Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) - David Bowie : Such a great album, but that is a post itself. Let’s just talk about the song. The opening sounds like a growl, then a shrieking guitar solo just rips the song straight open. Bowie has such aggressive vocal within the song. At times it even seems like he snarls his way through the vocals. The chorus is furiously monotone. It’s almost if it captures music of early slasher films. Especially the guitar solo. It is reminiscent of the Halloween theme. The lyrics even take it into effect. Such a brilliant song.
In Reverse- The War on Drugs: I am still one of those annoying people that listens to albums all the way through and questions why people don’t. Anyway, I discovered this song years ago by listening to the album all the way through. It wasn’t one the hits on the album. It is a hell of closing song. It starts off with a guitar feedback, the vocals slow come in to fill in the empty space that the guitar left. It’s almost like the sounds in background are looped and played in reverse. Hence the title of song. It’s not until almost halfway through the song when the song snaps into place.
“When we're living in the moment
And losing our grasp
Making it last with the grand parade in our past”
I think this verse is so great. It is so comforting. I also like how this song end in an entirely different place from where it started.
The Fireside by Yo La Tengo: Music is probably different for me other people. I can’t listen to it ask background noise. I have to be totally immersed. It probably has ruined many dates. This is song I found out about recently. As I was dog walking.
The music sounds as if it is being played very cautiously. Every instrument is reflecting a personality. Taking time and listening to the other. The vocals come in over halfway through the song. Ira’s vocal keep pace with the song. Still telling a story, but not overshadowing the rest of the instruments. The end is very unique it is a slow collapse, and ends with just the acoustic.