Music Approved by ME(List to be added to)

Before my very well thought out list, a big shout out to a local Phoenix artist I am a huge fan of, 
- Andres C. Rodriguez a fierce talent for which the spotlight will never be bright enough.  His solo "The You and Me Thing" is the greatest album you have never heard.  His subsequent releases in the local band Veragroove only get better as his he is a lyrical savant.

- MetallicA will always be the #1 no need to support such an obvious choice, for those who hate will always be haters.

- MegaDeth and Pantera round out my summarization on the epitome of what Heavy Metal is.

- Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, and Korn deserve a shout out. 

- Sublime for the one of a kind sound and front man bradley brings his personality which makes anything he would sing/scream sound great.

- System of a down and Static-X are prime examples of how greatness can come from focused insanity.

- Hip-Hop is a genre I am incredibly critical, only those with a certain type of unique quality I can't explain earn my approving head nod; I.E. Tech N9ne is in a league of his own with his unique approach and obvious skill with his speed and delivery.

- DelTron, Immortal Technique, Andre Nickatina, Brotha Lynch, Hopsin, and Ritz all poses that one of a kind sound, all unique in their own way, everything radio Hip-Hop isn't.

Music is often classified and categorized into genre. We divide and control which types of melodies and rhythms determine the sound of, at least in our own opinions, rock, country, classical, or jazz, etc... However, as we ascend and rise above a heavily commercial musical threshold, more and more bands are moving away from formula driven blueprints and are experimenting and venturing into new artistic territories. The Veragroove is a culmination of this kind of experiment. Derived from "Truth in Music", the Veragroove collective faces the musical challenge that what may be music to some may not be music to others. 

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