“The Sound of Silence” is the most metallic song of the last decade”: Imagine that headline and the reverse cultural work actually writing itself. Not that long ago. slate He was famous for revealing such thingsbut they seem to have put that sensibility behind them now – or at least behind them. “If you want to talk about the weak.” I write Luke Winkey for that site“We recommend perusing Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Song Sales Chart. It is truly one of the most important feats of endurance in the history of popular music, showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.The sound of silence“It’s been at or near the top of that chart since 2015.”
You almost certainly know Simon & Garfunkel, but you may not be aware that you’ve been interrupted, having been steadily popular in the metal world since the release of their debut album. disease 2000. Listen to the big single from that albumIllness down,“And you immediately returned to your turn of the millennium. The exaggerated rhythmic and offensive subgenre of “Nu Metal” was reigned supremely.
The pure discrepancy in the Nu-Metal version of “The Sound of Silence” is interesting as it has been on fire ever since the move started to burn by 2015. Instead, they take The original unforgettable austerity In a grand, sad direction driven by a spongy sensitivity that sometimes sifts through the piano, strings, and metal.
“The Simon & Garfunkel version is perfect GraduatesWinky writes. transformer Flick. “Inclusion in Hollywood’s blockbuster may explain the decade-long dominance of the aforementioned hard rock digital song sales chart, but this enduring victory may not have heard the “sound of silence.” The 70s and 80s. I’ll play the song Conanthey received high praise from particularly well-known members of their demographic: Paul Simon.
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Based in Seoul Colin marshall Write and broadcasting stationTS about cities, languages, and culture. His projects include the Substack Newsletter Books about cities And the book The Stateless City: Walking through 21st century Los Angeles. Follow him on social networks previously known as Twitter @colinmarshall.
