to this about 80 times so I know what I'm talking about). It starts off with a drum beat and quiet guitar riff that makes the song sound pretty passive, but at about the thirty second mark, you hear the first "OH-WAA-AAH-AAH-AAH!", and everything falls into place from there. I feel like this song and this band are good examples of why nu metal and rap rock are not the same thing. This is definitely not a rap-influenced song and Disturbed is not a rap-influenced band, yet they did so much to make the nu metal subgenre what it is. I love this song and love this band, and although they seem hated among regular metalheads they are just what I need.







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6. Korn - Freak On a Leash
Most rock fans know Korn as one of the defining nu metal bands of the late 90s and early 2000s. However, there was a time when I just wasn't sure what they were thinking because I did not think that Korn should be considered as a nu metal band. I'm not sure why, I guess they just didn't have the vibe that bands like Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park had. Looking back, I can see what my old self was thinking, and while I definitely wouldn't consider every single thing Korn has done as nu metal, their stuff they put out during the subgenre's peak was pretty nu metal in my opinion. I debated on whether to use this song or "Falling Away From Me" for this list. I almost used "Falling Away From Me" because it sounds way more like a nu metal song than this to me, but this is often considered as Korn's signature song and one of the songs that helped nu metal rise to prominence, and this list isn't really based off of my opinion, so I went with this. "Falling Away From Me" is probably my favorite Korn song, but this song got it all started for me because of how cool it is to get into. It has this funky kind of vibe that captures your attention from the very start, and I feel like the choruses and bridge keep it from being boring for me. I feel it's hard to explain, so I guess you have to listen to see the deal. But let me just say that I've come to be a pretty big Korn fan, and if I didn't hear this song then I might not be as big of one.

7. Trapt - Headstrong
This song was released in 2002, but it's the second youngest song on this list. ("Before I Forget" was released as a single in early 2005, which makes it the youngest) I guess that shows how long it's been since nu metal was at its peak, and how big of a downfall it made. Anyways, I've been really familiar with this song for well over a year now, and I loved it from the first listen. I can't remember how I discovered it, but however it happened, I'm glad it did. In fact, this song was a huge crossover hit, peaking at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ultimately becoming the 49th biggest song of 2003 according to Billboard. It was also a number one hit on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. I can see people calling Trapt a one hit wonder due to this being their only big crossover song, but they do have a couple decent songs they made after abandoning the nu metal sound in the mid 2000s, with "Bring It" being the best one in my opinion. It's not nearly as hard and angry as songs like this, so you can check that out if you want, though this is the one that ended up defining their career. I don't know why it was such a big mainstream hit, just because of the angry, heavy nature behind it, but hey, it is what it is, and I won't complain. This is not one of my all-time favorite nu metal songs but I do enjoy it quite a bit.

8. Linkin Park - In The End
I won't go too much into this song since I've talked about it on this blog already, but it is one of my all-time favorite songs and probably my favorite song on this list. I love Linkin Park with a pretty big passion, and they have so many songs that are high tier and always fun to listen to. This is like the grandfather of all of them. Not only was it their most commercially successful song, but it is also considered the most iconic. And one listen is probably all it takes to see why. It has great rapping, great singing, great instrumentation and production, and very well written lyrics. There are lots of great songs on Hybrid Theory, and if this one really stands out when compared to the rest of the songs, then that says something. As I previously mentioned, I won't say much more since this isn't my first time discussing it here, but this really is nothing but greatness, and it did a great job in representing the rock world on mainstream radio and charts.







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9. Papa Roach - Last Resort
This is just me, but I have a hard time imagining a big nu metal fan that isn't in love with early stuff from Papa Roach. Everything released after Infest and lovehatetragedy is not really nu metal in my opinion, but those two albums, especially the former, are nu metal essentials for everyone. And this is really what got this band's popularity started. In fact, if you really don't mind cool kid-type rock music, then stop what you're doing and listen to this song now. (Just don't listen to the squeaky-clean version, I put that there as a joke) You may have heard it before because it was a really popular song, but if you haven't, this is a good chance to indulge yourself in it. This band really had rocked the world with this song and album, which is cool to think about. Lyrics and references to it can be found in lots of places, in memes, video games, and even Roblox skins:



That's all pretty impressive for a song about suicide, which not everyone may like to hear. It peaked at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100, which I think is pretty good for a hard rock song. Even better, it was a top 3 hit in the UK, and their debut album Infest was certified 3x platinum with the help of this song's success. And again, for a song of this kind I think that's pretty good. I'm glad it got this popular because it really is a great song, and it probably got so many people into listening to nu metal, which is also cool. I don't know if this is my favorite Papa Roach song, because songs like "Between Angels and Insects", "Scars", "Forever", "...To Be Loved", and "Lifeline" exist. However, there will probably never be a time when listening to this won't be fun for me.

10. Limp Bizkit - Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)
When many people first see or hear something about Limp Bizkit, only negative things come to mind. That's because not very many people seem to like this band. I can't exactly explain why because I do enjoy their music, but it's hard to get that across to their haters because of how passionate they are about their opinions. This is the first Limp Bizkit song I ever heard, and I loved it from the very first listen. It even remains in my top 50 most played tracks (according to last.fm) to this day. I think the mix of hard rock and rap works very well on this song, and hearing Fred Durst spit the energetic chorus over Wes Borland's heavy guitar is always satisfying to me. The whole white guy rapping thing may be part of why this band is so hated, but I really don't mind it. If you can't stand this band and don't know why they got so popular, I respect your opinion, but just realize that the nu metal genre may not have been so popular without the success of them and other similar bands. And yes, that means that mainstream bands like Linkin Park and Papa Roach and some of their successors may not have been so popular without the initial nu metal boost made by bands like Limp Bizkit in the late 90s. Despite how much it seems like I love this song, it's not my favorite from this band, and I won't reveal my favorite yet because I hope to do a top 10 post on these guys eventually. But if you don't mind having an unpopular opinion and want to try something new, then check this out, and it may be your thing. I'm glad I did.







And that wraps up this top 10 post! I hope you guys enjoyed reading it, and don't forget: If you ever feel like my 13-year-old self did at the point I described, then this subgenre is for you. Or if you just think any of these songs sound cool to you, you can listen to them using the YouTube embeds that I placed when presenting each song. You may like them, you may not. But giving nu metal a try may not hurt you.

Also, before I sign off, I want to advertise that I am going to do a Q&A on this blog sometime in the future, and you guys will ask the questions. If you have anything you want to ask me, music related or not, you can ask me using this form, and I will answer your questions in a future post. There's no real deadline to send them, so if you have one in mind, send it as soon as you can. Just nothing too weird, disgusting, creepy, or personal. (I've already had to throw out three questions because of that so watch out) That is all I have for you, thanks again and have a great day!

Random Post #2: Discovering New Music...

Hey everyone! I'm bored right now and it's been a while since I last posted, so I'm doing this post just for fun. The title seems very vague, but I will have a lot to say about that title in this post. Let's get to it!



INTRODUCTION

Most of you reading this probably know what it's like to be a real music fanatic at this point. You listen to music all the time and love jamming out to your favorite songs and artists. But often times, you're stuck asking yourself this question: "How can I discover new music?" Well, in this post, I will not only give advice for discovering new music, but I will also talk about my own experiences and how I came to discover a lot of my favorite music, which can be an inspiration to everyone out there who is stuck on just what the heck you can listen to. And I've certainly been there, which should make me even more qualified to do this. So if you're unsure on methods of discovering new music and want some help, you're in the right place. Hopefully I don't screw up. So yeah, hope you enjoy.



MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH DISCOVERING NEW MUSIC

Okay, so I think starting this post off with some life stories that have to do with this topic should be good. But in case you don't know much about me, here's some background info: I've been a big music listener and fan for almost four years now, and it all started around May or June 2015 (I was about 11 at that time) when my friend would turn on my local top 40 radio station while we would play video games together. He knew all of the songs and would often sing along to them when they came on. During the time when he was visiting (he lives 5 or 6 hours away from me so he stays for a few days when he visits), I got more and more attached to this pop radio, probably just because I had never heard a station like that before (when I was younger, my Christian mom only let me listen to the Christian stations probably because she didn't want me hearing a lot of the stuff on pop radio). After he left, I would spend pretty much all of my spare time listening to my local pop station and also things like the American Top 40 station, and it didn't take me long to discover Spotify from there. Being able to pick what songs I could listen to was like heaven for me, and I just spent even more time listening to the songs I liked from the radio on that. But when I realized how much music was out there was when I first took up the music discovering processes I sometimes use today.

Strangely enough, I didn't think too much to use the Internet when wanting to find new music to listen to, so I just went off on my own trying to find my new favorite songs and artists. I found out that I had to know what forms and genres I wanted to discover. The first thing I thought to find was rap music because it seemed that was what everyone at my school was listening to (this was around the beginning of my 6th grade year), and I thought it may be cool to try to take up rapping myself. I had heard before about big-name rap artists like Eminem and Drake, so it didn't take long for me to find a lot of songs from people like them that I loved. Following that was a short new pop music phase, and then my trap phase hit me hard. I certainly regret having that phase due to me thinking of my 13-year-old self as screwed up because of it, but one thing I did get out of it was music discovering methods. I knew what artists and genres I liked, so I just used Spotify to know what songs and artists from those genres were trending. I would find an artist that was supposedly similar to my faves or just trending in the trap world, so I just listened to a song or two from them, and that worked out perfectly. I still do that a lot to this day; in fact, I just did last night with some artists I knew were similar to my current rotation. It may seem risky, but I promise it does work.

Now let's go back to the summer of 2017, which was smack dab in the middle of my stupid teenager trap phase. I was encouraged to do an online game involving the 100 most popular songs of the 2000s, according to Billboard. I had to get familiar with all 100 songs, and then rank them from favorite to least favorite. But forget the ranking part. I didn't get crap out of that. I did get crap out of indulging myself in these songs. It was my first time in a pretty long while getting exposed to music that I wasn't used to hearing, and in this case, real music. There were some rap songs I got attached to, but there was also pop, rock, and even a little bit of country. I was getting attached to a lot of the rock stuff the most, and for once in my life I felt comfortable listening to that stuff around trap fans in school (by this point I had just started 8th grade). I did get that feeling out of doing this, but I also got a new music discovering tool for my tool box: Listening through charts or lists of successful songs.

Flash-forward to about a year later, which was actually last September. I had started high school at a pretty different school without all those unintelligent trap fans. I knew that that was my chance to really go where I wanted to go with music discovering. So I started a campaign where I would listen to the top 25 songs of every alternative chart from the previous year (2017) to 1999 (except I listened to the full '99 chart for another ranking game). I would put all of the songs I listened to in a playlist that I would then pick favorites out of. (And if you're wondering why I chose alternative, it's because I thought it would sound really good on my new headphones) I kind of look back at it now as a small failure, but it did lead me to discover many great bands from doing it, including Foo Fighters, Incubus, The Offspring, A Perfect Circle, and (cue the booing) Limp Bizkit. I don't think I'd use that exact method of discovering just because it didn't do as much as I wanted it to for me, but it did lead me to another common discovering method: Listening to albums.

I had never been much of an album person before this time. Unless it was one I had already listened to 20 times somehow, I usually got really bored when listening to them. But that changed one day towards the end of last September. I was really into listening to a then-strange band called The Offspring for some reason. They had quite a few songs I liked that I discovered through the chart-listening thing I did. Three of them, which were "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)", "The Kids Aren't Alright", and "Why Don't You Get a Job?" came off of one supposedly good album called Americana. I thought, "Hey, why don't I try listening to this? It shouldn't be too boring considering how upbeat a couple of these songs are." So I did. And it seemed to be pretty enjoyable for me, so I went on to another one that had the jam "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" on it. It was called Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace. I didn't think it stood out as much as Americana, but I liked it as well, and even decided to add "Hammerhead" from it to my rock playlist. That Offspring binge kicked off a whole album phase for me that lasted way longer than I thought it would. I listened to entire discographies of artists I had already loved and discovered from the previous method, though the immediate effects only brought four songs for my playlist: "Monkey Wrench" from the Foo Fighters' The Colour and the Shape, "Bullets" from Creed's Weathered, "Riot" from Three Days Grace's One-X, and another Offspring song called "Original Prankster". I did get my huge and powerful love for The Offspring out of doing that, but when I realized I could listen to a lot of these albums on my own time, it gave me albums for that, too. So nowadays when I find myself enjoying hour-long albums from Avenged Sevenfold, I thank myself from that time for stepping out of my comfort zone to discover more.

You'd think doing all of that would cook up a big storm, but I think I was wrong. That winter, my music discovering journey seemed to hit a dead end. I had just listened to whole alternative charts that gave me a love for bands like Godsmack, Papa Roach, Breaking Benjamin, Korn, Disturbed, and Shinedown, but by the end of that month I had no motivation or direction for getting more listening music in my arsenal. I took to music servers on Discord for advice. The first piece I got was to take what Spotify gives you. That made sense to me, because after all Spotify does make a huge effort in recommending you music they think you'll like. They have this playlist called Discover Weekly that they update every week with 30 songs they think you'll like, and this dude told me it was "flames" and that it was good for discovering music. And looking back, I do not regret taking his advice. I don't listen to it as much as I used to, but it does give me a great song or two when I need one. It is good for getting into new artists as well. And that pretty much takes us to the present day, where I am just a 15-year-old rock-head who is always finding great new rock songs and bands to listen to. I know this section was pretty long, but we're getting to the fun part, trust me.



HOW TO DISCOVER?

So all of me talking about how I discovered a lot of my favorite music comes down to this question: How can any average music can discover music that they will like and want to listen to? Well, the following paragraphs should be packed with discovering methods and advice for finding stuff you like. I will try not to include methods that I have not tried or have not gotten much out of, so all of these should work for at least someone. It doesn't matter which one(s) you start with, just whatever works for you I guess. So here is the general advice and some methods that should work for you.



GENERAL ADVICE FOR DISCOVERING

1. Know what you want to discover. Not knowing what kind of music you want to discover is like driving to a place you've never been to or seen without a map or GPS: It's really hard and will probably take a while to find the place. It works the same way with discovering new music. If you don't know what you want to discover, you're going to have a very hard time getting progress. Just knowing what genre you like or want to get into is a good start. But knowing what type of charts or what era of music you want to know also works. Just have at least a little bit of a game plan. You don't need too much.

2. Don't be afraid to step outside of your comfort zone. If I didn't do this, then I would still be that annoying trap teenager I was 2 years ago. It feels weird at first, but it won't be long before it does become part of your comfort zone. If there's something you think you may like but you don't know if you will, please do not hesitate.

3. It's good to discover, but don't over-discover. I actually made this mistake right after I started listening to stuff Spotify recommended to me. As a result, I couldn't keep up with everything I had discovered and added to my playlists that I pretty much had to listen to playlists with a bunch of songs I'm not too familiar with, which often times isn't good for me. I had to take a long break from discovering music after that, which wasn't too fun. So please watch yourself and try not to make this mistake.

4. Take what your streaming service gives you. I already mentioned this one, but this does help. Spotify is a great service that has personalized mixes and playlists, but lots of services have top songs playlists for many eras and genres that can be very good for someone who is looking for new stuff to listen to. If you don't take advantage of this, then you're missing out.

5. Music and reviewing websites can be your friend. When you see a critic or general person mention that a certain song, album, or artist is good, they are likely not wrong. Even YouTube videos are good for this type of thing because they play samples of these songs right in front of you. Also, along with this, try not to listen to negativity that comes from critics and websites. You don't need to prevent yourself from listening to things because critics say they suck.



EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR DISCOVERING MUSIC

1. Listen through charts of genres and eras you like or want to discover. This helped me a lot in getting more into rock music and I plan to do this with more active rock charts this summer. Just try to actively listen to whatever song comes up, and if you like it, save it to your library or add it to your playlist so you can keep listening to it.

2. Listen to albums. It may seem boring since a lot of albums can be boring, but you will quickly get used to it. Have a few go-to albums that you can queue up and listen to at any time. What albums you listen to don't matter as long as you think you may enjoy them enough that you can listen to them any time.

3. Use streaming services and recommendation sites to your advantage. I talked about this in number four of the last list, but taking what your streaming service gives you is a great way to find something new to listen to. And I mentioned music reviewing websites right after that. Another thing is to use websites like last.fm that give you recommendations based on what you listen to. It's a really cool site that I really enjoy using. You can look at my profile here if you wish.

4. What I like to call the "just because" method. This is when you pick out an artist or a song you have heard is similar to stuff you like, and you queue a lot of different things up just because. I have discovered lots of my favorite songs and artists over the years from doing this, and that's because it really does work. For example, if you wanted to try getting into post-grunge, you would go find out some of the most influential post-grunge artists, and just pick out a couple songs from each of them to listen to. And you can find what you like and go from there. It also helps with stepping out of your comfort zone, which makes it an all-around good way to find good music.

5. YouTube videos! By this, I mean videos that show charts or genre-specific songs and play 10-15 second samples of them. When I do this, I have my phone right in front of me ready to search up a song to save if I like what I heard from it. It is quick and it is effective, as these videos are not hard to find.

6. Listen to the radio. After all, that is how I came to be a music fan. Your city probably has radio stations for pretty much any genre, and you can discover lots of great stuff from there. The Music Choice channels you get from cable TV work as well.

7. Ask other people. Whether in real life or over the Internet, other people can be a great source of great new music. A good option is to find someone who has a similar taste to you, or join an online community of people who are a lot like you. These people will more than likely know at least a great song or two that you don't know, and by using them you can quickly get a bunch of new songs for your playlist. What I like to do is trade recommendations with people, which means I give them a song or album recommendation that I think they'd like, and then I ask them to give me something in return, that way we're both benefiting from the process. This is also here to let you know that if you want to know more rock songs of any kind, then feel free to ask me and I can help you out.



TOO LONG? DIDN'T WANT TO READ?

Here's a summary of all I've said in this post: All music fans should love discovering new music, but often times we don't know how. But there are many different ways of doing this. You can listen through charts or albums, or be wise and take what your streaming service gives you. The "just because" method I previously explained also works out great, as well as asking other people, listening to the radio, and watching YouTube videos with compilations of song samples in them. Some things to remember as you discover include knowing what you want to find, being open to trying new things and getting out of your comfort zone, and not overloading with stuff you're not as familiar with. If you ever hit a discovering rut and don't know how to get out of it, then just check back here for advice and you're good to go!



FINAL WORDS

And that brings this post to an end. I hope you guys enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed making it. (And for the record, yes, I did enjoy making this) If you have any questions or want recommendations, then feel free to talk to me and ask me. You can comment here or use a site like Discord to talk. And if you have any recommendations for me, please share them because I am very open to listening to them. But that's all for now, and I'll see you all next time! Have a great life! :D