Song Choice
Our music video will be a representation of a song from the ‘rock’ genre; this decision came about as the members of our group (Neelesh Joshi, Reid Marsh and myself) are all tremendous fans of the genre and the music our era creates within it. We took into consideration many different factors when deciding on the song we were going to be using; including the breakdown, changes in pace throughout the song, how easy the song is to replicate and whether the video will present a sense of realism for the viewer. After considering many different artists including ‘Abandon All Ships’, ‘You Me at Six’, ‘Underoath’, ‘Periphery’ and many more, we decided to choose ‘A Day To Remember’.
About ADTR
A Day to Remember is an American rock band from Ocala, Florida. Founded in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denny and drummer Bobby Scruggs, the band has released four studio albums, nine singles and eight music videos. They are mainly known for their unusual amalgamation of metalcore and pop punk as a musical style.
A Day to Remember have been described by critics as metalcore, pop punk, post-hardcore, and emo-pop. They have been described as a fusion of "emo, hardcore, and metal". A Day to Remember's song structures typically follow a metalcore verses and blends into a more pop punk style chorus. Fans and critics alike have described this blend as "pop-mosh," and "popcore". When asked in an interview with AbsolutePunk about their sound, Jeremy McKinnon stated:
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It's weird. See, it's funny because we have been doing this for so long. When we started, this shit was not cool. Everyone told us mixing the two genres wouldn't work. Hell, a lot of people still feel that way. We've just always played what we wanted to hear, and to be honest people weren't doing it back then. We loved pop punk, we loved hardcore bands, and we couldn't decide what to be. So we said fuck it. Let's do them both.
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—Jeremy McKinnon
Band Members
Current
§ Jeremy McKinnon - lead vocals (since 2003)
§ Neil Westfall - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (since 2003)
§ Joshua Woodard - bass guitar (since 2003)
§ Alex Shelnutt - drums (since 2006)
§ Kevin Skaff - lead guitar, backing vocals (since 2009)
Former
§ Tom Denney - lead guitar, backing vocals (2003–2009)
§ Bobby Scruggs - drums (2003–2006)
§ Brandon Roberts - drums (2003)
The song itself!
The song we decided upon is called ‘Monument’. The reasoning behind this choice was that it complimented the style of video we had in mind; it also filled all the necessary conventions of a good modern song, whilst maintaining an old grit style – which I personally really enjoy. The song has lots of pace changes throughout, leaving potential for an interesting video and the opportunity for many different shots and cuts throughout. Below is a link to the song, along with the lyrics.
Link to ADTR - Monument (with lyrics)
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