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Don McLean. Born on October 2nd 1945 in New Rochelle Ny. McLean attended the Villanove University in 1964 as well as Iona College for a bachelors in Business Administration in 1968. He married a sculptor named Carol in 1969, and the were divorced in 1972. McLean is known for writing thew eight minute ballad "American Pie", a protrait of rock and roll being spoiled by commercialism. As a child, McLean was a victim of terrible asthmatic asthmatic spells. He was often absent from school because of the disease, and much of his time at home was spent listening to records and listening to music on the radio, helping him become interested in playing music. Musician Buddy Holly was a huge idol of McLeans. The early albums by McLean are filled with songs of social-protest lyrically. Even though his music was "warm and easy" it still appealed to folk devotees as well as others. Though he had success in music, he felt uneasy about how it came to him, and ended up writing the song "Dieidel" about his struggle to keep his values and convictions or coming to terms with his success in the industry. As time progressed, McLean faded from musical spotlight, but now is glad to take the stage whenever given the chance. In fact he is delighted to be able to perform when asked.

Pear,Nancy. "Don McLean Biography." Musiciansguide.com.Web. 7th February 2011.



Robert Plant

Born Robert Anthony Plant. August 20th 1948 in Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. Robert is married to Maureen Plant. He was the lead vocalist of the band Led Zeppelin. Before he became well known for his work with the Zepp, he was the lead vocalist for the obscure band Hobbstweedle in 1968. Also the same year that Led Zeppelin was founded by Jimmy Page, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones. When John Bonham passed away from alcohol related death in 1980, the group split, and Plant moved on to a solo career. He had a hard time finding what he would become at first in his now Grammy winning solo career. But eventually he began to write about things that came naturally to him. He wrote songs about socially and personally consious themes. He even tackled writing songs about the death of one of his sons ("I Believe") Robert Plants music has stood the test of time and he still performs and is enjoyed to this day. Everything from Led Zeppelin to his Grammy Award winning colaboration with Allison Krauss.

Johnson, Anne Jannette. Walker, Bruce. "Robert Plant Biography." Musiciansguide.com. Web. 1 March 2011.



Envy (エンヴィ)
A hardcore/screamo band from Japan.

Started in 1992. One of the foremost of their genre in Japan. Having progressed from their Hardcore/Screamo background over the years since thier formation, Envy now contains elements of the "Post-Rock" genre in their music, while still maintaining their original sound as well. They have a large following outside of Japan and recently were touring the United States with LA band Touche Amore,Northern California band Trash Talk, and Michigan band La Dispute. All of a similar genre. Envy has all together released nearly two dozen albums,singles,and splits with bands like The Machine Kills, Endeavor, Six Pence, and even the New Jersey band Thursday

Source: Punknews.org. Web. 4th March 2011.

Tetsuya Fukagawa-Vocals/Sequencer Nobukata Kawai-Guitar Masahiro Tobita-Guitar Manabu Nakagawa-Bass Dairoku Seki-Drums





You Have A Voice-1996

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A Breath Clad In Happiness-2010

[] You can hear their progression in sound from their original sound at the inception of the band, to what they are now. I also couldnt find any sites that had the lyrics to these songs. So it is what it is.