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Re: Ask HN: What's the most beautiful song or album you've ever listened to

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Post by infradig »

Here's a few of my faves:

Bob Dylan (Love Minus Zero/No Limit) https://youtu.be/ufbHfGU7WxA?list=LLlpi7Iw6jy-mv42RGAAiFVA

Sekret Sekret (New King Jack) https://youtu.be/DyoHMZo7uGA

Steve Winwood (Can't Find My Way Home) https://youtu.be/eoSn2Y-b6wI

Traffic (Dear Mr Fantasy) https://youtu.be/pSQ1akE2CcM

Joe Strummer (Johnny Appleseed) https://youtu.be/4IbMiqIdeME

Re: Ask HN: What's the most beautiful song or album you've ever listened to

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Post by CSSer »

thorin wrote: post #9
CSSer wrote: post #6

This might seem like a cliché answer, at least because this is not what I typically listen to on a normal basis, but for an album I'd Pink Floyd's The Wall. I think it has a certain degree of universal appeal. It has really aged extraordinarily well. If you are ever given the opportunity to listen to it on an any type of hifi system, do so. You'll find layers of eery texture and masterful use of stero dynamics. As a…

Although I've listened to it a lot I wouldn't really describe the wall as beautiful, it's quite jarring in places. Comfortably numb is kind of beautiful. I'd choose dark side of the moon or wish you were here as beautiful though.

That’s fair. I really like the contrast. Dark side of the moon is nice, but it’s always left me wanting more.

Re: Ask HN: What's the most beautiful song or album you've ever listened to

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Post by moonfleet »

nikivi wrote: post #2

Listening to this now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRIfsFefatg Medieval style is rather beautiful.

This video popped in my recommendations just a couple of days ago. A welcome surprise. It made me think about how music changed since the medieval ages, not in terms of technology, but in terms of composition, rules and etc. And I haven't yet come to any definitive understanding. Maybe because I don't know the first thing about music theory.

Re: Ask HN: What's the most beautiful song or album you've ever listened to

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Post by DrScump »

Album: The Pat Metheny Group (called the "white album" because of its plain white cover with just the four names of the players). Side one of the LP was just "San Lorenzo" and "Phase Dance". The former still gives me chills, 40 years later.

Song: Wildflower, by Skylark (fun fact: David Foster was a member). Here[0] is a live version. Here[1] is the background story.

Honorable mention: Hoptsoi, by the Finnish group Värttinä. OMG, the strings. [2]

[0] https://youtu.be/2zPWlOXwnGo

[1] https://www.songfacts.com/facts/skylark/wildflower

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeXn_J8-q2g

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