Song Dissection- Brand New-Sic Transit Gloria

Today, I will be dissecting the 2003 hit single from Brand New, Sic Transit Gloria

The song starts off with a mid-tempo drum and bass riff in the key of d flat. When Singer Jesse Lacey starts singing in a doubled-up voice. Then a third, much higher voice whines in the background as the drums and bass build up to the chorus, which is when the guitar kicks in. The song speeds up, and Jesse goes all out with the vocals, and there's even a metalcore scream at the end. After the 2nd verse and chorus, the bridge happens, in which the guitar is still there, but the song slows back down to the speed of the verse, and there is no singing, until the end, where Jesse sings the high background voices lyrics in a short acapella section before the final chorus. And the end of this chorus, the scream rings out, and the song comes to a close.  Overall, I give this song a 4/5, It is very catchy, and covers lots of ground, but it can get a bit repetitive, and none of the band members truly showcased their full ability on their instruments.

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Song Dissection-Three Days Grace: World So Cold

Today, I will be taking a look at Three Days Grace's 2009 not-quite-a-hit single, World So Cold.


The song starts off with a haunting, ethereal guitar riff, in which guitarist Barry Stock utilizes the effect of a phase shifter on top of his clean single notes. After this riff goes on for about 13 seconds, the drums, bass and distorted guitars kick in, turning the song from a borderline horror movie soundtrack, into an arena filling, bombastic hard rock song. Then, the song becomes quiet again, and singer Adam Gontier moans about his dirty, drug-filled past. The lead guitar starts up, and Adam's moans turn to shouts, as the band builds up energy, and lets it all out during the aggressive chorus, only for things to again quite down for the verse. This repeats until the bridge, it isn't that different from the chorus, just a bit slower.


And that's pretty much the whole song, I would call it an overall 3.5/5 for me. The phase shifter in the intro is one of the best dark sounding guitar riffs I've heard in a while, and the first minute and a half or so of the song is excellent, but it can get a bit repetitive after a while.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhOQb-hrgpk- this is a link to the song, so you can listen to it for yourself and form your own opinions on it.

Well, that's all I have to say on this song.      ABRUPT ENDING.