what are you listening to at the moment?

[UberBeavis]

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[demo]

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[BikeRacks]

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[Silent-Runner]

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[BikeRacks]

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[bob saget]

was recommended to me on youtube. what a banger.

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[Silent-Runner]

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awesome

[Quickstrike]

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[Silent-Runner]

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not sure what to think of that, she manages to put some surprising power into that song, granted. Let's say it's an interesting cover

[Taturana]

Didn't really like the synth she used, but her voice was on point for the song.

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[Silent-Runner]

Didn't really like the synth she used, but her voice was on point for the song.

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it also helps that she's kinda cute, i guess

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[NIGELG]

Violent Femmes 3 .....on cassette.

[Taturana]

I guess you mean one of their albums? Any song specifically, never heard them.

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I liked the Volturian one, never heard them too.

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[Silent-Runner]

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Awesome!

[Taturana]

I like how they panned the sound of the acoustic on the left and that other small guitar - what is that? - on the right. I really need to buy a better headphone, mine is a really cheap one, the sound is cracking on the right ear :/ This pandemic increased the prices so much, it is ridiculous.

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[YellowBeard]

my downstairs neighbors loud ass unbalanced ceiling fan.


But I did listen to this earlier today.

CHVRCHES - Heaven/Hell
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[Silent-Runner]

[QUOTE=Taturana;1338216749]I like how they panned the sound of the acoustic on the left and that other small guitar - what is that? - on the right. I really need to buy a better headphone, mine is a really cheap one, the sound is cracking on the right ear :/ This pandemic increased the prices so much, it is ridiculous.

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yep. They did some really cool covers. Also you seem to be a big fan of Nightwish. I loved their older stuff. I'm not a big fan of their newer stuff though.

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[Taturana]

I actually only started listening to Nightwish in this pandemic. For some weird reason youtube decided to recommend me a song from them to listen and I clicked (Ghost Love Score. I wasn't even listening to any music back then). Of course, everything started with the Wacken 2013 concert. I'm taking my time listening to some of their earlier work (Nemo and Wishmaster with Tarja, Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean with Floor, Storytime with Anette), but I'm just impressed by this last album they released (Human Nature). And Floor just sounds so amazing live. Tarja voice is really powerful, but there is just something in Floor's voice tone/color that bewitches me. And when she harmonizes with Marco is just perfect.

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Amy Lee's voice is something else too. I really like Evanescence.

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Lyrics for the song above.
To look up into the night's sky, to see the stars they are changed
To know a thousand years or more have passed, and I am the same
This mountain hollow that keeps me in a suffocating embrace
A prison and a safe haven, it's always been this way

Lo, a new master calls me to awakening, I know this one brings the end
Far out beyond the darkness I've been living in it's true, a whole new world awaits

Stellar constellations rise, lighting my way in the night
Once again revitalized, to roam; to never die

My path begins with the new dawn; a voice is calling my name
It always starts as whispering then manifests to a scream
I'm drawn to the creature that wakes me, bound to them by the curse
My soul exists only to serve, a covenant of birth

Fear not the task ahead there's no escaping it, there's no good nor evil here

Stellar constellations rise, lighting my way in the night
Once again revitalized, to roam; to never die

Come to me, awakening
Follow my voice, come to me

Fear not the task ahead there's no escaping it, there's no good nor evil here

Stellar constellations rise, lighting my way in the night
Once again revitalized, to roam; to never

Lighting my way in the night
To roam; to never die

[ugly]

IAlso you seem to be a big fan of Nightwish. I loved their older stuff. I'm not a big fan of their newer stuff though.

I feel the same way. I'm sure part of it is nostalgia and that somehow everything seems better when you're younger and first discovered something.

I know when it comes to Nightwish everyone fights over the vocalists. But, I think part of it is more the style of music. The older stuff just wasn't as big.

The newer albums just have so much orchestrations and all that stuff. And they've had a few more thematic albums too. And for some reason, to me, it makes it somehow end up being a little more bland and have less character. It's hard to describe, but the last few albums I feel like most of the songs sound the same.

[Silent-Runner]

"Dark Passion Play" was one of their best albums so far, of course "Once" too. As for the lead singer, yeah, that's still something people are fighting over. Personally i think that both Tarja and Floor have their very own style, both fit very well into the style of the band.

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[Elysian]

Started the morning listening to Devin Townsend's Synchestra (2006):

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Now listening to Empath (2019):

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What a trip. Empath feels a lot like Synchestra in a lot of ways.

[Taturana]

I really don't like screaming. Some growling here and there I still tolerate, but a whole song is a no-no for me.

[BikeRacks]

I really don't like screaming. Some growling here and there I still tolerate, but a whole song is a no-no for me.

it's an acquired taste for some, and some just can't get into it. But It can really add atmosphere, emotion or contrast to the music and there are so many different variations. There's alot more substance to it than most people realize, even when used for the entirety of a song. A well placed and delivered growl during a riff can really release the endorphines. To each his own. In the end it's all art, so no rules on how you do it. I've always found Devin's growl to be pretty tame honestly

My favorite Devy song
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[Silent-Runner]

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[Taturana]

Was not expecting such a high pitched voice from this singer when he appeared Nice song, I just didn't like the use of the synth towards the end of the music, it felt out of place. Maybe I'm just not used to it.

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Speaking of growling/screaming, I know it can add some elements to the music. Most of the time I have a really hard time trying to understand what most of the singers are saying, besides for a full song it sounds too aggressive, it bothers me. An example of growling I can actually understand and doesn't bother me so much, Tatiana from Jinjer has a really nice voice when she is not growling.

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Or even Courtney from Spiritbox

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I would really like for them to not scream at me

Devin I can understand sometimes too.

[Silent-Runner]

The lead singer from Beast in Black, Yannis Papadopoulos, has an unbelievable vocal range. I really like most of his stuff.

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As for the growling, well, i'm not a big fan of it when it's used too often. As you've pointed out, i'd like a lot bands way more if they'd use the growling a little less.

In the end it's, as usual, personal preference.

[Silent-Runner]

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[Silent-Runner]

something different, not for everyone, but i like it

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[JZL]

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[Taturana]

Yannis Papadopoulos

Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (Vocal Cover)

Here in Brazil there is a singer that has a similar tone to him, Ney Matogrosso. He doesn't sing rock, it's more MPB (Música Popular Brasileira - Brazilian "Pop" Music). I find him to be really weird, I don't like him to be honest.

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Evanescence - Use My Voice

I was going to post it Really liked this song, the guitar and drums sound really good.

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Elli Berlin - Ich bin der Nachtwind (Tanzwut Cover)

A lot of grit in her voice. What is the song about?

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Death - Politicians in My Eyes

Nice bass sound. Really liked the chorus guitar that they kept panning it left to right, it was very float. Same with some of the drums beat, it ran across the ears really smoothly. I just think they over extended the final part of the song, but I understand why they did it, with the amount of distortion they applied.

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a Brazilian group (O Rappa), they stopped playing together in 2018 I think.

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[Silent-Runner]

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A lot of grit in her voice. What is the song about?

Lyrics:

I Am The Night Wind
I'm the one who brushes through your hair,
Who gently touches your shoulder,
The one who's familiar to you and yet so strange,
The one who furiously combs your part crooked
I am the night wind.

The one who makes flames dance for you
And plays a shadow game for you,
Who kisses rainbow puddles,
And pours mist on your skin.

The one who lifts up the bear-black forest,
Who sticks leaves to the panes,
Who softly whispers a dream
And plays with your skirt hem.
I am the night wind.

Refrain:
I am the night wind
And know no sunlight.
You feel me on your skin,
But you don't see me.
I'm just the night wind,
The one who touches you gently,
Who loses himself in dance with you.

I drive a dark cloud in front of the moon,
Which towers high in the sky for you.
I blow window sashes back and forth,
I sweep all the streets empty for you.

I make the embers glow brightly for you,
I strangely play my melodies.
I gently brush over your face
I blow out the candlelight for you.

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and yes, she has a lot of grit, definitely

[Silent-Runner]

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[Taturana]

I don't remember this song in Alladin. Is it from the movie with Will Smith? Didn't watch it.

[Silent-Runner]

I don't remember this song in Alladin. Is it from the movie with Will Smith? Didn't watch it.

it's from the 2019 movie, yes.

The original:

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I also like Minniva a lot though. She's not only beautiful, she also has a great voice.

[Silent-Runner]

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[Taturana]

Nice message. One thing that I didn't really like in the song itself was the key change. It didn't have any link from the sound before, it was weird.

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Turn on the subtitles in english, since this a a Mongolian band.

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[Silent-Runner]

The Hu are awesome. Not sure what to think of the colab though

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[Silent-Runner]

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[Taturana]

I don't think they (The Hu) are wrong in doing colabs. It gives them a better exposure in markets that would not even have heard of them. They are the first Mongolia band I have ever heard in my life (not because of the colabs, I found out from one of the reactors in youtube I follow). For this particular version of Wolf Totem, I think the drums are actually hurting the melody. It is not bad, since you can just feel the head bobbing almost instantaneously. But if you listen to the original version, the drums sound are there, but those big Mongolian drums, not a traditional drum kit, the sound is much bigger.

This Falling in Reverse song has a nice use of synth being used to fill the spaces between the drums and guitar, clever. I didn't like much when the melody got heavier (after 2:30), I think the song could exist without it.

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The bass tone is just perfect for me.

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[Silent-Runner]

uuuhh, Babymetal, no thanks. Not a fan of that kind of music