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| Songs With Great Background Intricacies
Ever had a song you've listened to 100 times, only to find out
there is a fully realized part of the
song you've never noticed before? A chime part? or maybe an
extra guitar thrown in for depth?
Sometimes what's hidden under the melodies is just as genius
as the melodies themselves.
Maaaan, I love that stuff. I'll be adding more as I think of more
than the one's on top of my add. Please add suggestions of
your own.
(List in no particular order) | | 1 | Porcupine Tree
Anesthetize
The chime in the first two minutes or so has an extremely simple counter-melody that once you?ve
heard,
changes the entire texture of that part of the song. | | 2 | Thrice
Silver Wings
Whether you claim it to be too obviously straightforward or a perfect way to commit the vague texture
of
?air? to music, the bells and chimes that sparkle in the higher registers have almost too many layers to
consciously listen to just one. | | 3 | Oceansize
Only Twin
This song is quite the opposite as the first two, as none of the parts are mixed into the background.
The
song has so many active parts; it?s easy to gloss over them. The forceful nostalgia found in how the
parts
interact with each other to create the contradicting feelings of anxiety and comfort until the incredibly
satisfying explosion of sound. | | 4 | Tool
Lateralus
a. This isn?t so much about the layers of sound, but the concept of the song and how completely it is
employed. The Fibonacci sequence is used as a rhythmic device, poetic meter, and the very cool way
lead
singer Keenan applies the mathematical structure to the meaning of life. | | 5 | Opeth
The Grand Conjuration
Always something driving it forward, and everyone gets a turn at it. This pick is much more obvious
and
easily digestible than a couple of the others, but credit is due regardless. | | 6 | Steven Wilson
Get All You Deserve
Persistent white noise grows as more layers are added on, until the entire song is engulfed by a wave of
sound. Minimalist drumming contrasts perfectly with the layers of instruments on top. | | 7 | Dredg
Long Days and Vague Clues | | 8 | The Mars Volta
Televators | | 9 | Isis
Altered Course | | 10 |
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08.11.09 | Beloved did a lot of stuff like that. yeah, I love it when I find stuff like that. | shindip
08.11.09 | i find that with shorter, poppier songs, there are whole little sections that i have not noticed. its odd | OllieS
08.11.09 | Good list. Needs 50% of Blind Guardian songs and some Isis (some melodies you only notice unfolding in the background after like, 50 listens. Very subtle). | PuddlesPuddles
08.11.09 | Well thought out and accurate list | atrink
08.11.09 | this list probably took some time. but yeah i love finding a riff i didn't hear before | OllieS
08.11.09 | You should enjoy Ulcerate's 'Everything Is Fire' atrink. | kitsch
08.11.09 | its cliche but i didnt notice the robot voice in paranoid android until i was super stoned and listened to it. | taytck30692
08.11.09 | Odd to see a list like this without a Mars Volta song in there somewhere. Great list, regardless. I had a moment like that with Anesthetize, myself. | MorningView425
08.11.09 | I was thinking about putting Televators on there, but as I'm away on vacation I don't have access to all of my music to confirm it all. I'm pretty new on the site, but I'm thoroughly convinced I need about 100% more Isis in my collection...and def keep those suggestions coming |
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