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Vinyl: Music and Lyrics

Yes, from the title of the movie itself, you could expect a good soundtrack from them since music is the main theme of the movie. A brief summary of the movie first, if you will. Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant) was a member of one of the hottest bands named Pop! during the 1980s. Notice the word, was? Anyway, aside from singing in alumni homecomings and carnivals, he has only one more shot at getting his fame back. That is, to write a song for the world-renowned Cora, a singer who’s got the sound of Shakira and Beyonce combined. The only catch is that he has no idea how to string words up together. So his manager, Felix, hires a famous lyricist that writes hits for Avril and other rock bands. Although most of the lines are a bit too modern for Alex, he learns how to deal. For an hour or so, until he meets Sophie—the substitute for his plant girl. And this is where their hilarious love story begins to unfold. How old do you think Hugh Grant is? Anybody? He must be in his late thirties… or early forties, perhaps? And how does he get to keep doing stunts like that? Must be some sort of magic or something. And it’s that magic that keeps their movies and soundtracks selling off the records. A mix of pop, senti, and new wave hits alike, this one is sure to capture your heart. Both in music and lyrics.

Symptoms: Pop! goes my Heart
Don’t write me off
Way back into Love
Dragon’s Scale: 7 breaths of fire

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Ensemble: Lost Prophets

Do you fancy the alternative rock bands like Simple Plan? How about emo bands like the All-American Rejects, Fall Out Boy and Panic! At the Disco? Well, meet the Lost Prophets. A mix of both genres. Although they may have seemed to be in the buzz for long, they’re back. This time with the same sound improved even better. At first hear, I thought that they resembled Simple Plan’s sound quite a lot. But when I heard more of their songs, I realized that the content of their songs were a bit more fun and light than Simple Plan’s the-world-is-against-me type of messages, but not that shallow on the surface. It’s a bit complicated if you ask me so it’d be better if you just listened to their songs

Warning signs: Last Train Home (first song I heard from them)
Rooftops (a liberation broadcast)
Last Summer
The New Transmission
Torn Up Letters and the Story of a Lonely Girl

Current Civil Status: Make a Move
Dragon’s Scale: 10 breaths of fire!!! (this is for impressing me with every song I heard and the first time I heard them)

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Solitude: Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne

“Hey! Hey! You! You! Since when did you become a cheerleader?!” It kind of fits the lines perfectly doesn’t it? But although, her sound might have changed drastically for this song—probably after she got married, we theorized—you cannot deny the fact that this is an Avril Lavigne song. With a catchy tune and lyrics that fit her punk rock and I don’t have time to waste on you attitude, who would have thought that it would bring back her fans with her and more fans along with them?! A fantastic song that you surely don’t want to miss, rock fan or not, it’s surely worth an ear’s attention.

Excerpt: “She’s like so whatever, you could do so much better”

Dragon’s Scale: 8 breaths of fire