Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby Pickslide1992 » 16 Feb 2012 06:30

5.America-Stephen Lynch: A funny little song in the style of Bob Dylan. Simplistic, yes, with just a singer and acoustic guitar, but the lyrics sell it.

4. Subdivisions-Rush: This song showcases all the talents of the band: Geddy Lee with his bass, synth, and vocal skills, Neil Peart with his intoxicating drums, and Alex Leifson's simple, but effective guitar riffs and a unique sounding solo.

3.Panama-Van Halen: One of my favorite Van Halen songs as a band (My all time favorite B-track off the same album was 1984, which showcases Eddie's synth skills). The opening riff gets the blood pumping while the rest of the song only builds momentum.

2.Seek and Destroy-Metallica (When Dave Mustaine was the lead singer): Classic Metallica at its finest. Again, it has an iconic opening riff that sets the tone for the rest of the song. Dave Mustaine's vocals, love them or leave them, match the rest of the song, even if he isn't much of a "good" singer like Freddie Mercury or Ronnie James Dio.

1.Battlefield-Blind Guardian: 3 words, FUS RO DAH! Overused memes aside, this song is probably one of the most epic songs I've ever heard and introduced me to Blind Guardian as a whole. The vocals steal the show here, while the rest of the instruments act as a backdrop to the choir-like voices that carry this tune. Not to mention the drums are orgasmic.
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby Orpheus » 16 Feb 2012 07:03

1. Homestuck - Savior of the Dreaming Dead

This is one of many remixes of the track Doctor, but this is themed after Savior of the Waking World, which played during one of the most amazing early moments of the comic and was featured in the 13-minute Cascade flash.

2. nervous_testpilot - Switch

The whole Frozen Synapse soundtrack is amazing, but I thing Switch stands out as being the most energetic and catchy song.

3. Lisa Miskovsky - Still Alive (Phrakture Remix)

This remix is completely unofficial, but I think that out of all the remixes of this song I've heard, this is the one I like the best. I tend to focus on drumlines a lot because I like songs with complexity in the percussion.

4. DJ Fortify - PEWDIEPIE

It doesn't seem like there's a lot of really upbeat, catchy dubstep out there. It's a nice change of pace.

5. Makkon - Dregs

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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby RocknRollPony » 16 Feb 2012 19:04

1. A Day in the Life/Strawberry Fields Forever (tie)- The Beatles. Pretty much the greatest songs ever written in my opinion. Great music and lyrics. I especially love Ringo's drum work on these two.
2. Echoes- Pink Floyd. Long, mainly instrumental, with experimental middle section. I love the vocals and lyrics on this one. Has a cool underwater feel. 23 minutes of psychedelic prog heaven. The part when the drums kick in and the song picks up, and Gilmour and Wright sing in dream like harmony is great.
3. Ramble On- Led Zeppelin. Awesome bass guitar and drums, and Lord of The Rings references put this one on my list. The jangly guitar is also great. As usual Plant's voice is powerful and rocking.
4. The End- The Doors. Mysterious eastern sounding guitar and drums dominate this song, along with great keyboard work. The lyrics are great until the screaming creepy part. Still, Jim Morrison is a legend.
5. Xanadu- Rush. Mystical intro makes you feel as if you are scaling mountains in eastern lands unknown, along with superb playing, particularly the percussion. Geddy Lee is an amazing bass player. Neil Peart is an amazing drummer. Alex Lifeson is an amazing guitarist. Rush is an amazing band.
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby Habanc » 16 Feb 2012 19:43

5) Chopin - Nocturne Op.9 No.2
- Been listening to this song since I was seven, when I got it as a Christmas gift on a CD. I used to only listen to it to help me sleep, but now I listen to it even in the middle of the day. It is truly magnificent.

4) Deadmau5 - Brazil
- Most people never understand how amazing Deadmau5's slower material is. This song is a pinnacle of such works. The song makes me want to cry, yet at the same time, to face the toughest challenge I can think of, and ultimately conquer it.

3) BT - A Million Stars
- This song is twelve minutes long, has only 16 lines of lyrics, and said lyrics are very quiet. Yet, they offer such a powerful, yet simple, message about life and how to deal with it. That, and it's damn good trance.

2) Moguai - 8001
- Honesty, I think Moguai is a very underrated house producer, and it's almost too easy to get lost in this track. The pluck is simply addictive, and the synths are more so.

1) Deadmau5 - Bleed/Strobe/I Remember (ft. Kaskade)
- Can't Decide. Put them all here. All of them are my go-to songs for pretty much any situation. Hell, I read Fallout: Equestria in it's entirety while listening to "I Remember".
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby PixelTwister » 08 Apr 2012 15:59

Here's mine...









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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby Legion » 08 Apr 2012 16:54

My favorite songs of all time... wow. That's a hard question.

None of this is in order except for the first, which is my favorite song of all time.

1.
This song is amazing, and is on one of my favorite albums ever. Brilliant stuff.

2. Storm - Aviators

He doesn't have this on YouTube, just google Reflections of a Dream for the iTunes preview. I praise Aviators a LOT. True fact. But my long term goal as a producer is to make Aviators-level stuff. Yes, I want to base my entire skill level on how good one man is, that is how much I love this song and album.

3.
This... this song should speak for itself.

4.
This song is one of my other long term goals as a producer. I want to make something as soothing as this.

5.
So this song may or may not be here just because I've been listening to it so much lately, but I can tell that this is definitely a song to be included here. Easily LULZ's best performance, his vocals capture the emotion in the lyrics perfectly. Plus, 'and so I return to the world I've been killing'. This line right here. This line so hard.

Edit: Added Storm by Aviators to the list.
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby colortwelve » 08 Apr 2012 20:48

5.

This single track is hands-down the best hip-hop I know of. Nice, grimy bass, a cool drum pattern, an interesting structure, and epic raps from OV, Metropolis, and Durrty Goodz.

4.

It's what made me feel like I, too, could try my hand at dubstep, because it demonstrates the emotive bass cannon. Jaw-droppingly good drop (ba-dum-tiss).

3.

Something you don't hear too often - house music that's utterly unpredictable. The melody is nice and relaxing, the bass is just dirty enough to sound like Feed Me, and the outro's tempo shift brings it to a haunting close.

2.

The guitar in this song gets me for some reason, not so much because of JP's absurd technical skill, but because of its excellent harmonization with the vocals during the chorus. The interlude has an epic drum solo, too.

1.

What I consider to be the only good track from In Silico. It expertly blends two of my favorite genres (progressive rock and D&B), sports some of Rob Swire's best vocal work aside from The Island, and ends with perfectly opulent drum and bass.
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby Kie » 09 Apr 2012 14:07

Aw man killer, person above me took one of my favourites. That's alright though, who couldn't love the gorgeousness that is Relocation? Well then for favourites it's gotta be some good 'ol Drum & Bass:


A good song in it's own right but that breakdown..Oh my god that breakdown.


Oh man, words can't describe my love for this. Catchy lead synth? Check. Chill as hell reggae intro? Check. One of my favourites at the moment.



Man, going back to Pendulums first album? Daymn. One of the songs that will always hold a place in my heart, just such a great song with one of my favourite basses.

And to switch it up for the last two:


How to get over fears? Just put this on and bam. Fears disappear! Just keep that composure folks.


And my all time favourite, even though it's been said, relocation. Take an artist who's made some amazing Neurofunk & Electro house and have them produce a Prog House track? Come up with sheer beauty with an outro to Blood Red to boot, bloody brilliant!
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby A.I. Music » 13 Apr 2012 15:30

Might be a little late on this, but nonetheless:

5. Simon Says - Buchan


4. Dying (Feat. UltraViolet Sound and Emily Hudson) ((Brown & Gammon Remix)) - Kill The Noise


3. Full Russian - xKore


2. Eyes (Alvin Risk Remix) - Kaskade


1. Whiskers - Feed Me & Gemini


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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby Maelstrom » 24 May 2012 17:41

Lets see :D

1. Insan3Lik3 - Bad Pitched

2. Mord Fustang - Lick The Rainbow

3. DotExe (well he remixed this one) - Monster

4. Pegboard Nerds Disconnected

5. Rogue Electronic Walk
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby ChromaticChaosPony » 24 May 2012 18:08

Dream Theater- A Change of Seasons

Dream Theater is best band. This is my favorite song of all time. Period.

Porcupine Tree- Voyage 34

1 hour of tripping on acid. Wut?

Periphery- Racecar

Greatest djent song ever!

Between The Buried And Me- Swim To The Moon

I love BTBAM. They are amazing.

Opeth- Death Whispered A Lullaby

Words cannot describe how emotional this song is.

Wow, only one of my favorites is shorter than 15 minutes. I really love the epic length progressive metal stuff...
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby ChromaticChaosPony » 24 May 2012 18:13

A Change of Seasons = How my life has been so far (minus my mom dying; she is very much alive and nagging)
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby soultensionbenjamin » 24 May 2012 18:43

Favorite rock song don't hold back by the sleeping #5


favorite electronic song daft punk around the world remixed with harder better faster stronger


favorite orchestral song You raise me up by Andre reiu #3


favorite rap song #2 Doom tree

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and finally twister kingdom mix is my number 1
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby Ed Viper » 24 May 2012 23:38

My top 5 favorite songs of all time? Wow, that's a toughie. Here's a shot, though. I have a rather eclectic taste in music, I listen to freakin' everything.

5. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now


4. Fates Warning - Wish


3. All That Remains - Become the Catalyst (This is the song that got me into metal. Inb4 "metalcore isn't metal")


2. Chet Baker - Almost Blue (I serenaded a girl by playing this song on the saxophone. Didn't work, but it was worth it.)


1. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge (I truly cannot stress enough how amazing this song is.)
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby Matthew N. » 24 May 2012 23:56

No order here, other than Yes being the all-time best. <3






^Edited on 29.05 due to missing an upload of one of the most amazing songs by SimGretina.





And yes, I could listen to Dubstep Dishwasher and 20% Cooler all the time. Those are simply awesome.
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby XXDarkShadow79XX » 29 May 2012 05:42

I can really only name my top 3, but I'll try 5:

P.S. These are just the ones that popped into my head.

P.P.S. I decided to limit it to DnB and dubstep only, for the sake of my sanity.

5.

Maybe not the hardest dubstep around, but it's still REALLY dark. Plus, it was my first dubstep song ever. I think that counts for something.

4.

Gorgeous. Camo and Krooked are two of my favorite DnB producers ever. The arps in this song are just...

3.

Probably one of the heaviest, most insane dubstep songs of all time. Every 2 seconds there's a new sound slaughtering your ears. I love it.

2.

This song is from another world. It is just beyond amazing. It's the perfect combination of euphoric and hard. Just... wow.

1.

SCRAY MONSTARS N NICE SPRIETS ARE BEST DUBSTEP.

But seriously:



Ha! You probably thought I was a Skrillex hater! I actually do like Scary Monsters though, but-

Nevermind. As for #1, I can't describe it. Just give it a good listen.
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby CommandSpry » 29 May 2012 09:52

Oh boy, 5 songs. That's much too little. But let's try (:

I'll even try ordering them:

5. Lisa Miskovsky - Still Alive



4. Hammerfall - Crimson Thunder



3. Battlefield 1942 theme



2. Divlje Jagode - Kap po kap (sorry, I'm a big nostalgia junkie, you DID ask me for a top 5 ^^)



1. Bijelo Dugme - Nakon svih ovih godina (I told you I'm an asshole xD)



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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby SimGretina » 29 May 2012 13:06

No order here




So many memories lol
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby Matthew N. » 29 May 2012 13:18

After finding out that I missed one of Sim's uploads, I must say that one of the spots of my entry here will be taken by his song.

EDIT: Why did you change the youtube title of it? Just wondering.
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby Big AppleDoom » 29 May 2012 13:54

Not in order.










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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby Metal Core Pony » 01 Jun 2012 17:43

Number 5: Simple and Clean - Utada Hikaru
(Brings me back to Nostalgia City.)


Number 4: You Kill Me (In A Good Way) - Sleeping With Sirens
(The bridge is what gets me. Plus the singer's high voice and screams.)


Number 3: Masses of a Dying Breed - Miss May I
(Sexy intro and amazing screams.)


Number 2: Holdin' it Down for the Underground - A Day to Remember
(This man's vocals are just... uhh.)


Number 1: Welcome To The Family - A Day to Remember
(Love the guitar work, screams, and singing. Also I can relate to the meaning of this song)


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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby gnarbeard » 03 Jun 2012 00:31

Just like with ponies, my favorite songs switch around a bit. But there's def a few that are consistently in the top.

1. A Three Legged Workhorse - This Will Destroy You



2. Ebolarama - Every Time I Die



3. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight - The Postal Service



4. Night Time - The XX



5. The End of an Era - Hopesfall

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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby colortwelve » 03 Jun 2012 01:05

Update time!

5.
A lot's been said about this song in the first couple pages of the thread, because this is easily Feed Me's best song, even when compared against his filthy electro house and dubstep and what have you. Euphoric, beautiful, and oddly enough for house music, not repetitive at all.

4.
Because bass music is body music.

3.
You probably thought this was going to be all EDM, didn't you? Nope, I still have to give some credit to the Swedes that really got me into death metal (to this day, I worship Mikael Akerfeldt for having one of the best death growls in the world and still maintaining a glorious singing voice).

2.
This song has gotten me closer to crying than anything has in years. It's just perfect, in every way possible.

1.
I hope this doesn't count as cheating, because it's practically an album in and of itself, but God dammit, DT are one of the best prog groups in the world, are able to turn pure technical skill into actual music, and basically opened me up to music as I know it. And if any song is able to completely represent them, it's this one. All 42 minutes of it.
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Re: Your Top Five Favorite Songs (In General)

Postby wu long cha » 09 Jun 2012 11:57

these are my favorite kinds of threads. :3
in no particular order:

Miles Davis - Blue in Green


Hoagy Carmichael- Stardust (as performed by Ella Fitzgerald)


Amy Winehouse - Take The Box


The Beatles - Happiness is a Warm Gun


Nightwish - 10th Man Down
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