Can be from any genre. Mine is when an acoustic guitar comes in towards the end of a song and totally changes or reframes the mood/energy (see “Money” by Widowspeak)
ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠 ( @Nemo@midwest.social ) 17•10 months agoI like it when the vocalist announces what’s coming next, like yelling “GUITAR!” right before a guitar solo or “bring back the horns” right before the brass section kicks in or “sing it, girls” right before the female backups echo the refrain.
funktion ( @funktion@lemm.ee ) 6•10 months agoI really like this one for certain genres like Funk or RnB that are generally more energetic and spontaneous when performed live. Helps the recorded material feel a little more alive.
everett ( @everett@lemmy.ml ) 4•10 months agoEven better when the singer “requests” it from their bandmate by name. (e.g. Honey Don’t by The Beatles)
enthusiasticamoeba ( @enthusiasticamoeba@lemmy.ml ) 3•10 months agoGUITAR
I Believe in a Thing Called Love!
KoboldCoterie ( @KoboldCoterie@pawb.social ) English15•10 months agoI love songs that completely change genre partway through. Can be slow acoustic songs that switch to fast techno; loud, bangy songs that turn calm and soft; rap songs with calm, piano-based choruses; whatever.
Examples would be:
- Still Loving You by Sonata Arctica
- Lost Winter Days by Alpine Universe
- Journey to the End by Windir
- Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance.
ludwig ( @ludwig@reddthat.com ) 10•10 months agoDon’t forget Bohemian Rhapsody, the all-time king of this niche.
glomag ( @glomag@kbin.social ) 6•10 months agoStairway?
KoboldCoterie ( @KoboldCoterie@pawb.social ) English2•10 months agoYeah, Stairway is another great example.
Aqualung does it well, too.
Swedneck ( @Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ) 5•10 months agoGod yes, using changing genres to tell a story in your music is such a power move
lol3droflxp ( @lol3droflxp@kbin.social ) 2•10 months agoStone Cold Metal by Ensiferum does that as well
Mojo ( @totallymojo@ttrpg.network ) 14•10 months agoI love that train track or horse gallop chugging rhythm some songs have.
Gives me feelings of movement forward, travel or progression.
Great car songs!Muse - Knights of Cydonia, Roy Orbison - I Drove All Night is probably a good examples of this.
lemmyng ( @lemmyng@beehaw.org ) 10•10 months agoThat is literally called The Gallop!
Mojo ( @totallymojo@ttrpg.network ) 2•10 months agoOh, cool!
all-knight-party ( @all-knight-party@kbin.cafe ) 3•10 months agoA lot of old Iron Maiden will fit that quite well, of course, maybe most infamously, The Trooper.
rustyricotta ( @rustyricotta@lemmy.ml ) 1•10 months agoAll the Kings Horses - Two Steps from Hell
Knusper ( @Knusper@feddit.de ) 12•10 months agoI quite enjoy it when songs sneakily build up, starting out with a mellow rhythm and after a few minutes, you find yourself in the middle of an epic solo on top of this thick carpet of rhythm, and it’s all very much over the top, but it works, because of that slow build-up.
alp ( @alp@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 5•10 months agoI used to get annoyed by pink floyd songs being so slow. I now realize it’s so much more powerful and overwhelming because it started slow
Schaedelbach ( @Schaedelbach@feddit.de ) 4•10 months agoI don’t know you or your general taste in music but if you ever want something a bit more modern yet als doing the ‘start slow until you made a wall of sound out of it’ thing, I highly recommend you check out the band Motorpsycho! Pretty much every album they made in the 90s and early 2000s have always at least one great song which will build and build and build up to a great crescendo. Their other stuff is absolutely great too! Their song Vortex Surfer got played for 24 hours on new years eve (I think it was 99 to 2000) on a Norwegian radio station.
Dandroid ( @dandroid@dandroid.app ) 9•10 months agoMy favorite is when a high energy song does a soft version of the chorus towards the end of the song, and the singer sings more mellow, or sometimes even an octave down. Then the singer goes back into full energy and original octave for one line before all the instruments come back in at full volume.
DavidDoesLemmy ( @DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone ) 8•10 months ago2, 5, flat 6 to the key change. Or a nice 4 minor chord.
radix ( @radix@lemm.ee ) 1•10 months agoNever knew I liked this too, but it sounds nice so I guess I agree.
brokenlcd ( @brokenlcd@feddit.it ) 7•10 months agoi love the “stepped sound” electro swing music has, especially when brass instruments come into play; the best example i can find is this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGbW44AEHeM
AstralWeekends ( @AstralWeekends@lemm.ee ) 7•10 months agoI like it when a chorus gets built up more on each repetition, either with the addition of more instrumental parts, new harmonies or background vocals, or a beat change that brings up the intensity.
Similarly, I like when that same effect happens within 2 halves of a chorus. Example of one I heard recently is the chorus of the song “Breathing” by ELLEGARDEN. The 2nd half adds a higher vocal harmony + a picked lead guitar line that open up the sound a bit and just give it a nice little emotional boost.
___f____g___ ( @___f____g___@lemmy.ca ) 6•10 months agoI call them groove breaks, when the song takes a little break and just grooves for a bit.
The video version of Even Flow by Pearl Jam has a great one, Stranglehold has one, the album version of Sweet Emotions has one as the intro, so maybe not technically a break.
miss_brainfart ( @miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml ) 1•10 months agoYou might like Utah, Gateway to Nevada by A Plage of Locusts then. It changes back and forth between a slower, groovy chorus, and a slightly more energetic refrain.
RobbieGM ( @RobbieGM@discuss.tchncs.de ) 6•10 months agoAeolian/Dorian mode mixture
Admiral Patrick ( @ptz@dubvee.org ) English5•10 months agoNot sure if it’s a trope, per se, but I love finding good covers of my favorite songs in other languages.
Edit: When the lyrics switch into a different language on a breakdown. That’s a trope, right?
lemmyng ( @lemmyng@beehaw.org ) 3•10 months agoMy favorite example is this one, because it’s a faithful translation of the meaning of the song while substituting words to keep the rhymes.
anti ( @anti@lemm.ee ) 2•10 months agoIf you’re on Twitter, the account @foreigncovers posts covers in other languages.
- PrettyBlackDress ( @PrettyBlackDress@lemdit.com ) English4•10 months ago
I fucking hate the word trope
gnzl ( @gnzl@nc.gnzl.cl ) 3•10 months agoThis one is probably very specific but Utada Hikaru has one that I love, where towards the end of certain songs she sings the chrous, and then keeps the same melody going multiple times but with different lyrics. It’s like she extends the feeling and rhythm of the chorus but keeps it interesting by using different lyrics the whole time. Some examples: Goodbye Happiness, Making Love, About Me, LETTERS, Sakura DROPS.
iHUNTcriminals ( @iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee ) 3•10 months agoI think sidewinder by avenged sevenfold does what you’re talking about.
lemonadebunny ( @lemonadebunny@lemmy.ca ) аҧсуа бызшәа3•10 months agoI love when something is sung in a lower, more calm register and towards the end when things get fast the same thing is said but with a higher octave and more energy like it’s so exciting it feels like character development but for music