I mentioned before I was trying to acquaint myself with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
Well here’s what is quite possibly the best performance I’ve ever heard:
If the lyrics don’t mean much, consider Wikipedia’s summary:
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The song tells the story of a man about to be executed by the electric chair. The "Mercy Seat" refers both to the throne of God in the heavens, which the man feels he will soon visit, and to the electric chair. The song is laden with allusions to Christianity; in the Old Testament, the mercy seat is the symbol of the throne of God over the Ark of the Covenant.
But what I love most is the way the whole track slowly builds up in complexity and intensity. I need to find more songs like this.
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“I always believe the movies I've made are smarter than the way they are perceived by sort of mass culture and by the critics,” Snyder said, a statement he immediately followed by saying, “Also, ‘It looks like a video game.’
The only thing I dislike about the great jazz and contemporary classical pieces is that you always seem to get some little tit going "I'm only 16! I'm not mainstream! Docile general public!" wherever there's room for comments.
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I seen mentions of OST's a little while back on the thread and I thought I'll join in with this little number.
Beautiful song in my opinion and can be listened to outside of the game. But, in saying that, I'm a whore for all of Nobuo Uematsu's work.
Speaking of which, Nobou's metal band The Black Mages turns 'To Zanarkand' into 'The Skies Above' and great oul tune.
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“I always believe the movies I've made are smarter than the way they are perceived by sort of mass culture and by the critics,” Snyder said, a statement he immediately followed by saying, “Also, ‘It looks like a video game.’
