Music Inspiration
(Real Friends Visual Analysis of Album Covers and Song Meanings )
Hello Fxers we are required to do 5 inspiration posts throughout the semester that completely steer away from the topics we usually talk about. I knew instantly that I wanted my 1st post to be about music. But to say in the range of the requirements I had to think outside the box a bit so this week we are going to be talking about the band Real Friends and analyzing the designs of there albums covers. I will also be talking behind the meaning of some of my favorite songs by them. Real Friends inspirers me when I need a pick me up they are my go to band.
I guess I should tell you who Real Friends are because if your not into pop punk music scene there is a good chance you have never heard of them. Real Friends are classified as pop punk they are from Illinois and they formed in 2010. For still being a newer band the have blew up the charts of punk pop music. You know hint hint wink wink they are on the spring concert survey to possibly play at our school. Although if A Day to Remember won I wouldn't be completely heart broken either. If you want to make my whole life you know which 2 bands to vote for . Any who I don't want to overload you with to much info so lets get started with some visual analysis of their album covers.
Music is something we can listen to when one else understands what we are going through. Lately Real Friend has been my biggest Inspiration to keep on moving forward even when times are tough. Until next time Fxers I'm going to leave you with some of my favorite song lines from Real Friends
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I guess I should tell you who Real Friends are because if your not into pop punk music scene there is a good chance you have never heard of them. Real Friends are classified as pop punk they are from Illinois and they formed in 2010. For still being a newer band the have blew up the charts of punk pop music. You know hint hint wink wink they are on the spring concert survey to possibly play at our school. Although if A Day to Remember won I wouldn't be completely heart broken either. If you want to make my whole life you know which 2 bands to vote for . Any who I don't want to overload you with to much info so lets get started with some visual analysis of their album covers.
One of my favorite albums besides Everyone Who Dragged you Here, and Put Yourself Back Together . Is Acoustic Songs it takes a lot of the songs from the album Everyone Who Dragged you Here and makes them acoustic.
Analysis
In my opinion as you will see with the other albums that I will be analyzing. A lot of Real Friends album covers seem to follow the theme of a small town feel. Maybe its even photography from there home town perhaps? The scenery in the back is almost calming it gives you the sense of home. The road in the picture can almost represent a path to move on with our life . The text is apart of the black letter type face family . It is simple but it contracts against the color of the road which makes it stands out.
Favorite song of album
My favorite song off this album is the acoustic version of Floorboard's. This song is about being at the lowest of low when you just go through a rough break up .Its about ex's moving on but your haven't quite yet. its about the struggle of them coming in out of your life.
Analysis
Three Songs About The Last Year Of My Life EP
Again the cover kind of of gives this small town homie feel. Your looking through the fence at all the other aspects of the cover. The fence itself is kind of beat up which could represent what he has been through the last year. As for the type it follows the same black letter type face family.
But in my honest opinion the tittle of the album is very hard to read against the fence. If they had bolded it, and you gave it drop shadow I think it would pop it out enough form the background to make it actually readable.
Favorite Song of Album EP
My favorite song off this album EP is Dirty Water this is actually one of my favorite Real Friends songs of all time. The meaning of this song to me is that is about someone that came into your life and destroyed it rather it be relationship wise, friend wise , or family wise. And your kind of calling them make them realize it . An trying to put your life back together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORTFn3sy1Qg
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Analysis
Put Yourself Back Together
I love how they designed this album cover I think everything about it is nearly perfection
A bunch of things that you would see in your everyday life is laying on the road in a big messy pile on the ground. And I think that is perfect representation of you having to pick up the pieces of your life an put them back together. As in the other two analysis's the text is in the black letter family. I liked how they offset the name of the band form the title of the album with a line.
My favorite song of the album
My favorite song off the album is I've Given Up On You. I swear I am not one of those people the just know all the popular songs of a band. This song is one of the most well know real friends song at the moment and is the most played song on their Spotify. The meaning I get out of this song is that you are trying to get over the fact that your ex is seeing another person. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_pLV94telg
My favorite song off this album EP is Dirty Water this is actually one of my favorite Real Friends songs of all time. The meaning of this song to me is that is about someone that came into your life and destroyed it rather it be relationship wise, friend wise , or family wise. And your kind of calling them make them realize it . An trying to put your life back together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORTFn3sy1Qg
Analysis
Put Yourself Back Together
I love how they designed this album cover I think everything about it is nearly perfection
A bunch of things that you would see in your everyday life is laying on the road in a big messy pile on the ground. And I think that is perfect representation of you having to pick up the pieces of your life an put them back together. As in the other two analysis's the text is in the black letter family. I liked how they offset the name of the band form the title of the album with a line.
My favorite song of the album
My favorite song off the album is I've Given Up On You. I swear I am not one of those people the just know all the popular songs of a band. This song is one of the most well know real friends song at the moment and is the most played song on their Spotify. The meaning I get out of this song is that you are trying to get over the fact that your ex is seeing another person. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_pLV94telg
Music is something we can listen to when one else understands what we are going through. Lately Real Friend has been my biggest Inspiration to keep on moving forward even when times are tough. Until next time Fxers I'm going to leave you with some of my favorite song lines from Real Friends
