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| Author: | white hotel [ Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:35 pm ] |
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It has been brought to my attention that I can barely resist songs of any genre with a decent prechorus (cf Lily Allen's Everything's just wonderful, for god's sake) or a proper outro (cf Abe Vigoda's Animal ghosts, or Built to spill's Carry the zero). Are there particular song structures that you just can't resist? |
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| Author: | Bovine Juice [ Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:37 pm ] |
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Big pounding drum intros get me every time - Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant, New Rose by the Damned or most Redskins records being examples... |
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| Author: | Trev [ Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:49 pm ] |
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songs that have That Velvet Underground driving guitar/drum sound a-la 'Waiting for the Man' - which I first heard done well by Jesus and Mary Chain on 'Some Candy Talking' - that bit towards the end where the drums go bananas as the guitars do that Velvets thing gets to me - love bands that use that style as a 'template'. |
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| Author: | white hotel [ Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:54 pm ] |
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| Author: | Captain Howdy [ Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:28 pm ] |
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| Author: | Cavey [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:48 am ] |
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I like a memorable intro like Oh mandy, Take me out, Come on eileen - I also like an intro that starts slow and then goes nuts like The Only living boy in new cross - I guess it's all about the intro for me. Songs are like books though - you have to hook them within the first couple of lines or the interest wanes - unless it's pink floyd. Then i'll wait. |
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| Author: | matt611 [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:23 pm ] |
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I always look out for a strong middle-eight ... It’s a sign of a skilled songwriter. They need to be more than just a key change... I also like a classic piano melody line: think Abba's "Money, money, money" And - as I've mentioned before here - the Harmonica dosen't get used as much as it should |
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| Author: | Westie [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:30 pm ] |
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| Author: | dookerdoo [ Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:52 pm ] |
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| Author: | José [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:09 pm ] |
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| Author: | Bovine Juice [ Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:53 pm ] |
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Any new thoughts on this old thread? I stand by mine. A pounding drumbeat and add the Strangeloves - I Like Candy to the list of records I listed earlier. |
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| Author: | KevW [ Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:11 pm ] |
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| Author: | Bovine Juice [ Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:15 pm ] |
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| Author: | KevW [ Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:17 pm ] |
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I'm surprised I spotted it. With my illness I get chronic insomnia, so I got up at 5am after zero minutes sleep and made soup. So I'm not really with it today. #Fuzzy |
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