Music thread

@DerpyFast
One that comes off the top of my head is Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) by Pink Floyd. If I recall correctly, the vocals don’t kick in until part IV.

@Starless
Granted, but if anything, that’ll give the representative more time to gather the info they need to help.

@DerpyFast
As @Mellow Rhythm said, the intro to “Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)” by Pink Floyd has a really long intro. In a song whose length is 13:08, the part with vocals doesn’t start until 8:26.

Another one that came to mind is “Octavarium” by Dream Theater. The intro of the song lasts until 5:31, when the vocals finally come in. However, the rest of the song’s length balances it out–the entire song is 24 minutes.

@Mellow Rhythm
How could I forget Shine on You Crazy Diamond?

If The Police tried to write a prog rock song, it would be 45% intro, 50% outro, and 5% actual song.

R.E.M. suckered Warner Bros. into giving them an $80 million contract in 1996 and then their drummer left and released dud-after-dud album afterward. And that was before Napster killed the CD.

Based R.E.M.

@DerpyFast
I like the Police, but yeah, I agree :D

Yeah that makes sense, there are a lot of rappers (Mostly from the underground) who are a lot more complex in terms of their lyrics, flow, delivery and beats just like with rock music. Hip hop and rap is also an art form just like a prog rock concept album and can create some great art

That sounds like the best thing ever and I want AI to do this

@Shavkat Rakhmonov
Nice, I love that

Here’s a song I wrote. It’s called Gaslight.

Well, it’s my birthday

I’m turning two six

I just can’t believe it

Me and my cool kicks

The people before me

They say happy birthday

And I’m left befuddled

Confused as to why

Do I really deserve praise and admiration

When I can’t really give it to myself and who I am

I feel like I’m stuck in a neutral position

No way of getting out, a beaver will no dam

So why do these people say that they love me

Acting as if I’ve done anything kind

I’m ashamed of myself and the person I’ve become

And yet I pretend like I am totally fine

What if they abandon me and see me for who I am

That guy behind the keyboard who’s always posting spam

What if I post a vlog and no one sees it

Because they’ve become wise that I’m not worth one bit

I try to pretend it’s good when I know it’s totally not

I can’t afford a therapist to treat my brain rot

I’m always driving straight when I know I need to pass right

Yet I pretend it’s all great; always tryna gaslight

What if they abandon me and see me as they should

The son of an accomplished nurse who can’t even handle fast food

What if I host a rewatch and no one sees the post

Because they’ve become wise that it’s to ego boast

I always try to run away from that of which I fear

Because I feel I’m hurting you and those that I hold dear

I’m always driving straight when I know I need to pass right

Yet I pretend it’s all great; always tryna gaslight

Dismember is one band that needs attention since their entire catalogue is on Spotify again which could mean a new record in the future

Is It Unusual: a song by me

Warning: dark subject matter

Is it unusual to see the bad guys if they were good

To envision a place where everyone was misunderstood

Is it unusual to spend $30 on a meal and then just throw it away after a couple bites

When you wanna do the same thing to you because you’re a trash person who’s conversations no matter what always ends in fights

My demons have demons and I try not to see them

I hope to give me some piece of mind

Is it unusual to wear this mask that’s airtight

Am I in denial or do I just not have the time

As usual

Those I like I break their hearts and those I hate are torn asunder

I see the masks that people wear and it’s more like a coffin buried deep under

Am I the prison guard of my demise where there’s no escape and I have no key

A dilapidated boat without a raft and the silentness is slowly killing me

Is it unusual to wish for death just because they wouldn’t share

To be in art class without a partner because the teacher assigning one could not care

Is it unusual to hate yourself just because this person you like has a different opinion

Disillusioned with a life of a mindless bot who carries on other people’s thoughts like a useless minion

My demons have demons and I try not to see them

I hope to give me some piece of mind

Is it unusual to wear this mask that’s airtight

Am I in denial or do I just not have the time

As usual

Am I a woman trapped in a man’s body and I just don’t know it because I’m so scared

Of what the people might think as well as my mom who might disown me without a care

Why do I have these thoughts that consume me when it would be best to have happy thoughts

Is it unusual to be miserable and yet happy to have unhappy thoughts

Is it unusual that you think that everyone has nothing to do and is staring at you

Is it unusual to hate someone when they’re a stranger who’s done nothing to you

Is it unusual to think you’re the side character in the fantastical story that is your life

Is it unusual to hate yourself so much that you wanna cut yourself with a rusty knife

My demons have demons and I try not to see them

I hope to give me some piece of mind

Is it unusual to wear this mask that’s airtight

Am I in denial or do I just not have the time

As usual

Congratulations to Oliver Anthony Music for his first ever number one song with “Rich Men North Of Richmond”, a song where he protests and complains against the government for not paying us high enough, which is a sentiment that I definitely agree with.

@Dashie41 YT
Kreator have actually headlined the Saturday night 2 years ago. & Blind Guardian headlined back in 2002 & again (alongside Cradle of Filth (but not at the same time)) in 2009 but I guess they could very well headline again.

Kinda messed up Kanye West has all but admitted he’s an antisemite and somehow his music is still on Apple Music.

Ariana Grande fired Scooter Braun as her manager.

Dude must be the modern-day Allen Klein.

Dethklok has dropped their new album on Spotify today and i recommend it for fans of Metalocalypse

@Galestorm
Or maybe Anthrax

On this day 44 years ago, Led Zeppelin released their eight and final studio album “In Through The Out Door”. Selling 6 million copies, the album would peak at number one on the Billboard Hot 200 and UK Album Charts. The record would be the last record with all four original members after the death of drummer John Bonham a year later.

@Mr.Myoozik
One of its most notable tracks is All My Love, one song guaranteed to tug at my heartstrings

@Mellow Rhythm
I wonder how they would’ve survived the 80’s if John survived. Then again seeing how Robert Plant’s career turned out that decade

@Mr.Myoozik
I’m certain they’d have trundled on at least a little bit longer if he survived

If John Bonham survived and Led Zeppelin continued releasing albums for another decade or two, they likely would have become increasingly irrelevant like almost any other band, releasing several bad albums. I imagine they would become a pop group in the 80s then become a nostalgia act in the 2000s that just tours instead of releasing new albums. They knew when to quit.

@Starless
This is why the Beatles break-up was the best thing to happen to them. Sadly John never got to live the happy life he always wanted long enough.

@Mellow Rhythm
If Fleetwood Mac got hits in the 80’s and managed to survive the decade intact, then who’s to say that the same would’ve happened to Led Zeppelin?

@Mr.Myoozik
You meant “who’s to say the same wouldn’t have”, right?
Because yeah, if Jon Bonham survived and cleaned himself up, I’m still convinced they’d stick it out for at least a bit longer. Maybe not the whole decade though, because surely at least a couple of the band members would be itching for solo projects

It’s fascinating to listen to a popular song and compare the differences between the album version and the single version.

The single version for Paul McCartney’s “Take It Away”, for instance, is not only more bass-and-horn-heavy than the album version, but also has the chorus double-tracked.

That “Rich Men North of Richmond” song is so frustrating to me, because like, on the one hand I agree with the overall sentiment of wanting better conditions for the working class, but on the other hand… like about half of the lyrics are completely wrong as well as being oddly classist for a song like this.

@Mr.Myoozik
There’s an interesting question: Which bands managed to survive through the ’80s without completely compromising what made them great, and why?

Fleetwood Mac had a good ‘80s, as did Stevie Nicks’ solo career obviously. But then there are others. And it seems to be evenly split between genres as well: In psychedelic rock, the Grateful Dead had a pretty great ’80s, but Jefferson Airplane (now Starship) completely sold out in that decade. In prog, Rush and Pink Floyd had a solid ’80s, but then you look at the Moody Blues… oof.

@SleepySteve
Have you heard the original version of “Fox on the Run” by the Sweet? Contrast that to the more famous single version, it’s like night and day—the song went from a hard rock jam to a synth-heavy glam rocker.