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| Crywank (rev Talks About His Relationship With Lyrics)
when it comes to listening to music for me, I've never been much of a
guy who takes a whole lot from lyrics. whether it's folk, hip hop, or
emo, I've never invested that much in what people say as a personal
relationship between me and the artist. The words for the most part
fly over me, unless it comes to a catchy chorus that gets stuck in my
head. It's part of the reason why I've never gotten as sucked into The
Devil and God as most people have, or that I've never had an emotion
breakdown while listening to For Emma (though, I've never suffered a
serious breakup, plus I love that album for the atmosphere
regardless). I'd rather listen to something that moves me with sounds
and atmospheres rather than with words and phrases. However,
there are some albums that come along, few and far between, for me
that seem to bypass my general disregard for lyrics and really cut me
to my core. These are a few of these albums | | 1 |  | American Football
American Football
I'm not a man of very many words, and unless it comes to confronting me in a
one on one conversation, you'd be lucky if I said anything at all. That's why I
think I get along so well with this album. Mike Kinsella doesn't ever say more
than he needs to, but that's really all he needs. His emotions and vocal
passages are backed up by incredible music. The acoustic melodies really bring
out the lonely feelings and melancholic pains in the listener. Mike also takes his
time with what he has to say. He croons a few lines, and then lets the band just
roll on for a minute or two before continuing. As a whole, while I've never gone
through a trying emotional breakup or a tearjerking farewell like Mike has, I still
understand what he's going through, and it's one of the few albums I really
can't listen to the whole way through without fighting back a tear or two. | | 2 |  | James Blake
James Blake
There are too many reasons why I fell completely in love with this record. As I
said before, I'm kind of a quiet kid, I tend to keep to myself and only say what I
need to to get by. When it comes to displaying emotions, one of my favorite
ways to express myself is through the music I write, especially the electronic
based stuff. This is where I really felt a connection with James. JB's feeling some
pretty heavy emotions throughout this album, and lets them through with as
little display as possible. Many of the songs are based on a single line or stanza
or lyrics, and he really doesn't need to say more to get the point across. On "I
Never Learnt to Share," James sings two lines repeatedly throughout the track,
while he lets his soft, frail voice build on itself into a lost void of regret, while the
synths, beats, and blips explode into a bombastic array of frustration and
sadness. James never completely breaks down through his words. He gets as
close as he can to his breaking point, but instead lets his music crack through
the threshold and blast into an emotionally trying climax. And in my opinion, it's
really all the more compelling because of it. | | 3 |  | La Dispute
Somewhere at the Bottom of the River...
I've never been in an actually romantic relationship, and therefore haven't
experienced the subsequent painful breakup. That said, I really felt an emotional
attachment to this album. While Jordan sang about losing lovers, I connected
with the loss of close people around me. At a time when a lot of people close to
me had left me behind, I found solace in Jordan when he lamented about the
one he loved most leaving him. I also really loved Jordan's more theatrical,
dramatic side. When I listened to this, the repressed drama kid inside me got
out for a little bit, and let off a lot of steam. I also really connected with Jordan's
inner conflicts, as well as his feelings of confusing, turmoil, and his uncanny
ability to weave such poetic words together even though poetry itself never
meant shit to me. As great as Wildlife was, it doesn't even come close to this for
me. | | 4 |  | Bright Eyes
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
This was one of the first albums I heard that really affected me lyrically. I was a
sexually frustrated, depressed kid in high school, and Conor's sincerity and
battles with his woes really drew me in. The uncertain feeling about everything
in your life is something I connected with. So much, that I walked for miles too
often in the rain just soaking this album in. | | 5 |  | Modest Mouse
The Moon & Antarctica
Another album I really liked listening to when I was really sad and wanted to
listen to while walking/driving in the rain | | 6 |  | Frank Turner
Love, Ire & Song
As opposed to the other albums I listened to when I wanted to wallow in self
deprecative woes, I listened to Love, Ire & Song when I wanted to feel more
positive about my current situation in life. Frank knows that life is really shitty,
but all you can do is smile and sing along with your friends when times are
tough. He really nailed one of my favorite quotes on this one. "Music is my
substitute for love" | | 7 |  | As Cities Burn
Come Now Sleep
I really can't think of anything to write about on this one. I'm kind of burnt out.
Either way, it's a phenomenal album that brings out the feels | | 8 |  | Weezer
Pinkerton
One of my all time favorites, this one was my favorite to go to during my all to
often nights filled with loneliness and sexual frustration. Why does the perfect
girl for me wait far across on the other side of the world? Why am I too afraid to
go talk to the girl I'm infatuated with in my Earth Science class? Why am I such
a callow bitch? | | 9 |  | Motion City Soundtrack
My Dinosaur Life
2010 was a fucking terrible year for me. I got arrested, got kicked out of college,
and had most of my friends abandon me. I was a failure, I didn't do anything
besides sit and my room and feel sorry for myself. MDL made me realize that I
could do anything I wanted if I actually tried, if I actually made an effort to
stand up to my obstacles, make the best of the future, and say fuck you to the
shackles of yesterday. "I'll kick tomorrow, fight back at the pouring rain. I'll send
the weak ends down the drain." | | 10 |  | Andrew Jackson Jihad
Knife Man
One of the two reasons I made this list. This album just fucking perfectly
describes my life at the moment. Much like Sean: I?m a whiny white guy,
frustrated, worthless, crazy, lazy, lonely, I can?t sing, and stuck in the shittiest
state in the. I?m a coward, I have no dick, and I?ve had it with the world I
live in. Sometimes I really do just want to blow up the sun, but most of all, all I
really want with my current situation is to give shit again. With each word that
stumbles out of Sean?s mouth I fall more in touch with everything he says. But
you know what, I can give a shit again, because even if the big red bird that
lives under city doesn?t give a flying fuck about me, I am a knife. | |
Rev
03.11.12 | yup. I probably ramble and contradict myself too much, but it's done
thoughts? | aok
03.11.12 | www.soundcloud.com/bansheebeat right? | Rev
03.11.12 | wat | Trebor.
03.11.12 | I agree | Manic_
03.11.12 | good choices, i relate to a lot of this and you hit the nail on the head with 2. | ThroneOfAgony
03.11.12 | Wow, holy shit. I'm literally the exact same way. I mean, I love lyrics but most of the time I pay attention to the instrumentation and chorus | Trebor.
03.11.12 | Lyrics are gay. It's how you say it not what you say for me | ThroneOfAgony
03.11.12 | And yeah I'm probably one of the most introverted guys you'd ever meet. | ThroneOfAgony
03.11.12 | I'm okay with lyrics especially from Current 93, Modest Mouse, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, but it's not my main focus in regards to music. | Trebor.
03.11.12 | Modest Mouse and Mike Kinsella stuff are some of the only lyrics I care about | ThroneOfAgony
03.11.12 | Yeah I don't like lyrics too much. That's why I listen to electronic music most of the time. | aok
03.11.12 | word | Rev
03.11.12 | same | TheFonz123
03.11.12 | I think this deserves a feature out of the sheer honesty you put into this | Rev
03.11.12 | *bump* | KotoFtw
03.11.12 | I definitely connect with a few of these. Especially 7. | Rev
03.11.12 | Bump | Deviant.
03.11.12 | Well I suppose | Aids
03.11.12 | knew 3 would be on here (listening to it right now, rulessss)
awesome list, great picks. I used to be the same (preferred pretty sounds over great lyrics) but now I'm more of a lyric guy. | Aids
03.11.12 | 3, 5, 6, and 7 are lyrical masterpieces
1, 2, 4, and 10 are good as well.
still need to hear Pinkerton, I've actually recently been obsessing over their first album
that Bright Eyes album is good but overrated in my opinion
and My Dinosaur Life kind of sucked, again, in my opinion | KILL
03.11.12 | gay | Aids
03.11.12 | hey look it's a KILL post | immortalizepain
03.11.12 | awesome list, and I agree with Aids. | xfearbefore
03.11.12 | Pretty rad list man. The lyrics on number 3 are pretty much the best "end of a relationship" set of lyrics and songs I think I've ever heard, atleast in terms of simply conveying the intense anger, sadness, and other emotions connected with losing/being betrayed by someone you love. Helps that the music is fucking awesome too.
You'd probably like the Mountain Goats judging from this list. Check out the song "No Children". | Aids
03.11.12 | You'd probably like the Mountain Goats judging from this list. Check out the song "No Children".
^^^^^ or the album The Coroner's Gambit, specifically the song Elijah. | iFghtffyrdmns
03.11.12 | well 10 was a little depression to read | Yuli
03.11.12 | Great read, I'm definitely the same way. Plus, color me lazy but I don't have the dedication to look up the lyrics to everything I listen to, given that most of them are pretty hard to understand. | jdennis31
03.11.12 | my friend used to tell me the lyrics to songs i listen to are depressing but i never understood what he meant. right after my first girlfriend, who i really liked dropped me, all the lyrics started to hit me the way it hit my friend. still don't really give a shit about the lyrics tho as long as the melody is good. | jdennis31
03.11.12 | i have always related very well with frank turner lyrics tho. he's probably the only artist i listen to because of lyrics | ConsiderPhlebas
03.11.12 | The write-up for 10 is hilarious. Great list. | Scoot
03.11.12 | you should work on some darker stuff mate | dammets
03.12.12 | thank you for this list. | Spec
03.12.12 | BTMI! Does it for me. Always. | auberginedreams
03.12.12 | the lyrics in 3 are perfect. | auberginedreams
03.12.12 | so is the music though. | Rev
03.12.12 | thanks guys | luci
03.12.12 | i really appreciate that you decided to share this, must have been cathartic to write. i get the same out of 1, 6, 8 and 10, I can't do without these albums. I rely on James Blake in a different way though - that album to me is about complete passivity and unrealized emotional expression. I actually disliked that moment you described in I Never Learnt to Share for the longest time, mostly because the rest of the album is about emotions shoved too deeply down to effectively express. I've warmed up to it though, mostly because it gets the requisite climax out early and leaves the remainder of the album in post-climax stillness/clarity. Good read. | profoundword
03.12.12 | I really like these kind of lists, and this is no exception. I really need to check out 1 and 10 | Ovrot
03.12.12 | Sounds and Atmospheres > Lyrics | Eko
03.12.12 | 4 thru 7 are soooooo good | Quen
03.12.12 | This list is the shit. | Aids
03.12.12 | "Sounds and Atmospheres > Lyrics"
why work in absolutes? that's a really dumb generalization to make. different artists/bands have different strengths. | Rev
03.12.12 | "still need to hear Pinkerton, I've actually recently been obsessing over their first album"
do it man!
"that Bright Eyes album is good but overrated in my opinion"
I actually kind of agree, but it still has a lot of personal meaning for me
"and My Dinosaur Life kind of sucked, again, in my opinion"
well you can go fuck yourself >:( | Rev
03.13.12 | Oops, I forgot to ask for recs
Doesn't need to be like this stuff. Just great lyrical stuff | WashboardSuds
03.21.12 | Kevin's also a shy boy, I can relate to this in more than one way. lyrics always passed over me too, and while I still enjoy words a lot (I write all the time), the actual sound is what I've always loved about music. |
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