Topic: The Music Thread

This instrumental is so simple in structure that its absurd. But this is an example of how something so simplistic can sound so full and freaking downright harrowing.

@StitchJones It was fairly normal until it hit that thirty three second mark, I have one for you that I'm sure you won't have heard but you'll know both songs being covered. It's in the same kind of vein as something that obscure but recognizable.

I even see my comment from six years ago.

awesome song and awesome video for a great gaming series. Always loved this music video

@GirlVersusGame sweet. those ladies have talent for sure. Going away from metal for a bit since we can all listen to anything. This is one of chvrches least known songs. I only like choice songs from them, but this song is amazing and far from their more pop songs structure

@StitchJones Chvrches I think I heard through Death Stranding and Vampire Academy. I think this one you posted is one I haven't heard. Oh never mind it's blocked I'll try another VPN.

@Ravix slowing the last chorus of this piano cover down to 0.85 speed at the 3:38 mark, gives me chills man. Hits me right in the soul for some reason.

@GirlVersusGame chvrches are big video gamers and they appear on tons of games. Including Death stranding for sure and alot of the forza racing games. This song is more kind of easy rock sounding, not a pop song. The bass is very deep and foreboding sounding

Unfortunately they are blocked on this side, would you say they might be like Placebo in that their themes might be inclusional/LGBT?

Edit: They definitely are, my browser won't even bring up the band name. I'll try Spotify, maybe reset some things.

Something entirely different, Taiwanese Metal band. One of their acoustics, the lead singer is a Politician. He was or is the Taiwanese Ambassador to Finland. I don't know if they are known outside of Asia.

That's when they sing non-accoustic.

That is infinitely cool @Metonymy I did not expect this at all today, haha.

Though i'm not big into production or anything like that as I may have aluded to somewhere, more just the feel to me, I'm sure there's are elements that clearly help translate those intentions when it is indeed produced well. Not sure I have the nerd capacity left to delve into all of that, but still... Unexpected emo community is always welcome, haha. I may have to go and listen to those albums and see if I can pick out any specifics, though. A good excuse.

But then, I kind of like when it just feels cobbled together, raw and messy too (last track that played was 'Tuck Me In' Alkaline Trio, which sounds awful to be brutally honest, but in such a way that adds to it. Same with the 'IBYMBYBMYL' album (MCR). It's kind of rough, and it is more beautiful for it. (Nowhere near as rough as early Alkaline Trio) I do find myself more drawn to bands earlier albums though, no matter what it is usually more real in their beginnings, regardless of how successful they become. Pulling a classic non related band out of the air, Pink Floyd, same story, I could probably go and listen to their old albums a lot easier than the later stuff. I feel Roger Waters is such a 'me' person 😂

Back to screamo emo, etc, @GirlVersusGame you got me on Armour For Sleep. I've never heard of them... were they a... Chastity... Band? (Let's go, awful jokes!) But you have not got me on Hawthorne Heights, and seeing that actually triggered me a little 🖤 great music for staring out of a window in the rain, or from a moving car and being very depressed to, haha. And after this InMe track finishes (Essex kind of Emo - this is me testing you back 😛Though they maybe aren't that obscure in the UK, i'd say, because of the sensation of the music television boom. But still, not exactly a massive band.) I'll be putting on some Hawthorne Heights for the emo version of a giggle. Silverstein came on first, by the way. (That's not a test)

'If Only You Were Lonely' it's pretty soft screamo, but still. Honestly, listening now it sounds like they put on quite fake high voices, but still...

Also... Funeral For A Friend (welsh, "post-hardcore. But i'd put them in the emo-sphere)

I may now just talk in lyrics or band names rather than sentences, a little bit like Gym Class Heroes did in 'Taxi Driver' 🤷‍♂️

@GirlVersusGame also, please don't randomly drop Dropkick Murphys on me in bagpipe-form unexpectedly 😂 as soon as the first notes hit it threw me through the loop! I mean, I hear that song at the start of every Celtics game, but out of context while talking nostalgically with people here anyway about music, it really shot my mind right back to my time in the US which I cherish, deeply. The record and music stores there were so cool! New England is pretty awesome.

@Ravix That was lost in translation for a moment, if you switch 'belt' for 'band' it makes sense. I was wondering if there was a genre of Emo music specifically about waiting for the right one. I really like Hawthorne Heights but they are the kind of band that really hit a chord and you know what I mean. So it's kind of a teenage years band and part 'if I listen to them now there's no way I won't feel the same way' then you do and sure enough it floods back. It's great that music can do do that but it can give you racoon eyes too. I'm not saying you wear guy-liner or manscara. I never got too into Funeral for a Friend and did see them live but the sound technician (venue one) was having a bad night and the levels were all over the place. Here's Armor for Sleep, similar maybe with Hawthorne Heights if you really want to go there. I'll be honest I originally thought Emo was for girls, then obviously found out they weren't.

@Ravix What's Celtics?