Apologies for the lack of posts.
I decided to return with a friend recommendation. Something very different from the previous posts.
TesseracT - Tourniquet
This is a band I have not really listened to much. I have been meaning to have a listen but I end up getting distracted and forget.
My first impressions of the song - relaxing, easy listening, emotional. I think this pretty much sums up this song as a whole. The melody starts off- and keeps a slow, calming rhythm throughout the whole song. The vocals are quiet, almost a whisper through most of the song. The vocalist lets out a higher pitch which almost seems angelic. He never lets himself get louder than the guitar. I find this skill to be very difficult for a lot of vocalists. A lot end up turning it into a strange wailing sound and end up drowining out the rest of the band, but this was very well done.
As the song progresses, the vocalist gets louder in time with the other instruments coming in. His voice filled with passion. I can feel the emotion that has been put into it. The bass gets a small solo, its not hugely technical, but I feel it is to return the song back to its calming state. Closer to the end the guitaring starts up again.
This is a great way to end a song, in my opinion. It is definitely something I could listen to while studying or just on a wind-down after a day at work.
The lyrics - To me, they talk of a love. Someone they feel they cannot live without. They "stop the bleeding" - stopping the life draining from them, as it were. This is just my personal interpretation of the lyrics. Whether this is what they mean, I don't know. We would have to ask them!
In contrast to their other music. I listened to a little earlier. This could be classed as a masterpeice of their work. I thoroughly enjoyed this track. I even went out of my way to listen to more!
I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did. I wouldnt mind hearing what you lovely people think of this.
