{"id":18752,"date":"2024-01-18T13:48:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/?p=18752"},"modified":"2024-01-18T13:48:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:48:46","slug":"oolong-the-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/2024\/01\/18\/oolong-the-band\/","title":{"rendered":"Oolong, (the band)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0017635420_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18796\" width=\"628\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0017635420_10.jpg 699w, https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0017635420_10-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Oolong <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, Oolong is another one of my favorite bands, and it&#8217;s a love-hate relationship, because, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By far, out of every band I\u2019ve researched, they\u2019re definitely the hardest to learn anything about haha.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a3350839107_10-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a3350839107_10-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a3350839107_10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a3350839107_10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a3350839107_10-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a3350839107_10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Oolong, Imaginary Friend, Released 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So for one, they only released one album, it&#8217;s fantastic, don&#8217;t get me wrong. But only one? In three-ish years? It&#8217;s a little disappointing. Also, since they&#8217;re not all that well known, with less than 500k listeners a month. They\u2019re underrated, but then again, their music is kind of hit or miss depending on the person. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was one of the most troublesome bands to research. For instance, it took me two days of web browsing just to find the names of the musicians. And I\u2019m not even sure if they\u2019re the real names. So the band members are Vinny Colardi, Scott Lang, Sam Becht Jesse Silver, and\u00a0 Matt Brando. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I couldn\u2019t find ANYTHING on Vinny Colardi or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt Brando <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and every time I searched up Scott Lang, all that came up was ant man. But I did have some luck with Sam Becht, I found his Instagram and figured out that he\u2019s a freelance drummer who played for Oolong. I&#8217;m sure with more time and more research I could maybe stalk Sam Becht&#8217;s Instagram and see if he follows anyone with similar names to those in the band, but\u2026 That&#8217;s a lot of work.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But as far as their music goes, it&#8217;s some of the best I\u2019ve heard. They have incredible vocals and even better instrumentals. Their album is called About Your Imaginary Friend.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honestly, I wish they had uploaded the lyrics, because it&#8217;s more than a little difficult to make out what they\u2019re saying when the vocalist is screaming at top volume. But I don&#8217;t have a problem with it personally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On one hand, I think it&#8217;s nice to listen to the lyrics because they play a story, but on the other hand, I think you can get that same emotion if you listen to the voice. The raw emotion you can feel with each syllable is incredible. That&#8217;s also why I like listening to other songs from different regions of the earth. German punk is interesting, and so is Japanese rock. I can&#8217;t understand the words, but the vocals are amazing and emotional. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So in summary, I think Oolong had the potential to be one of the best, but they haven\u2019t released anything new since 2020. But if you want, give them a try.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, Oolong is another one of my favorite bands, and it&#8217;s a love-hate relationship, because, By far, out of every band I\u2019ve researched, they\u2019re definitely the hardest to learn anything about haha. So for one, they only released one album, it&#8217;s fantastic, don&#8217;t get me wrong. But only one? In three-ish years? 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