Post by stallan on Jan 25, 2011 14:13:29 GMT -5
Hopefully this can breath some life into this place, lol. List songs that showcase each of the Mud-guys best moments in your opinion. Be it technicality/talent, feel, emotion, whatever. Feel free to post favourite live videos too if they are included in your list of favourite moments.
Ryan
Nothing to Gein- Really showcases his talent. You get crazy funk and slap/pop bass lines, improvisation in live performances and the last riff in the song is just beautiful.
Key To Nothing- He uses a fretless bass which sounds cool. It's also a good example of his syncopation with Matt, which is always a plus with a rhythm section.
Death Blooms- Great basslines (the chorus especially), and shows how he plays with Greg- he flows with him by playing the same thing, but then something different that still has the same feel, then back again.
IMN- Shows the chord tapping technique he created for the Lost and Found album, does something different by using some distortion, and has some great arpeggios.
Dull Boy- Just an all around great song for bass. Some funk, some jazz, some regular Ryan stuff. Fun to listen to.
Greg
Heard it all Before- Has that weird intro/outro which shows the trippy types of riffs he can make (the verses of Key to Nothing are another good example), some heavy, groovy riffs throughout, and 2 great guitar solos.
Happy?- Memorable riffs (like the chorus), use of acoustics, some tight downpicking (which he used a lot of in Lost and Found). My favourite Mudvayne guitar tone comes from this album. The distortion has a great crunch.
A New Game- He is a riff machine on this song. Good solo too.
Greg is harder for me to pick specific example because he consistenly has great riffs. Be they heavy, melodic, arpeggios, whatever. Really speaks to the guy's song writing capabilities.
Chad
Severed- His singing is great, specially the choruses where he hits his highest notes ever. His screams are brutal. And the whole time he is singing with such emotion. He is definitely sings with the most feel out of every vocalist I've ever heard. The lyrics are great too. Life changing for me. (IMN is another good example of these things too)
Heard it all Before- The last scream of the song is ridiculous. I think it's at least 13 seconds long if I remember correctly.
Nothing to Gein- He sounds fucked up on this tune, which perfectly channels the subject matter. An example of the voice distortion he used a lot on LD50. And as we all know, Chad likes to do that fucked up sitting and rocking back and forth thing live.
Dead Inside- Another great example of how much emotion he has in his voice, further shown in the fact that it's just him and an acoustic guitar.
Matt
Cradle- good double bass, cool beats, slams on his ride (sounds cool) and live he adds some cool shit sometimes.
Beautiful and Strange- His use of blast beats was unexpected, lol. The chorus is a good example of a typical Matt beat.
Dig and I Can't Wait- He goes to town on these. 'Nuff said.
Know Forever- Speed, technicality, syncopation. Just an all around showcase of his talent.
Like Greg, he is hard to pick specific songs because he is always such a tight drummer with great fills and beats.
Live Video highlights
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2ZL2NPzWzQ
My favourite live video for Ryan's playing. Shows Chad going mental too, lol. Great live sound as well.
Ryan
Nothing to Gein- Really showcases his talent. You get crazy funk and slap/pop bass lines, improvisation in live performances and the last riff in the song is just beautiful.
Key To Nothing- He uses a fretless bass which sounds cool. It's also a good example of his syncopation with Matt, which is always a plus with a rhythm section.
Death Blooms- Great basslines (the chorus especially), and shows how he plays with Greg- he flows with him by playing the same thing, but then something different that still has the same feel, then back again.
IMN- Shows the chord tapping technique he created for the Lost and Found album, does something different by using some distortion, and has some great arpeggios.
Dull Boy- Just an all around great song for bass. Some funk, some jazz, some regular Ryan stuff. Fun to listen to.
Greg
Heard it all Before- Has that weird intro/outro which shows the trippy types of riffs he can make (the verses of Key to Nothing are another good example), some heavy, groovy riffs throughout, and 2 great guitar solos.
Happy?- Memorable riffs (like the chorus), use of acoustics, some tight downpicking (which he used a lot of in Lost and Found). My favourite Mudvayne guitar tone comes from this album. The distortion has a great crunch.
A New Game- He is a riff machine on this song. Good solo too.
Greg is harder for me to pick specific example because he consistenly has great riffs. Be they heavy, melodic, arpeggios, whatever. Really speaks to the guy's song writing capabilities.
Chad
Severed- His singing is great, specially the choruses where he hits his highest notes ever. His screams are brutal. And the whole time he is singing with such emotion. He is definitely sings with the most feel out of every vocalist I've ever heard. The lyrics are great too. Life changing for me. (IMN is another good example of these things too)
Heard it all Before- The last scream of the song is ridiculous. I think it's at least 13 seconds long if I remember correctly.
Nothing to Gein- He sounds fucked up on this tune, which perfectly channels the subject matter. An example of the voice distortion he used a lot on LD50. And as we all know, Chad likes to do that fucked up sitting and rocking back and forth thing live.
Dead Inside- Another great example of how much emotion he has in his voice, further shown in the fact that it's just him and an acoustic guitar.
Matt
Cradle- good double bass, cool beats, slams on his ride (sounds cool) and live he adds some cool shit sometimes.
Beautiful and Strange- His use of blast beats was unexpected, lol. The chorus is a good example of a typical Matt beat.
Dig and I Can't Wait- He goes to town on these. 'Nuff said.
Know Forever- Speed, technicality, syncopation. Just an all around showcase of his talent.
Like Greg, he is hard to pick specific songs because he is always such a tight drummer with great fills and beats.
Live Video highlights
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2ZL2NPzWzQ
My favourite live video for Ryan's playing. Shows Chad going mental too, lol. Great live sound as well.
