The Sound of Music

The music style I like most is alternative rock, that is, a more instrumental kind of rock containing meaningful lyrics. I am not very fond of “screaming music.”

The best band representing this music style is The Killers, who happen to be the best. I personally love them and I am their number one fan.

After finding out that The Killers play the main song of the E.R. series, I immediately fell in love with them. They are different, not the typical commercial band. They make real music and what I like most about them is their artistic videos that I never miss.

Now, I have to admit I am a little sad because they are coming to Chile for the first time on November 29th and I don’t have any money left to go to their concert. I have tried to save up some money, but the tickets have already been sold out and the only ones I can buy are the most expensive ones. Anyway, at least a friend who is going there told me he will call me from his cell phone when the band is performing. He is very nice!!

I often download music, because it’s cheaper and easier. However, when it comes to The Killers, it’s different. I have all their original CD’S, pictures and lyrics. I am really their number one fan. I love them!

What’s really funny about this is that I love music, but I can’t play any instruments. I’m not good at all at setting the beat or playing instruments in general. It’s very difficult for me to keep up with a music pattern. It’s ironic.

I’ve got many stories to tell about concerts. The first one I went to was a concert given by Los Prisioneros. It was very innovating; they performed twice to celebrate they were going back to the music business. Back then, I was only 15 and it was a very nice experience because I went there with a very important friend. Another concert was that given by Lucybell, where I actually fainted. What’s worse is that I fainted when they were playing my favorite song, “mataz”. And the last concert I went to was that given by Madonna, the Queen of Pop.

Music is really important to me; I can’t live without it. In fact, whenever I go out, I always carry my MP3 with me and listen to a great variety of music. I think it’s a way of helping yourself when you are at your saddest. When I’m happy, I listen to electronic music, and when I want to think and ponder as to things, I like to listen to Chilean rock, like Lucybell.

The transantiago!

Transantiago is the name given to the new public system serving Santiago, the Capital of Chile. The system is divided into two bus lines; main lines, which allow trips between different city zones, and local lines, which allow short trips within a certain zone.

This new system has been problematic, and the major complaints are the big changes in the public transport and the hard time people have had trying to get used to it.

One of the biggest changes has been the slow bus-to-bus transfers we have to make when we want to go from one place to another. This has meant a decrease in our work and social life.

Another significant change having an impact on us is the lack of network coverage and the daily overcrowded buses at rush hours, which have transformed trips into something annoying and unpleasant.

As Transantiago, the former public transport system was also problematic. The buses were too small and people would be stolen their belongings. In fact, I was stolen my cell phone and that has been one of my worst experiences. Moreover, the bus operators wouldn’t drive carefully. The Transantiago system has improved this situation, but it’ still somehow inefficient.

Personally speaking, I would make some changes in this new system in order to make it a bit better by going to different municipalities and talking to the representative groups of hard-working people so that they can tell me their transport-related needs. And secondly, I would get rid of private enterprises running the public transport with the only purpose of enriching themselves.