LogFAQs > #911277198

Well, I suppose it's worth asking then while we still have some posts before this locks.

@Bane_Of_Despair

Do you have any suggestions for songs even vaguely similar to Number City? Either by Coheed and Cambria or a different band, I'm open to trying just about anything at this point. It's just so unique and experimental that I wouldn't know where to start looking.

It's also rough because I have a hard time putting what I like about it into words, though I guess I'll give it another shot... in no particular order:



1: It just feels experimental, like the song is playing with things I wouldn't expect. The very retro computerized voice, the crying, the genre shift at the end of the song; it gives the track a very unique feel and kept me guessing as to where the song was going to go next.

2: As unique as it is, some of the reviews of the album classify it as being a pop song... which doesn't feel right to me, but the singer does have a very nice mainstream type of voice. It makes the song very...approachable, even for those who might not be as into the experimental nature of the song?

3: There's a certain edge to the way he sings "Go on and tear it out of me" ; like a very...controlled anger? It's not really angry, per say, but there's just this hint of harshness to the line that I find very appealing.



And probably some other stuff, but I've already spent over an hour trying to figure out how to word that much. I wouldn't really expect any other song to hit all three of those points, but if you could think of any song that covers any of it? Like something else experimental, or something else with a hint of anger that never devolves into generic yelling, or anything you just feel like you'd nominate now that you know Number City was my favorite of your nominations?

You don't need to, obviously, and I figure it's a bit of a longshot... but since you're the one who nominated the song in question to begin with, I thought you might be the best person to ask. At the very least, summoning you here gives me a chance to properly thank you for nominating Number City and tell you how much I've come to love the song this past week.

...also it doesn't matter now, but I think I'd probably raise Number City to 5th place if I had to rerank things. I'm liking it more and more each day, even if it's far too late for that to be particularly relevant.
---

Marshmallow unicorns forever!