Protomen - the Comm ~ View topic - Little Moments in the Songs That You Love

Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Posts: 2195 Location: The City

What're those little moments in the Protomen's songs that you absolutely love? Smile

I'll go song-by-song.

Hope Rides Alone: The feedback after 'Or so Dr. Wily believed', Fire Man's 'ATTACK!', how one member of the choir goes 'Is there nothing we can do!?' and the final 'We are the dead.'

Funeral for a Son: The violins and bass in the last half. I love how it's layered so you can choose what to listen to Smile

Unrest in the House of Light: The whistle at the beginning, 'He fought the darkness; the darkness won,' the awesome guitar solo, 'YOU ARE ALL I HAVE LEFT!' and 'YOU CANNOT WIN!'

The Will of One: The 8-bit riffs, the sustained guitar as Megaman sees the grave, 'Even now...there's hope for man...', the third 'Hope Rides Alone', and the loudspeakers chanting and melding into humans chanting.

Vengeance: The five notes before the other instruments come back in, 'I've come for vengeance! For the first Son of Light!', the guitar part before the arm cannon charges, the arm cannon charging, and how his whole demeanor changes on those last three words.

The Stand (Man or Machine): The drumbeats at the beginning, 'Tell me now...Is there a man among you here?' 'They just want a martyr! A statue to raise!' the guitar riffs as Protoman destroys his own legions, and the final 'there are no heroes left in man!'

The Sons of Fate: The arm cannons charging, 'They don't deserve this!' 'Now we shall see/if they will stand/beside their hero!' 'KILL PROTOMAN!', and how the record player comes back.

Due Vendetta: The...main tune, actually, 'BUBBLE MAN!', 'WILY!' 'MEGA MAAAAN!', Panther's crazed laughter, and the 8-bit riff after 'game Over.'

I'd post some on the other songs, but I'm feeling lazy. ;p

Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 1291

"I've been here before; I've stood where you stand. They called me their hero, the hero of man..."

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"He was a hero and your brother and my son."

and

"So be it! Send your armies..."

come to mind ^.^

<3 - Kimmy

ill put in my two cents...

Hope Rides Alone: the chords that follow "...or so dr. wily believed..." Also, where the drums come in strong and Panther sings (the crowed had gathered there...) and so forth, then when the drums and symbols come in hard as he sings "we are the dead."

Funeral For a Son: I like the drumbeat for this song a lot, and the part when the trumpets come in, it makes me so sad... Sad

Unrest in the house of Light: 8 words....: "YOU ARE THE ONLY THING I HAVE LEFT!"

Will of One: the intro guitar riff, "....But if I Staaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy here with you... Then I will leave them to their doom," The epic "Hope Rides Alone" wails.

Vengeance: The mention of a "Powershot," I can't really say there is anything 'little' about this song, the whole thing is too awesome. Smile

The Stand: the lyric: "No matter which one of us lives, the ground we're standing on will crack and blow away..." I really like the shaky, broken sounding style of Panther's voice as Protoman through the song, it's almost like his voice alone is telling us he's not his old self. I also like how the drum line from Funeral for a Son reappears in this song.

Sons of Fate: "His heart was broken (His greatest weakness) HIS GREATEST STRENGTH!!!" this part makes me cry everytime.

Due Vendetta:

MEGAMAAAAAHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 1364

hmm, the lyric website i checked must've been mistaken then..
that one's on me.

Joined: 17 Apr 2008 Posts: 42

Breaking Out: "I just want to drive until the streets run out. I want to burn until there's nothing left to burn about. This city's waiting for a better day. When I get back there will be Hell to pay. If I'm the only one left still I will not be afraid to fight."

This line not only captures the nameless character well it sums up the frustration we all sometimes feel with the world, and just want to hit the road and keep driving and never stop.

The Will of One: the chant "WE HAVE CONTROL! WE KEEP YOU SAFE! WE ARE YOUR HOPE!" It's very powerful.

Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Posts: 653 Location: King George, VA

I'm particularly fond of the Last "I will not be the father of death" in..Father of Death.

In Hope Rides Alone, the way Panther stands "A loner, a thinker, a man of ideas."

Will of One, as others have stated, I love the chant at the end. This is especially true at a show, when the audience joins in. You can FEEL the effect it has.

The engine's runnin' babe
We ain't got time for goodbyes
I know you can't come with me
I see that look in your eye
So kiss me fast there's no time to lose
Leave the light on I'll come back for you

Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 243

Say a prayer for all the children still sleepin...
Say a prayer for all the farmers still believin...
Say a prayer for the girls who learn to stand up...
SAY A PRAYER FOR ALL THE BOYS WHO WON'T SURRENDER!

Joined: 17 Apr 2008 Posts: 199 Location: Tulsa, OK

can't believe no one has said:
Vengence:
Are you wounded?
Those of you who can...
Pick yourselves off the ground!
Hurry back!
Tell your leader!
You need more men!

Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 4

Sons of Fate:

And I will finish...
What was started...
The fight of PRO-TO-MAAAAAAAAAN!

So awesome, every time.

There's some part in Unrest in the House of Light that just makes me feel the spirit, especially when wearing my cowboy boots. Very Happy

Though, I only usually feel that way when I see them play that song live. Smile

Either way, all of their songs give me chills and they all make me really happy and excited.
(Once again, seeing them live is even better than listening to the album. I swear.)

awesome sig, ama