Just smile: True Music

So I was going to go to sleep about an hour ago, but then proceeded to get on to YouTube. That hour I spent not sleeping was used very well, as I watched videos of performances by a capella groups. They got me going and so happy, that I figured I had to blog about it. Because if there is a style of music that is better than the rest, it has to be a capella.

My parents were the first ones to introduce me to the sound of a capella. When I was a kid growing up, my dad would play tapes of the christian group Acapella. It was my absolute favorite to listen to. I would always sing along and soon had every word memorized from every song. As I grew I would still listen to them every now and then, but that was about the only a capella group I knew about. I think when I was in middle school we even went to one of their concerts. It was amazing and I think I got like 2 or 3 Cd's there to listen to. It wasn't until a few years back though that I really got into a capella music.

So I'm not sure what year it actually started, but a show called the "Sing-Off" began and it is easily one of my favorite shows ever. If you have never heard of it, it is a show like American Idol, but instead of single singers, it has about 12 a capella groups come on and compete for a record deal. Me and my whole family would always make sure to watch it anytime it was on. From there, I started to really start enjoy a capella music as much as I do now. For instance, last year I went to a concert for a group called Straight No Chaser. That concert was probably the best one I have ever been to, and I've been front row at a Styx concert so that shows how much I enjoyed it.

You see, the beautiful thing about a capella music is that it just lets you actually feel the music and not just listen. Even though a lot of a capella groups just sing songs that have already been released, I end up liking the a capella version of those songs more than the original. A capella groups also are some of the coolest people as well. They just know how to have fun while singing and are able to show their own personalities and add their own twists to each song, making it that much more enjoyable. I still have to say that Acapella is the best at doing this. Anytime I am struggling with things in my life, I can just put in my headphones and listen to them and it just helps me remember what is important in life and how I should be living.

In closing, a capella music is something that I hold very dear to me. I've always wanted to try to be in an a capella band, but that's kinda hard when you have no musical talent at all. Even so, I love it so much and anytime I hear it, I know that it will help me to keep smiling.

Here are a few of my favorite groups to listen to:

Committed (Currently have one album out that is fantastic!)