07-21-2009, 02:23 PM
(07-21-2009, 01:58 PM)AlexKawajima Wrote: The UK band My Dying Bride has some gothic/doom songs and it puts me in a wierd mood sometimes....but I really dig most of it, especially that crazy violin hahaha. The song "Cry of Mankind" is very beautiful although it seems very emotional. It doesn't really have that effect on me, but I have seen live performances of this song and the singer is very sad and crying at the same time when they play it. It is probably just a performance act, but it sure works to add something to the show.
Oh wow, my son just recently turned me on to MDB. Some of it has vocals too harsh for me, but OMG the singer is incredible! I even went so far as to say he's in the top 5 best vocalists of all time, and, coming from me, that is saying a LOT!!! And yes, the violin...mmmmm. I was just looking them up on youtube and found a song with some incredible violin, clean vocals, and OMG it was so awesome!! Great stuff!
I get what you mean. This music is deeply emotional, but I don't consider it negative. (At least not what I've heard so far.) I would liken it to Peter Gabriel-era Genesis. (I can pm some great Genesis/PG links if anyone is interested - I can send you the best footage. Just pm me.)
(07-21-2009, 01:58 PM)AlexKawajima Wrote: A lot of it is quite beautiful, say where you have a band like Opeth, which you mentioned. One of their albums My Arms Your Hearse is a concept album that goes through the 4 seasons where it starts ends in the winter and starts in the spring. From Wikipedia, I finally after 10 years of loving this album got some idea of what it was all about.
Yes, I am familiar with the album (as well as all their others - they are my son's fav band). I have utmost respect for Opeth. I still have a problem with the harsh vocals, though.