3: A song that reminds you of summertime
5: A song that needs to be played LOUD
13: One of your favorite 80's songs
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Ahhh this is fun, thank you for the picks!
3. It's not specifically a song, but this entire 2011 show from the Madison Scouts. They were the first drum corps I'd seen live, and it was just the most impressive thing. Earlier in the day my friend took me to see a different corps rehearsing and I was summarily impressed. But he'd promised that one of the ensembles at the show would blow me away.
And they literally did. We were walking around the warm-up lots before the show and he saw the Scouts, walked us over to watch. They were facing a tall brick wall (I think it was the side of a school auditorium) and he stood behind me. I've been a musician my whole life, so I was aware they were about to start playing, I saw the cues etc. But the moment sound came out, I literally fell back into my friend. He just laughed and held my shoulders in place. Just a stunning volume of sound. Brass. A core memory. If you don't listen to the entire thing, the peak of the performance is around 10:30. you'll understand why.
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5. Honestly, drum corps music needs to be blasted. Always. But I'll pick a different genre instead.
This needs to be turned up to 11 to cover up all the crying I do whenever I listen to it. A culmination of an 8 year story, compelling villains, intrigue, and interest. A story that embraced it's MMO vehicle. Close in the Distance is more than "just" videogame music. The way it is deployed within the game and mechanics, the lyrics, the ties into the story narrative itself.
Fun fact: the composer, Masayoshi Soken, autographed my arm back in 2018 and I had it committed to a tattoo. And he's seen it!
13. I love a lot of music from the 80s, although I don't listen to it super often. But one of my all time favorites would be Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Iron Maiden. When we studied it in 9th grade English class, I mentioned it to my dad and he immediately whipped out this song. And then some time after 2010 I saw them on tour and they performed it in its entirety!! My life was complete, then.