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Understanding "In the End" -- Linkin Park - "In the End" -- analyzed by 12tone
I only got the cd in like 2016ish, but Linkin Park was still very iconic to me back in middle and high school. We even played this song as part of pep band, during basketball season. And this is def my fav song on the album "Hybrid Theory".
Again, I appreciate how 12tone related the arrangement of tones to emotional tones. Futzing with variations on the intro was clever. The mention of the cultural tone, and what it meant to be a teen at the time when this song came out, was the cherry on top of this video.
Yes, it's 25 minutes long, but it's absolutely worth your time if you love this song. I'm still combing through my bookmarks, so you may see more music analysis videos coming later.
guys, I just realized that carol of the bells just happens to follow the dies irae and I am shook
TIL "Making Christmas" has the Dies Irae motif.
Understanding Pinball Wizard
Tommy is an... interesting project, with a complicated legacy. It's a challenging, fascinating work, and it revolutionized the music world by introducing the concept of the rock opera, with a long, interconnected narrative running through the album, the narrative itself certainly raises some eyebrows. That legacy and complexity have meant that, while Tommy is remembered for its historical importance, the actual music on it has mostly not survived in pop culture in the same way as other important albums of the time, with one glaring exception.
"Understanding Zombie" - 12tone
The Book That Changed Jazz Forever
Understanding Mr. Brightside
Because it's great, that's why.
I was a teenager when Mr. Brightside came out, and if I'm being honest, most of the music that came out when I was a teenager didn't really have much staying power. Like, I still love a lot of it, but even the biggest hits of the era, at least in rock music, seem to have largely faded from the public consciousness. So why is Mr. Brightside different? How has it managed to so quickly establish itself as a timeless icon when it sounds so thoroughly dated? It's clearly of its era, and yet it's transcended it in a way that few other songs from that movement have. But why?