I'm interested in seeing what gets other users most excited when listening to music
>Album ends with a short minute or 2 minute long drone
>Samples
>Song builds up to the point where it becomes full of textures, chaotic and loud as sin (eg Wide Eyed, Meth Of A Rockette's Kick)
>Poppy songs/albums with a sense of chaos (CHz, Remedy)
>Deep vocals with an odd charm or personality (eg Mike Patton)
>>63821469
alright
>songs transition into one and another
>good use of autotune
>that wet r&b sound (the sound at 56, 58, and 60 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXbcm_lKd8E)
>song uses a single drum loop
>shoegaze with computerized drums
>multiple vocalists singing different things at the same time
>blast beats (or whatever other similar things that might be mistaken for them) in music other than metal
>hip hop drum breaks (been starting to listen more and more to hip hop and love how they sound most of the time)
>well used samples combined to make something that is actually music
>poppy songs with lots of guitar distortion or other abrasive elements
>crescendos
>long, sparse, unpredictable instrumental sections that don't go anywhere
>reverb
>low tone basslines
>a consistent theme or concept that flow through a whole album
This sounds retarded. I'm tired
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>song has both harmonic and dissonant qualities
>artists play simple stuff and give subtle hints atbjust how awesome they are (eg. Every thing Ler Lalonde does with Primus).
>song seems to end but then kicks back to life and goes into the best section.
>weird grooves
>hard panned guitars that switch back and fourth
I'm a metalfag so
>turret drums like on war/bestial black metal albums
>punk rock influence
>really short, really intense songs
>really long, incredibly beautiful songs that very slowly build up into very powerful crescendos
>dadrock-esque guitar wankery
>crescendos
>songs that build from nothing
>end verse has a twist on the singing, perhaps another member jumps in
>chorus has intertwined two singers singing about different things
>breaks where only the drums are heard
>odd samples in hip-hop
>female vocals in pop/rock
>music that sounds sloppy
>songs drenched in reverb
>bizarre use of samples in any music
>song has only percussion
(Melvins - Spread Eagle Beagle, The Microphones - Drums)
>vocalist sings something muffled in the background
(Modest Mouse - Cowboy Dan, end of Why? - The Hollows)
>music that sounds aquatic, or like it's underwater
(Panda Bear - Search for Delicious, Clams Casino - Rainforest)
>notes being held for a long time in guitar solos
(David Bowie - Moonage Daydream)
>album opens with a short (< 2 minutes) intro that fades into the first "real" song
(Boards of Canada - Wildlife Analysis)
>>63824518
>Clams Casino - Rainforest
specifically i meant the track "Natural" but the whole EP sounds that way, really
>>63821469
Anco faggot
>wah pedal infused rhythm guitar
>snare flams
>lyrics about cigarettes
>when guitar and drums escalate in sync with each other going into the chorus [i, the witchfinder]
>when you can find the band in the crowd before shows having a drink.
>that orchestra hit sound
>part of the song where the vocalist doesn't sing and just talks dramatically
>over the top female vocalist, either energetic the whole time or switching singing styles in the song
>harsh noise with rhythm behind it
>really obscure, creative samples
>albums with 1 or 2 songs that are long af
>the chorus repeats itself, but slightly louder and more energetic
>live instrumentation in genres where you wouldn't think it would be
>upbeat songs about self-loathing
>rap song has chorus of singers on the bridge, like they were a funk band
>Isaac Brock going insane mode
>Basically horns whenever
>That slowdown before bursting into an immense, fast and energetic chaos
>Rappers going hard, while still keeping it really "dramatic", especially Aesop Rock on Labor Days
Can't think of a last one, so I'll mention a turn-off:
>Female vocals in general.
>>63824932
>not liking female vocals
What the fuck is your problem? How??
>>63821469
>ambient noise
>10+ min tracks
>trumpets
>women with low voice
>glitching sound
>>63824958
liking women is gay.
>>63824958
Don't really know, I just can't take it seriously, and most I've heard is pretty damn bad, so I just generally try to avoid it.
>pounding drums
>watery synths
>rattling hi-hats
>visceral noise
>trap influenced beats
>stereo chorus on guitar
>effects on vocals
>repetition
>diminished seventh chords
>dub bass as well as abrasive, more high end distorted bass
>sitar
>>63825290
nigger
>>63821469
>dub delay
>pads
>repetetive as fuck
>quick vocal samples
>breaks
>>63825333
You are cancer
>>63821807
Try dummy by portishead
Bleeps
Bloops
More Bleeps
More Bloops
Bleepy bloops
>>63827262
Patrician.
steady, constant drum loops and bass lines while the other instruments are going insane
>>63821469
>rapper uses a voice inflexion at the exactly the right time
>concept albums that don't suck
>recurring musical themes/motifs in the album
>grooves in odd meters (as opposed to odd meter wankery)
>more than one vocal texture (screams + singing, two clean vocals, etc)
>Technical part writing that enhances the musical ideas presented
Bonus round: Grooves in odd meters that resolve to symmetrical meters (5 to 6, 7 to 8, etc)
trap influenced beats
chilly synths
crunchy drums
>Long songs that end with a really good riff that repeats for about 1-3 minutes
>A building cadence at the end of a long song
>"Electronic" drums accompanied by an acoustic guitar
>Over the top grooves that aren't cheesy
>Interesting chord progressions with unorthodox suspensions and additions over a solid 4/4 beat
voice cracks in the right moment really do it for me
>sudden song transitions that seamlessly ride the bpm/rhythm
>poppy sounding song quietly breaks from regular verse chorus structure to a dramatic sounding breakdown
>any song taking full advantage of stereo/surround sound effects throughout the song
>a female vocalist that sings like josh homme
>any song that easily gives off a specific, highly characterized atmosphere
>>63828795
this so so so much
>albums that tell a story
>6-9 minute long songs that are good the whole time
>2:30 minutes at In The Flowers
>any song that gives me chills
>song builds up to a wall of noise
>song is over 7 minutes long
>song is Heroin by The VU&N
>high pitched sounds & noises
>natural harmonics
>drums/percussion putting emphasis on the really off beats
>when someone is strumming a chord or something really fast and they miss one strum in between
>loud crackly noises as the backdrop of a song
>instrumental chorus 1 or 2 times
>on the third chorus the rapper/singer goes in to make it even better
The only songs I know that do this are Anne Bonny and Up My Sleeves by Death Grips.
Can anyone rec me some other songs that do this?
>>63830151
Shake Your Rump kinda does this, except it's really just them cheering and shit.
The instrumental is fantastic though, probably my favorite in Hip Hop
>Jangly guitars soaked in reverb
>Airy synthesizers
>Breathy female vocals
>Razor sharp, post-punk-esque basslines
>Male/female vocal harmonies
>a single melody featuring a key change
>brass instruments
>sudden noise
>free jazz samples
>as many sections played in the least time possible
>musical irony
>sudden changes of rhythm, melody, harmony, or timbre
>goes from really heavy to soft
>genre transitions that aren't forced
>long, subdued soundscapes that are quiet or without dynamics
>crescendoes
>screams
>>63821469
>beat changes and complex beats
>death growls/screaming
>killer riffage
>catchy as fuck melodies
>multiple parts over a wide range of pitches that mesh well together but don't just play the same thing
>harmonized/traded solos
>crazy but organized live drum breaks
>two singers saying different things over each other
>poppy beach-boys-like harmonies
>when songs go somewhere completely unexpected and it works
>warm fuzzy guitars
>when a certain melody is repeated a few times throughout the album
>violin melody with a strong steady beat in the context of modern folk
>"tribal" percussion being the primary focus of the music
>longform building song structures
>field recordings of sounds that humans can't hear
>taking a single aspect of music and making it the sole/primary focus of the release
>>63831648
do you like amenra by any chance?
>>63831843
confessor - condemned
>>63829062
>Bonus round: Grooves in odd meters that resolve to symmetrical meters (5 to 6, 7 to 8, etc)
do you have any examples of this, I'm interested
>references to other bands, albums, songs, lyrics etc
>heavy auto-tune
>when a riff from one song is altered slightly in another song
>harmonizing over one repeated chord
>a sample right before the drop
*Claps*
Pauses
"Hey"
"Yeah"
3/4 time signature
>Weird or Unique male vocals
>Dank acoustic guitar
>Epic crescendos
>Harsh noise, dissonance, or other loud piercing noises that add to the music
>English Accents
>Fucked Up Lyrics
>Synthesizers
>Smiths-esque guitar
>60s organs
>>63821469
1. Songs leading into other songs
2. Strings at the end of the song (see X&Y by memeplay)
3. Shoegazy influenced guitar
4. Melodic songs
5. Poppy songs that sound like REM
>Huge tension and release (like in Starless by KC) aka the "flood gate effect"
>When someone holds down the same fucking chord on an organ for like 45 seconds straight while the rest of the band is killing it..
>When the drummer is being extra crispy on the hi-hat
>Dark lyricism done well (ugly mane)
>Tasteful flute solos
what show is the OP from? I remember watching it as a kid and loving the toys
>>63829821
This
Doug Martsch's fuzzy guitaring that makes J Mascis look like a scrub.
>>63833283
Metabots senpai
