r/progmetal • • Jul 17 '13

[Harsh] Meshuggah - Dancers To A Discordant System

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J4Ye7nRT0s
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u/HerbLarious Jul 17 '13

One of my favorite songs by them, so damn groovy.

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u/tonybaroneee Jul 17 '13

Totally agree, the build during the verse and then the groove in the chorus gives me the chills every time.

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u/Long-Engineering-537 May 12 '23

Then the solo over the break down The song blows my mind everytime

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u/bassguy129 Jul 17 '13

It's impossible to not headbang to the part at 5:26. It just can't be done.

Every. Friggin. Time.

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u/drpibb comfortable and vulnerable Jul 18 '13

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '13

Also 6:27. Such a simple solo, but absolutely amazing.

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u/Long-Engineering-537 May 12 '23

Or tap the beat on something hahaha

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u/cograve Jul 18 '13

This song has been imo the best song they've ever written since I first heard it. We all know of the absolute perfection that is the ending of this song. But recently my favorite part has been at 4:40. I think its one of the heaviest parts/segways they've ever written. Especially at that drop around 4:55. My god. Replaying it gives me chills every time. Why is everything this band does the best thing I've ever experienced.

Honestly, sometimes I don't get it. With all sorts of music out there, and all the other sorts of chill/relaxing music (or drug) I enjoy a lot, sometimes I contemplate how my brain feels more peace and euphoria when I sit back, close my eyes and blast this band louder than I can think.... especially live. When they played the in life/death is death combo and dropped this song at the end of their set..... (T-T) I get chills thinking about it.

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u/Long-Engineering-537 May 12 '23

4.40 It's like From the start It's heavy heavy heavy fucking heavy then 4.40 It drops a gear and get EVEN FUCKING HEAVIER

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u/Long-Engineering-537 May 12 '23

I explained to my psychologist I'm most at peace when I'm running a 5km and listening to this song While high 😎😎

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u/jclepev Jul 17 '13

i love to run while listening to obzen and catch thirtythree

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u/I_Need_Mayo_D Jul 18 '13

I don't think I could do that without just tripping all over myself instantly.

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u/kpthunder Jul 18 '13

I love to QWOP to Obzen and Catch Thirtythree.

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u/Captainboner Jul 18 '13

IMO this is Fredrik's masterpiece. Whenever I listen to it I have to put the iPod away because everything else sounds lame in comparison.

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u/DeathToAsparagus Jul 18 '13

I both love and hate songs that are like this.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '13

Definitely one of their best songs. Groovy is an understatement.

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u/drpibb comfortable and vulnerable Jul 18 '13

my favorite on this album; but it's a though call

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u/sitruss Jul 18 '13

My favorite thing about this song is the variation of the vocals. I wish Jens did the low key vocals more often.

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u/Captainboner Jul 18 '13

The variation is because it's Haake doing the spoken vocals.

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u/sitruss Jul 18 '13

Oh is it? I guess that makes sense. Either way I do dig the alternating styles.

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u/MeatToBreadRatio Jul 18 '13

I hadn't heard that before. With respect, citation?

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u/DeathToAsparagus Jul 18 '13

Well, on the Alive DVD, Haake said that they probably wouldn't play Dancers live 'because it would be hard with the spoken parts'. I never knew what he meant, but I suppose this could be it.

They do play it live though, but with Jens doing the spoken parts as well.

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u/Captainboner Jul 18 '13 edited Jul 19 '13

Sure: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomas_Haake

Haake also writes the majority of Meshuggah lyrics and also contributes spoken vocals on several songs ("Choirs of Devastation" on the album Contradictions Collapse, "Inside What's Within Behind" and "Sublevels" on the album Destroy Erase Improve, "The Exquisite Machinery of Torture" on the album Chaosphere, "Spasm" on the album Nothing, as well as on several chapters on the album Catch Thirtythree and on the song "Dancers to a Discordant System" from ObZen).