This week's song of the week was a difficult week. Normally I have a certain song that I can't stop listening to over the course of a week, but this time it happened to be a band. This band, Bring Me the Horizon was featured on the AP Fall Tour that I recently went to (I have a review coming shortly) and on October 5, 2010, released their third full length, "There Is A Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Lets Keep It A Secret."
The song I have chosen for this week is their current single, "It Never Ends", off their newly released CD. This song features all the normal BMTH elements, such as great guitar riffs, pounding drums, crunching breakdowns and Vocalist, Oli Sykes, screaming his lungs out. The enjoyable thing about this new song, and CD in general, is the newly added elements to the bands ever-growing sound. Things like synthesizers, a female choir and more melodic guitar parts thrown in really enhance the breakdowns and darker parts of the song. This mixture of light and dark and fast and slow really takes you through a roller coaster of sound that fit the vocals well.
Sykes takes a very personal view to his lyrics, focusing on overcoming the perils of his drug addiction. The thing I find irresistible about Sykes is not only his delivery of his screams, but how he writes the lyrics that he screams. He speaks of his addiction almost like an tangible object that he simply can't get away from. He also describes his struggle to beat the addiction as a war that he just can't seem to win. Also, Skye's scream delivery is exceptional on this track, allowing the listener to experience his pain and suffering through his vocals.
The song is a great mix of music and vocals showing the skill and evolution of BMTH. Starting as a simple and generic deathcore band, BMTH has found a style that truly reflects them as artists. The mix of lighter and darker elements, as well as faster and slower paced music really takes the listener through a roller coaster of emotion, allowing listeners to almost feel the emotions of Sykes and the horrors of going through an addiction. Posted below is the video for "It Never Ends" so let me know what you think of the song. Also let me know what you think of the blog and the song of the week segment so far.
Bring Me the Horizon-It Never Ends (Official Video)
I have to say that I don't like many songs from BMTH but the songs that I do like, I really like, and this is one of them. I love the singer's voice and in this song I can make out a lot of the lyrics, which I can't in many of his other songs. When I can't sing along in my head I start to lose interest even if the music in the background is great. I also liked the added choir part in the middle of the song, it broke the song up well. I don't think it would have been as effective at the beginning or end of the song.
ReplyDeleteThe thing I like most about your blog is that you write about different things: song of the week, concert reviews, specific bands, etc. And I like that you have a steady flow of new material. You don't write 5 blogs in one week and then nothing for two. Keep up the good work :)