When listening to music there are certain sounds that excite me and the enhance the listening experience. I will share some of them with you. . .now.
no more than 5 seconds of a 120+ boom tiss intro, lest you become hypnotised instead of drawn in.
when an electric guitar is played with an overdrive so smooth it sounds close to a sawtooth/square wave.
when a piano chord strikes from the gullet of a fullsized piano, a chord so rich with personality you feel it for the entire bar.
The dry bite of a piccolo snare or even a marching snare, that insane midrange hit that rubs your upper chest.
the rain-like drag of a brushed snare, adding lilt to a passage.
when a piano plays as a solo and needs no other instrument to sound like a full band.
The visual effect of a good chord progression in an arppegiator, rolling through a song.
The throaty rumble of a female soul singer.
The fret noise made by the carfule handling of an acoustic guitar, like a perscussive scratch egging the melody along.
the heavy punch of a backbeat in 4/4, demanding energy from the listener.
the sheer arrogance of the tone of an alto, or even a tenor sax
the easy street stroke of a clarinet.
The wild raucus scraping brass hits of the swing bands.
The expectancy of rhythm when -any- song isn't played in 4/4 time.
when a hammond with a rotary lays down some bars, making you think of driving at night
the rich, home grown tone of a 4 part male harmony.
anyone who can slap bass worth a %@^%
anthem-like opening chords that just make you sit up straighter when you hear them, no matter what instrument plays them.
when a lyric serves to tell you a story impossibly rich for the handful of words they just told it with.
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