Music Review: 2020 Vision by Jim Gaven - Pop Rock - New Jersey, USA | Music Discovery XO

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28-03-2021 14:59 GMT

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Jim Gaven

"2020 Vision"
Pop Rock


Clean pain

Forget about how bad it was. Forget about how sad it was. Forget about all the unfortunate people who lost their lives or almost lost their lives (just for a very brief moment if you can), and all the simple pleasures and liberties of life that were taken away from every single one of us in a heartbeat... But wait, how could you? No one will be able to do so for a very long time, and even when the history books are written and those two pages – pandemic and lockdown, are stuck together by the pungent bodily fluids of all the teenage boys who should rightfully have lost their virginities and were in fact on the right track to doing so, 2020 will still be remembered as one of the most unprecedented years this century. So of course, it deserves its very own album - and it's got one.  

In an era when mainstream musicians are failing to fully address social and political issues in their music, and opting to go the fantasy route and write about how good they’re living (and hence how much we and everyone else out here in the real world suck), it’s always refreshing to know that there are still artists out there who are writing real songs about real life and real people; like New Jersey, US singer songwriter Jim Gaven whose latest album “2020 Vision”, which was released on the 9th of January, is a concept album that touches on the events of 2020, including social and political issues, civil unrest, lockdown, the pandemic and everything in-between. Known for his uplifting feel-good songs about love and life, the new album skillfully combines a very bright uplifting feel and serious subject matters to create what can only be described as “blissfully somber”. 

Music Review: January Fever by Jim Gaven - Pop Rock - New Jersey, USA | SRL Reviews

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02-01-2020 02:52 GMT

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Jim Gaven

"January Fever"
Pop Rock


Happy New You!

Take this chill pill

In 2020 mad scientists all over the world, or somewhere in China will have a really rude awakening. They'll discover something even a two year old could have told them while having that awesome recurring dream and blissfully going without having to get out of bed whether it's a number 0 or a number 1 - oops, number 1 or 2. Something that's right in front of all our eyes yet easier to miss than a penny in a baby's diaper. It's easy to fail to realise the simplest things when you spend most of the time soul searching, dreaming or working too hard; just like it's easy to forget to appreciate the simpler things in life when you want the whole world and nothing but the whole world. Life sucks - you could work hard all your life, get everything your heart desires, the love of your life and all the power in the world yet you could still get hit by a bus and die in a puddle of your own faeces, and blood, under a bus full of illegal immigrants; sadly, even a gold coffin wouldn't be enough to make you happy after that. Technology is becoming so advanced that by the time the year is over we could be welcoming the first generation of truly intelligent humanoids into our lives to replace us, without even knowing it, and bidding humankind as we know it adieu. The wise few would also have already started screwing everything that moves, living out their dreams, leaving no fantasy or fetish unexplored, checking off their bucket lists, spending all their money, hiding artefacts and traces of their existence in the most secret places they can think of, and stuffing their faces with everything tasty; in preparation for extinction. This article is one of such artefacts that could give the new species an idea of how we got wiped out. Hopefully they'll have the internet. In case you are wondering - no, we're not really into kinky stuff, but we've been hanging out with a lot of rappers and partying so hard.

Sometime during the course of the year a mad scientist somewhere will discover that quantum computing - the end of the search for the origin of consciousness, or the beginning of the end of it at least, is exactly that. That returning to the origin of consciousness, as it were, is like reaching the end of a video game, celebrating and turning off the gaming console. But sadly in this case, the turning off of the console wouldn't be a voluntary action by the player but rather an inevitable shutdown or crash of the console which would have achieved its purpose and seize to be of use. Before long, hopefully sooner rather than later (maybe after reading this article) scientists would realize that it would require limitless electricity and a million other computers to control a quantum computer with virtually limitless processing power - how hard could that be to figure out? Run 10 apps on your mobile phone and see how long before the battery runs out. Now think about a computer that can run a trillion operations at the same time and hence create/calculate unlimited outcomes/possibilities even beyond what the human brain can dream of or comprehend; and then try to imagine how much power it would require per second, not to talk of how many other devices it would require to try to even remotely regulate it's functions, because obviously once you hit the "ON" button on such a device, a thousand humans working at full speed 24 hours a day wouldn't be able to keep up with it, not to talk of control it. But why are we so confident they these scientists are "mad" you may think to yourself? Well, these scientists are so mad, they've already started writing the programs for these said quantum computers that they haven't even built yet - geniuses eh? That means even if you went nuts and started thinking about becoming a superhero to try to stop them you would have to go into the past to do it because they are already in the future.

So now that you know where the world is heading in 2020 or in the near future, don't you feel like a weight has been lifted off your shoulders? Don't all your problems seem so trivial this very moment, knowing both you and them could be wiped out in less than a second and you won't even get a chance to know when or how it happens or acknowledge the fact that it has happened since you'd be gone? Don't you feel like you should do more living before our time here runs out? Don't you feel like you should spend less time wanting so much more, planning how to take down your enemies and take over the world, and just live your life one second at a time? If you don't then this song is not for you, if you do then just hit the play button, put your feet up and imagine Snoop Dogg and Bill Clinton are coming to dinner and they're bringing Monica.

Happy New Year! And may 2020 be the best year you've ever had. 

Music Review: All You Had To Say by Ian And The Dream | Pop Rock Song | Stream free | Download mp3-320

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01-08-2018 01:49 GMT

Ian and the Dream

"All You Had to Say"
Pop Rock


Refreshing and organic.

Finally, Milwaukee, US indie pop music sensation, Ian and the Dream are back with a new single. The track, "All You Had to Say" was released recently on Reverbnation but doesn't look like it's available for download yet. They are one of the biggest indie bands in Wisconsin and any even remotely close surrounding regions with a band worth writing home about for one reason, and unlike many bands, who struggle to find their identity, the reason is simple - they'll make you feel alive. They don't go half way around the world climbing mountains, riding ocean waves and digging under rocks to find something special to sing about that really represents them as a band, no, they sing about everyday life and the beautiful things around us that we've stopped noticing.

If you miss the good old days when music was just about the music and nothing else, then strap yourself in for a down to earth music escapade that will take your breath away.

Music Review: Into The Senses by The Tenants | Pop/Rock Song | Stream free | Download mp3-320

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29-07-2018 13:56 GMT

The Tenants

"Into the Senses"
Rock


Skinny jeans won't fit these kahunas.

So it's Sunday morning and your day has started off a little slow as usual as you swear to God you'll never drink again and pace around like a mad scientist looking for a recipe to quiet down your tummy and stop your head spinning, with a bucket nearby just in case of course.

You don't want to turn on the radio because you know deep down inside any mainstream record will be sure to make you puke at moments like this, but deep down inside you also know that anything at all has the capacity to make you do just that. But for some reason you're hear reading this, maybe hopefully to take your mind off the shame and regret of drinking too much, who knows. Whatever the case maybe, you're about to be whisked away to the homeland of rock music, well not Cleveland, the second home of rock, where puking is an everyday occurence. Yes, we're talking about the UK, home of the Beatles. So at least if you do puke you'll be proud you did it with some of the best drinkers, and hence the best pukers the world has ever seen. So let's get right down to it, shall we?

Now this band, The Tenants is one of a kind. If you ever hear a band like them, it's probably them. If you ever hear a band trying to sound like them they'll probably suck, and lastly, if you ever try to find them, you'll fail.