Basses in a band are the equivalent of onions in food
That is all.
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The crunchiest basslines
The bass player provides one the more interesting components of a band’s output. Often, when put against the vocals, lead guitars, and drums, they’re simply in the back, providing supporting rhythms and harmonies, seemingly just rounding out the sound that the other instruments have designed. Mediocre basslines are frequently only noticeable once they’re gone; strong
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Ranking OK Computer – Radiohead
OK Computer is the third album from Radiohead and one of their most critically acclaimed. While I do not think it is Radiohead’s absolute best album, it is nonetheless an extremely solid body of work, and contains a healthy smattering of brilliant moments. In this ranking list, I give my opinion on the strengths and
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Coldplay’s Hymn for the Weekend
I rediscovered this today. I needed this song to play. Somehow, it makes me nostalgic for the future. And, I know that doesn’t make any sense. It might be the key that the song is in; every time the chorus comes on I just feel that bittersweet pang of nostalgia. It’s a song that gets
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Weezer’s SZNZ; A Full Review
First mentioned by Weezer’s lead singer and rhythm guitarist, Rivers Cuomo, in a interview in 2021, SZNZ was planned to be a group of studio albums released throughout 2022, season by season. I remember hearing this news and being ecstatic. After the release of Van Weezer the same year I truly thought the modern Weezer
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Feeling the Transcendental Etudes
Can’t get enough of Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes these days– favorites right now are the last two: No. 11 Harmonies du Soir The most beautiful and imaginative of the transcendental etudes, Harmonies du Soir perfectly encapsulates the evening sunset with its meditative murmurings and soaring flourishes. Like Chopin (really wishing that one 25/6 melody had its
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Sultanov’s recording of Etude Op. 8 No. 12 – Scriabin
Unbelievable playing of this piece. Uniquely mesmerizing voicing at 1:05; absolutely unreal acceleration through the climax 1:49– LH bass octaves are crazy good and Sultarov just rams through that juicy Bmaj 6/3 after the C𝄪.
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On Adore – Smashing Pumpkins
I really like Adore. It’s different, no doubt, and quite a bit sadder than previous work. But it still maintains the essence of the Pumpkins. The drenched soundscapes are still there, the sprawling vision is still there, and the lyrics are incredibly beautiful. The additional synths are catchy and a welcome switch up from the
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