Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Discussion Topic Part 2

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To avoid the quoting mess, I will do a whole reply. Considering my statement about "clearly defined beginning, progression and even and the ending" I am merely pointing out that this track has its head and its tail. True, it does start primitively, it doesn't progress much, but that is not a point, this track isn't obliged to follow some sonata-like order of composition with exposition, development and recapitulation.

Oh, certainly not. Nor did I say it was. And by "development" I certainly wasn't implying it should have had a classical development section. But I expect any piece of music to rise and fall, texturally, emotionally, structurally and so on and so forth. If it doesn't then I really have no reason to be listening to it. Even birdsong is somewhat dynamic.

Considering the instruments, I don't agree with your opinion, all instruments blend perfectly, and the intentional cacophony of atonal cords, combined with that vocals have a really addictive influence on me, it just sounded natural for me and I really didn't have to strain my ears at any moment. Next, I didn't literally mean of course that you analyzed the track in detail, but I do think you are focusing too much on the skeleton of the song and too little on its flesh.

Fine, then let's end it. Strokes/folks. Rest assured though, I'm not focusing too much on the "skeleton". I look at the whole picture always. And I did not start listening to that track with the sole intent of finding flaws, in fact I was quite excited. Although I have been skeptical about AAMFP's score for a while now I try to keep an open mind.

Really don't know what to say to you at this point, we are not on the same wavelength I think, but I will state that I don't need to be telling myself that it will ''serve its purpose'' to like it. I've loved this song from the moment I've heard it, and must have replayed it a countless times. There is just some eerie quality about it.

Then power to you, honestly. I just don't like it and can quantify exactly what I don't like about it, which I attempted to do seeing as this is a forum of discussion.

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It's got nothing to do with rules, just what sounds good.