Not Star Wars related this time. Just been thinking about lots of stuff... And angry music is one of them! I have been through a lot of junk that has made me just plain mad over the past couple of years. I have found that music helps me through these times more than I ever thought possible. I guess "music sooths the savage beast"? Anyway... I have become a connoisseur of angry, aggressive music. So, here's my take on this "genre." (not really sure what else to call it!)
Top Ten Angry Songs (as I see it)
10) Linkin Park One Step Closer
Angriest Lyric "Shut up when I'm talking to you..."
GGC says "Nice to get those aggressions out... especially road rage."
9) Trapt Head Strong
Angriest lyric: (a tie for this one) "Back off, I'll take you on..." or "I see you're full of sh*t,
And that's alright, That's how you play, I guess you get through every night..."
GGC says "Aggressive in lyric as well as instrumentation. Angry all the way around. Nice."
8)Phil Collins In the Air Tonight
Angriest lyric: "If you told me you were drowning, I would not lend a hand..."
GGC says "Love this song. Mr Collins really was hating on someone when he wrote this one!"
7) Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know
Angriest lyric: Uhhh... Pretty much the whole song... Can't choose one.
GGC says "This song makes me wonder if it was Dave Collier who inspired this song... and what the HELL he did to her. Wow."
6)Sevendust Face to Face
Angriest Lyric: "There's not one thing you can say to make it right, Unless you say 'I'm
leaving,' And if you're not, then please tell me why"
GGC says "I really like Sevendust in general. But this song always makes me feel better when I am angry. That's what angry music is for, right??"
5) Anything by Crossbreed
GGC says "No, that is not a song. Seriously, I get a little angry and I listen to ANYTHING by
Crossbreed, this makes me feel either angrier (kinda feeding it, ya' know) or better
cause I was able to let it out by screaming and growling. And the electronic elements
are pretty darned amazing! Thank you Kevin Ford for introducing me to this band!"
4) The Who Behind Blue Eyes
Angriest lyric: "My love is vengeance that's never free..."
GGC says "A really angry song disguised as a beautiful song. I love deception in music!"
3) Nine Inch Nails Head Like A Hole
Angriest lyric: I can't choose one that's not obvious... so I guess I'll go with "Head like a hole,
Black as your soul, I'd rather die, than give you control..."
GGC says "I really should have said anything by Nine Inch Nails, but this song, of all the great songs by NIN, is what I gravitate to the most when angry."
2) Metalica Master of Puppets
Angriest lyric: "I'm pulling your strings, Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams..."
GGC says "I am really not a huge fan of Metalica. But this song makes the list. And near the top. And I challenge any of you to listen to Mr Hetfield's vocals and not FEEL his anger. So angry!"
1) Johnny Cash ... Couldn't choose just one song... So anything... Yeah...
GGC says "Johnny effin Cash! Bitter and angry at it's best! I love the lyric from Cry, Cry, Cry, "You'll call to me but I'm gonna tell you 'Bye, Bye, Bye,' When I turn around and walk away, you're gonna cry, cry, cry..." AND he "shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die." Yeah! Johnny
Cash. All angry all the time! Angry! :D"
GGC
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Phil says, "this is one song out of all the songs probably that I've ever written that I really don't know what it's about, you know." But he wrote it while going through a bitter divorce, and wrote it specifically to get those angry feelings out. So yes, he was really hating on someone. lol The lyrics though are written as that of someone who witnessed a murder and calling them out on it, so saying that if the murderer were drowning, he wouldn't lend a hand, though quite bitter is probably fitting and not really directed toward his wife at the time (I hope!)
ReplyDeleteAs for Alanis, prolly Coulier, at least he thinks so. She'll never tell.
Good picks.