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Do you prefer a slow and longer song with less riffs but a big emotional weight or a short and fast song full of crazy technical riffs but less emotive?

2 examples (both equally heavy):

- Neurosis - Through Silver In Blood (emotive)

Super heavy song but carrying a bigger and bigger weigh as the song goes. Reaching a peak at the end with the tribal drums and noises.

 

- Celeste - Comme des amants en reflet (Technical)

Also super heavy and same genre as Neurosis but a lot shorter and just exploding fast riffs right in your face.

 

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Probably feeling, for me. I tend to like music that's equally slow and intense. Tight musicianship is, of course, always appreciated, but I listen to music mainly for the feeling it gives me and the mood and atmosphere it can convey. Many of my favorite albums were early releases from my favorite bands, and while they're not nearly as polished as their later works, I enjoy the rawness and imperfection of it, because it sounds natural and somehow more passionate to my ears, even though some people might call it boring or amateurish or immature. I love when songs have lots of different riffs and are doing something different or interesting technically, but if it sounds wrapped in plastic and vacuum-sealed, I'm probably not going to like it.

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I like both songs. Usually I hate really long repetitive songs but your picks were good. I do like some repetitive stuff but I prefer the songs to be short if its the same riff over and over.

As far as speed and brutality or slow and heavy, I like both styles.

Raw or technical, I like both but it seems every time I come across a new band with the technical tag, I don't like it. So I'd say I like raw stuff more.

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I don't think that feeling and technicality are opposites of one another. There are plenty of technical band that convey strong emotions through their music (such as Dragonforce or Blut Aus Nord). Moreover, there are countless raw bm bands that purposely play overly simplistic songs that end up being nothing but boring and derivative.

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On ‎8‎/‎27‎/‎2019 at 12:36 AM, Balor said:

I don't think that feeling and technicality are opposites of one another. There are plenty of technical band that convey strong emotions through their music (such as Dragonforce or Blut Aus Nord). Moreover, there are countless raw bm bands that purposely play overly simplistic songs that end up being nothing but boring and derivative.

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It depends on the band for sure.

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I think it really depends on my own mood. Though, most of the time, I'd probably pick technicality because I do really enjoy the instrumentations of music the most -- heck, I don't mind listening to metal bands putting out just instrumental tracks sometimes. 

Although, I appreciate feelings in songs, and find that they can be pretty impactful, and I do enjoy those songs too. 

And it does depend on the band too. If I enjoy a band more because of their instrumentation of their songs, then I'd probably prefer that. Otherwise, I'd pick feelings. 

And it does depend also when I'm listening to songs. If I'm working on schoolwork or classwork, I'll probably just put on songs with amazing technicality on so I can bop my head here and there, but still be able to do my work. If I'm just feeling down or upset, or just want to listen to music maybe I'd listen to songs with more feeling, or even both.

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