Valotonin wrote:luminousdusk wrote:I don't think I could pigeonhole any of their tracks into straight happy or sad. Their tunes are too complex for that, as are our emotions lol sorry to be a dick about it but that's how feel
Hey, you aren't being a dick. That is precisely why I started this thread. Even the happiest BoC tracks contain bittersweetness and even the saddest ones tend to have glimmers of hope. That is why I asked for individual opinions, because a lot of tracks that I would consider are generally positive with underlying melancholia have been listed here as other people's saddest tracks.
It isn't about pigeonholing, more about getting to know more about the listeners and their perceptions of tracks. They all exist on an emotional spectrum, which is why I stated "saddest" as opposed to "sad".
You've pretty much summed up how I feel in that first paragraph, I find it interesting for example how someone would find Forest Moon sad while to me it's a very positive track, Maybe not exactly happy though.
I'm going to go for Seven forty seven for my happiest track since it brings me so many happy memories and reminds me of the actual beach at redpoint more than the track The Beach at Redpoint does itself! Due to the psychedelic nature of the track and my visit there..
I'll go with Semena Mertvyk as my saddest track.. I get this sense of utter helplessness and loss.. Like looking back on a destroyed planet and thinking.. how.. why.. what did we do.. ;(
