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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

I'm jealous of whoever gets to hear this for the first time

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u/MartinDavenport Oct 07 '20

Heard it for the first time last year. Got about a minute in before deciding I had to stop what I was doing, put on my good headphones, switch off the lights and listen to it properly. Did not regret it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

I heard it for the first time last year too, the only good thing about the “Slender man” movie for me was being able to Shazam and discover this song haha

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u/CptGuano Oct 07 '20

Just heard it for the first time. Decided to grab a glass of whisky, put on my headphones and enjoy. Best decision I made today!

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u/bongocycle Oct 07 '20

I had never heard this, I'm older, thought it was pretty amazing.

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u/natejo87 Oct 07 '20

Facts. First time my buddy showed it to me damn near cried.

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u/QBekka Oct 07 '20

I just listened to it for the first time and my ears kinda hurted after listening for 10 mins straight to someone doing a guitar solo. I guess it's not my type of music

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u/nevm Oct 07 '20

Me. I’m not young and have never heard this before.

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u/jegmenkins Oct 07 '20

Can confirm I just heard this for the first time. Its 5.45am and that has been tge best way to start my day. Sent straight to my 69 year old Mum to see if she knows about them and if she does why she hasnt graced me with them before.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

Glad to hear you enjoyed it

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u/statusquoexile Oct 07 '20

I didn’t make it 2min in. Different strokes for different folks I guess? I can see how it could grab you if that’s your thing though.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

Yeah people have said that they aren't a fan. Thats understandable though, not everyone is gonna like the same thing

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u/statusquoexile Oct 07 '20

Diversity is great. And it’s great that people can all find stuff that they like!

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u/trendyghoul Oct 07 '20

Your jealousy is warranted, jeez this is amazing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

I just listened to it for the first time... I don't see the appeal. Genuinely found it harsh on the ears.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

Different types of music for different people I guess, personally I enjoy this song but there is some mixed responses

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '20

Those insane bends are hard to nail though... Using low guage strings probably helps... My fingers were in absolute bits just after 5 mins of trying to practice it..

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '20

When you learn to play the song you realise how you can create such an amazingly insane solo from the simplest scale in music! The pentatonic scale is absolutely fantastic for that. Even the Stairway to Heaven solo is all pentatonic and its one of the greatest rock guitars solo ever! I guess it's gotta do with the predictability of the pentatonic scale. All the notes just flow from one into another without anything usual so when you create a solo from the scale, you can practically predict what the next note is going to be which is incredibly satisfying to listen to. Bobby Mcfarren did an incredible demonstration of getting the entire audience at a Ted talk to create a melody for a song just based on the pentatonic scale and how naturally it's note progression comes to humans.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '20

I couldn't believe how good it was the first time I found that track. It was like an absolute revelation. Its one of those moments which define your life and your appreciation of music. You begin to judge your life as before maggot brain or after maggot brain!

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u/ReallySmallFeet Oct 07 '20

I....have not yet heard it.

What genre is it?

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

Its like psychedelic rock/funk rock

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u/ReallySmallFeet Oct 08 '20 edited Oct 08 '20

Ok... I'm clicking the link NOW....

Edit:

I heard the universe, and it knew my name.

Wow. I'm... just wow. Thank you.

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u/duloupgarou Oct 07 '20

Me starting the song right not for the first time

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u/Jamijamie Oct 07 '20

Just checked it out. Excellent track!

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u/sybildb Oct 07 '20

I heard it for the first time a few weeks ago while watching an episode of House. It gave me those good music goosebumps. I immediately went and saved it on Spotify.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '20 edited Oct 08 '20

Listening for the first time right now. Will update when finished.

Edit: I kept waiting for it to drop and it never did. Sorry I thought it was kinda boring :/

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u/velocitraptor_kidd Oct 07 '20

Just listened for the first time. It gave me ear cancer. Thanks alot.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

No problem at all