Archive for November, 2011
- plucked and strummed acoustic gtr, delayed
- vox joins, big reverb
- subtle strings? woodwind? organ? join – very quiet
- reverbed female (choir?) backing vox between chorus and second verse
- strings/organ and choir becomes more prominent in 2nd chorus
- after 3rd chorus acst gtr stops
- choir does discord ‘ligeti 2001 requiem’ section – big reverb
KEY IDEAS to plunder
- lyric: (1. location 2. her 3. him 4. he says/she says 5. drug paranoia 6. hate 7. numb 8. loss) 9. THE FINAL ACT (10. after)
- lyric structure; A B A B C A B
- tinny, metallic acoustic guitar + vox
- bass joins with a nice woody sounding run – doubled? verbed?
- drums, slide guitar
- strange out of key flute in ‘solo’ + kids calling for their mother
- final verse all drops outs, just dry acoustic (titally unlike the original acst gtr sound) and vox (a lot closer)
KEY IDEAS to plunder
- lyric: (1. location 2. her 3. him 4. he says/she says 5. drug paranoia 6. hate 7. numb) 8. LOSS (9. the final act)
- lyric structure: A1 A2 B A1 A2 B
within A; lines 1,2,3 constant, lines 4,5,6 vary
- acoustic guitar, cymbal swells, subtle drums and bass
- vox with verb
- piano joins, drums break into beat in chorus
- strings enter at the end of the chorus
- strings a big part of next verse
- chimes in middle 8
KEY IDEAS to plunder
- lyric: (1. location 2. her 3. him 4. he says/she says 5. drug paranoia 6. hate) 7. NUMB (8. loss)
- lyric structure: A1 A2 B A1 A2 B C B2
- rolling toms beat
- horns
- vox lyric; his pov
- section 1 ends: drums and bass with elct gtr solo and 2 horn section phrases all fade out
- section 2 crossfade in: acoustic guitar fast strum (2 string)
- vox joins with heavy delay/verb (lyric; her pov)
- fade out with repeat ‘when you’re lookin through the eyes of hate, oh oh oh’
KEY IDEAS to plunder
- lyric: (1. location 2. her 3. him 4. he says/she says 5. drug paranoia) 6. HATE (7. numb)
- lyric structure; A B C A2 A B C D D E D2 E F
- no silence between preceding track
- bass and piano harmonising in sync
- drum fills drop in and out
- beat kicks in with elec gtr slide, vox joins
- horns in choruses and lead break
- song fades out – cross fades with drums of next track
KEY IDEAS to plunder
- lyric: (1. location 2. her 3. him 4. he says/she says) 5. DRUG PARANOIA (6. hate)
- lyric structure; A B A2 A B A2
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