The Fray, TFK,

Hey Guys,

[[this is Hannah]]

I’m just posting to reassure you that I have not stopped posting. (haha!). I am writing up a nice long post for you guys: so, please, if you do happen to come across our blog, remember to do us a favour and come back.
And give us a shout on our chatbox or comment, so we can follow you! Etc…
Oh yes, one of the main reasons I started typing this all out was because I just discovered a new band!!
(yes, Essy, I know you’ll love it too!)
One of the things that gives me the most joy is DISCOVERING a new band! This one is actually pretty new too, their name is The Fray. (And yes, I’m sure you’ve heard of them, I had too, just never checked out their music or anything). They are a Denver based band which was formed in 2002, consisting of four schoolmates. (lead vocals/piano, guitar, guitar/vocals, drums). They produced their first album, which went up to the top 10 (or maybe even 5, I think) charts in Canada, USA, The UK, and Ireland. Their second album produced the same affect. As did their third. Their third album, which is entitled The Fray, has their first single: You Found Me. Their genre, piano-rock, is foreign to me. It’s the only band I have ever heard of in that genre, and also the first thing I have ever heard of that genre at all. But now that I know of it, I am thinking that Coldplay could also be categorized as piano-rock, as many of their songs are based on piano. I love the mildness of piano rock, the sentimentality and smoothness. I like the emphasis on the lyrics rather than the instruments, because, for some reason, piano-rock seems to focus on heartfelt lyrics more than instrumentation. But don’t get me wrong, it also has long stretches of instrumental pieces which (I think) can be a bit too much if they are too monotonous and repetitive. But if the song is balanced in the right way, I think both parts of the song (lyrics, instrumentation) can add a wonderful effect. As if, I suppose, you have to wait in anticipation for the “rest of the song”, which is often the case with coldplay, as I recognize a pattern they often use. The first half of the song, is either lyrics or instrumentation, often lyrics, then a long adjoining stretch of instrumentation (piano, guitar, and, just recently: cello, violin, and drums) and then the last stretch which is often completely different from the first in rhythm, lyrics, style, and instrumentation. I don’t want to bore you with my theories, but you must excuse me, as I adore coldplay: I have all of their albums, and one of their three EPs (*wink*). But anyway, it’s perfect for me, as I am partial to piano music, especially rock music which incorporates piano in a contemporary fashion (like coldplay). These Fray guys, they sure perfect that art of contemporary rock piano. They are mild, but classic, but classic in a unique way; alternative, for sure, but mostly rock. Excuse me,: piano-rock, hehe.
Well anyway, The Fray are Christians, but they do not have a Christian band. The lead singer says he used to only write strictly Christian themed songs, but then realised that only Christians can sympathize with Christian music, and that other people will shy away from it. The analogy he used was: If I give someone a mocha latte and say “God bless, and Jesus loves you” they are most likely to dump it back on my face. So the band is out there to get into the mainstream, secular, if you will, pop/rock scene. And I completely respect that. So anyway, I have fell in love with the song (their first single, as I said) You Found Me. LISTEN TO IT! Here’s a link: http://www.playlist.com/searchbeta/tracks#you%20found%20me%20the%20fray
I bought it on my iTunes after listening to half of the song on Youtube, that’s how much I liked it ;) And I got the sheet music!!

WOW. This did not end up being very short, like I had expected, do it? Well, I hope you were benefited in some way by my ramblings, although I deeply doubt it.

Goodnight!

-Hannah-


You Found Me lyrics
Songwriters: King, Joseph; Slade, Isaac;
I found God on the corner of 1st and Amistad
Where the West was all but won
All alone, smoking his last cigarette
I said, "Where you been?" He said, "Ask anything"

Where were you when everything was falling apart?
All my days were spent by the telephone that never rang
And all I needed was a call that never came
To the corner of 1st and Amistad

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait? Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late, you found me, you found me

But in the end everyone ends up alone
Losing her, the only one who's ever known
Who I am, who I'm not and who I wanna be
No way to know how long she will be next to me

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait? Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late, you found me, you found me!

The early morning, the city breaks
And I've been calling for years and years and years and years
And you never left me no messages
You never sent me no letters
You got some kind of nerve taking all I want!

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor, where were you? Where were you?

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait? Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late, you found me, you found me!

Why'd you have to wait to find me, to find me?