We the Kings: A Journey of Diverse Music

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One of the things I have always found so incredible about We the Kings is how diverse each of their albums are. The band began as a rock alternative group, but as each album progressed they moved more towards the pop genre. We the Kings is a band that has gained a lot of recognition throughout their eleven-year career. Since first forming in high school the band has grown to be more than just musicians. Almost every member of the band is now either a father or recently became married.
On March 27, 2017, the opportunity came for me to be able to see We the Kings live. After previously seeing the band three different times, I thought it would be very similar to the last, but I came to discover that this show was much more unique. We the Kings originated in Bradenton, Florida in 2005 and in October 2007 they released their debut Self-Titled album. Due to the overall success of this album We the Kings booked a U.S tour to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. To …show more content…

This was could be seen by him going through a total of about three different types of guitars and a piano solo throughout the show. When It comes to his playfulness, he loves to talk on stage as well as crack jokes. Before playing “Secret Valentine,” a very popular We the Kings song, he begins by saying he must form a PG-13 version of what the song is actually about due to the birth of his daughter. He goes on to discuss how when he was 15 he played a game of "Tetris" with a girlfriend of his in her bedroom by describing him as the blocks and her as the targeted space to fill, obviously referencing to sexual intercourse. The crowd laughs at the interpretation, and some women and men cheer in support of the action committed so long ago. The song begins "we’ll write a song that turn out the lights, when both boys and girls start suddenly shaking inside," which causes the crowd to get pumped

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