dibs

Wait For Sleep - Dream Theater
 

Haven't heard much Dream Theater, but they've always interested me.

Wait For Sleep - Dream Theater

The song starts with a piano intro, and then the singer begins. While he sleeps the pianist strikes some minor chords, which blend nicely with his voice. I can also detect some background guitar (maybe?), but it is very soft, and melodic.

This song is very short, especially for Dream Theater, whom I understand have very long songs. This song only seems to feature a pianist and a vocalist, so I'd imagine that it is interlude off of an album. The song is very pleasant, as the pianist and singer are perfectly matched in tone and rhythm. Interestingly, this song has no real verse/chorus structure, but instead seems to be a string of verses of various lengths. However it doesn't feel put together at all. The song ends with the piano doing a nice little outro.

Overall, I very much enjoyed this song. My only qualm was that it was to short. Other than that, it was a very good, relaxing kind of song. I would like to hear more songs of the same album, to see how they tie the guitars and drums in with the pianist (keyboardist?), however.

I give it 9/10.

My picks:

Australian Crawl - The Boys Light Up (New Wave Rock)
Skyhooks - Smut ('70s Rock)
Alex Lloyd - Black The Sun (Popular Rock)
Silverchair - Steam Will Rise or Suicidal Dreams (Grunge)
AC/DC - Razor's Edge (Hard Rock)
Jet - Come Around Again or Look What You've Done (Rock)
Powderfinger - Whatever Makes You Happy (Popular Rock)
Exonerate - Mountains Of Madness (Heavy Metal)
Fort - In A New Light (Hard Rock)

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deerbs

[b]Fort(e) - In A New Light[/b]

I have been meaning to check out this band for quite a while as they've play up here before and I'm yet to see them.

Rumbling guitar intro.
Then guitar doing those melodic power add2 chords. Then another one comes with drums in and, hey, it's a rock riff! I think they double up and the first guitar goes into wah territory.
Bass guitar and thumping bass drum with hi hat... it reminds me of another song... or a few other songs. The vocalist(s) have a bit of a dry voice, but not quite dry.

Then this is the chorus, guitars are back, and it's a bit more melodic, harder. Sounds like pretty straightforward modern rock to me... like Foo Fighters.

Verse 2, well it's nearly the same but the drum pattern includes snare and some more. Same voice, different words.

The chorus music again, but no singing. Well, this is not totally as straightforward as it could be, which is good.
Here we have a sort of trippy bridge with guitar pan effects, that sound cool in headphones, and a wah-y non-solo. Busts back into the power add2 chords rock. The other guitar wah's it some more.

Chorus again, seems maybe harder than before. The second time around one guitar is doing some high notes. And a scream to cap it all off.

Well, I'm one to be impressed by trickiness and other shenanigans, this song didn't have very much of that. It was pretty straightforward rock, though not totally sticking to the verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-chorus (VCVCBCC) thing, close to it though.
I liked the fact that the 2 guitars did play different things from time to time, even if the lead guitar was really simple, it's still better than mirroring. The wah effect was good, making for diversity in the music. It wasn't bad, but it certainly wasn't "WOW".

7/10 - I'd still see them, just as long as another band I liked was playing too.

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Trickiness and other shenanigans, eh..

[b]Fred Nachbaur - Westerly Gale[/b] - minimalist/fractal desert soundscape, arty warning
[url]http://artists4.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Fred_Nachbaur/[/url]

[b]Eluveitie - D'vêriû Agâge D'bitu[/b] - soulseek it.. celtic metal intro song

[img]http://ww2.boardmanumc.org:9874/bump.jpg[/img]

hm, images don't work here...

but it's awfully funny :D:D


too bad I can't dibs,I'm on school,

You might wanna post some less obscure songs, I can't find either.

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[QUOTE=Black Ibanez]You might wanna post some less obscure songs, I can't find either.[/QUOTE]

He posted a link. Just click on it.

But I don't want to listen to that song:(

You did say you can't find either.

And that's why it's called Forced Listening. I've got a song of his, it's cool instrumental work, it's not the kind of music that is unlikable.

Too late, I'm going to dibs.

[QUOTE=manuscriptreplica]You did say you can't find either.

And that's why it's called Forced Listening. I've got a song of his, it's cool instrumental work, it's not the kind of music that is unlikable.

Too late, I'm going to dibs.[/QUOTE]

Well, when I wrote it I didn't see the link, so I searched for both on Bearshare. But nevermind.

Undibs. I'm going to bed. Sorry for the fu ck around.

dibs



and I drop my dibs, cause It won't download, from the site you posted :-( sorry

hhm,since the songs you posted are unfindable, and the link won't work as well :upset:

I'll post some other songs people can dibs on, so we canget this thread going again :thumb:

here we go:

symphony X : the accolade II (prog metal)
Bloodhound gang: one point three four ( fun rock)
Meshuggah: sickening (technical death metal)
porcupine tree - shesmovedon
american head charge - just so you know ( good not total nu-metal)
young heart attack - misty rowe (good ol'rock 'n roll revival)
porcupine tree - how is your life today (prog rock)
nine inch nails - head like a hole (industrial)
in flames - jotun (gotenburg metal)
George Baker selection - green bag (rock 'roll)

Dibs.

[B]Porcupine Tree - How Is Your Life Today?[/B]

I've never heard any PT before. I know them through various prog sites I've visited, and by the Opeth connections.

This song, with the harmonized vocals, piano chords, and dreamy vocals, is very Beatles-esque. Sgt. Peppers-era, for certain. Just to push the point, the sound of a fairground appears halfway through. Oh dear. To be honest, this just reminds me of Rollercoaster Tycoon.

Other than sounding like The Beatles, the song basically flies past without doing a great deal. The melody is good, but unmemorbale. The harmonies and effected vocals add to the song, but don't make up for the excitement and uniqueness it so obviously lacks. Nice enough, but it's not something I'll be listening to much in the future.

I should add, I'd probably have enjoyed this song a lot more if I was under the infleunce of some illegal substance, but I'm not, and I wasn't impressed.

[B]5.5/10[/B]

Suggestions -

Shadow's Fall - The Power Of I And I
Dream Evil - The Book Of Heavy Metal (anthemic power metal)
Flowing Tears - Serpentine (gothic metal)
The Gathering - Saturnine (trip-hop, with a heavy rock chorus)
Iced Earth - Burning Times (power metal)
Lullacry - Don't Touch The Flame (female-fronted hard rock - think the Foo Fighters on jumpleads)

All of which can be found at this link - [url]http://www.centurymedia.net/download.htm[/url]

Dibs

Dream Evil - The Book of Heavy Metal

Oh yeah, starts off with a scream of METAAAAAL! :cool:

riff comes in, with some whispering
00:28 nice lead guitar with wah, the songs great already
00:48, slow with the same heavy riff, its the verse now, he has a good voice
still going on
01:12, chorus, still slow paced, palm muting
a shout of 'in my book of heavy metal!' takes us bk to the verse riff, its the chorus though i think lol
back to 2nd verse, meh not too big a fan of these slow paced songs but its alright
02:28 Bridge, a distorted voice speaking of the begining of metal or a war or something :confused:
02:51 - ah yes, the speed is up with a solo..just what the song needed, these guys have some skill

03:10 - high singing, backing singing, new riff,
03:35 - Drums out for a bit, another verse, but the drums come back after a few seconds
04:03 - back to chorus..not too fond of the chorus
continuing, with a nice lead guitar soloing over :)
song fades out

Im not too fond of these slow paced type of songs, but i would give it 6/10, it dragged on but it picked up halfway through which was good, a bit repetitive.
I'll check out some more sometime..not a big priority now though

My songs are:
Smashing Pumpkins - Porcelina of the vast Oceans (rock/alternative)
Tiamat-Gaia (Gothic metal, but good lol)
Nightwish - The Wayfarer ('Opera metal')
Sepultura - Territory (Thrash)
Adam Sandler - At a Medium Pace ( :lol: )
Gary Moore and Thin Lizzy - Out in the Fields (Classic rock)
Lynyrd Skynrd - Tuesdays Gone (Classic rock)
Darkthrone - Cromlech (Black metal)
Nightrage - Cirlcle of Pain (Melodic death)
Morbid Angel - Fall from Grace (Death metal)

dibs

Nightwish - The Wayfarer

before I begin, I'm absolutly not in to nightwish, but I thought I might pick this one to change my mind, so sorry if it;s not completley objective.

ok, now for the song :p

alright, it goes off at the second I pushed play, getting flowed by sound, what is this what I hear? a second guitar or keys.
0:28 the singer starts to sing, but I don't like her vocals.
nice, yet simple guitar underneath the vocals.
0:43 an instrumental piece, keys again?
0:58 vocals enter.
1:12, some higher singing, this sounds better, but still not my thing.
1:50, some change in the instrument part, this sounds way better :) .
it's a bit heavier.
2:05 vocals come in again.
music slows down.
and slowe singing.
kick drums take in more space, gives a good sound to the song, it fits.
vocal parts repeated till the song fades out.



hm my thoughts:

- can't help it, but I hate the vocals, maybe I just don't like female vocals :confused:
- guitar and drumming are quite ok, but I find it confusing, do I hear lots of keys, or is it a second guitar with strange effects?
- drags on too long for my feeling.
- nice instrumental parts, I think they would be better as a instrumental band.
- they sound like they want to be dream theater, lot of parts just sound like bad rip-offs of DT ( which doesn't make it bad, cause DT is just a great level, and this is quite some below that level, but stiil good :p)

score: 5/10
I hate the vocals, the rest is ok though.

would I check out more of this band?

no, I won't, I thought I'd broaden my tastes a bit, but no, I still don't like them.

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my picks:

symphony X : the accolade II (prog metal)
Bloodhound gang: one point three four ( fun rock)
Meshuggah: sickening (technical death metal)
porcupine tree - shesmovedon
american head charge - just so you know ( good not total nu-metal)
young heart attack - misty rowe (good ol'rock 'n roll revival)
nine inch nails - head like a hole (industrial)
in flames - jotun (gotenburg metal)
George Baker selection - green bag (rock 'roll)
dream theater - stream of consciousness. (prog metal)
my dying bride - all swept away (doom metal)
katatonia - sweet nurse ( doom metal)

Fred Nachbaur - Westerly Gale - minimalist/fractal desert soundscape, arty warning
[url]http://artists4.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Fred_Nachbaur/[/url]

Eluveitie - D'vêriû Agâge D'bitu - soulseek it.. celtic metal intro song

Could you at least add my song suggestions to your list for others to find?

^^^

added :thumb:

good luck folks

ciao

[i]Symphony X - The Accolade II[/i]

Starts with a cool piano intro, and some strings (Symphony is in their name, after all). It's all very pretty. The piano goes a bit madcore in places. At about :47, some heavy bits come in. I like the guitar tone. Technicality in its non pretentious form! I love it. The strings are great in this intro thing. 1:40, the drums pick up. Soon after ,the vocals come in, this guy is one of my favourite singers, every Symphony X effort I've liked them. The chorus is slower, anthemic. Another verse, I've noticed the piano in the background, it's cool as. Another chorus now. Now there's a piano, by itself, and now vocals. Now a guitar solo, a soulful one, it's great. There's only about 10 notes in the whole solo, but it's cool. Now this weird interlude thing, which I like a lot. After a bit more instrumentation, there's a cool, fast guitar solo. I think there was some sweep picking in there, somewhere. Now, another guitar solo, this one's distorted, fast, and awesome. After that, there's a chorus, with lots of background singers. A fitting end, to an awesome song.

9/10.

I suppose you want some songs, right?

Anthrax - Caught in a Mosh (Punk/Thrash)
Celtic Frost - Into the Crypts of Rays (Black metal)
Winds - A Moment for Reflection (Symphonic metal)
Muse - Butterflies and Hurricanes (Rock/Progressive)
Sunk Loto - Sunken Eyes (Nu-Metal)

dibs!

Celtic Frost - Into the Crypts of Rays (Black metal)


I'm not a fan of black metal, but I thought I'd give it a try.


in the first second or so, you hear some chanting, but I guess that's from the previous song on the cd or so? (poor production?) although it doesn't even sound bad.

than a gothic like riff begins, but after a few seconds, it's clearly no gothic riff anymore.

heavy guitars, make for a nice sound ( I actually like this, allthough I haven't heard any vocals yet )
0:12 drums drop, and there is just guitars.
0:14 drums kick in again.
0:17 vocals come in :confused: have I dowloaded the correct song?, no high pitched screams, sounds like trashy vocals, hm this sounds more like early metallica than black metal.. ;)
0:45, I clearly herar the bassline now, and it's quite worth listening to .
0:50 vocals come in again.
1:15 if you haven't heard the title of the song now, you must be deaf, this gets kind of repetitive.
1:23 ditorted guitar riff, no drums.
1:26 a very catchy beat begins :) .
1:55 now begins a nice guitar part.
2:14 a solo I like it, though it's short.
2:30 vocals again. song goes along nicely
3:30 a nice different guitar part, I would Like that to last longer, but the song is nearly at it's end.


THE END!!! :p

hm opinion.

- have I downloaded the right song? or is all of celtic frost like this, this was rather good.
- no BM vocals?
- guitars sound great
-nice drumming, not difficult, but fitting.
- too bad the solo is only so short :upset:
- lots of links with early metallica, IMO.
- nice vocals.
- lyrics get repetitive though

will I check out more? if all of CF is like this, I will.
so can anybody tell me, is all of CF with those lyrics?
thanks.

score:
7,5/10




fear factory - linchpin (industrial metal)
Bloodhound gang: one point three four ( fun rock)
Meshuggah: sickening (technical death metal)
porcupine tree - shesmovedon
american head charge - just so you know ( good not total nu-metal)
young heart attack - misty rowe (good ol'rock 'n roll revival)
nine inch nails - head like a hole (industrial)
in flames - jotun (gotenburg metal)
George Baker selection - green bag (rock 'roll)
dream theater - stream of consciousness. (prog metal)
my dying bride - all swept away (doom metal)
katatonia - sweet nurse ( doom metal)

Fred Nachbaur - Westerly Gale - minimalist/fractal desert soundscape, arty warning
[url]http://artists4.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Fred_Nachbaur/[/url]

Eluveitie - D'vêriû Agâge D'bitu - soulseek it.. celtic metal intro song

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