“Lucid Dreams” by Juice WRLD was the song that gave him mainstream exposure with the help of his unique mix of rap and emo elements. He creates an emotionally charged soundscape while maintaining hip hop elements such as a booming 808 for drums to create the bass. There is a sad guitar melody looped throughout… Continue reading “Lucid Dreams” by Juice WRLD
Month: October 2023
END SCENE
END SCENE is the final song to Ruel’s debut album called 4TH WALL. The album is inspired by Ruel’s favorite films including The Truman Show and Fight Club. Knowing the situation behind the lyrics, the album has quite an existential feel to it, Ruel visualizes the album as trying to get out of wherever you… Continue reading END SCENE
“African Jungle” FliXMusik
For my blog post I decided to use an audio piece one of my friends made. He does a lot of remixes but I wanted to dissect a piece that he put a little more work into during the initial production phase, so I chose his piece “African Jungle”. Since he has a more extensive… Continue reading “African Jungle” FliXMusik
Metallica’s “Master of Puppets”
Metallica’s iconic Master of Puppets was released on March 3, 1986. their debut of “Kill ‘Em All” laid the foundation to thrash metal music. for the creation of Master of Puppets, Metallica was not satisfied with the acoustics of American studios to they recorded it in a studio in Denmark. Metallica was also new to… Continue reading Metallica’s “Master of Puppets”
Hey Ya! By Outkast
The infamous group, Outkast, was made up of Andre Benjamin and Antwan Patton. Andre released the hit song “Hey Ya!” in 2003 as his first single on their album. Andre Benjamin started working on this song in 2002. One night he decided to start recording with an acoustic guitar. The person recording Andre’s session said,… Continue reading Hey Ya! By Outkast
Sawayama by Rina Sawayama
Rina Sawayama’s debut Album Sawayama is one that in my opinion deserves a fair listen from everyone. The 2020 album cannot be defined by a single genre, having songs that range from rock to hyperpop. The album is a deeply personal one from Rina as she tackles concepts such as her culture, generational truama, her… Continue reading Sawayama by Rina Sawayama
All of the Lights
Kanye West released “All of the Lights” on his fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). The song received overwhelming praise and is still popular today, most recently performed live at last years Super Bowl Halftime show where Rihanna sang her verse. In terms of production, the song has many elements, including 14 vocalists,… Continue reading All of the Lights
New York, New York Frank Sinatra
“New York, New York” is a classic song made famous by Frank Sinatra. It was written by Fred Ebb and John Kander, and it was originally used in the 1977 Martin Scorsese film “New York, New York.” The song’s title, “New York, New York,” immediately shows that it’s about the city of New York. It’s… Continue reading New York, New York Frank Sinatra