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Okay, so hear me out here:  “Avicii - SOS” is a good track, even though it was Albin Neder and Kristoffer Fogelmark with the thought of Tim’s vision. And was said to be “dry”, and not a lot of ambiance. Still, it’s a good track with its instrumentals and lyrics. 

But why does this blog say “replacement”, if “SOS” was and still is a good lead single for Avicii’s “Tim” (Album)?

Recently I have gone through r/avicii, which is a subreddit on anything Avicii related. And I read a post where the Reddit user was asking, “Why SOS? Why not songs like Lord or Heaven?”. Now, me reading more through the comments, it was said that “SOS” was chosen due to its lyrics. Looking through SOS’s lyrics: 

[Verse 1] Can you hear me? S.O.S. Help me put my mind to rest Two times clean again, I'm actin' low A pound of weed and a bag of blow [Chorus] I can feel your love pullin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers I can feel your touch pickin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers [Drop] We could be more than just part-time lovers We could be more than just part-time lovers [Verse 2] I get robbed of all my sleep As my thoughts begin to bleed I'd let go, but I don't know how Yeah, I don't know how, but I need to now [Chorus] I can feel your love pullin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers I can feel your touch pickin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers I can feel your touch pickin' me up from the underground, and I don't need my drugs, we could be more than just part-time lovers [Drop] (We could be) We could be more than just part-time lovers (Part-time lovers, yeah) (More than, more than lovers) We could be more than just part-time lovers [Outro] Can you hear me? S.O.S. Help me put my mind to rest

...it was a cry for help. This track was chosen by Tim’s family above tracks like “Lord” or “Heaven”, due to how much the lyrics speak for Tim and to the speaker. That this was a cry for help by Tim, and that this can see heard/seen as a little push for anyone to call for help. 

Looking into lyrics like “Heaven”: 

[Verse 1] Step out into the dawn You pray ’til, you pray ’til the lights come on And don't you feel like you’ve just been born? Yeah, you come to raise me up When I’m beaten and broken up And I’m back in the arms I love [Chorus] And I think I just died I think I just died Yeah, I think I just died I think I just died And went to heaven And went to heaven, yeah [Verse 2] Beaten and bathed in blood I'm hit by, I'm hit by your love and drug And now that you've come to raise me up Oh [Chorus] And I think I just died I think I just died Yeah, I think I just died And went to heaven And went to heaven And went to heaven Oh, and went to heaven [Bridge] It’s such a night, such a beautiful night It’s such a view, such a beautiful sight I think I just, oh, I think I just died, oh And went to heaven And went to heaven Oh, yeah, yeah [Refrain] We’re going be birds and fly We're gonna set the world alight We’re gonna lose ourselves tonight, oh We’re going be birds and fly We're gonna set the world alight We’re gonna lose ourselves tonight, oh [Outro] Heaven (Heaven) Went to heaven And went to heaven

...this can be easily seen as Avicii ascending to Heaven. This is more of a track of positivity, how things can still be seen as beautiful and majestic even though death has occurred. 

Now lastly, I want to talk about “Lord”. The song length of “Lord” is fairly short just like “SOS”, being a fair 2 minutes or so. 

Lyrics: 

All my life I just wanted to be free All my life been blind I've been taught by greed Oh lord, what's wrong what's wrong with me? Oh lord, that dollar is all I see That dollar is all I see All my life I just wanted to be free All my life been blind I've been taught by greed Oh lord, what's wrong what's wrong with me? Oh lord, that dollar is all I see All my life I just wanted to be free All my life been blind I've been taught by greed Oh lord, what's wrong what's wrong with me? Oh lord, that dollar is all I see I left my home as a gift to my past Next to the things I know will never last I looked for fire but found nothing but ash Was at my lowest when it hit like a flash

The song could have also been a considerable possibility for “Tim”’s lead single. Just because of the lyrics, how instead of speaking about a call for help, they talk about the life of Avicii. Of his struggles during his time of performing. 

This is tG_001 signing off.

It’s been about a year since the well known “Tim Bergling”, stage name “Avicii”, has passed away. He left so much behind. His music and his impact on the world. Songs like: The Nights The Days Waiting for Love Lay Me Down etc.  Have impacted people on their own lives, how they should act upon their own lives, and telling the story of Tim Bergling in his album: Stories

About 2 days ago, I saw a video on the official Avicii YouTube channel. It was:  “Avicii - The Story Behind The Album “TIM””

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPVnx64_Hi4&t=0s\

Within the video, it was actually heartbreaking to hear that the Bergling family would be selecting the first 16 songs after Tim’s death to release.  I’m not trying to be rude, I appreciate the decision, it’s just that it would feel a lot better if Tim himself was the one to release the 16 songs of his choosing. Sadly, he is no longer with us. 

In the video, a small 12-second snippet of Avicii’s new song “SOS” can be heard. 

Although Tim had about 200 songs/tracks done in his hard drive, his label requested the people that he worked with to help finish his work. As of now, I am excited about the new Album release, however, I am a bit concerned about Avicii’s “touch”. By “touch” I mean his own sound to give the song its vibe. That it is Avicii’s. 

Avicii’s confirmed death was on April 20, 2018. Because of this, A Single is set to release a week before his deathday on April 12, 2019. This is very exciting for fans like you (I’m not sure if you’re a fan or not) and me. 

Most of us have sustained out the need for Avicii by listening to unreleased songs such as: Faster Than Light All you Need is Love Tracks of my Tears Unbreakable Heaven (A well known, unreleased track) Lord I’ll Be Gone etc.  All of which are from official podcasts and recordings from festivals, UMF (Ultra Music Festival) for example. 

In this point in time, some of us can’t get over the death of Tim, and some of us have moved on already. Although it’s been a year, to me, his music still impacts me to this day. Motivating me to continue persevering and making music. To be honest, way back when, I did hear Tim’s most popular songs like: Wake Me Up Hey Brother The Nights Levels

Their melodies always stuck in my head, but I never knew they came for this talented artist. 

Avicii will always live on in our hearts, through memories, and through his music. 

I’ll be looking forward to Avicii’s new Album release: “Tim”. 

Hey, it’s tG_001 back with another blog. This time, I want to talk about some of the most popular and iconic songs within the genre of EDM, and all of it’s sub genres. 

Taking a quick look at one song, you may know of this one:  Alan Walker - Fade

Now this one is a real classic. This came out in November 19, 2014. If you still haven’t recognized this song yet, its because it was used in direct correlation to his more popular songs: Faded. This true beauty of this track is it’s melody. The melody throughout the song constantly changes from the drop to the next break. 

Now, a quick lesson from a music producer:  The drop is usually associated with a buildup and a break. A buildup, which, well buildups to the drop. And the break, which, takes a break from the actual intensity of the drop. The buildup most commonly will consist of a repetition of snares and kicks, mostly focusing on the drums and percussion. Sometimes associated with an uplifter noise/white noise. 

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Well that was the end of that quick lesson! Back to the blog!

Next off we have another song from Alan: Alan Walker - Spectre

This one, along with Fade, is usually used with a whole ton of YouTube videos due to it’s record label:  No Copyright Sounds  Or, NCS for short. 

Anyway, the song itself has a lot of similar aspects as Fade. It also uses a whole lot of the same synths, like in Fade. This song specifically focuses on it’s “call” and “responses”. Looking at before the drops, like the intro, Spectre has a few noticeable “calls” and “responses” in the synths. 

Now quickly, what a “call” and “response” is: Call - Think of yourself playing the main melody, but along with another instrument for the first few notes. 

Response - Basically the same as the “call”, but instead of playing the first few notes, you would be playing the last few notes. 

Shifting away from Alan Walker, we have:

Avicii - Levels

This one is a true classic. It can never be a true iconic list without this iconic main melody. Although the song itself is very repetitive, it actually does a well job in utilizing it’s own flaws. Usually you would want to add as much diversity as possible in a song. In Levels however, the use of other instruments, pauses, and sound effects, make the song sound more and more interesting throughout the track. There really is no drop, but when the break hits, it’s really something unexpected, along with the well known vocal track: 

“Oh, sometimes, I get a good feeling. Yeah”

Next off we have a track from a fairly young Producer:

Martin Garrix - Animals

Now if you may, I want to tell a little story about this track:  Apparently, Martin had the idea for the track when he was 14, and finally finished the track at the age of 17 in this own bathroom. 

Pretty short story right? Well anyway, the track itself actually makes a sound, typically used for breaks, as a well crafted drop, and I’m sure you know which drop I’m talking about. The way it just casually uses a drop synth throughout 80% of the song is one major aspect, along with it’s strange “break-drop”. 

There’s one more iconic song, that everyone’s heard of: 

Darude - Sandstorm

There’s honestly nothing particular that I can say about this track, except for the way the melody is used. The melody is constantly changing and associates itself with other elements like an arpeggio in the background and its own beginning chords (the chords that start off the song). One major feature I can think of at the moment is the fact how it starts strait off with a somewhat “drop” with the synths Darude uses, and breaks into a break, where you might but still least expected. 

That’s all for this week,