guitar and drums have switched roles here - the guitar plays the same lick repeatedly over this guitar solo, while the drums are the thing that changes
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This trumpet section sounds so good. I love it when a trumpet line emphasizes the 5th, it feels so powerful and regal
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really cool rhythm guitar part on this at the start
I've listened to this song a lot while traveling, mostly because the lyrics are kind of about it.
Far Away is not super similar to this song musically, but it evokes the same feeling of wanting to explore somewhere new. I also listen to it a lot while travelling
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Only here do the drums break into a standard rock beat. The bass begins to play root notes. Finally breaking into a rock rhythm creates this triumphant feeling, fitting after such a long buildup.
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Here the song enters a bridge like section, the chords change slightly, a flute enters with a new melody, the bass begins to play more traditionally, and some light percussion begins, mostly cymbals.
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As the piano solo builds into a climax, the guitar comping switches from a syncopated rhythm to strumming on the beat for emphasis
This song's structure is quite interesting - the chords don't change at all throughout the song, save for some slight deviations in the middle.
For the first half of the song, there aren't any drums, and the #bass plays quite melodically - in a higher range, and it doesn't outline the root notes very strictly.
This is simply one of my favorite songs of all time, it fills me with feelings of peace and tranquility, but also a feeling of yearning and sadness. It's bittersweet.