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Posted by SmellsExcellent on Jan-31-2002 00:38:

what REALLY makes a good song???

lately ive been pondering the reasons that make me really like a song.. theres always the lazy reason, "its good to dance to," or, "its got a nice beat." thats bullshit, man, look at yourself rambling on like a friggin BUM! Obviously those are legit reasons, but really "thin" i guess. So whatever, heres what I've come up with, help me out.

BTW- a lot of it is what I like about songs that I like.. so whatever

-great drum intros NOT lacking some sort or melody
-very soft, very low cutoff melody slowly builds and "materializes" into the song
-drum buildups flow with builds and breaks seamlessly
-melody grabs you and says, "LISTEN DAMMIT, CUZ I AINT TELLIN YA TWICE!" But then it repeats a bunch and you love it.
-Slow start, building to a climax and a breakdown transferring into a long "chill" part which slowly, REALLY SLOWLY, builds up again into a huge climax, even bigger than the one before and then breaks onto a great finishing piece maybe 1:00 long or so. time really isnt an issue, just not too long, songs that drag on like that get annoying.

welp, i gotta go eat dinner.. tell me what u think.

-Marc

Posted by Nebob on Jan-31-2002 01:26:

Yeah, that about summarizes it.

A catchy beat is one of the first things that I notice. I'm not very fond of tracks that start with thud-thud-thud-thud, despite there being some excellent ones. Case in point: Dumonde - Never look back

Posted by Adjacent_raver on Jan-31-2002 02:14:

that trancy beaming sound that Ferry Corsten uses softly in the background of most of his tracks that most people don't pick up on.. spine chilling