Music Discussion thread

[Froge]

1st video: To be honest, the song felt almost upbeat until the screaming came in. The vocals sound pretty pissed off to me, but they don't portray anger in its pure force as I imagine the emotion. Maybe our definitions of anger are different. To me, the epitome of "anger" isn't throat-crushing rage but rather a subtle, seething sort of venom that takes control of all your desires and directs them towards the source of the hatred. In that song, the screaming feels more so a product of a need to release pent-up energy, but the energy is neither good nor bad. It's just energy, indistinguishable between rage or a burst of excitement.

Edit: To give an example, here is what I'd consider my defining music for anger:





It might seem strange to you, but any time I hear a very loud and furious beat accompanied by screaming vocals I feel it's just a form of self-expression, a destructive release. And destruction does not at all have to stem from anger.

2nd video: Not bad. Sounds like some of the songs from Silent Hill 3. I wouldn't really say it's depression, though. More so just loneliness. For me, "depressing" music has to be slow and deeply crushing, to really convey the feeling of sinking into a pit from which there is no escape nor hope.

3rd video: It portrays anxiety well. I've never felt need to immerse myself in this emotion, though, not even after listening to all the Silent Hill soundtracks and Amnesia's. Maybe it's because my OCD tendencies already give me enough anxiety IRL.